Still With You

EP 5 : No Refunds

Bambam opened his door just to see Jungkook standing there, his hands in his pockets. "Hey." Jungkook gave him a tiny smile.

"Hey," Bambam mumbled. He rubbed his eyes to confirm if it was Jungkook. "Okay, so this is real. It is happening. What brought you here at . . ." He paused and looked back to check the wall clock he had inside. "11 PM? Does Lisa know you're here?"

"Is your dorm mate inside? I need some advice right now." Jungkook rubbed the nape of his neck.

"This is . . . odd. If you need advice, why didn't you just go to Lisa like you usually--oh." Bambam halted at the realization. "You need advice about her. Makes sense why you're here alone when the two of you are usually glued together."

Jungkook heaved a sigh. "So? Is your dorm mate there?"

Bambam shook his head and stood aside to make way for Jungkook. "Nope. Feel free to cry here all you want."

"I am not going to cry." Jungkook glared at him as he entered Bambam's dorm.

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"Three days, huh? She's been avoiding you for that long?" Bambam gawked. "That's unlike her. What happened? What did you do?"

Jungkook messed his hair. "Can't say. What happened is between us, but . . . this is killing me."

To say things became awkward between them is an understatement. Though they still shared a room and bed, Lisa kept a pillow between them. And for three days, she's been going to university earlier than Jungkook. At dismissal, she'd go home with the rest of her classmates. Yes, that includes Bobby - one of the reasons why Jungkook's losing his mind.

Jungkook could tolerate it on the first day ever since they made out. He figured it would be awkward between them somehow. However, yesterday, he made an effort to approach her and reconcile. She kept dismissing him with a smile. She didn't even meet his gaze even once. Sure, she still makes some packed lunch for him and arranges his uniform for him like how she usually does. He still does the laundry and cooks dinner for them. However, that's about it.

And today, he made an effort to wait for her after classes. However, Lisa told him she would come home with her classmates again since they had a project they were doing together. Jungkook strongly felt like it was an excuse of some sort. She was avoiding him for sure.

"Did you try to reach out——?" Upon seeing how Jungkook glared at him, he immediately dismissed the thought.

Of course, he'd try to reach out. It's always been their dynamic since the seventh grade. Jungkook would tease her to the bone, and if she ever got upset, he'd soothe her with a teasing smile. They never got into a severe fight. The longest they've been upset with each other was a whole day when Jungkook got pissed at Lisa back in tenth grade. He warned her about her boyfriend (now ex), but she didn't listen. That was it.

"I don't know what to say. This is the first time this has happened." Bambam scratched his chin. "Why are you even asking me about this?"

"Because you're single. You give the best advice," Jungkook blatantly answered. "Coaches don't play, after all." He shrugged, leaning back.

Bambam squinted his eyes towards him. "Funny." He cleared his throat. "Give her time and constantly make an effort to communicate daily. Oh, but don't force her to talk . . ."

As Bambam poured his heart out, giving him advice, Jungkook felt his phone vibrate. He took it out of his pocket, seeing he received a message.

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hey where are you? can you pick me up,,?