dino's twin sister ➳ seventeen

Twenty Five ➵ Birthday

"Happy birthday, Areum!" I hear the voices of my parents cheer as I slowly wake up.

I groan and sit up in my bed.

"Happy birthday, sis." Dino says and sits on the edge of my bed.

"You too." I smile sleepily.

It's been a few weeks since Joshua and I encountered, and I haven't spoken to him since. School has been okay surprisingly after Seungkwan helped me. Everything is okay at the moment, I just miss Joshua like usual.

"Here's your present." My dad smiles and places a small box beside me.

I smile and pick it up, carefully tearing at the paper until a shiny black box is revealed. I lift up the lid and inside, there's a sparkling necklace and I gasp. It's so beautiful.

"Thank you so much." I say to my mum and dad and kiss them both on the cheek.

"I got you something too, Ar." Dino tells me and hands me a relatively large gift bag.

I reach inside and pull out a shirt with Seventeen's logo printed onto it. I laugh lightly and thank him.

I reach underneath my bed and pull out the present I prepared for Dino.

"Thanks, sis." He says, pulling out the shirt he had complimented when we were shopping one time.

"We're going out for a meal to celebrate. Be ready in an hour." My mum smiles and I nod.

"Okay."

I check my phone and reply to the birthday messages I've received. I have a message from all of the boys beside Joshua. Oh. I ignore the feeling of sadness and turn off my phone, climbing out of my bed and finding an outfit for the meal.

I decide to wear a knee length red dress and a black jacket. I curl my hair and add makeup, making sure I look presentable and posh enough for a potentially expensive restaurant.

"Dino," I call softly, knocking on the door of his bedroom which I open when he shouts 'come in!'. "Did Joshua text you this morning?"

He nods yes. "Why?"

My heart sinks but my smile doesn't falter.

"No reason." I say and leave his room, shutting the door behind me before he has the opportunity to question me further.

"Are you two ready?" Our dad calls from downstairs.

"Yeah!" I shout and jog down the steps.

"Areum, you look lovely." My mum smiles and I thank her.

"Here." Dino grins when he joins us.

"We need to take a photo of the birthday twins!" My mum squeals and reaches for her camera, causing Dino and I to jokingly roll our eyes.

"Smile!" Dad grins and we both oblige.

"Lovely." Mum smiles and shows us the photo.

I nod approvingly. "It's not bad."

"Come on, we don't want to be late for our reservation." Dad says and we follow him to the car.

After around ten minutes of driving, we arrive outside of an unfamiliar restaurant. Mum and dad grin as we follow them into the building.

It's dark inside and I frown, looking up at Dino. Where on earth are we?

Suddenly, the lights turn on and people, who seem to emerge from nowhere, begin to cheer. I see all the boys and Dino's friends and our family, all crowded with balloons and a big sign reading "Happy 17th birthday to Areum and Dino!"