Under the lights tonight || Park Jimin

6

"I was hoping you would call..."

"Oh yeah," I laugh awkwardly with the phone pressed to my ear, glaring at Stella, "Sorry I was working all day."

"I assumed you were busy," He laughs, switching to Korean, "I'm just glad you did call and I wouldn't feel like a complete loser."

Stella motions for me to put it on speaker and I wave her off, "Get out of here." I mouth to her, "Well I called." Stella looks excited as I talk.

"I was wondering," Jimin starts, "If you would maybe want to get dinner with me before I leave the city?"

"Oh," I pause, "I would love to but I'm very busy. I'm sorry."

"You are not busy!" Stella whispers and I shush her. Stella leans her ear up to the other side of the phone in an attempt to hear what he's saying.

"Well," Jimin starts, "Then maybe I can see you again for coffee before I leave if you're too busy for dinner." Why is he insisting to see me so much? He can just find another girl in another city who's way prettier than me anyway.

I pause for a moment, "I don't know if that's a good idea..." I trail off.

Jimin sounds a little upset, "You're right. It was silly of me."

"Ana!" Stella whisper shouts as she pulls away, "Go out with him or you'll spend your life regretting it!"

I cover the speaker of the phone, "I don't want to." I whisper.

"Ana at least go for coffee..." Stella whines.

I turn back to the phone, "Actually Jimin," I look at Stella while speaking, "Maybe we should get coffee. My treat since you all were so welcoming the other night."

"Oh," He sounds surprised, "That would be great."

"Of course." I say with a fake smile on my face, "I'll text you the details of my favorite coffee shop, what about 9 o'clock tomorrow morning?"

"Alright," Jimin sounded less upset than before, "Goodnight Ana."

"Goodnight Jimin." With that, I hung up the phone and turn to face Stella, "Why would you do that Stella?" I groan.

Stella laughs, "You're seriously asking why I want you to go out with Park Jimin?"

"I'm not like you," I huff, "I don't want to date an idol or anyone at all." I roll my eyes. I don't have time to be worrying about some boyfriend especially not a boyfriend like Jimin. Besides I'm not interested in him.

Stella climbs back under the covers, "You're so boring Ana." She yawns closing her eyes, finally deciding to go to sleep.

"I'm not boring Ana," I roll my eyes, getting up to turn the lights off, "I'm just grown up unlike you. You're more worried about getting a man than you are about anything else." I shut the lights off and head back to bed.

"You're not worried about anything other than being boring." Stella yawns, "Goodnight." I huff as I climb into the bed. I am not more I just don't care about boyfriends more than I care about myself like Stella.

*****

My alarm goes off, I roll over and shut it off, "What time is it?" Stella groans from beside me.

"7 am." I yawn and stretch, swinging my legs over the edge of the bed.

"Why are you up so early?" Stella groans, "I'm so tired and I thought you worked the afternoon shift, not the morning." She buries her face in the pillows.