playboy |park jimin| ff.

12. Blossoming

Jimin's POV

I can still recall the first day I talked to her. I was at the elementary school back then, we were both only 9 years old. It was the day of the blossoming trees. The sun was shining really high above the sky, it was warm but the slight cold wind of the spring cooled me down. We were playing soccer with my classmates during the p.e lesson. During the break, after the match, I went to the faucets of the school to drink some water.
After I finished I was ready to leave and go back to play with my classmates, when I heard someone sing a song somewhere in the back.
I turned around with curiosity trying to figure out from where the voice was coming. Deep in the yard, behind some blossom trees, a saw a girl sitting on the bench, waving with her little feet that were barely touching the ground. I slowly started to approach her. She was still singing that song to herself while drinking her strawberry milk.
I recognized her. Until that day I never spoke to her, she was always by herself all alone... and even during lunchtime, she ate at the empty table.

Jimin: Hey you, what are you doing here?

I asked her. She didn't seem to be startled at all by my sudden presence. She slowly looked at me while continuing to drink her milk. My eyes lowered suddenly towards some bruises on her ankles, they seemed fresh and one was still slightly bleeding. Her shoes were half scratched and half stained. She saw that I looked at them and also lowered her gaze to her broken shoes.

Girl: Oh... they hide them from me. I found out my classmates were playing with them on the ground like a ball.

She said with a sad voice and continued drinking her milk while watching down. No one in our class wanted to play with her or talk. My classmates always said me not to approach her and keep a distance from her. I always acted like a coward, obeying them like a fool because a feared being left alone. What was it that I feared so much, that I wasn't brave enough to protect her from my own classmates? I hated myself more as she didn't deserve to be treated like that...

Jimin: Look here, you can take mine.

I took off my shoes and bent down in front of her. She looked at me surprised. I carefully took her shoe off too and put mine on her little feet. My foot was just a little bit larger than hers, but at least she could walk properly with those back home without feeling uncomfortable.
A small smile appeared on her face while admiring her new pair of shoes.

Jimin: Does it still hurt?

I asked her while pointing to the bruises. She averted her gaze from the shoes to me.

Girl: They are just bruises, they will heal.

She said with a lower voice, some rays of the sun broke through the trees lighting her delicate face. I couldn't understand how she could still smile after what my classmates did to her. My eyes couldn't abandon her little smile, a cool breeze passed between us as my eyes were still fixed on her smile. I was still on my knees in front of her. It felt like a bitter sensation when my my eyes crossed hers,  those eyes were talking to me as if they wanted me never to leave her side. I smiled back at her and wished that moment could last longer...She gave the kind of comfort I never got, I thought so.

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Y/n: I brought your helmet, won't you take it?

She said louder making me come back to reality. I stood up quickly and took it from her. For a moment my mind went black, I don't know why but any words were leaving my mouth. I wanted to say something to make her stay a little bit longer.