𝖠𝖽𝗆𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖬𝗌 𝖪𝗂𝗆 | 𝗍𝖺𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗂𝖾

say the word

As the night went on, the crowd from his house slowly evaporated as they drove back to the comforts of their own homes that left the birthday celebrant, his sister, Jennie, Jimin, and Chaeyoung but soon after, Yoongi came to pick Jisoo and now it's only the four of them left.

"Are you gonna be okay?" Jennie's voice was laced with concern as she asked the younger female who is holding the barely sober Jimin.

"He's quite a handful when he's drunk and is very annoying," Taehyung added and almost rolled his eyes, recalling the times he had to deal with the drunk Jimin.

"Yeah, it's alright. I can manage," Chaeyoung responded, "His apartment is just a few streets away."

"If you say so," Jennie lets out, "but don't hesitate to call us if there's a problem, okay?"

"Oh don't worry, I got this." She ensured and gave the both of them warm embraces before she left the penthouse with Jimin.

The two watched Chaeyoung and Jimin's figure as it slowly disappeared out of their sights. After they moved back inside and closed the door, they eyed the now shabby and muggy living room, the outcome of the small party they held, as they both puffed out a breath.

They were the only ones left and that means that they're also the only ones who are responsible to clean the mess. With a heavy sigh, Jennie started picking up the trash that was scattered on the floor and was about to place it in a garbage bag but a tug on her wrist stopped her from doing so.

"You don't need to do that," Taehyung says softly, "you've done enough, you need to rest"

She appreciated his concern but she shook her head, " it's okay. I'm not sleepy yet and I have nothing to do," she reasoned.

"Well, then I'll help you." He answered back.

"No, you need to rest. You were working all day and it's your birthday. Leave this to me, you need to rest." Jennie stopped him from reaching the plastic she was about to get.

"Look, I'm not tired because like what I've said earlier, you took every amount of tiredness I felt plus the adrenaline from the party is still here so don't worry about me and let me help you." Her cheeks heat up after his remark but she tried to ignore it and continued cleaning.

"Do you mind if I play some music?" Taehyung suddenly asked.

"Go on," she answered shortly then proceeded into collecting the empty bottles of beer and placed them into a trash bag before putting them away.

When she came back, soft, mellow music was already played, setting a calm and serene atmosphere inside unlike earlier that was very wild and chaotic.

They both cleaned the living room in silence, not the awkward kind of silence, but the calm one.  Jennie was tidying up the tables while Taehyung swept away the dirt in the living room.

After about half an hour of cleaning, the house started to look on its original form before. The party decorations, trash, cans, and bottles of alcoholic drinks were stored in one space. Overall, the house looks tidy so they placed the items they used in cleaning back on its storage and the two both took a seat on the couch to take a rest.

Jennie looked at the time and it's already 2 hours after midnight.

"Hey, are you sleeping?" She asked when he noticed that he was getting quiet. When she faced him, he was covering his eyes with his arms as he leaned his head on the couch.

"I'm not." He answered in a whisper, not moving.

"Okay then, come with me. I have to show you my gift." She announced before she stood up.