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CHAPTER 48: FROM ZERO

"I can't believe I'm spending Christmas day with you guys." I dropped my bag on the floor with a loud thud.

"I can't believe you're here!" Jennie squealed, hugging me in excitement.

Taehyung greeted my mom and immediately asked for her bag. He then brought her bag to the guest room, which she'll be sharing with me. Minhyuk, on the other hand, smiled at me while he took my bag from the floor and slung it on his arm.

"You don't seem happy with this idea." Minhyuk observed.

"Why wouldn't she?" Jennie, still hugging me, pouted at me. "This is the first time we're spending Christmas with each other, literally." I tilted my head, giving her a look. "Oh right, Taehyungie."

"Not him entirely." I said, "This place has no wifi, right?"

Minhyuk and Jennie nodded with a frown. "I found a place where there is a free wifi."

"Is that the cafe miles away from here?" Jennie asked Minhyuk.

"Yeah. How'd you know?"

"Taehyung used to go there with me so he could talk to Jisoo." Jennie said. Minhyuk and I didn't reply since it was so random of her to blurt out that information. "Anyway, that's all in the past now. I hope you two have a great time together, but also, use this time to connect," she looked specifically at Minhyuk before turning to me, "and reconnect with that ugly bear. Make this gathering useful and start facing your problems."

Jennie left me and Minhyuk in the living room, where all my brothers are currently occupying. "Hyung, want to play with us?" Soobin asked Minhyuk.

"Sure." Minhyuk said, "What game?"

"Among us." Beomgyu and Soobin smirked at each other, like they're planning something against Minhyuk.

"Don't play with them. They'll probably cheat." I told Minhyuk.

"It's alright. I don't have anything to do this afternoon anyway." Minhyuk said then smiled.

"Suit yourself." I sighed. "I'll sleep first so I can be cheerful later when we wait for 12 o clock."

"Sleep tight, Jisoo."

"See ya later!" I tapped his arm and went to find where my room with mom was.

Christmas Day wasn't as awkward and bad as I thought it would be. Surprisingly, I had fun celebrating it with the Kims. Taehyung and Minhyuk's mother even got along well with mom - the two of them sharing their own stories almost every time I pass by the dining room.

On that afternoon, Minhyuk and I took a walk to the fields.

"So, does this Christmas break still have no't met your satisfaction?" Minhyuk asked, his hand holding a camera to take pictures of the scenery around us.

"It did, fortunately."

"Great!" Minhyuk grinned and held my hand, "Then let's go to the flower fields! I bet you'll love it there."

We found the field of fresh flowers after a few minutes of walking, and I was completely mesmerized with its beauty. It was my first time to see one, and of course, it was nowhere compared to what KNUA has at the back of the School of Music building.

Both of us took pictures of each other, enjoying the place while we talked about his schedule for next year. Apparently, he will be featured in countless magazines - just small portions of a page, guest in variety shows, and record his songs that will be released in June.

During the time that I was busy with rehearsals and we weren't able to go on dates on weekends, Minhyuk got recognized as a model for famous brands like Cartier, and Paris Baguette - he did a commercial for a brand of cakes (Koreans loved him and asked for who he was after the first airing of his commercial on tv, even Paris Baguette's pastries sales rose for 14%, a big deal for rising stars.)