Mermaid Tale (Bts ff)

Chapter 32

~Ji-uen's POV~

It was a pretty typical Wednesday when I was couped up in my room, sat at my desk with a blanket wrapped around my legs and papers scrawled in front of me. Some rough drafts were scrunched up and tossed to the nearbvy bin, I sighed at yet another fresh start of a blank page with my pencil tapping the wood in thought. It was evening, the sun casting an orange hue over the horizon before dipping down in the deep blue to where it fizzled out and died, making way for the night. Soon to return the next day, the moon came out from the East and slowly started rising higher into the sky. Before long I was at my desk, the only thing propping my head up was my hand that I rested on the desk in front of me. I tiredly mumbled, dissapointed in the lack of ideas I had come up with.

I really didn't know how to handle such a situation like this, what was the right approach? What would promise the most sucsess? The string of words I had written on the page infront of me were blurry as I become disoriated by exhaustion. I had gotten up aroudn the early hours of the morning and lazily dragging my eyes to the alarm clock, it had just hit midnight. The moonlight shining through my window as it soared above the sky, being the guardian to the darkness. The screen of my phone lit up once more, illuminating the whole room in a painful light. I grunted, pulling my glasses up and rubbing my eyes to try and soothe the stinging, before reaching to grap my phone which I hadn't checked all day.

There were a few messages from my new manager, it was a little bit of a reality check, considering I had completlety forgot about my career during this time. Her first few messages were some warm greetings where she had suggested going to a cafe to properly have introducations. Then she had notified me of a new photoshoot that was scheduled in a few days, i sighed responding a quick agreement to the meet up and acknoledgement of the photoshoot. I saw the Yoongi's phone still had some unread messages and at first I wasn't going to read through them, but one caught my eye. It was from Jin, who I had spoke to early. He had gave his adress and asked me when I was free to come round. He wanted to discuss something with me. I instantly thought they maybe they were suspicious of me, they might not have bought my excuses of Yoongi's whereabouts. What was I able to say though, that he wasn't availalbe because our parents of an under water kingdom have locked him up? No. But I couldn't decline that easy, so I decided it was best to arrange the meeting.

Afterall, I could be over reacting, they said I could visit earlier because they wanted to meet me. I also gave him my number, so that he could contact me through my own belonging. I plugged the device into my charger so it wouldn't be dead by morning and dragged myself to bed, where I fell down into the covers, wrapping them around me and rolling up like a burito. The most cosy and warm method of sleeping.

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I got up at 9 the next morning and from my arrangements I had made yesterday, I was in a little rush to get ready. I pulled the first things visible from my closet, checking in the mirror they somewhat matched, having to swap a T-shirt to make it look at least presentable. I fixed my hair with a light brush, and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash. Slipping on my shoes, I fled out the comfort of my bedroom and down the staircase where I found Chief laying across the couch in the living room. Once he saw me he perked up and leaped off the couch, follwoing me into the kitchen, I rummaged through the drawers pulling out a random box of cereal that had been pushed to the back. I noticed Chief by my side, looking up eagerly before scratching at the counter. I found the dog food and put some in his bowl before snacking on the cereal from the box. Within the time of 30 minutes, i had managed to be out the door. Not perfect and defiently not well put together, but it was bareable and I didn't look liek a complete mess. I tugged a mask and hat on to keep my identity hidden frm the public, as I travelled to the nearest bus stop. It wasn't far, when living close to the city most things weren't too far. Soon from walking down the pavement a good 10 minutes, the lush forest slowly began turning into buildings and shops. An over time the buildings got taller and taller into skyscrapers.

I passed a Starbucks which from temptation I grabbed a quick hot chocolate before reaching the bus stop. There were only a few people: an old couple, a group of 3 teenagers and a woman with her daughter who was crying to which she was trying to calm her. I sat down on the bench, before checking my phone.

Manager ~: "Are you able to pick up a music sheet from the studio at 5?

I responded quickly agreeing, while leaning back in a sigh. I wouldn't be staying long surely, they'd probably kick me out a dinner. The bus came trecking around the corner and everyone waiting eagerly stood at the edge of the sidewalk as the bus opened its doors. I had never been in a bus before, but from online research they were a very efficient method of travel. The looked around curioisly as I stepped on and decided to sit down on the right. I placed my bag on the seat beside me as the bus began to start up, churning its engine as it started up along the cities streets. I sighed, trailing my fingers along the window as the bus travelled deeper into the city.

I felt so clueless, with a huge weight crushing down on me, pressure forcing me down. Like I was chained down, I felt nervous. Only because I knew that my brother was trapped in the cellars in a place he never even wanted to enter. It was my fault, I shouldnt have brought him there.

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