•honey• || KookMin

01. The beaten girl in the corner

"One of these days you could get a very serious injury. You should stop fighting around like a cat on a roof."

Silence.

"Your knuckles are so mangled... You'll end up with scars."

Silence.

"Or damaging a nerve... or..."

She falls silent, shy. She continues the delicate and careful bandaging. Unaware that she's being stared at by the girl in front of her. The bespectacled student places a hook to hold the bandage properly and gives a relieved sigh. She puts away the remainder in the medicine cabinet when she hears a faint:

"Thank you."

He looks directly at her before smiling and tilting his head.

"Jimin." completes the teenage girl bandaged on her hands, arms, neck and a patch on her forehead. Her red cheeks and brown eyes look away. Jimin smiles, tucking her black hair behind her ear.

"You're welcome Googie."

Jeonggoo notices his bandage-covered hand. How until a few minutes ago it had only grime, blood and broken flesh. Leaning against a wall in the street as she waits for her trusted nurse to help her. She sees Jimin leaving to take the first aid kit to the bathroom and can't resist momentarily noticing her legs. Sagging stockings, firm, taut thighs... Jeonggoo always sees Jimin the same way. The first thing she saw of Jimin, were her legs, then her small outstretched hand offering help to the slitted eyes exuding concern. Jeonggoo bites her lips and clenches her hands. From the street to his room.

So many things...

Jimin is peeking out from the bathroom and sees the mystery guest she has been bringing for several weeks. The misterious girl who is always getting into fights and whom she meets day in and day out like the first time.

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"To Seoul? Really?"

"Yes. Why not? we could share a dorm room, accompany each other to auditions, help each other in class... I-I don't know, it sounds like a good plan to me. Going off by myself kind of scares me. We have a whole year to think about it." he admits sheepishly as he offers.

"Ummm" she pouts. "I should give it some thought and ask my parents. You want to do it a little soon."

"If not, it might not work out."

"That's riiiight"

The short girl pops the gum and takes the large hand offered to her so she can balance. She walks along an edge of pavement overlooking a river. She looks out of the corner of her eye at her companion: her best friend Taehyung.

She spends more time with him than with his parents since known him. One day they just happened to run into each other at school, he had just arrived from Daegu and looked very lost.

Since the age of nine they have been together and it doesn't look like will changing.

"I hope you're not telling me this so I won't study" Taehyung smiles square and shrugs. "You must have a good GPA anyway. They wouldn't accept you into the arts academy!" Jimin scolds and almost falls into the river if it weren't for Taehyung.

"I study if you promise go to Seoul with me."

"THAT'S CHEATING!"

Taehyung hugs the girl from behind. Jimin puffs up her cheeks a little. What a freeloader he's... if he wasn't her best friend, I'd scold him. Some people think he's her boyfriend, and no! They've never been. Just very loving friends. Taehyung gives a soft snort, pausing by the passing cars. He's hopeful that Jimin will accompany him to Seoul.