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16. Now That's Funny

"Wake up, honey!" Mrs. Jeon shook Jungkook and he turned to the other side by wrapping the blanket around his head. "Get up, Jimin called, he is on his way."

Mrs. Jeon flinched because she didn't see when the boy jumped off the bed and he was running past her towards the bathroom. "You should have started with that."

The lady's face was awestruck. In her career of being a mother, she hadn't done a job well done than this before in waking Jungkook up.

Jungkook returned quickly after a shower and he was on the breakfast table. Both his parents looked at him bizarrely as if they were seeing a stranger. "What are you wearing?" Mr. Jeon couldn't stop himself from asking as he looked at Jungkook's body-hugging attire.

"I am not a baby anymore, dad. I am in high school now." Jungkook scoffed as if his tight clothes had anything to do with his class.

"But, baby-"

Jungkook's angry glare and his pointed finger stopped Mrs. Jeon. "What did I just say? Not a baby."

"Sure," Mrs. Jeon nervously glanced at Mr. Jeon and they both then looked at Jungkook together who was bunching up his mouth with food.

"Jimin Hyung is here." He peeked at his phone and squatted, unable to decide if he should finish the food first or run out.

"Go, just don't rip your pants off." Mrs. Jeon helped the boy with his dilemma.

"Good call," Jungkook ran to the kitchen to wash his hands and then sauntered off towards the door but then he ran back to the table, picking his phone and his satchel bag. "Bye mom, bye dad." He kissed his mother's cheeks and disappeared.

"I didn't know he was so happy to take the quiz." Mr. Jeon chuckled unbelievably after the boy disappeared.

"Or maybe it's flying to the US." Mrs. Jeon suggested.

Mr. Jeon agreed, "it definitely has to be the US part. You know what? I will arrange a graduation trip for him to the US." He declared proudly.

**

"Hi, Hyung," Jungkook leaned against the car window. "Where is Utk-ka... Uttu?"

"If you get inside, we can go pick her up..." Jimin replied slowly with an uninterested look over his face. His eyes that held hatred towards the boy had dissolved over the months and now all there was left was... curiosity.

Jungkook opened the door quickly as he stepped inside but then immediately got out, holding his nose. "It stinks."

"Then stop breathing and stick your head out of the window." Jimin yelled as he honked and Jungkook flinched, quickly getting inside the car.

Jimin turned the vehicle around and also the air conditioner while sliding the control of his air freshener to the max without saying another word. His eyes kept glancing at the boy who had neatly tucked in his black round collared t-shirt under black chinos. The silver buckle of his black belt proportionated his body well.

Averting his eyes, he had to focus on the road. Soon, they reached Taemin's place and texted the boy. "Is it Uttu's place?" Jungkook asked, talking for the first time since he sat in the car in silence.

"No, it's Taemin. He is in Utkarsha's section." Jimin replied while opening his glove compartment and taking out the sunglasses.

Jungkook watched the older put on the black Rayban's over his face and reclined his seat to lean on it. Jungkook hugged himself as he looked out of the window. The bright sunlight streamed onto the skin of two.