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Banana Milk

It was early morning, Taehyung opened his eyes after a long sleep and let out a huge sigh. He looked over at his wall with the clock and his eyes widened while staring. It was 9:27AM Taehyung hadn't gotten up early enough to get to the gym, he laid his head back down, but stopped half way.

"Should I just go ... out?" He asked himself out loud, with a raspy voice still waking up. He shook his head laughing at his own idea.

"Should I not go out and see how much I can eat in one drama sitting?" He laughed again, until realizing that would make him urgently have to go to the gym the next day.
Eventually, after many one-sided arguments with himself he decided to get up and go for a walk in the park and pick up some snacks for later. He got in the shower, put on new clothes he bought last week and headed out the door, almost forgetting his phone on the way out. On his way out of the apartment building he opened YouTube onto his channel where he uploaded a cover songs in his own jazz style. He read the comments and even replied to some, noticing some 'haters' halfway down the page.

"Can't you waste time doing something else? Honestly." Taehyung closed the page, then looked up to see his neighbor, Min Ah, also leaving her apartment.

"Oh, Min Ah! Good morning~" He waved with a smile on his face. Taehyung always thought Min Ah was beautiful and should be a model, but she works as the photographer instead. Min Ah seemed to be in a rush and only bowed a little to say hello to him. Taehyung tilted his head, but let it go because she was pretty.

"Next time, I'll get a hello from you." He said, smiling as the door shut behind her. 

Taehyung came across the convenience store a short way from his apartment, he always preferred that store to the one closer because of their extra sweet banana milk. He walked straight over to the milk and picked up a pack of 6, then he leaned in to grab another pack of 6. Taehyung went round the store picking up chips, cakes and all sorts of biscuits, he paid the cashier and left.

He put his phone in the bag to let no distractions bother him on his walk, no mean comments, no one to bother him, just Taehyung and his thoughts. That's what he hoped anyway.
Taehyung sat on the bench he used to lay on some years ago, he pulled out his wallet and looked at the picture of him and another boy.
"It's not changed at all, you'd still really love it here, little brother" He said, while stroking the photo with his thumb and a small smile on him.

Taehyung looked at the arm rest of the bench, it still had his name carved in with Jungkook next to it, he remembered what happened that day.

(10 Years Ago) [Jungkook aged 10, Taehyung aged 12, Joohyuk aged 6)

Jungkook was running with Taehyung in the park with Taehyung's little brother slowly trying to gain on them.

"Joohyuk, try catch up!" Jungkook shouted to Taehyung's brother.

"Why are you so fast?! Teach me so I can be faster than Taehyung!!" Jungkook laughed at him, looking back at Taehyung.

"Hey, Taehyung do you have a pen?" He asked him,

"No, why would I have a pen when we're in a park?" Taehyung sarcastically answered.

"I do!" Joohyuk said, as he caught up with the two almost out of breath.

"Where did you-?" Taehyung wasn't sure if he wanted to know where it came from.

"I ... borrowed it ... from the store." Joohyuk looked down at the floor, knowing he was going to be scolded by his older brother for stealing. But before Taehyung could throw a punch Jungkook grabbed Joohyuk and took the pen from him, sat down on the bench and started to carve letters.

"What are you doing? This is criminal damage, we don't own this bench." He said, Taehyung being the smartest of the three.

"Taehyung ... Jungkook" Jungkook whispered as he carved. He got interrupted before he could write Joohyuk, one of the neighbors spotted them in the park and hurried on over.

"I think it's time to-" Taehyung started,

"Run!!" Jungkook finished. 

Taehyung picked up the empty cartons of banana milk left on the floor and grabbed Joohyuk's hand to run with him, Jungkook followed shortly behind while putting the pen in his pocket.

Taehyung let out a smile, remembering his memories of his brother was one of the only things he had left of his presence. He took out a banana milk out of the bag and put one of the straws in.

"Ah, so sweet. Hey Joohyuk, you still prefer the strawberry right?" Taehyung always knew he disliked banana, but drank it because his older brother gave it to him.