The line was silent for a second, except for heavy breathing on the other end.

"Jungkook,"

Jungkook's heart stopped when he heard Taehyung's voice. He gripped the phone even tighter, bringing it closer to his ear. He clutched his shirt, above where his heart lives.

"I'm sorry for leaving. I didn't want to leave." Another deep breath. "After my father sta-" Jungkook could hear a faint whimper on the other end. "After my father stabbed you, I called an ambulance, followed by Yoongi. I had to make sure you were safe, and that you lived."

By this point, Jungkook had steady tears flowing down his cheeks. He could hear the pain in Taehyung's voice.

"Once he made sure you had help coming, he slapped me, telling me to pack a few things. That's when I found your phone in your pocket, placing it for Yoongi to find.

"My father is dragging me away from here, away from you. To where? I will not know until it's too late. I hope it isn't too far away from Seoul, but I can not be sure until we arrive.

"Enough about this. I want to talk about us." Taehyung's sobs made it hard to understand what he was saying. "I want to thank you, Jeon Jungkook. You made me realize what it is truly like to be happy. You made me want to live. You made me want to fight to live. Nobody has ever succeeded in that before."

Jungkook paused the message, unable to take steady breaths. It was all too much. Taehyung's painful cries were too much. He had to take a minute to catch his ragged breath before pressing play once again.

"You were many firsts for me, Jungkook. You were my first real kiss. You were my first boyfriend. You were my first lover. But most importantly, my Kookie. You were my first love. I have felt a lot of pain, but leaving you like this is the most painful thing I have ever done.

"I do not expect for you to wait for me. I know there are so many people that you can find who are probably much better than me. I am a hot mess. Scratch that. I'm just a mess, I am nowhere near hot." This made Jungkook chuckle a little, because despite all of this, Taehyung was still trying to lighten the mood a little bit.

"I will be back some day, I hope. I hope I get to see you one more time. I hope to be with you one more time, even if you don't feel the same way about me. I will never forgive myself for letting any of this happen. For letting us get so close that you were the one hurt the most. I will never forgive myself for making you realize your sexuality, despite it being against your wishes. Despite all of this, I will see you again, Jungkook. I will survive for you."

There was a sharp noise on the other end of the line, followed by a yelp from Taehyung.

"I am sorry I am not able to say more. There is one thing that I want to say, however, although it may ruin everything."

Jungkook and Taehyung inhaled sharply at the same time, both out of nerves.

"Jeon Jungkook, you mean the absolute world to me. I wish I could spend the rest of my life with you, and maybe that can still happen, but for right now, we have to be apart."

Taehyung was still sobbing on the other end, but Jungkook could hear Taehyung clear his throat on the other end.

"I love you so fucking much, my Kookie." And that's when the voicemail ended. Jungkook tried to dial the number back, only to get that obnoxious beeping message that you receive when the other phone has been disconnected.

Jungkook pressed the phone against his chest before he spoke softly.

"I love you too, Kim Taehyung."

                          The End

A/N: congratulations for making it to the end! This is my first book ever started on Wattpad, so this is a big milestone for me!

A sequel is in the works! I want to write the first few chapters before I publish it, but it should be out within a week. I will post on here when it is published!

Hope you all enjoyed! I am sorry this book didn't have a super happy ending, but I will hopefully make it up to you! ;)

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