Seokjin calls Jungkook to return to the motel so that they can eat dinner and Jungkook left Taehyung with a heavy heart. "When will I see you again?"

"...When you see me." Taehyung whispers and Jungkook feels really upset.

Jungkook walked back to the motel, trying hard to calm himself down and not start crying otherwise, the others would start interrogating him. He returned to his room and knocked on the door and waited for any one of his brothers to open the door for him. The door finally opens and Yoongi stood behind it, "Why are you so late?"

"I had to clear my mind off some stuff, and thinking about where we can find Taehyung," Jungkook simply replies and sat down with the others.

"Fair enough," Yoongi mutters under his breath.

"It's been a week since Taehyung is gone. Where do you think he's gone to?" Namjoon asks as they're chewing on their noodles.

"Jungkook, if you never try to voice out your opinions, they will never listen to you."

"We haven't tried going to Dad's house," Jimin says.

"But why would he go there? Taehyung and Dad have a really bad relationship for some reason," Hoseok argued. "They barely talk when together and Dad always looks like he's going to kill Taehyung any time."

"But it's worth a try?" Jimin suggests but he sounded unsure.

"Jungkook, if you never try to voice out your opinions, they will never listen to you.

"He might want to get there to straighten—"

"No," Jungkook interjects. All the brothers looks at him because he had never interrupted when any of them is speaking or joined in a conversation when it's about something serious. "We go home. We rest at home for a night. Mama is not in Seoul currently so we'll wait for her to come back. And when she returns, we continue finding him. In Daegu."

"Why Daegu?" Seokjin asks.

"Mama has a house in Daegu, remember? He might be there."

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"There were nights when we just wrapped ourselves with each other's arms, seeking for comfort as the others sleep soundly."

- Jeon Jungkook

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Trigger Warning for next few chapters: Rape, Sexual abuse. Please do not read if you are uncomfortable!! The chapters with such triggers will be indicated with a * at the chapter title.