In the dark

3

The girl stood outside of the Hybe building once again. She was trying to gather some courage before making her way inside again. She whispered a little mantra to herself and played with the cuffs on her sleeves. 'You can do this! There is no harm in checking. It was probably just a fluke,' she told herself repeatedly. She had finally resolved herself, lifting her head high and walking steadily towards the building.

A few hours before, the girl had awoken to the sound of banging on the door. "Jungkook! Open the door, wake up!" a voice screamed out. The two humans grunted in exhaustion as they slowly opened their eyes. However, Bam was fully awake and panting over the girl's face, happy to finally have someone awake.

More banging on the door forced the young man to sit up from the couch. "Alright! I'm coming!" the man named Jungkook shouted as he stretched, stood up, and walked toward the door. Jungkook opened the door with a yawn and stared sleepily at the man on the other side.

"We're going to be late because of you! You need to hurry up and get ready. We need to leave now!" the man said to Jungkook. Jungkook yawed again and nodded his head. He opened the door further to allow his friend to enter.

"I need to let Bam out to use the bathroom and then change. Give me like 20 minutes, and then we can go." Jungkook said to the man as he shuffled back through the apartment. The unknown man let out a huff and flopped onto the couch in the exact spot where Jungkook had been lying just a moment ago. 

"We're going to be late!" he shouted again. The girl looked over at the man and took in his features. He was shorter than Jungkook with a more angelic face too. His sandy blonde hair flopped over his face as he kept brushing his hair with his fingers. His very full, plump lips caught the girl's attention almost immediately. To her, he was just as gorgeous as the other men she had seen the day before. She was either far too lonely, or there was something in the water that made these men breathtaking. She chose the second option. 'You can't be lonely if you're always alone,' she thought to herself. 

"Jimin, I have to take Bam out, or he will make a mess in the house. It will be just a few minutes. It really shouldn't take that long." Jungkook stated matter of factly. Jungkook gathered up Bam's supplies and took him outside. Jimin stayed behind and played on his phone while waiting for his friend's return. The girl remained on the bed in the living room, willing herself to go back to sleep. Ten minutes later, Jungkook and Bam returned. He quickly gathered his stuff and gave the dog a quick goodbye before heading out for the day. 

The girl enjoyed the peace for a little while longer before her bladder gave demands and forced the girl up. When she was up, she toured around the home, checking each room to make sure she was completely alone. She found the master suite with the attached bathroom. After she was finished using the toilet, she turned on the shower and stripped off her clothes.

She saw the light turn bright red, signaling that the water was hot. 'Rich people and their toys,' she giggled to herself. She placed one foot inside to test the water's temperature. She was correct; it was the perfect hot temperature, but not molten lava hot. The girl fully stepped in and dunked her head under water spray.

"Oh god! It feels like a firehose is hitting me!" She shouted to absolutely no one. "Ah! It feels so good!" The girl could feel the pressure of the water hitting all of her aches and pains and relaxing them under the heat. She will never complain about Jungkook's riches ever again as long as she has his shower. 

While washing up, her mind rewound the last 24 hours. More precisely, when she was in that board meeting. She thought about the young man again. For some odd reason, his laugh continued to raise suspicion in her brain. She could not let it go, despite having any other evidence to go off of. Her mind continued to nag her about it. Why would he be laughing at that boring meeting if it was not for her pretending to shoot herself? It all seemed too weird.