nocturnal ↭ myg ; pjm

[23] stumbling on the pathway

[pjm]

"I didn't know what to answer. And what kind of question even is that?"

I sip on my iced coffee and played with the little cubes floating. Supposedly I'm alone, but the two idiots insisted on coming with me, telling me I might do something stupid.

"Who would even prefer the tested? I bet you want how he could suddenly control you. For something new and exciting."

Taehyung laughs. He looks at Jeongguk beside him who is so preoccupied on sipping the icing from his cup.

"If I were to ask you. What would you choose?"

"Why is it on me again?"

They stare at each other for a mere 8 seconds. I clasp my hands. "We should probably head back."

Taehyung nods. Jeongguk clicks his tongue.

"I remember the basketball team has announced a news earlier this day. They are inviting anyone for a match. Should we join?"

"I don't really want to."

"Is it because of Yoongi hyung? Don't show him that you're too weak to face him. Heck, how do you guys even live under the same roof if you were to act like that?"

"It's not a weakness. It's the uneasiness I feel everytime he's near me. And I just don't want to. Besides, I have to practice some choreography."

"That can be done tomorrow or on the other day or on the other day again after the day after tomorrow." Now please let me roll my eyes at Taehyung. "And the coach says whoever loses have to treat 6 boxes of pizza."

"I don't want to play to pay."

I played with the strings of my bag. My eyes are feeling a bit tired now.

"We should get that prize!"

"Do you really think we can beat those players who must've shot a hundred balls everyday?"

"Why not try?"

"Yeah, why not try? Try it yourself, Taehyung hyung."

"I'll be damn hungry by later. And you two eggs are gonna help me win that prize."

"You must've lost your mind. We will be playing with the other years on our side too. Not just the three of us. So you won't get it all to yourself."

-

I stood in front of my locker, already in my jerseys. Jeongguk and Taehyung are already at the gym while I'm very nervous to go. This isn't a huge competition, but my anxiety is building up again.

The hall is empty. Students must've gone there to witness the game.

You can do it, was always what he'd tell me before I go up the stage lightened in bright lights. Blinking lights. Some are not.

You've done really well, was what he would tell me after my 4 minutes or so of expressing my body, my passion, what I always loved to do.

Congratulations, you won. Not everytime I had won, but he tells me I did anyway.

I am not actually good at playing ball games. So I better get my wallet ready.

-

1 minute left with a score of 43 and 25. They are leading, of course. We already lost the first quarter, so that makes two quarters of lose.

Break.

"I'm so tired."

"Yoongi hyung is basically the best," Jeongguk says.