I was in my room sitting straight on the bed. My eyes were shut but I was restless mentally.
It was thrilling how the life turns upside down just in a blink.
How I spent some pretty moment last night with Taehyung, had a 'life' conversation with Jade, felt Kyle was actually a nice guy, but, nothing was same about this night.
I had so many waves howling within me, carrying abundance of emotions and feelings, all were of pain.
I sighed and stepped out of my bed to barge into Kyle's room. It was about to midnight but I couldn't care less.
The first thing I did was turn the knob but the door was obviously locked. I frantically slapped over it and the current owner immediately opened it. He frowned at my image perhaps scared with the messy state I was in.
"What's wrong?", He asked which got my nerves to pop out. I held his collar which made him startle.
"What are you doâ",
"Fucking stop being novice! You and your stupid sister are just here to ruin everything in my life!", I screamed.
I could see the horror on his face.
"What are you talking about?", He stuttered which made it obvious that he knew exactly what I was talking about or that's what I felt.
I grabbed his collar firmly into my fist.
"Because of you my friend is on the hospital bed!", I screamed again pushing him back.
"What?! Which friend?", His screwy expressions were back.
"Oh so Mr. Kyle don't even keep track of his absurdity?", I scoffed bitterly.
"Look, stop stacking up the puzzle pieces, come to the point right away and learn to have a conversation first. You don't own any right to castigate me with this language", he tightened his jaw.
"You can't do anything about my language, and respect you? It is earned so better YOU don't teach me how to converse. But why the fuck I'm even talking to you any politer?! Jade, the friend who's on the hospital bed because of you Mr. Ass.", I stiffen my jaw.
His brows came together and jaw fell down.
"How did it happen?! She was fine before leaving the club last night", he looked stunned.
"Look at you, a knockout performer indeed", I did a jaded clap for him.
He exhaled in annoyance, rubbing his forehead with with index finger.
"Can you talk as a sane human being? Tell me how did it happen?", He insisted annoyed by me already.
"How else? Her only misstep was to like you and confess to you and is that how you treat her? You could have just said that you don't transcend the same feelings!", I raised my voice again at him.
"WHY DID YOU INSULT HER?!", At this point I was yelling tensing my vocal cords.
"Insult her? I never did!", He exclaimed.
"Your exclaim won't prove you right! The person who was there and took Jade hospital on time told me the truth and I believe him more than your dirty personality!", I pointed my finger at him.
"What's wrong with you?! You can trust a stranger over me?? Where's Jade I need to talk to her", he spoke and passed by me in agile but I blocked his way.
"You can't go! I don't want any strain on her brain right now! Especially because of you!", I uttered. He glared at me.
"I don't care what you want, I won't let anyone denounce me for absolutely no reason", he spoke and exit his room.
I followed him to the exit of the premises.
"I said stop right there!", I yelled but he passed no heed.
"Stoâ oWâ", my foot stuck in something that I lurched forward but I was held back by my arm.
"Careful!", a voice gasped. My heart was overwhelmed. It was just been few hours Taehyung and I didn't see eachother and this one sight of him made my heart ache.
He looked sad. Our eyes were doing a conversation whose jargon was no more familiar to me.
We just stared at eachother until the senses knocked my brain to interrupt the cryptic conversation.
I moved away from his brace and turned to get into my car to follow Kyle.
[Taehyung's Point of View]
I saw her going away, physically as well as emotionally. I still couldn't process how everything turned upside down in just 24 hours.
I was blaming myself so everything. I was unable to understand her perspective but one thing I knew was that she was scared.
Scared to lose her friend and in turn she chose to loosen the grip of our relationship.
It was crazy how feelings work.
How did I end up loving her so much in this short span of time after hating her for years.
Were we still living the stage of infatuation?
I immediately shook my head in denial. It wasn't infatuation. It was more than that.
Something genuine.
I wanted to give her time, any amount she needed because it might be over from her end but not from mine.
I shut my eyes tightly to get a second opinion from my inner self and things were decided, I was cutting ties with the Collins.
I picked up my cellphone to dial Catherine but her name popped up on the screen before I could. I brushed my hair and cleared my throat before attending.
"I was about to call you.....", I started.
"Hey Taehyung, let me go first it's really urgent listen to me carefully. Kyle has finalized the deal with your company and I'm just giving you the news unofficially he will announce it tomorrow but we need to do a really important work before that. This uncle of ours hold 30% share in our company and we got the news this evening that he's on his deathbed. Now we urgently need to go catch up with him before he pass the share to this one illegitimate bother we have, Ashayâ",
"Illegitimate bother?", My forehead crumpled up.
"It's a little messed up story I'll tell you on the way. Please meet me at the airport we have flight after two hours", she spoke in hurry and hung up even before I could speak my part.
I looked at the blank phone's screen. My brain was processing for a moment but then a text popped up.
Catherine: Don't get your secratary with you, she has no job there.
Only if she knew the truth. I thought.
I reached to the phonebook to call Y/n but it went to voicemail everytime.
I chose to record.
My throat felt dry even before I speak.
I couldn't say anymore. I kept blinking when my eyes went blur and stepped inside the house to pack up.
[Your Point of View]
Jade was looking at both of us and she didn't look impressed at all.
Before I could catch Kyle he was already gotten permission to enter Jade's ward. Of course he was ahead of me.
"But how ......", Kyle mumbled looking at Jade's injuries. Jade was oozing tears in those eyes full of hate. I never saw her like that.
"How you got into this.....?", Kyle's voice was soft which was unlikely.
Jade stayed shut.
"Because of you! Because you hurt her!", I interrupted, Kyle glared at me but looked back at Jade.
"Tell me what happened......you ran away even before I could say anything......", He was still mumbling.
"Can you please get out of here or should I call the hospital staff?!", I was just mad at him.
"I want to hear from you Jade.....", He ignored me.
"Why don't you get out of here? Everything happened all because of you.....", Jade's voice was low but fierce. She said all that to me.
I was left shattered.
I swallowed before speaking again.
"I beg you to tell me what did I do?", My voice was breaking as I was on the verge of breaking down.
She eyed at Kyle.
"Can you please leave?!", I pleaded to him.
Surprisingly he stood up and left outside. Now it was just her and I.
"You know he likes you? I know you don't but he does.....why? I wonder as well because there's nothing exceptional I see between you and I. You are same regular girl who is full of pride, hates every guy or maybe just pretend because how come they fall for you each time?", She scoffed as tears kept running down through her tample.
I bit my lower lip to keep myself from snivel.
We looked at eachother for a moment but I moved out. Kyle was standing right there. Our eyes met.
I pushed him as I approached.
"How low can you go? She told you like me? You are the one asshole I've ever encountered in my life!", My voice cracked but I didn't care. The cascade falling through my eyes made me unable to caught up with my actions.
"How dare you!", I screamed on his face but he looked around and grabbed my arm to drag me to outside of the hospital premises.
"You know how stupid you sound right now? Yes, I said I like you but it doesn't mean I'm going to court you for heaven's sake! I can't control what I feel you get that?! I didn't know you and Taehyung are dating already. Get this one thing sink in your head, yes I did feel something when we first met, I found you interesting, the feeling kept ascending when we had interactions in these past few days but if you believe that I'm going to date everyone I say I like then you should go cleanse your head. First thing first, whoever's idea this is to keep a relationship hidden it pretty shit because it makes you coward", he spoke.
His words calmed me down for some reason.
"I like Anne Hathaway as well so you expect me to marry her?", He scoffed in sarcasm.
"Wasn't expecting this absurdity coming from you, anyway people are full of various shades. Now come and clear the air with Jade", he spoke and returned inside.
I was standing in faze looking all stupid but anyway I followed him.
"Jade, it's too late for the stories, anyway I never imagined you are going to act so immature and ruin your friendship over a dude, aka, me. You remember you told how Y/n had your back the entire time you were at the edge? Nonetheless, I'm not here to ignite the reconcile ritual, just tell me what happened that night before this crazy friend of yours kill me because I apparently hARmeD yOu", he mocked my tone.
I collected my fingers into a fist.
"Ashay.....it was him.....I was sober while driving but he hit my car.......", Jade revealed.
"Your ex??", She nodded in fright.
"That bastard again! If it wasn't about uncle Collins he would already have out of our sight!", Kyle was furious for some reason. My brows came together.
"You know him?", I questioned.
"He's my step brother", he uttered in a low voice.
Before I could question more our head turned when the door of Jade's ward opened.
"Ash.....", I smiled at him but suddenly his smile dropped and his face went pale. He was looking at the other two in the room.
I furrowed but went on.
"Jade he's the one who brought you here on time, I met him when Taehyung and I went to this business trip anâ", I was walking towards Ash but for some reason he escaped away as if he was some criminal.
My creases digged deeper when Kyle wasted no minute to chase him.
"What's going on?", I felt like I was the cub in this story.
"He's Ashay.......", Jade spoke making me turn to her.
The world around me stopped for a moment. It didn't take me much to keep the puzzle pieces on the right place.
"Your ex Ashay?", My brain wanted to confirm because the new information didn't sink in my brain.
Her nod made me regret everything at that moment, every little thing was fabricated by this stranger.
"Kyle seems to have some grudges over him.....he came to the party that night as well, forced himself on me but Kyle showed up at the right moment and saved me.....I even questioned him later if he knows him but Kyle barely revealed anything.......the last thing I would have imagined is them being step brothers......", She added.
The only person came to my mind at that moment was Taehyung.
People are right when they say not to take decisions in impulse.
"Y/n...... I'm sorry for everything I said today morning and few moments ago..... jealousy is a disease, never realised I was doing this cringe shit......", Her throat formed a knot causing her voice to deepen.
I walked to her to sit near.
"I have nothing against you......I can understand.....maybe would have reacted the same way.......", I was out of words. I wanted to go back to Taehyung but also wanted to stay with Jade. There were already numerous misunderstanding floating around, I didn't want her to think that I cared less about her.
"Is something wrong?", She asked in concern. I shook my head although my tears which were resting in my eyes since a while decided to flow out.
"What's wrong?!", She held my palm with her weak hand.
"Forgive me if I ever made you insecure about yourself. You are so pretty and I mean it. You have everything every other girl want to have.......and I thought Kyle isn't a good guy......but I think he really is......a little spoilt but yes, he is.......he cleared out that he feels nothing for me......he just didn't know Taehyung and I are datiâ", my brain stopped me.
Am I allowed to say that?
"Yes.....I over-reacted......I don't know what was going in my mind all these hours.....I did everything which I wasn't supposed to do......."
"He escaped.....", Kyle interrupted Jade.
"Kyle", I called out when he was stilll scanning the corridor of the hospital.
He turned to me.
"Can you take care of her for me? I have something really important to fix.......".
Fix my relationship, fix Taehyung's heart which I broke recently.
He had a frown sticking on his face but he anyway nodded.
"And..... I'm sorry for acting really dumb......", I apologized to him as well.
"As if you weren't already.....", He commented and looked at Jade.
"Will get back to you sooner", I pointed my index finger at him but also heard a faint chuckle from the pretty lady in the room.
"B R B!", I announced rushing out.
The most stupid thing I did was to not carry my cellphone with me but neither did I know I would end up being here.
I quickly slide into the car to drive back to Taehyung.
My words to him kept repeating in my head. His disappointed face was certainly visible when I said all that. Never knew I could go that stupid one day and I had no one to blame but myself.
I shut my eyes in regret. A loud honk made me come back to reality. My eyes went wider when the huge lorry was right in front of me approaching quicker.
My grip tightened around the steering wheel but the glimmering loud light made it hard to keep my eye open. I pressed my foot against the break but lost every hope. My heart was in my mouth when I lost control over the steering wheel in a vivid fear of loosing myself.
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"IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE WHY COME OUT ON THE ROAD!!", the lorry driver yelled who pulled over within an inch away before the collision.
He drove off but there I was sitting still, frozen at my seat.
I wanted to believe that I wasn't dead yet. I could even hear my heartbeat. The little sweetie went through a loads of emotions within few seconds.
Five more minutes in the same position I finally could able to collect myself and continued driving.
Carefully.
Focussing only on the road.
No other thoughts and I finally reached at his mansion.
My legs rushed me upstairs and they only stopped in front of Taehyung's room. I barged inside just to encounter darkness and empty silence.
"Taehyung", I called out but recieved nothing in return.
I knocked at the bathroom before turning the knob and it turned open making the absence of Taehyung evident.
I wasted no more time and rushed to my room to grab my phone to call him just to be welcomed by his voice message.
I played it.
I was right there crying uncontrollably and waiting for him to finish but he never did.
That was it.
I quickly dial his number but it was switched off, maybe he was in the flight already.
I was so outraged at that moment that I could even kill anyone.
I grabbed the pillow from my bed and repeatedly smacked it against the wall. I groaned loudly and lied flat on the bed. Rolled in a human ball.
My sheet kept soaking in the tears and all I wanted was the morning to appear sooner.
{Next Morning}
I barely slept last night. It was probably the longest night I had ever experienced.
I was continuously dialing Taehyung but his phone was still switched off.
Now this was my last try, this time to Catherine.
"Yeah....", She picked.
"Where is Taehyung?!", I spoke immediately.
"Taehyung? He's your boss, remember?", I crumpled my sheets at her words.
"Where's Mr. Kim?", I tried to suppress my exasperation.
"He's in the shower, what's your business with him?", I was a tiny centimetre away to yell out at her.
"His phone was switched off so......can I talk to him??", My desperation was visible in my voice.
"The network isn't the best here, anyway we'll be back in three-four days. I gotta go so hanging up", and she did.
"Tf just happened??!!", I mummered to myself.
I immediately tried to dial her again but it wasn't reachable.
I buried my head into the pillow and let out a really loud scream.
"Sweetie.....?!", Taehyung's mom was at my door.
I looked at her. My hair was a mess.
"Is everything okay?!", She panicked.
NOTHING!
I wanted to scream but did not.
"Just my period", I lied and she gave me an empathetic look.
Soon she was near and embraced me. I needed that, so bad.
"That's okay.....your mom used to do the same.....", She giggled.
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The updates of this story making me cry tears of blood! ðð
I'm sure you all are so annoyed by me already!!