It Only Takes a Moment

Chapter 32: Waterpark

Ch.31

Road trip!! As soon as you woke up, you jumped out of bed to get ready and waited with your bags near the door. Hwanwoong texted you when to get out of your apartment and you ran out as fast as you could. It didn't take long to see Jungkook slowly driving his car through the street. Hwanwoong had his phone in his hands while looking around when he spotted you. The car came to a stop with the two guys smiling at you as you rushed to enter the car. Your bag was tossed inside and you hopped in, squealing with Hwanwoong.

The mood was so bright that you almost didn't notice Jimin was in the car at first. He was sitting in the backseat too. His arms were crossed and he wasn't cheering like you or smiling like Jungkook. He was here though! That's what really counted! Jimin was just a little quiet and gloomy since he had to drop off Anastasia with Dasom. You could imagine how worried Jimin must feel even if it was just for two days. Still, you hoped he knew Anastasia was in good hands. The four of you are going to have a great time together!

"Hey, Jiminie." You waved at him as he slowly looked away from the window. Jungkook was driving away from your apartment complex while Hwanwoong was trying to figure out how to get Google maps to work.

"What do you want?" Jimin looked you over.

"You didn't even say hello to me when I entered the car. How cruel." You pouted before letting out a short giggle. It took Jimin aback though, his ears reddening at the realization.

"Oh...hello, (F/n)." Jimin awkwardly bowed his head to you. His movements were so robotic that you just had to shake your head playfully at him. He's trying so you'll give him credit for that.

"Your flirting sucks. I'll steal your girlfriend at this rate," Jungkook said from the front. He was only teasing Jimin, but he was seriously lucky Jimin wasn't sitting in the passenger seat right now.

The most Jungkook got was a glare and grumble out of Jimin. He was back to staring out the window with a lot on his mind. None of it ever showed on his face. The most any of you could pick out was that he missed Anastasia. Aside from that, no one had a clue on how Jimin felt about the trip or going to Busan. It made you curious if he was looking forward to it at all. He could have gone to Busan himself to see his mom, but never did. Was he happy at all to go back? You were curious yet a majority of your questions weren't going to be asked. You left Jimin alone to have his privacy.

He was in his own world when staring out the window. The three of you didn't bother to disturb him any longer. Jimin sat peacefully with music playing through the heated car. It felt nice and warm inside that you were able to shed the jacket you had worn. The atmosphere was so playful and energetic. It was hard not to be in a good mood as Hwanwoong and you told some personal stories. The ride to Seoul and Busan would take a couple hours, so you were prepared for it. Anything to kill whatever boredom that might arise! You just knew that you wouldn't be able to fall asleep on the ride there with how excited you were.

"I bet you were such a catch in high school," You said as Hwanwoong brought his hands to his cheeks. "You had to have all the boys and girls chasing after you."

"(F/n), you're flattering me too much!" Hwanwoong happily swayed in his seat. "Honestly, I think I just make a lot of friends easily. I like making friends!" He nodded his head and you could really see that stayed true. Your eyes glanced over to Jimin who had his eyes closed, his head resting against the window.

"How many relationships have you had?" You questioned as Hwanwoong hummed in thought.

"Like three, I guess—one was in middle school so I don't know if you'd count that." Hwanwoong shrugged. "She asked me out first! I was so surprised and said yes, but we only ever went to the movies once and got teased by her friends." Hwanwoong chuckled at the sweet memories. "Then in high school, I went out with this girl because she had a crush on me. Prior to that, we had been friends for three years! I figured it wouldn't hurt to give it go and I liked her too, but then around that time I found myself being interested in guys as well. We talked and broke it off together so I could figure myself out. She was an angel about it."