Chances

Chapter 21: The Next Morning

As expected none of the members or the girls woke up before the afternoon sun had risen. Dahee stretching out her arms as the rays from outside the window managed to peek through the curtains, blinding her momentarily when she opened her eyes. She rolled around on the nice warm satin sheets of Jungkook's bed identifying his scent when she stuffed her nose in his pillow, dizzying her, making her smile.

At some point in the night she had taken off the sweatpants she was lent, in favor of being more comfortable. The less close she wore to sleep the better. Not remembering to put the pants back on, she walked out after brushing her hair and teeth wanting to make breakfast for everyone.

When she stepped in the kitchen, Hobi was already there, eyes half closed, sipping a cup of coffee, but when she greeted him making her way to get her own cup, his eyes were fully opened examining Dahee's long legs that he hadn't ever seen until now "Uh Dahee, I think you should go put some pants on." She looked down on herself and being a tall woman herself, JK's large shirt was easily coming up exposing some of her ass cheeks if she twisted the wrong way. Pulling it lower and leaving her mug of coffee on the counter excused herself, Hobi finally able to exhale the breath he was apparently holding.

Hyejin had woken up upon receiving a series of text messages, annoyed all the dinging noise she checked to see who it was and it was her dad, asking when she would be home, sending the same message multiple times. She tucked Reyna in under the blankets hoping the dinging didn't disturb her, tiptoeing out of the room. She tried closing the door as quietly as she could, twisting the know open and then close to ease the locking system. Just as she turned around she screamed jumping at the half naked Namjoon who looked like he was just about to knock "Joonie please put a shirt on, oh my God." She couldn't help but gawk at his fine built, his pec muscles almost perfectly formed and his biceps looking flexed even if it wasn't, his abs, although not so defined, still made her involuntarily drool at the sight of it. Namjoon crossed his arms over his body mumbling that he forgot they were there and quickly walked back to his room to retrieve a shirt.

As Hyejin was descending from the chairs, Dahee at emerged, now wearing pants. and greeted each other good morning. Hyejin, friendly as always giving her friend a kiss on the cheek and Hobi one on his head before sitting down to have a cup of tea that Hobi got for her. Jungkook was the next in the kitchen, hair tossed up every which way, walking over to the fridge to get himself a cup of milk, greeted everyone a good morning and even kissed Dahee's cheek on his way to retrieve a cup from where she was standing scrambling eggs.

All three of them shocked looking at the boy who still had his eyes closed while he poured the milk in the glass without spilling and drank it. Leaving the carton and the used glass on the counter, walking out of the kitchen then cuddling Jimin from the back, falling asleep again "Well that was weird." Hyejin said before scrolling through her phone again, answering messages and emails while Hobi looked at them with her. Dahee went back to scrambling eggs while smiling and blushing like crazy.

Speaking of Jimin, he was in the middle of a sort of cuddle fest. With his legs tangled up with Rachel's facing her as they slept and Jungkook hugging him from behind, his leg extending all the way over to Rachel's made for the perfect human blanket. The girl had woken up before him, giggling at the tiny snores coming from Jimin, kissing his slightly opened mouth and nose before untangling herself from him, replacing her body for a pillow, throwing a blanket over both boys on the floor, making her way to the kitchen.

She helped Dahee prepare breakfast, making miso soup and boiling water for ramen, the only thing they had plenty of in their pantry. Scoring some chicken breast and pan frying it for protein and garnishing the noodle bowls with chives, mushrooms, gochujang and other toppings she could find, set the bowls aside and left the soup on simmer. Namjoon had just come down with a still sleepy Taehyung, ready to eat. Hobi went to get the two boys while Hyejin said she'll wake Jin up.

When she entered Hobi and Jimin's room where he slept after their talk last night. She couldn't help but stare and admire the older one's face, soft and white, his bangs all over his eyes, and his plump red lips mushed up from how his cheek hit the pillow. She had begun coming his hair out of his eyes when she felt his hand pull her down from the waist making her lie in bed, Jin spooning her "Hey let's eat now." she chuckled, turning around to face him "five minutes" he said. He didn't have his eyes open but somehow felt her eyes on him and told her not to stare and she told him how beautiful he was. Blinking his eyes fast open he looked in her eyes and then here lips then back on her eyes "so are you." and closed the gap between his lips and her forehead.

Finally they were all at the table, even Reyna had come down after Yoongi went to check on her and told her that everyone was eating already. She sat beside Yoongi while Namjoon watched from the other end stuck between the 95 liners, his jaw sticking out as he sipped on his soup. When the conversation died down a little bit Hobi asked what they should all do today and Hyejin said she had to go and visit her dad, Reyna piping up that she'll come with. Then a conversation between the two girls started.

"I haven't seen aboji in awhile" Reyna and the rest of the girl had the habit of calling Hyejin's dad, father too, feeling close to him as well after all the summers they spent in their house.

"i told him I'll stay with him for at least a month but he said he'll get tired of me soon and to go back to work after a week." All the girls laughed, that was totally something he'd tell Hyejin.

"Can I come too?" Rachel popped in, missing the house as much as she did Hyejin's dad.

"We could all go. You guys are on break no right?" Hyejin asked the boys to which they nodded grabbing seconds and thirds of the food Dahee and Rachel made. "Great! We can all go after Christmas." The had agreed and Yoongi asked where her dad lived "In Jeju." Making all of them even more excited.

Hyejin left as soon as she finished breakfast, going around the table to kiss them all goodbye, giving Jin three times the kisses others got since he was pouting the whole time before taking her Jeep Wrangler and left for her hotel room to get her luggage. She was gonna go ahead of them so she could spend Christmas with her family which was in two days.

All the other girls left in taxis to visit their own families and ready to pack for Jeju except Dahee. She hadn't spoken to her dad since he slapped her last night nor did she want to. She couldn't believe he was going to transfer her without consulting her first, hating herself for being so naïve and thoughtless that the foul man she called father would ever be proud of her and think of her as enough. Thinking about him made her angry and grunt and hit JK's pillow several time hoping to relieve some of the emotion. But it didn't work. She hated him she knew that much and she couldn't bare to stand him much longer. So she called his cell. Surprisingly, he picked up.

But the voice on the other end belonged to his mistress, the one who stood by his side last night, cowering in fear that he'd hit her the way he hit his own daughter. She said that he didn't want to talk to her right now and to only contact him once she accepted the transfer, aggravating Dahee even more and said with spite that she called in order to tell him that she quit. She didn't want to be his lap dog anymore and surely didn't want anything related to the disgusting man. He picked up the phone then, apparently hearing everything she said, and yelled into the receiver that quitting meant he would disown her, that he'll take everything he gave her, that she'd have no family to return to or a place to call home anymore and she accepted it all. Screaming into the phone that she never wanted all her riches, that she didn't need all the money being his daughter got her but all she needed was a father, the one thing he couldn't provide or be for her so she drew the line, not wanting anything to do with him anymore and she hung up. Just like that she severed her most toxic tie, crying into the pillow out of sadness and hurt but most of all relief.

She felt finally free of all the pain, all the feelings of inadequacy, and doubt. She already felt like a new person and was ready to start anew but that didn't mean now. For now, she would stay in JK's room, bawling her eyes out, figuring out the next thing to do, and despite being surrounded by friends just moments ago, felt like she was alone in this cruel cold world.