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"······."
"······."
"··· Ms. Kim Yeo-ju."
Jungkook came running to me shortly after the call ended. Tears welled up in my eyes as soon as I saw him. Jungkook didn't say anything. His expression seemed to indicate something was bothering him.
"Min Yoongi, can I meet you?
I don't think so."
"··· why?"
"......"
Jungkook tried to say something, but eventually closed his mouth. What did he mean, "I can't see you again?" I felt uneasy. I couldn't hear anything except the fact that I'd never see you again. Even when I begged him to tell me, Jungkook just kept his mouth shut.
"How to disqualify a priest
Do you remember when I told you?"
"Don't do it... I don't like it..."
"Directly by the bride's hand
"You have to kill the vampire."
"I hate it... I really hate it...
notI will do it···"
Jungkook continued, ignoring my words. Article 19 of the Vampire Law states that if a bride wishes to terminate the marriage contract but is unable to kill the vampire herself, she may entrust the killing to someone else. Perhaps Min Yoongi would want that. Jungkook was even more ruthless than Yoongi. How could he say such a thing?
He clung to Jungkook like a dog, absolutely refusing. He cried and screamed that if Yoongi died, he'd die too. But Jungkook didn't seem to have said it so easily. This was the only way for Kim Yeo-joo to return to her normal life. Jungkook's throat trembled slightly.
"That doesn't mean Min Yoongi
You can't see it again."
"Where are you, Yoongi? Yoongi
Send it to Mr. See, that's what I'm going to do
"Didn't you come all the way here?"
The sleeves of the clothes I was wearing were rolled up, as if I'd been hanging on for too long. Jungkook happened to glance at my bare wrist and froze. It was a long scar I'd gotten when I was eighteen. I hesitated under the intense gaze and tried to pull my sleeves back down, but Jungkook grabbed my arm.
"··· Jushin High School."
"··· yes?"
"2nd year of high school
Kim Yeo-ju from class 6."
"How do you do that..."
"Wow. Jungkook hugged me before I could even finish my answer. I could feel his heartbeat. Thump, thump, thump. What the hell was going on? Jungkook hugged me so tightly that I was shaking.
"My lady..."
"······."
"My lady..."
It was Yeoju. It was definitely Yeoju.
Why didn't I recognize you? How could it be someone else, not you... Yeoju, you... I thought we were just people with the same name. But then I looked again, and you looked so much like me, how could I not recognize you? I soon buried my head in Yeoju's shoulder.
"Oppa, Jungkook oppa."
"··· no way···."
"Why did you leave without saying anything...?"
"······."
"How long have I waited for you..."
At Jeongguk's words, I pulled the other person away from me and carefully examined his eyes, nose, and mouth. Perhaps I hadn't noticed because he'd taken off his glasses? He was still the same.
"How could I have not recognized you..."
"··· Oppa···."
"I, I really missed you, Yeoju...
I really wanted to see you... "
My brother hugged me again, sobbing and crying bitterly. It was because of my father's business. He'd spent too much money on stocks that were rising in value. He didn't hesitate to borrow money from people around him, as the stocks unexpectedly failed quickly. Ultimately, his bank debt doubled as he tried to repay them.
It was only then that I found someone on my side, someone who truly loved me. I wanted to contact my brother, but after that, I got so busy caring for my current life that I couldn't help but cut off contact.
"That person left, my lady."
"··· What did you say?"
"Min Yoongi abandoned you. Never again.
"He went to a place where I couldn't be found."
"··· There's no way Yoongi would do that.
How did I···"
"I couldn't tell you because I was afraid you would get hurt,
I'm sorry... I don't know where I went either."
At my brother's words, my legs gave out and I collapsed to the ground. He'd made up his mind to leave. Now that it had come to this, it was time to let him go. It didn't feel like he was lying. I hated Yoon-gi for leaving without any consideration for my feelings, just to ignore this situation.
"I'll be by your side this time.
I will never miss it."
"······."
"I like you, heroine."
I like it, a lot. More than you can imagine.
Jungkook cautiously kissed me. Tears streamed down my cheeks between my closed eyes. I didn't push him away. I hated Yoongi too much to argue about that now.
"I'm sorry. It wasn't your fault...
And thank you so much for everything so far."
"What am I doing? Go and live happily. You
If you come crying again, I won't accept you this time."
"I'll go. Let's meet up with friends later."
"Yeah. Bye."
After that day, I moved in with Jungkook and moved out of Seokjin's house. Seokjin seemed like he was going to say something before I left, but he never did. I was nervous, but he was a friend who truly cared for me, so I decided to trust him.
"Since that day, you
I have never forgotten."
"Really?"
"Yeah. You wouldn't know, I
"How much I love you."
"Let's just be happy now. I'll make sure you're happy." My brother smiled mischievously, stroking my hair between traffic lights as we drove. When I saw him as "Jungkook-ssi," I always thought he was a difficult, emotionless person, but when I saw him as "Jungkook oppa," he felt like a completely different person.
My brother was the same as seven years ago. He was shy about my every action, but sometimes he was like a real brother to me. I had always relied on him because of this, but now I wondered if I could still rely on him.
"Don't worry, we'll have separate rooms.
Oh, no... that's obvious."
"yes?"
".. Just like that!
I will never cross it. Really···"
In an instant, my brother's ears turned red. Unable to hold it in, I burst out laughing and touched my ears, saying they were blushing like carrots. My brother was startled, his eyes widened like a rabbit's, and he quickly took his luggage out of the trunk and went into the house first.
And then I thought again, I can be truly happy now.
Where did Yoongi go~~~