Still With You ?

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He smiled sadly, a tear rolling down his cheek. "Mianhae," he mumbled.

"Sorry for destroying our family. First, because of me, eunnie and Noona got dragged into the hell of the mafia. Then they suffered with me. By saving me, Eomma left us. Even after that, you guys were there for me, but what did I do? I broke your trust by being the reason Hyungie died. I regret it. The guilt is eating me. I know you both won't forgive me in this life, but I want you both to be happy. Why did you both join the mafia again?"

"He was right, I'm selfish, a betrayer, a killer. I'm the most unlucky person in this world. I don't deserve to get love and care. I'm just a fucking piece of shit," he blamed himself, crying.

After a while, He picked up a chain and held it.

"Mianhae, Hyungie," Jungkook whispered. He closed his eyes, another tear slipping down his cheek. Unknowingly, he fell asleep. When he slept the time was 1 in night.

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Meanwhile, with Jin:

He was lying on his bed, looking through old photos of them, where Jungkook was present.

He smiled every time he flipped a page.

One picture showed a newborn baby Jungkook. There were pictures of Jungkook's birthdays from age 1 to 8.

He saw Tae holding Jungkook for the first time, Yoona feeding Jungkook ice cream while jungkook was eating it happily, Jin giving Jungkook elephant rides, and Kim giving Jungkook piggyback rides.

Tae and Jin kissing Jungkook on both cheeks. Jungkook's first steps. Jungkook's first day of school. There were so many memories of Jungkook in that photo book.

Whenever Jin or Tae missed Jungkook, they would look at this book or play recordings of Jungkook with them. A tear slipped from Jin's eye. "I missed you a lot, Kookie," he said, caressing Jungkook's picture. With tears in his eyes, he watched for some more time and then put the book away in the closet.

He lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and a tear rolled down his cheek.

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A few days after Jin and Tae returned from Italy:

Jin and Tae were terribly sad from the incident.

Tae often cried himself to sleep, and Jin stayed with him, offering comfort, but he himself was crying.

He was heartbroken. First, he heard his mom was no more, and then he heard Jungkook had barely escaped death but couldn't remember anything.

Due to Kim's protectiveness, Tae and Jin knew they wouldn't be able to see Jungkook for a few days.

"H-Hyungie," Tae called in a weak, broken voice. "Nae, T-Tae," Jin asked. "I-I want K-Kookie. Can we go and meet him, p-please?" Tae asked, tears shining in his eyes.

Jin bit his lower lip, not knowing what to say to Tae. He just hugged Tae tightly. "N-nae, once Jungkook gets better, w-we can g-go," Jin said, though he himself didn't know if that would happen.

Tae just hugged Jin, crying silently. Jin's eyes were shedding tears. Suddenly, he noticed Tae's heavy breathing.

He broke the hug and saw Tae gasping for air. "H-hey, T-Tae, b-bear, w-what happened, baby?" Jin asked, worried and scared. "E-eo-eomma," Tae said between his heavy breaths.

Jin panicked, seeing Tae struggling to breathe. "H-hey, b-bear, b-breath, please, d-don't s-scare me, Tae, p-please b-breath," Jin said, crying and trying to calm Tae. Tae's face was red. Jin took his phone with shaky hands and dialed someone.