9 am
The Game9 am.
« What’s your safe place like ?
- You’ll see once you get there. »
Jungkook smiles at a Taehyung tilted over to his side, playing with the tip of his sleeve.
« I have an elephant on my arm do you want to see ? »
Jungkook laughs.
« Do show me. »
Taehyung, proud, rolls up his sleeve before pinching the little he has of body fat to form the trunk of an elephant surrounding by two moles making the eyes.
« It’s pretty good. I have one on my leg.
- YOU DO ?!
- Yes. I think we’re meant to be Tae.
- That must be it. »
The two boys laugh.
« Is there other people ?
- At the place ?
- Yeah. Will it be just the two of us or will there be others ?
- What would you prefer ?
- … Just the two of us. I feel like I can trust you now. But I don’t know about others. Should we just go hide in the woods and find an abandoned house ? I heard they leave some for us so that the game can last longer.
- Don’t worry. Just trust me ok ?
- I don’t know if I should.
- I didn’t kill you right ?
- You didn’t.
- I can promise you’ll like the safe place.
- Do you have a name for it ? Like the angels ?
- A name… I do actually.
- What is it ? »
Jungkook smiles at Taehyung.
« The Orange Tulip.
- The orange tulip… I’ve heard of it.
- A tulip is a flower.
- Yes, but I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere else.
- Really ? Well it was the name of a casino before…
- That must be it. Your safe place is a casino ?!
- No. »
Jungkook laughs.
« I just called it that way because I used to go a lot to the casino when I was younger. My dad works there.
- Oh I get it!
- What about your parents ? What do they do ?
- My parents are dead.
- …
- It’s ok, I’m good now. It was a long time ago. I think it was a car accident. With my brother.
- So, you mean you’re alone ?
- Aren’t we all alone in the game ?
- But you haven’t anyone at home ?
- I don’t have a home.
- … I’m sorry.
- That’s fine. That’s why you should survive and not me.
- Let’s not talk about that again.
- We’ll have to talk about it sooner or later.
- Tae…
- And what if your team doesn’t accept me ?
- I don’t have a team.
- So you still won’t tell me ? Fine. »
Taehyung smiles, going back to what he was doing, playing with Jungkook’s ear.
« This gesture comes to me naturally. The hair thing too. I think I used to do it to my brother. I’ll stop if that disturbs you.
- No please I like it. My… he used to do it to me too.
- I guess we’ve been through a lot both of us right ? »
Jungkook smiles to the road.
« Right. »
« Are we close ? »
Jungkook grabs Taehyung’s hand, pressing his fingers.
« Just a little longer. »
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