C A L I F O R N I A

11 ᴀᴍ

"Kid—?" Jimin continued to peak under all the stalls, searching for the younger boy's red shoes.

"Shit shit shit shit." He repeatedly muttered while leaving the men's restroom.

He could've just finished using the restroom and went back to the table, but Jimin wasn't taking a chance. He didn't want to be responsible for losing someone else's child. Jimin stood in front of the girls bathroom, contemplating whether he should walk in or tell Jungkook and Faye the truth.

Within two seconds, he was already stepping in the girls restroom, glancing over his shoulder to make sure no one saw him. All he had to do was quickly run in there, check if the boy's in one of the stalls, and run back out.

"Chul—?" Jimin whispered as quietly as possible as he crouched onto the dirty floor.

"What the hell are you doing in the girls bathroom, you pervert—!" The girl kicked her foot, hitting Jimin with the heal of her shoe.

Jimin fell on his back, cupping his hands around his swollen eye. "You fucking moron."

"I'm a moron—?" The woman abruptly pushed the door open, cracking her knuckles as she stepped closer. "Hope you enjoyed your food, because I'm calling authorities on you." She gave him a snarky smile, while angrily walking away.

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"What's taking them so long—?" Jungkook looked down at his watch.

"He probably drank a lot of lemonade." Faye shrugged her shoulders, earning a glare from Jungkook. "What—?"

"Are you not worried at all—?" He crossed his arms.

"He's with Jimin." Faye narrowed her eyes. "I don't see why I should be worried."

Sora gave a sarcastic cough, innocently staring up at the two like she did nothing. Jungkook sighed as he tapped his fork against the table. The voice of a man broke the awkward silence.

"Do you know this guy—?" An officer stood at the table, holding Jimin's hands behind his back.

Sora widened her eyes as she stared at Jimin.

"T-that's my husband." Sora quietly muttered, clearly embarrassed.

"Well ma'am, I'm sorry to let you know we got a complaint that he was wandering through the girls restroom and trying to look under the stalls."

Jimin lowered his brows. "Well, when you say it like that—

"What the hell were you doing in there—?" Sora stood from her seat, loudly shouting. "And what happened to your eye—?" She pointed to his face.

"I wasn't looking under the bathroom stalls." Jimin rolled his eyes. "I was looking for Chul."

"W-where's Chul?" Jungkook dropped his fork as he pulled Jimin away from the officer.

Jimin pushed his tongue against his cheek, lightly chuckling. "You see—

"Jimin." Jungkook pulled him by his shirt. "Where is he?"

He licked his lips, before giving Jungkook a guilty stare. "I lost him."

"You what—?" Jungkook shouted.

"Alright, let's just calm down." Faye lightly pushed Jungkook back. "We'll find him."

"We will—?" Jimin tilted his head.

"You want two black eyes—?" Sora warned him.

"We have to split up." Jungkook quickly suggested, just like the dumb character would in every movie.

"That's how the kid got lost in the first place." Jimin tried to tell Jungkook.

"Sora and Amina, come with me." Jungkook pulled them both to the side. "Faye, go with Jimin."

"B—

"We have no time, just go." Jungkook interrupted his wife, lifting Amina into his arms as he and Sora ran to the back of the restaurant.

"Damn, he got rid of you faster than I did with his son." Jimin muttered as Faye crossed her arms.

She slowly glanced at him, lowering her brows. "I don't need you to rub it in."

Jimin sighed, stepping closer to Faye. "Let's search the front."

She gave no response and began walking in the same direction as Jimin. The front of the restaurant was some what crowded, as people were coming in and out of the doors.

"Have you seen a little boy, like this tall." Jimin held his hand an inch above the floor, making Faye give a light smile, which she quickly covered up.

"What does he look like—?" The man politely asked.

"Uh—like me, but shorter." Jimin shrugged his shoulders.

"We'll search for him right away." The man quickly nodded. "What's his name?"

"Chul." Faye quickly answered.

"You two stay here incase he walks by." The man instructed. "I'll notify the workers, and we'll search for him."

"Thanks." Jimin muttered as the man walked away.

They both walked to the waiting area, quietly sitting as they looked around for a sign of Chul.

"You seem tense—?" Jimin glanced at Faye.

"Really—?" She titled her head. "I didn't know."

"Sarcastic as fuck." Jimin slowly shook his head. "I love it."

Faye turned to face him, with a not so pleased reaction. "Why don't you just do me a favor, and leave. All you've done is make Jungkook hate me even more than he already did." Her eyes began to water, but she was good at holding the tears back.

"I made Jungkook hate you—?" Jimin pointed to his chest.

Faye bit her lip, as she stared at the floor. "Ever since he met Sora, he—never mind." She shook her head.

"No—" Jimin lifted her chin. "Tell me."

Faye gulped, before looking him in the eye. "He acts as if I don't even exist."

"He treats me like I'm the mother of his children, and that's it. I don't get treated like I'm his wife."

"You think I haven't noticed how happy Sora's been since we've got here—?" Jimin slowly blinked. "It's like she got what she's always wanted."

"Jimin." Faye rested her hand on his shoulder. "We were always told as kids that one day we'd meet our true love and marry them. We thought we'd like a happy life with that person, and that we'd always be there for each other during the good or bad times."

Faye licked her lips, as the corners of her lips slowly rose. "It's all a lie."

"Faye, don't get the wrong idea." Jimin noticed a slight fault in her words. "Love does exist, but it's only temporary."

"Is it worth it then—?" Faye sighed. "to get married just to file for a divorce a year later."

"There's no reason you should be with someone, if you don't love them. Life's pretty damn short, so why would you put yourself through hell when you know your going there anyways—?" Jimin shrugged his shoulders. "Well, at least I am."

"You're so weird." Faye punched his shoulder. "In a good way."

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"Jungkook calm down, we'll find him okay—?" Sora tried to comfort him the best she could. "Do you want me to hold Amina—?"

"No, I can carry her." Jungkook let out a deep breath as his face began to turn pale.

"Jungkook, everything's gonna be okay." Sora pulled at his arm, sitting him down so he could cool off.

"Can I have a glass of water please." Sora urgently asked one of the waitresses, turning back to Jungkook.

"Sora, I'm fine." Jungkook tried not to fall into a state of panic.

"You look like you're gonna pass out." She lightly placed her hand against his burning forehead.

"Here's your water ma'am."

"Thank you so much." Sora grabbed the drink from the woman's hand. "And two aspirins please."

"Of course." She smiled, heading back to the kitchen.

"I'm sorry all of this happened." Sora apologized as she lifted the glass to Jungkook's hands.

"It's not your fault." Jungkook mumbled before taking a sip of the cold water.

Amina tugged on Jungkook's arm. "Daddy are you okay?"

"Yes baby, I'm okay." He kissed the top of her head.

"Where's mama—?" She pouted.

"She's helping us find Chul." Jungkook smiled as he brushed his daughters hair back. "She'll be back soon."

"Promise—?" Amina lifted her pinky.

"I promise." Jungkook tried to smile.

Sora could tell something was wrong with him. It wasn't just the fact that Chul was missing. He was acting like this yesterday too, and the day before.

"Here's your medicine." The woman smiled as she handed the small packet to Sora.

"Here you go." She handed it to Jungkook, along with his half empty glass of water. "You'll feel better soon."

"Thank you Sora." Jungkook beamed a soft smile before throwing the pills into his mouth.

Sora smile turned into a straight line as her eyes grew. "Uh, Jungkook."

"Hm." He lightly hummed, setting the glass down.

"Is t-that Chul?" Sora slowly lifted her finger, pointing at the turned body, digging through a woman's purse.

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