"Ji Eun, let's swim too!" Suzy uttered excitedly. She boldly removed her shirt in front of me not really caring about the fact that we are surrounded by men. Dangerous men for that matter.
Now she's only wearing a black bra and short denim shorts. Her perfect curves showing.
We just finished setting up our tent, thanks to Taehyung's help.
"Let's go Unnie! This will be my first time swimming on a lake." Dahyun also said removing her long sleeves shirt revealing the small butterfly tattoo above her left chest. She also removed her jogger pants. Now she's only wearing a red bra and white short shorts. If she hadn't called me Unnie I wouldn't have remembered the fact that she's a year younger than me and Suzy.
"Let's go," Suzy said running to the deck of the lake fearlessly jumping into the water. The guys roared in both surprise and amusement.
"Come on." Dahyun grabbed my hand pulling me towards the water.
Sometimes I hate these two for being so bold and confident. Both of them don't fear anything. They are always free spirited and brave since we were young.
"We have to cook for our lunch first," I uttered helplessly trying to escape from Dahyun's clutch.
"You don't cook, duh," Dahyun said dragging me further.
"Just go, don't worry, Taehyung, Jin, and I will stay here to cook for lunch." Yoongi murmured, carefully taking out a portable stove on a box and placing it on the wooden table. I gave him a darted look. He just smiled.
"No, I'll swim too man, you and Jin should cook." Taehyung chuckled removing his shirt rushing into the water to join the guys.
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"Jae, do you know any Coldplay song?" Jin asked before drinking from his beer.
It's finally nightfall. After enjoying the cold water of the lake earlier, we hungrily savored the pork barbecue that Jin and Yoongi cooked for our lunch. We enjoyed talking about random things until dusk.
We're now sitting on a rubber mat that the reception desk gave us when we asked for firewoods earlier. We were circled around a little bonfire, jamming to a good song while drinking cold beer.
"One two three.." Jae uttered before strumming his guitar.
When you try your best but you don't succeed..
Jae started singing the first line of Fix You by Coldplay. I didn't expect his voice to be so beautiful but I was surprised that despite his devilish facade, he sound angelic.
When you get what you want but not what you need..
Taehyung sang the next line with his deep voice filled with equally deep emotions. I'm suddenly feeling emotional. The heavy feeling I had this morning is suddenly coming back.
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep..
It was JK this time. I was surprised to hear him sing for the first time. My heart aches at the sound of his voice. There's something in JK's voice that made the line so utterly painful. He made it seem as if he was hurting. Is he actually hurting? Is this because of Ji An?
I smiled bitterly and didn't even bother to conceal it.
Stuck in Reverse...
Everyone sang in unison. As I look at these people around me, I feel a deep sense of belonging that I have never found anywhere else.
This would probably be the most memorable camping trip my entire life. Meeting these guys made up for the years I long for friendships.
"Guys let's play secrets and sins." Jae suddenly said as he stopped strumming his guitar and cleared his throat. Maybe he also felt that the mood is becoming serious and heavy. I realized that each of us has a vulnerability that we are trying to hide.
