seungwan sat at the edge of the bed, fiddling with the hem of her shirt. she nervously continues biting her nails and finally stands up, only to sit back down again. she sighs, squeezing her eyes shut in frustration.

she hates herself for just everything that's been going on. she lets out a sly grunt before standing up and walked back and forth across the room. she feels like knocking her head off and just get ahead of everything before she reaches the worse scenario that could possibly happen.

"yerim," she utters, almost a whisper, "just you wait."

she walks over towards the door and before she could even reach out to twist the knob, it has already been opened by someone. she let out a small gasp and almost stumbled as she slowly backed away from the door.

there, he stood. he swallowed the what felt like lump in his throat before and looked over to his side before looking straight towards her after a few seconds. she looks vulnerable, bedraggled. she was looking straight ahead, far across the hallway. he couldn't help but notice the dark circles under her eyes and her tear tainted cheeks.

"what brings you here?"

"should i have a reason?"

she furrowed her eyebrows, "are you a kid?"

"yeah," she looked thrown off by what he just answered but she only looked away once again, "i actually came to ask if you want to play."

she tilted her head over to the side and before she could open her mouth to answer back, he has already progressed himself towards the window of the room in which she's settled in. an irked expression was written all over her face as he bears down on the window's lock before pushing it open.

"i don't fucking understand you," she draws breath, apparently exhausted, "are you trying to make things worse?"

he looks down on the floor, a wily smile painted across his face. he maybe is trying to make things worse.

but for him. it's all on him. for fuck's sake he doesn't have any exact idea as to why is he even doing this but right now he couldn't think about doing anything else.

"are you mad?" jimin snickered, slamming the door shut as soon as they arrived at the golf course.

"i've been long mad. surprised you didn't know," taehyung chuckles as he glances over to his watch.

"you're aware. listen to me," jimin hastily pulled him over to the side, holding him against the pole by the collar of his shirt. "you know what your brother is capable of."

taehyung clicks his tongue and tilts his head back, "i do. and i'm trying to see of he's daring enough to do worse."

jimin lets out an exasperated sigh before shooting him a death glare. taehyung knows how much his best friend cared for him. of all people, jimin was the person who knows more of who he really is. he's the person taehyung trusts the most and jimin has never let him down. certain times he'd say he's disappointed by how taehyung acts but the care he has for him had always been apparent.

"how do you even know if she's worth it?"

the wily smile on taehyung's face fades away upon remembering what had happened yesterday when he'd hung out with jimin.

how do i even know if she's worth it? he repeats the questions inside his head.

"i don't know. care to find out with me?" seungwan scoffs, confused by his answer. was it addressed to her question? is he really planning to make things worse?

before she could even think further, a hand already grasped hers and she had squeezed her eyes shut, not knowing exactly what she's expecting to happen. her head was spinning and her chest felt heavy as if a heavy weight has been dropped down on her.

"easy," he whispers, "on the count of three."

"what the fuck should i be counting for?"

he rolls his eyes at her before pulling her down with him, on the railing leading down the balcony. her knees felt as wobbly as ever and she hasn't even figured out clearly what's currently happening but he's already dragging her down the mansion yard. she wanted to ask questions but it seems like there's no time and what does she even want to ask? she has no idea where they're heading to or if he's leading her to an escape.

she does have one question that briefly clouded her mind but she brushed it off just as quick as it popped in.

why does it feel like her trust had already reached out to him? why can't she shove him away this time, right now?

the wind rustled through and she felt it slightly pike at her. she bit her lower lip, eyes focused only on him as he drags her towards the car that seems to the exclusion of everyone else far off in the distance from the mansion. it looked like someone had already planned to put it here. she pulls her hand away, making him turn towards her.

"no, what is this?"

"a car," he sarcastically answered, putting his hands inside his pocket.

"no," she answered back sternly, "what are you doing?"

her voice was shaking, "no. don't— don't kill me. she had already knelt down on the muddy grass, "please. i have to come back to her."

tears were starting to prick her eyes as she let out a quiet cry.

"you are," she looks up, dumbfounded, "look, i'm taking advantage of the brief time we have right now to help you. now get up."

"tae, he'd kill you. you know he doesn't like anything or anyone taken away from him. you, of all people, know that."

jimin's indignant voice boomed inside his head as he his hand gripped on the steering wheel. he looks over to seungwan who's head was leaning on the window and back in front before turning the engine on.

he doesn't care anymore. he tried beating himself out of the thought of helping her but he just couldn't help it anymore. he couldn't do anything back then. he doesn't want that to happen again.