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Regret: Chapter 4_We

Song: FOREVER - Tido Kang










“It’s the last. It really is the last.”

I'm about to let go of Taehyung, who was once my closest friend, my most cherished, and my most beloved. There's no turning back now. Their relationship has already become as distant as it could be.

“I don’t want to. I don’t want to see Taehyung anymore.”

At first, his body ached to the point where his mind was uncontrollable. Lee Soo's body, already weak to begin with, became even weaker due to mental anguish, and even a minor cold hurt several times more than others.

“Really… the last….”

Lee Soo is heading into the forest, filled with their memories. Taehyung and Lee Sooman's secret place. A forest untouched by human footsteps. Today, he vowed to meet those memories one last time and never return.

“Sob… sob….”

Tears welled up in my eyes. I promised myself I would never cry, but when I thought it was the last time, all I could do was cry.

“Han Yi-su! Wait, Han Yi-su!”

It was Taehyung's voice. I ignored the sound of my name, thinking it must be a hallucination, and quickened my pace.

“Isuya! Wait, I have something to tell you!”

What do you want to talk about? I have nothing to talk about with you.

As Lee Soo ran, Taehyung followed suit. The two ran.

Soon, Lee Soo, whose stamina was not good, stopped, and Taehyung did the same. I thought he was finally listening to my story, but Lee Soo had simply stopped because he was tired, not to listen to Taehyung.

“Han Yi-soo, why are you ignoring me? Are you avoiding me because of what happened yesterday? There must be a reason for that.”

“Circumstances? What circumstances? You treated me badly because of something so trivial? How is it that you always think about yourself?”

I hated it. Honestly, I thought Jiho would stop and apologize to me right away.

I was stupid to expect that.

“Hey Han Isoo, you’re so funny. I told you there was a reason. Can’t you hear me?”

I'm angry. I'm not saying this because I want to be like that. I'm saying this for you and me. Aren't you the one who's only thinking about yourself right now, Han Isu?

He lost his temper with Lee Soo again, not even remembering why he had come to see him. The first time was hard, but the second time was easy. He pushed Taehyung's Lee Soo aside and sarcastically muttered.

‘…I feel dizzy.’

My vision is blurry. Is it because I ran too much?

Lee Soo saw Taehyung's blurry face, and he heard Taehyung's mumbling voice in his ears. His eyes gradually closed. Lee Soo's body collapsed, as if he couldn't hold on any longer.

thud-

“Han Lee Soo? Lee Soo!”

Again… I made a mistake again. Why was I angry at Lee Soo right here? I definitely apologized to Lee Soo.
I came here to do it, but why am I angry and why is Isu collapsed in front of me?

Lee Soo collapsed and Taehyung couldn't move for a while. He spent a long time in a daze and lost consciousness.
Taehyung, who was dressed up, started running while carrying Lee Soo on his back.



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Boom!

“Ugh, ugh, I need a place to lay down.”

I roughly cleaned up my room, which was filled with things, while gasping for breath, and made a place for Lee Soo to lie down. I had overheard someone say Lee Soo had caught a cold while walking down the street. Taehyung remembered that and piled a thick blanket on top of Lee Soo. He also placed a wet towel on Lee Soo's forehead.
I put it aside.

‘Uh… I gave you this headband…’

The cloth wrapped around Lee Soo's forehead was the cloth that Taehyung had personally wrapped around Lee Soo in the forest.

Even though it was a headband that had been given to me a long time ago, Isu was still wearing it.

Taehyung watched Lee Soo sleep and made a promise. He would apologize as soon as Lee Soo woke up. This time, he would really ask Lee Soo to forgive him for all the things he had done wrong.

“So, Lee Soo, please hold on. No matter how many days it takes, please wake up. I will stay by your side until you wake up.”