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chapter-49

"I didn’t know then what I know now. I didn’t know how much you were hurting. I didn’t know how much I needed you. I’m sorry, Tae. More than you’ll ever know.”

“We’ve been through so much together, and I’ve taken all of it for granted. I’ve hurt you, I know. And for that, I am sorry. But I love you, and I will do whatever it takes to make things right.”

“It’s so ironic, isn’t it? That it took you almost losing your life for me to wake up. For me to see just how much I’ve failed you. I can’t take back the hurt I’ve caused you. But I’ll spend every day from now on trying to show you how much you mean to me.”

Jungkook’s eyes stung with unshed tears as he read the captions back to himself. Each one a confession, each one a cry for forgiveness. He hadn’t realized how much his heart had been aching until he saw all those pictures together. They weren’t just memories of the past—they were symbols of everything he had lost and everything he was still fighting for.

But it was too late to go back. He couldn’t undo the years of neglect, of selfishness. He couldn’t change the things he had said or done to Taehyung. But he could change who he was now. He could show Taehyung that he was ready to be better. Ready to fight for him.

His phone buzzed. A notification. A message from one of his friends.

"What’s going on with you, man? You okay?"

Jungkook stared at the message for a moment. He knew what they were asking. They had seen the posts. They knew something had changed in him. And they were confused. They couldn’t understand what had happened to the Jungkook they knew—the one who never cared about anything, the one who was always running from his feelings.

But Jungkook didn’t need their understanding. He didn’t need anyone to validate his feelings. The only person he cared about now was Taehyung. And he couldn’t wait any longer.

He quickly typed a reply to his friend, his fingers shaking.

"I’m not the same person anymore. I can’t pretend to not care anymore! This is the real me."