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Regret: Chapter 2_Causes

For those who want to empathize, I recommend listening to the song "Yeonyeonbulmang."
 











“Lee Soo! Come here and join me!”

“Taehyung, I’m tired. Let’s rest for a bit and then walk.”

“Are you tired? Should I carry you?”

Those two, who were like no other in the world, ran together through the wide field as usual. Taehyung turned his back to Lee Soo, who was struggling, and Lee Soo, perhaps not disliking Taehyung, rode on his back, which was as wide as the field. He gently wrapped his arms around Taehyung's white neck and turned his head to feel the cool breeze. Lee Soo's eyes caught his ears, red as if they were about to burst, and he gave a small smile.

“Ugh-”

“What? Why are you laughing?”

“It’s nothing.”

“It’s nothing. It’s obviously suspicious, but if you don’t tell me quickly, I’ll drop you.”

Looking at Taehyung, who was pretending not to care with a blank expression, Lee Soo smiled like an angel, wondering what was so funny. Taehyung, who was excited by this, played a playful role in Lee Soo's reaction.

“Hey! What is it? Are you guys dating? Are you dating?”

“Wow! I’ve never seen Kim Taehyung do that before. It’s really funny!”

Carrying Lee Soo on his back, he met his brothers who lived next door. The older brother immediately teased Lee Soo and Taehyung, asking if they were a couple. The younger brother joined in, clapping along. Lee Soo, worried that Taehyung would be embarrassed, shouted at them that he wasn't, but to his brothers, Lee Soo was just a chirping sparrow.

“Guys, don’t do that.”

On the other hand, Taehyung, who really liked Lee Soo, was embarrassed that his feelings would be revealed, and this embarrassed feeling gradually became sharper and turned towards Lee Soo.

“Hey, why do I like this kind of person? Hey, Hanisoo, come down, it’s heavy.”

"what?"

“And why are you asking me to carry you? Do you really like me?”

Taehyung spat out harsh words to Lee Soo with a cold expression, and Lee Soo fell to the ground with a bang because Taehyung let go of his leg.

"ah!"

“Oh, so who said that?”

"you…."

Lee Soo fell to the ground and twisted his ankle. Taehyung, who had no way of knowing, glared at Lee Soo with a fierce expression he had never shown to Lee Soo before.

"ah…."

Not only Lee Soo, but even his brothers were surprised by Taehyung's actions, and Taehyung opened his mouth while maintaining that expression.

“Hey, do you think I’ve been hanging out with you all this time because I like you? No.”

what?

“Don’t get me wrong. Don’t even think about dirty fantasies. I don’t like you. I just went with you because I felt bad for you. That’s all. Why do you keep trying to cross the line, Han I-soo-”

Ah… It hurts

“You’re really weird.”

Taehyung…

“I really don’t like you. But I guess you didn’t notice?”

stop

“You’re so you. I think you thought we became friends because I treated you well out of pity.”

don't

“Don’t make that mistake again, it’s disgusting.”

Don't say that with those eyes, please'

“Han Isoo, we were never friends, okay?”

It was a lie. Everything Taehyung has said so far is a lie. I know it. If Taehyung really hated me, he would have raised his voice and laid a hand on me. I know Taehyung better than anyone, so I can understand this too. Time will protect him. Just wait a little, just a little, and he'll come back to me. So, Isu, let's wait. Let's wait until Taehyung comes back to me. You can do it. Can't you?

“It’s too low of a level to play with someone like you.”

Thud-

My heart sinks. But he's never done this to me before... Did he have to do this to me so badly? Even if it wasn't intentional, even if it was all a lie, it still hurts...

Lee Soo, who no longer had the confidence to endure Taehyung's harsh words, tried to hold back the tears that threatened to spill out at any moment, along with his aching legs, and turned around and ran away.

“Look at that, he’s running with a limp….”

I was worried. In fact, I was so worried. The feeling of making someone I loved cry by saying harsh words I didn't mean was indescribable.

‘Why are you limping? Did you hurt your leg when you fell?’

Taehyung couldn't take his eyes off Lee Soo's back as he walked away.

‘It’ll be okay. Lee Soo knows I’m not being sincere. If Lee Soo just holds on a little longer, it’ll all be over.’

So they just kept getting further and further apart.