apology

epilogue

okay but why is namjoon holding that alpaca

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5-6 months later, May 3, 2016, 1 p.m.

"I'm back!" I call out as I enter the house with bags of groceries hanging from my arms. "Kim Mingyu! Come help me!"

"But I'm still injured, remember?" he grins cheekily at me while keeping his eyes glued to the television screen.

"It's almost been half a year! That's not an excuse anymore!" I snap, rolling my eyes. Knowing what's good for him, my twin brother hurriedly rushes to my side and grabs the bags from my hands, helping me to separate the groceries into two groups: those that need to be kept cold and those that need to be kept dry.

"Oh, Taehyung-hyung is on TV, by the way!" Mingyu suddenly tells me in the midst of packing. "KBS is interviewing them cause they just came back with a new album."

I widen my eyes. "You're only telling me now?" Hurriedly, I rush out of the kitchen and into the living room, before the interview ends.

"How come you get to watch?" Mingyu complains.

"Because I'm older!" I smile mischievously, plopping down onto the couch.

"Only by forty seconds," I hear Mingyu mutter, but he continues with the groceries anyways, being the good brother that he is.

"So, what is your new album about?" the interviewer asks the moment I've made myself comfortable on the couch. In front of the camera are all seven members of BTS, each of them wearing thug-like clothes. They've completely changed their concept - Taehyung dyed his hair red, Namjoon got green hair, Jin went blonde, Yoongi decided to try grey, and... Jimin.

It seems that he's gotten a little skinnier since the last time I saw him, and his orange hair has been dyed black. Still the same sculpture-face and center parting, though.

"Our new album is basically about youth," Namjoon starts to explain. "It's about how we want to stay together forever, with our fans and also as a group. I personally think that it's a very good way to end off the 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa' series. Part 1 was about love, Part 2 about friendship, and now, Part 3 is about youth."

"I see," the interviewer nods with a smile, beckoning at the journalist beside her to jot down their words. "Throughout the making of the album, have you all encountered any conflicts?" she continues to question, before elaborating politely, "I mean, all good things don't come easy, and considering how successful 'Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa pt.3' is, it must have a backstory as well."

"Yes, actually," Hoseok, whose hair is now a bright brown, confesses with a laugh, "This was one of the hardest albums to produce, because it was the album that we argued over the most."

"In fact, we actually argued to the extent that we even thought of disbanding and breaking the group up," Jungkook smiles sheepishly. "But after thinking about it for some time, we still decided to stay, because of our fans and our own personal reasons as well."

"Do any of you feel comfortable with sharing some of your personal reasons?" the interviewer cautiously asks. I can tell how much she doesn't want to ask such an awkward question, but it is her job as an interviewer, after all.

At that, Jimin smiles wistfully. "I decided to stay, because someone once said that my voice sounds really good when I sing," he tells the interviewer. The rest start to smile teasingly too, as if sharing an inside joke. Jimin continues to tell his story, "I'm not sure if she's watching this now, but even if she is, I'm not sure she even knows that I'm talking about her. She can quite stupid sometimes," he chuckles, a gentle look in his eyes as he speaks.

At his words, my heart skips a beat. He can't be talking about me, can he? 

I shake my head, ridding my mind of the thoughts. "Kim Minrae, you really are stupid," I mutter self-mockingly, switching off the television and walking back to the kitchen to continue with the groceries.

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One week later, May 10, 2016, 7 p.m.

"Minrae! Taehyung-hyung is back!"

At Mingyu's calling, I widen my eyes, hurriedly jumping off my bed and skidding down the stairs to welcome my older brother back home.

"Tae!" I exclaim in excitement, rushing into his arms for a hug. It's been so long since I last saw him. It occurs to me that BTS has just had their comeback, which means that they have a month off for vacation again. "Will you be here for the rest of the month?" I ask.

"Yup!" Taehyung grins, returning the embrace. "I brought a guest back, too!"

I frown. "A guest?"

Slowly, I remove myself from my brother's arms and move to glance behind him, somehow already knowing who Taehyung brought back before I even see him.

He's clad in a white shirt and denim jeans, with a black jacket covering his toned arms. Despite the absence of his orange hair, and the fact that he's lost quite an amount of weight, I still recognize him nonetheless.

At the sight of me, Park Jimin smiles.

"Idiot."

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