Clarity

Chapter 17 : Stranger

Jimin woke up feeling sore everywhere. He tried to lift his hand but found he was unable to do so. He stared at the ceiling for a time then again lift his hand to grab the bed side clock to see the time.

9.00 am.

He peeped under the sheet to see he was still naked. Jungkook didn't even care to clean him. Well... why would he? Jimin stuck back under the sheets to get a little more sleep. Later he could take a wash and sneak before Jungkook returns.

Jimin woke up two hours later. He felt better than before but as soon as he got up from the bed he fell down.

'thump'

Jimin groaned but still tried to limp to the bathroom where he took another hour to clean himself. When he was about to leave the bathroom he saw a sticky note sticked to the mirror.

'Use the oinment to the wounds'

Jimin took the sticky note. He noticed Jungkook's handwriting has changed a lot. Then he looked at the oinment.

"Where should I add this...?"

Well.... he had lots of wounds-hickies to be precised in his body. Should he add it everywhere. He read the instructions and felt his face heating up.

He felt funny about himself. Last night he had sex and now he's blushing because of an oinment. Anyway he add it carefully and wore his pants.

He put the the sheets to the laundry and walked towards the kitchen to find something to eat. Fortunately he found the refrigerator is full of snacks. He ate one and stuck few packets to his bag.

"Would Jungkook sue me for stealing snacks?"

He didn't know when he'd be able to eat again so better steal as much as possible. Jungkook is rich so he wouldn't care about few snacks right?.

He came out of the penthouse and then he looked back and forth. Where would he go now?

He can't go back to Jin hyung and he didn't have enough money to rent a room too. Jimin sighed and let his legs take him anywhere. He walked for a while without an aim. Then he found himself in a park. He sat in a bench and placed his chin on his bag.

There were many small children with their families to enjoy the evening. He watched them blankly.

"Trouble in paradise?"

He turned to see a stranger next to him sipping a coffee while looking away unbothered. The stranger was quite young but definitely older than him. Jimin wondered for a while whether this man was talking to him.

"Mmm.. You can say so..."

The stranger must've guessed that Jimin had a querrel with his boyfriend because of his limp and hickies.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Huh...?"

"Maybe I can give a solution."

Jimin didn't have any other idea anyway.

"I had to leave the place I lived and lost my job too. I don't have enough money to a motel so I don't know where to spend even the night."

The stranger stood up without telling anything and put the coffee cup to the bin.

Jimin felt stupid for sharing his problems with a stranger. Nowadays who would care for others grievences. But sooner the stranger talked.

"I can help you with the latter one"

"Mmm.. find a place to spend the night?"

"No.. a job."