YOU, ME, & SHE • |KTH AU| •

thirty-three

"You have "impulse control disorder"."

This is the first thing Vanessa says after I finish recounting why and how I got into an "accident" after I abruptly left our apartment that day a few months back.

Thea and I sit on the plush sofa by the window, enjoying the view of the sprawling gardens below, while Nessa paces in front of us.

"That's the only valid explanation for what you did," She spits out, shaking her head exasperatedly. "voluntarily getting hit by car as part of some stupid grand scheme to get a guy. You really need to think before you act, Narae," She scolds. "What if you had died?? Did you think about what that could've done to me and Thea? You should know better than to take risks like that!"

I shrug, leaning back into the soft cushions. "But it was such a golden chance, too good to pass up," I reply casually. "Besides, I'm fine, aren't I? No need to get your panties in a twist."

Nessa huffs in frustration. "You'll be the death of me, I swear... And don't think you're off the hook just yet. Your daredevil scheme is going to have serious consequences, don't say I didn't warn you." She fixes me with a stern glare, but I just grin back cheekily.

Things haven't been nothing but shitty for me lately, but I don't regret what I did. Well, not entirely anyway.

"Oh lighten up, Nessa," Thea cuts in, rolling her eyes playfully. "Things totally worked out in the end." She gestures around the opulent bedroom. "If Narae hadn't set out like she did, she would've never run into Mom, and we'd all still be at our ramshackle apartment instead here in this paradise."

I turn to Nessa with curiosity. "So what do you think of this place so far - are you comfortable?" I ask.

Nessa sighs, relaxing her stance a little. "It's really nice here but it's all a bit too fancy for my taste. I miss the simplicity of home."

Thea grins at her. "Then maybe you should take Jimin up on his offer of a date. Who knows, maybe he can show you how to loosen up and have some fun!"

I feel my eyebrows shoot up in surprise. "Hold on - Jimin asked you out??" I inquire, shifting to face Nessa more directly.

Nessa flushes, avoiding my gaze. "It was nothing, really. He just mentioned showing me around is all." She tucks a lock of hair behind her ear self-consciously.

Jimin, that Casanova... How did he get over me so fast..?

I continue staring at her and she raises her eyebrows at me.

"Sooo, uh, you didn't say how things are going with Taehyung..." She prods.

I shift awkwardly, playing with a loose thread on my sleeve. "What about him?" I mumble.

Thea claps her hands excitedly. "Give us the deets!" She crows. "Is he as dreamy as he seems? And have you two done things?"

"Thea..." I say, my face heating up at her line of questioning. "There's nothing like that to report. We're just friends."

"Friends..?" She repeats, her expression skeptical. "That's not what Greyson thinks."

I let out a big sigh. "Look, Taehyung has a girlfriend, okay? And she's pregnant."

"What?!" Nessa and Thea shriek in unison, gaping at me.

"And she's not just anyone," I mutter, grabbing my phone and standing. "She's Jennie."

Thea's face drains of color. "No..."

"Wait, wait," Nessa whispers, glancing between us. "Jennie as in Jennie Kim?? The one who..."