Him | Jikook

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Jimin's POV

I shot up straight in my bed. I was covered with sweat and breathing heavily .I looked around and breathed  a sigh of relief as I found myself in my bedroom. I wiped the sweat from my brows then I heard my mom calling me from down stairs "jimin wake up already" my mom said loud enough for me to hear from here. " yes mom I am awake now. I'll be there in few minutes " I replied. I quickly threw the covers and decided to take a relaxing bath.

I walked to my closet and took out a white shirt and black shorts. After placing my clothes on my bed. I grabbed the towel and headed over to the bathroom.

I stepped into the shower, toes flinching as they touched the chilled ceramics floor. My mind was in shreds; I kept thinking about the dream, still very vivid. I'm used to these kind of nightmares so it doesn't really terrify me. I shook my head to set it all aside.

I stripped down and stepped slowly into the tub, turning the water on high and letting it beat over my head in steamy rivulets .I closed my eyes as the heat soaked into my skin.

After taking a relaxing bath, I stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around my waist. I went to the cabinet and took a blow dryer out of it. I plugged it in and held it up to my head. As I turn the switch on, I can feel the hot air burning my scalp and face. I worked my way around my head blow drying my damped hair. The burning sensation is there yet my brain feels very cold after what had happened earlier. The smell of slightly burning hair is what I hated the most but i didn't have any other choice. I was too lazy to use a towel and wait for it to dry by itself. After a good amount of time blow drying my hair I switched it off and put it down. I used my hand to comb my brown locks backwards then letting it fall freely. I look at my reflection on the mirror then averted my gaze not wanting to get lost in thoughts. I went over to the bed to take my readily laid clothes. While putting it on, I can hear my mom calling me. I quickly put on the shirt .

"Jimin! Can you come here for a while. I need to talk to you before I go" she shouted from the kitchen.

I walked down slowly while muttering "I'm coming". I went to the kitchen to see her sitting at the dining table with food on the table. "Here, eat first then we'll talk" she said with a smile, patting the chair beside her. I sat next to her and ate the food she made .

After that, we went to the living room to talk. I can feel the heavy aura around her, 'this must be serious' I thought.

"So Jimin-ah... you know how uneasy I feel when I leave you by yourself at home right?" she begins, looking at me with worried eyes.

"Mom ! I'm fine! You don't need to worry about me anymore" I reassured her.

"Last time you promised me but... I came home seeing y-you l- like that...I-it hurts Jimin" she stuttered .

"We have a spare room so I wanted someone to keep you company while I'm not at home"she looks very concerned yet serious while saying that to me.

" No mom! I don't want anyone else to live here , we have discussed this before. I'll be fine on my own" I said looking straight into her eyes hoping she would just let it all go.

"Do you want me to stay at home instead? I could quit my job if that's what you want . I'm so worried about you Jimin" .

"Mom please ! Don't quit your job, you love your job so much." "not as much as I love you and if that's the right thing to do then I'd do it for you" she says with a warm smile but I know behind that smile she's not fine.

"I'm okay with being alone mom! I won't do anything this time" I raised my voice which made her flinch a little.

" But you said the same thing last time. Just hear me out once. It's for your own safety, Jimin-ah." I let out a sigh but nodded lightly at the end.

I don't want her to quit her job, she took a long break from work to stay with me, I can't do this to her again. As much as I hate living with others , I love my mom more , she's the only one I have .

"I'm so worried about you, I don't want to lose you again. " she says as she takes both my hands and holding it tightly in between hers. "Let me rent that spare room ...okay? I have someone in mind, he really needs a place to stay. I promise you, you won't have to do anything with him. I just don't want you to be alone while I'm gone" she coaxed me, scooting herself next to me then rubbing my back slowly.

"My friend's son needs a place to stay here for few semesters . So... I thought it'd be great if you have someone around when I'm not here and we have a spare room so why not rent it to him. So I offered her to let him stay here...and he will be staying here" she says slowly looking at me, guiltily ,because she had not asked my opinion before agreeing to it.

" Mom! That's unfair. You didn't ask me first! "I complained. " I know you'll say no if I asked you".

"Jimin! it's going to be fine!" she keeps persuading me. What's with her?! this is completely absurd. Why would she think it'll be fine, what if he's a bad person or something.

She informed me that the person who is going to live here is a guy who will be in the same college as me. He's a transfer student. Which bothers me even more because I'd be seeing him every day at school and at home.

"My friend talks a lot about him ,he seems like a good guy and he's my close friend's son ,so what could go wrong "she explained, looking at me in the eyes waiting for me to approve her. So she trusted him in renting the spare room. How could she just trust anyone?!

"I let him rent the room because he's around same age as you. He has a bright personality, his company will surely bring good change in you . Please, Jimin" she said as if she had just read my mind.

" Now that she had accepted my offer ...I can't go back and take my words. Trust me it'll be fine" she says.

How could she just agree to let a guy live here without my consent first. But I give up, I don't wanna talk about this anymore and my mood is definitely ruined. She had agreed to him living here and there's nothing I can do now. She was being so persistent but I know its for my own good. I let out a long sigh and gave my okay to her.

After all this, my mom just had to drop another grenade by telling me that he's going to be here by next week  at noon.

"But mom! You'll not be here by then "slightly miffed at my mom for not telling me this earlier "Yes honey, please guide him to his room and show him around the house okay" she said, cupping my cheeks with her warm hands and a worried smile plastered on her face. She engulfed me in her warm hug patting my back. I hugged her back, with a little frown  on my face . I shrugged it off and nodded in agreement. I bid her goodbye and walked straight to my room.

On my way, I took a glance at it then walked passed it with disappointment. I know I can't enter it until it lets me to.

Something clicked me while lying my  body on the bed. 'no way...' I was in disbelief, reminiscing each and every words he said. 'It can't be true...' completely overwhelmed over his words.

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A/N: Heya! Sorry for the grammatical mistakes and errors in this chapter. English is not our first language so we're still working on it ^^

So who do you think 'this guy who will be living with Jimin' is ?🌝
-R