Frenemies

Chapter 10: You Look Cute While You Sleep

       

Another two weeks.

...but the second week into this new pair of 7 days, Jungkook was different towards you.

Jungkook was kinder, heck, even Yoongi was.

[yeah, I know. I still haven't figured out why he flipped a switch and decided to be nicer.]

Similar routine: get two to three hours of sleep, four if you're lucky, and then race over to catch a bus to BTS's home. Clean the home as all 7 sleep—I have a key to the place now so that's a good time saver—make the older one's coffee and serve breakfast. All love separate dishes, yay you. Wake up Jungkook; wait for him to get refreshed so you can clean out his washroom as well. Leave without them caring, then attempt to fake that you've come here in a car and run back to catch another bus...

Not that they care if I'm running and struggling every morning to get here by 4:30 am that is...they all think I have a ride from BigHit.

But guess what? I don't. I don't, because the person who would probably be assigned to drop and pick me up would be PD Nim. The only person who's been decent to me other than Lia...I don't want to put him through such a hassle so I keep my arrival by foot and public transport a secret.

...and yes, in the end, although it's a noble act, I am dying inside.

It was incredibly hard at first to get used to. But now, the burning in your limbs, the sinking of your eyes, and the lack of sleep simply was a routine. You'd wake up at 3:30 am, make it to the house by 4:30 am, get them set up, go to Jae (another trip of running and bus hunting) with new cheques given to you every day in the morning, then go to classes (another trip of running and bus hunting) and wipe away sweat from hands and forehead while writing notes, only to come back home in the evening, help parents with chores and act like your life is amazing. After 'family time' you'd work on assignments and review homework, which takes you, at most 12 am. Then you finally sleep, only to wake up a few hours later and repeat the same process all over.

[I know. It sucked. But it got better eventually...kinda.]

Another two weeks and you could feel yourself getting sick but not reaching the tip of the ice berg yet. You knew you'd get sick, and horribly sick physically with such sleeping habits soon, but the as of right now, you were about to handle migraines at most...

Fresh and early, a Monday morning...let's do this!

Moving into the home, everyone was sleeping. As per usual. You moved, did your regular duties, served breakfast for the 6, only to have all of them start to leave.

That right there wasn't a part of the routine. They didn't leave without Jungkook, what's up?

"What about Jungkook?" you asked, as all were lamely moving out the door.

No one really heard your soft and cracking voice as they all swept out. Yoongi however stopped, turning around for a moment as Jin stopped with him.

"Thank you for breakfast," Jin said softly, kind as he nodded in appreciation at you.

Your eyes softened at that acknowledgment. Feeling suddenly teary, you had the sudden urge to jump and kiss the oldest man all over.

"Sure," you said, a large and pained smile moving onto your face.

Jin left.

Yoongi was smiling a little kinder as well and your brows furrowed when he eyed your form up and down. Feeling uncomfortable, you hid a little behind the counter.