twenty-four | aftermath

                                    

                                          
Third Person POV
                          
The stench smell of antiseptic and the bright light radiating from the window woke Jisoo up. Slowly blinking, desperately trying to open them and grasp her surroundings.
                          
Jisoo felt powerless and drained. The pain she felt from her headache dispersed throughout her body. 
                          
She looked around wondering where she was. An IV attached to her hand, monitors beeping, and her mother sleeping at the end of her hospital bed, holding her hand. 
                          
She wondered why she was at the hospital. At the presence of her slight movement, it woke her mother up. 
                          
"OMG thank God you're finally awake" Dara says worriedly then calls the doctor immediately. 
                          
"She fainted from trauma and dehydration. So, it's best if she rests then she'll be fine." The doctor reassured the mother. 
                          
"Jisoo the caretaker found you lying on the pavement in front of the Kim's household. What happened dear..." Dara carefully asks her daughter. 
                          
"Eomma... Can I please stay here? My friends are here and at Seoul—" Jisoo hesitated to share about her past in Seoul. She swore to herself that she would never tell her parents about her getting bullied. She didn't want them to worry. But she knew she couldn't go back there... she won't. 
                          
"At Seoul... all those rich spoiled brats constantly harassed and bullied me... Eomma I'm sorry for not telling you sooner but I just didn't want to worry you guys. I thought that I just had one more year left and that I can survive this, but then I had the chance to move here in Daegu... I finally met these great people; I have friends now Eomma... I finally feel loved..." Jisoo finishes as a lone tear traced down her cheek. 
                          
Dara, her mother, was overwhelmed by the sudden confession from Jisoo. As a mother she felt as though she failed to do her number one job, which was to protect her. Guilt consumed Dara as she reached out to hug her youngest.
                          
"Shhhh don't cry honey. I understand. I'm sorry for not being the mom I should be, I should've been there for you. Don't worry I'll talk to your father and convince him for you to stay here. We'll figure something out."
                          
"So dear... what happened? Where's Taehyung?" Her mother warily asked after Jisoo composed herself. 
                          
"Eomma can we talk about it another time. I don't want to think about it just yet." Jisoo replies as she looks away, staring at the window. 
                          
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a week later
                          
"Hey you're back." Jennie said in relief, as Jisoo restlessly opened the door to their home, dropping her stuff on the ground. 
                          
Jisoo bowed to Jennie, not uttering a word before she made her way to her room.
                          
Those action didn't bother Jennie as she was used to this treatment she was receiving from Jisoo. After that day, Jisoo's bright energy she once had disappeared along with Taehyung. 
                          
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It's been a couple of weeks since the incident. Jisoo's parents agreed with her staying at Daegu. Which lead to Jennie and Jisoo moving in together. 
                          
Her parents only allowed her to stay if she was able to find someone to live with her, due to her brother Jin who was moving back to Seoul. 
                          
Jennie took the initiative to talk with Jisoo's parents that she'd be willing to move in with Jisoo. She agreed that it'd be best if Jisoo wasn't left alone as she was quite worried what could happen to Jisoo, and the stuff she could do to herself. 
                          
Jisoo officially gave up trying to find Taehyung. For the first couple weeks she refused to talk about what happened between her and Taehyung. She only spoke to Jennie and Jungkook if it had something to do with any updates on Taehyung's whereabouts. 
                          
Unfortunately, none of them knew anything. Jisoo begged Jennie's family as well but they also wouldn't speak about that matter. 
                          
Jisoo today, finally started moving on. She learned to accept Taehyung's disappearance and acknowledged that he would never come back to her. 
                          
At school, Jennie often would catch Jisoo lost in her thoughts, staring at the empty desk beside her. 
                          
Jennie knew that one day Jisoo would come around and reach out to her. If not her, at least to Jungkook.

                          
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Jisoo's POV
                          
I woke up as if it was an emergency. I sat up rapidly, sweat drenching down my face. My heart pounding. 
                          
I dreamt of him again. 
                          
I sighed at the thought of him. Quickly my eyes drip with tears. 
                          
I miss you... 
                          
Shortly after, my alarm went off, bringing me back to reality. 
                          
Just as I exit my room, I looked upon my distressed reflection in the mirror. 
                          
"You got this Jisoo... you were once fine without him and you'd still be fine without him." I whisper not letting a single tear fall any further, but more of a declaration and promise to myself. 
                          
I ran towards the kitchen and found my best friend attempting to cook us some breakfast. 
                          
Ever since Jennie and I moved in together, she was very persistent on making breakfast every morning. Let's just say she's had quite a lot of fails and very few successes in that area. 
                          
Not going to lie, I start to miss Jin oppa whenever morning came. I missed his cooking, but Jennie's effort makes up for the taste... I guess.   
                          
I sneaked up quietly behind Jennie and hugged her from behind. 
                          
"Thank you for everything." I softly express. 
                          
I knew how much I've been such a bad friend towards her, and Jungkook. Ever since he left, I practically shut everyone out. I was so focused on finding him and seeking for answers, that I completely ignored the people who were there for me. 
                          
It was time... It was time for me to start focusing on me and the people who stayed with me and loves me.
                          
Jennie turns back at me, her eyes slowly filling with tears as she hugged me tightly. 
                          
"I love you and I'll always be here for you, you know that right?" Jennie says completely sobbing onto my shoulders. 
                          
"Come on now Jennie, it's the morning and we still have school. Don't cry or else it'll ruin your pretty face."  
                          
A/N: 
                          
Sorry for this crappy chapter, this chapter doesn't sit well with me :(( I tried re-writing it so many times yet I'm still not satisfied. I'm excited to write the next few chapters tho so hope you guys look forward to that :)
                          
xoxo