Part 70

Christine's POV

"Uljimayo... Don't cry.." I heard a cooing voice as I sob.

"I'll have to let him go, right?" I asked in tears

"Stop hurting. I don't want to see you cry..."

"I don't want to cry either..."

"Then don't. Don't cry anymore..."

"Why are you so kind to me?" I asked the thin air that's been comforting me.

"Christine... I love you."

I woke up with tears in my eyes as the familiar voice rang through my ears.

Christine, I love you

Why does it sound so familiar but so distinct? It wasn't Jungkook's voice... It wasn't Jaebum's... It's not even oppa's. Is there someone else... who can possible say this to me?

I slowly, quietly sat up, squinting my eyes as it was blinded by the sun, only to see Jimin sleeping peacefully on the couch as...

Wait.

Jungkook slept here?

Was he here last night?

"No!" Jungkook gasped for air as he sat up quickly, catching his breath as he awoke from a bad dream. "Jagiya..." he whispered before throwing his gaze to me. As soon as he saw me sitting up, he ran to my bed side and asked if I was okay or if anything was hurting.

"Ani, I'm fine..." I softly muttered, giving him a sad smile as I wipe his tears.

Am I causing you too much pain, Jagi? Am I the reason behind your nightmares? I'm sorry...

"I'm sorry..." Jungkook muttered, resting his forehead on mine with his voice shaking.

"Aniya... I'm sorry." I whispered as I felt him shake his head.

"No I am..."

"No I am..." I argued back earning a small chuckle from him.

"Arrasso. We both are, so we'll both stop now. Okay?" he said now with a smile as tears still run down his cheeks.

"Okay." I said, cupping his cheeks as I wipe his tears with my thumb.

"Do you want something to eat?" he asked

"Can you sneak in a sandwich for me? I hate the hospital food here..." I said embarrassed as he just chuckled and ruffled my hair.

"Arrasso. I'll just get some okay? If you're in pain, wake up Jimin hyung okay?"

"Arrasso." I smiled, waving him off before he went out.

"Jimin ah~ It's 9am already, wake upp" I tried calling out but he just stirred for a bit before facing his back towards me. Suddenly, I received a message from my oppa.

Tinnie-ah, we'll be there in a few. Make sure that rascal is awake. He said he's a lighter sleeper than I am before we went our separate ways. Make sure he lives up to it.

-oppa

Aigoo! Why would he say something like that to oppa. He hates it when someone's challenging him. >.<

"Yah Jiminie!" I tried again but he ain't waking up. Suddenly a bright idea popped in my head as a smirk played around my lips.

"Argh. Appo... It' hurts..." I said clutching onto my temples.

In a split second, Jimin was beside me, asking where it hurts and saying to calm down before rushing out to get a nurse. It's a good thing I was quick enough to get a hold of his wrist before smiling goofily.

"Do I really have to be in pain before you wake up?" I chuckled as he sighed in relief before flicking my forehead with his finger.

"YAH. DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT PABOYA!" he then scolded as I closed my eyes shut.

"Neeee~" I answered back with a guilty smile, knowing that I really scared him from a moment. "Yah, Jiminie... Mianhada...." I said tugging onto the ends of his shirt.

"So you're working the aegyo now huh?" He teased, still looking away with his arms folded.

"Yah give me credit. I'm trying here even if I'm barely doing the aegyo." I said earning a stifled laugh from him. "Yah Jiminie forgi-" I stopped mid-sentence as had my hands on my temple, squeezing it as I try to suppress the pain.

"Yah, you've done that act before. Stop it now." Jimin said, looking at me now.

I couldn't utter a word as a soft gasp just escaped my lips with my face probably contorted in pain that made Jimin panic.

"Yah. Yah. Yah." He said with his hands making it's way to around my arms, shaking me a little. "Yah. I'll call someone okay? Hold on hold on."

Jimin ran outside with pure urgency, not minding his morning hair as he ran down the halls to the nurse reception. My vision was blurring as I try to hold onto anything, fearing that I might go into a void I don't want to go in yet.

"No... No..." I muttered. "I don't want to lose my vision..." I cried softly as I heard scrambling inside the room with multiple hands guiding me to lie down and calm down.

"It hurts... It hurts..." I muttered but people just kept on doing what they were doing, checking the monitors and needles on me.

"YAH SHE SAID SHE'S HURTING!" I heard Jimin shout from inside the room but I can only see his silhouette from beside the recliner.

"Calm down sir..." a man's voice was heard before I felt something pricking my skin as a fluid entered my veins which really hurt that caused me to let out a small scream.

"YAH DON'T HURT HER!" it was his voice again. I tried to look at where he was as I saw two silhouette stopping one guy from approaching me.

It was the last thing I saw before the darkness consumed me.

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Jimin's POV

"YAH DON'T HURT HER!" I screamed as I heard a small scream from her fragile self, unconsciously barging in if these two nurses didn't stop me from interfering.

"Calm down sir, we injected some pain relievers and sleeping fluid to help her ease the pain while Dr. Jiyoon is still doing a surgery. We can't do much since she strictly said she'll handle Ms. Min herself... She's okay sir. Calm down." One nurse tried talking some sense into me before sitting me down to the nearest chair which was the recliner Jungkook slept on when he snuck in last night.

As soon as the monitor showed normal heart beats, the three nurse working on her said that she's sleeping peacefully. Jungkook came in and saw a lot of people as he began to panic.

"She's okay now." I blurted before he could even say anything. He ran to her side without another word, dropping what seemed like a club sandwich on the drawer beside Christine's bed. A sandwich she always bugged Yoongi hyung to buy since she's sick of the hospital food.

"What happened?" Jungkook asked shakily with his back towards me as he caressed Christine's cheeks.

"I don't know either. We'll have to wait for Dr. Jiyoon to know what happened."

"Well where is she?"

"Operating room."

There was no more words exchange as the silence filled in the room. My thoughts were wondering around Christine and her illness. My heart's breaking to see Jungkook in the place where I want to be, but all I do is push it away as I prioritize her condition first.

"Hyung-"

"Hey what's up, TURN UP!"

Jungkook couldn't even finish his sentence when a pabo entered the room and decided to become noisy.

"Yah! Keep quiet! Can't you see Christine sleeping?" Hoseok hit Taehyung slightly in the head before sitting on my lap as he lean back on my chest.

"Hyung, you're heavy." I groaned, trying to push him off.

"Goodmorning to you to Jiminie~" he sang with a teasefull tone, not getting up.

"She was awake awhile ago already right? She replied to my message awhile ago..." Yoongi hyung said confused.

Jimin, don't make oppa worry for me okay? If it's not bad, please help me cover it up from oppa..

"It's nothing hyung. She just wanted to sleep some more since Jungkook snored loudly last night." I lied.

"YAH." Jungkook looked at me as I stared at him, trying to relay a wordless message, not saying anything more as we both have the same thing in mind; Christine's words.

"Well it's a good thing Namjoon didn't sleep here." Jin joked earning a horrified expression from Namjoon hyung as a reply while Miji noona just laughed.

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How long does this medicine work? It's been hours but she's still sleeping soundly.

"Eh? Wae hyung?" Namjoon hyung said over the receiver. "But how about Christine? Ne... Arrasso. We'll be there then."

"What is it, Namjoon?" Yoongi hyung asked him as all eyes were on him.

"We're needed back in the company. The kids can stay though so they can look after Christine"

Just when I was about to stand up and leave with the hyungs, Namjoon hyung spoke.

"I said the kids can stay Jiminie. That includes you." He chuckled alongside the other hyungs as I just bloated my cheeks and sat back down.

I hate it when they call me a kid but I guess I can like it for this time since it means I'll be staying with Christine.

"Where are the two again?" Miji noona asked.

"They both left after getting a text message. I dunno" I shrugged my shoulders as they just nodded before leaving.

"Oppa. I might leave too..." Miji noona ran after them as I just sat beside Christine's bed.

"Hey, are you okay?" I muttered, brushing off her hair from her face. She just stirred and smiled softly before nodding weakly. A smile made its way to my lips as I receive her reply.

"Jimin ah~ We'll leave you now~" Miji noona chirped from the door.

"Annyeong! Take care guys~" I said as they left.

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"Are you sure you can walk?" I asked Christine who was throwing her legs to the side of her bed, getting ready to walk.

"Yeah. I think I've been feeling weak since I'm always trapped inside this room. Jiyoon umma said it was okay right?" she said.

"How about your dextrose?" I asked, not wanting her to get too tired again.

"Problem solved." She said, grabbing her dextrose from its stand as she handles it on her own hands while smiling at me.

"Aigoo. Arrasso. But once you're tired, we'll go back okay?" I had my hands on my hips as I ask for her to promise.

"Ne. I promise to tell you once I'm tired already."

With her smiling like that towards me, how can I not want to protect you?

Keep smiling Christine, please... Keep smiling.

Just keep smiling, and I won't have to make things complicated.

Just smile for me, I'm contented and won't steal you from Jungkook anymore.

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Christine's POV

"Where are we going anyway?" he asked as we went down on the elevator.

"You know there's a mini park here in the hospital where patients walk around and takes a breather... It's peaceful and I've always wanted to visit that." I jumped a little, getting excited.

"Arrasso arrasso we're going already. Kaja!!~" he played along as soon as the door opened for us to go out. We giggled and played on the way with people throwing stares at our direction.

As we walk down the halls to the back yard mini park of the hospital, Jimin told me about their upcoming tour in America where they'll be staying for a week or so. It won't be until a month after but he just thought of telling me this, saying that I should get better before they leave or he might get kicked out of the group for ditching the week long tour because of me.

"Thank-you Jimin..." My heart fluttered hearing those from him.

"For what?" he asked as he chuckled.

"For taking good care of me..." I looked up to him with a smile playing around my lips.

"Why are you thanking me for that? It's what I wanted to do in the first place." He ruffled my bangs as looked away. "Pabo." He muttered.

"Arrasso. Gah. Is there a near vending machine here? I'm kinda thirsty..." I said softly, looking around.

"We passed by it a few minutes ago. Aigoo why didn't you say this before?" he said as I had my jaw dropping which soon turned into a small, guilty smile.

"Mian..." I said, leaving the tip of my tongue in between my teeth then giggling apologetically afterwards.

"What am I gonna do with you? Aigoo. Arrasso. Stay here. I'll go back and buy you some drink. Water only okay?"

"But Mt. Dew..."

"No. Water." He said, placing his hands on my shoulder. "It's better for you. Okay?" he then smiled, trying to persuade me to drink water instead, making me sigh in defeat.

"Fine."

"Thank-you... besides, water is much cheaper." He joked, making a face at me before running ahead.

"PABO! I HAVE MONEY IF THAT'S YOUR REAL CONCERN!"

"I HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY YOU THE WHOLE MACHINE! DON'T INSULT ME!" He shouted back, waving his wallet at me with a cheeky grin.

"Aigoo." I chuckled lowly to myself before reading a message I got from Taehyung.

Christine ah, How are you? I'll be back soon. Keep it a secret from Jimin, but Hannah will come with me when I get back~ She'll surprise the both of you!

-Tae

After a second, I received another one.

Shoot. I shouldn't have said that. Now it won't be a surprise for you anymore... Pabo.

-Tae

I giggled at the stupid alien who's texting me.

Hannah eonni's back? Omo... How has she been? Ever since she broke up with V, I haven't see her nor heard from her... I'm glad she'll be back and I'm sure... Jimin would be happy too.

I smiled as I look back at the direction where Jimin was having a hard time buying from the vending machine as his bill is always being rejected. He'd stomp in fury and just give up, pulling the bill out, kicking the machine before trying again.

"This paboya" I muttered with a smile when I suddenly heard a familiar voice talking.

"Eomma haven't I told you, I won't! Give it a break." Jungkook's frustrated voice was heard as he sat on a bench with his annoyed face covered by one of his hand as the other held his phone near his ear.

"I don't think I'll change my mind any time sooner." He muttered again before hanging up.

What's that about?

I was about to reveal myself that was hidden by the big tree behind the bench when I stopped in my tracks as Yuri slowly approached him, sitting beside him.

"Go away, Yuri."

"I was supposed to visit Christine, but I saw you here-"

"Quit the crap. I know you're here because of me."

Silence engulfed the two as Yuri had her head bowed down.

"Can you please just stop it?" Jungkook said.

"I was supposed to Jungkook. Really, I was. I told myself that I'll have my last confrontation with you and if you made me feel like I was just wasting my time and you were confident about loving Christine with your whole being, I would have left for America by now. But why am I here? It's because from our past arguments, you showed that you were confused. You were angry at me because you know that I'm confusing you... And you're confused because you still love me, Jungkook. Tell me how can I stop now?"

You're confused because you still love me, Jungkook.

I.is that true Jungkook?

"No. You're just bothering me a lot." Jungkook hissed back at Yuri and stood up, about to walk away when Yuri dropped her bag and hugged Jungkook from behind.

"Jungkook, you're suffering... And I hate it. I hate it so much. Can you blame me if all I wanted was for you to be happy? Jungkook, that's all I want... Oppa.. come back into my arms... You won't hurt when you're with me. I won't cause your pain and heartaches... Just come to me..."

Jungkook, you're suffering...

You won't hurt when you're with me.

I won't cause your pain and heartaches.

Her words stabbed me straight in the heart. Why does reality hurts so much?

"I've got your water! It was a real pai- Hey... What's wrong?" Jimin cupped my cheeks as he made me look up into his worried pair of eyes.

"Aniya... Jiminie... I'm tired... Let's go back..."

"Does anything hurt?"

My heart hurts Jiminie...

"Nothing... I'm good..."

"If you're that tired, then get on my back. Come on." He said, kneeling down as I soullessly wrapped my arms around him, getting in for a piggy back ride.

"Kaja?" he asked and I just nodded behind him, resting my chin on his shoulder. I'm thankful that I'm behind him. I don't want to worry him as I let a few tears pour down before I do what I'm about to. I wept silently as Jimin took me to my room carefully, asking me every now and then if I was okay.

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"Jimin..." I softly called out after he laid me back on my bed.

"After I talk to Jungkook later, promise me no one enters the room not until I text you okay?"

"What do you mean?" he asked confused as I just took hold of his hand and gave it a slight squeeze.

"Please... Promise me." I asked desperately. He just nodded despite the confusion in his eyes as he gaze down on me. "Thank-you..." I muttered and just in cue. Jungkook came in.

"Jungkook, can I talk with you?" I asked as Jungkook went to the other side.

"What is it, jagi?" he asked. I looked at Jimin and without saying another word, he nodded understandingly as he smiled slightly at me.

"I'll be outside if you need me." Jimin said, giving a glance towards Jungkook before walking out of the room.

"Is there something wrong?" Jungkook now asked as he sat on my bed, taking my hand in his. "Why are you shaking?" he asked worriedly.

"Jungkook..." I breathe in, closing my eyes calmly as I try to stop the tears.

"Let's break up."

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A/N

Annyeong~ Sorry for the late update but for all those who are waiting, here's the 70th chapter! Thank-you for your continuous love towards YHM. I never thought it would last this long, but I've got to say that the book is nearing to an end. I'm thinking about a sequel though... Still not decided for now, but let's see! ^^

Hope you guys enjoy this chapter!

-jeonchristineee