REMNANT

EMBRACES

[1 month later]

As I entered the irritating place [also called school] I opened my locker with Hobi right beside me.

"Can't you stop it with the big frown?" He whined and without looking at him I sighed, all the while I kept on repeatedly shaking my head.

"It's so boring without him here" I complained loudly and he hit my shoulder. "If you even dare to say his name ~ I'm gonna blow up and cut your tongue off" he threatened and I immediately shut up, putting up my hands in surrender.

"Sure, just let me be depressed for a while longer?" I pleadingly said to which Hoseok lightly glared at me.

— "Anyhow, can I maybe assume that you're feeling a tiny bit better... since you've started eating regularly again?" he inquired with raised brows and I shook my head sadly.

"You probably shouldn't... I just finally realized that eating when I'm sad helps" I exclaimed and he groaned at the answer, which he didn't want. Then he proceeded to forcefully drag me to art class.

I suck at art, to be honest. Whenever I try to draw an eye, it kind of looks like an uneven ball of ink mushed together...

When we reached the familiar door, a new teacher suddenly greeted us happily and I bowed my head slightly.

– When everyone had gotten inside the room, the [obviously nervous] teacher started to talk, with a very deep voice and I felt very much like falling asleep by the deep vibrations ... I really could sleep.

[After what only felt like minutes] – a hand gently shook my shoulder and I opened my eyes to see Hobi smiling at me.

"Don't worry, I explained your trouble sleeping and that this was actually the first time you slept for longer than 2 hours in the last week" my awesome best friend reassured me and I nodded gratefully, while also standing up from my seat.

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"Shall we get lunch?" He asked and I shrugged at the uninteresting question. "I'm not very hungry" I mumbled and I could practically feel the depression crawling up the inside of my throat... My intestines twisting as I suddenly remembered that time when Jimin bought me food.

Both Rosé and Hobi had continuously told me to forget about him, but it wasn't that easy... Every time I looked in a mirror I was reminded of the fact that he wasn't there.

As childish as it might have been, but I had taken down all the mirrors in my room... I hadn't looked in any mirror, nor participated in any activity – because Jimin usually loved to do that together with me...

He had messaged me a couple of times, but nothing else. He basically cut me off as he went away...

It was kind of inevitable —

How could I not start thinking that he disliked me and never felt anything towards me? His words about him going to miss me were just lies...

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When we entered the cafeteria, I chuckled as everyone started murmuring again. Their conversations varying slightly, but mostly being about their so-called pity for me, having to be all alone and all — but then there was actually some who had started hating me for being the reason as to why Jimin went away...