Alienated [✔] » k.th

9.

V

Joey handed me a pink curly substance on a tan looking type of food.

"Ooohh, what's this?" I smiled.

"It's ice cream" she said. I took it from her and shoved it in my mouth.

My whole body went into shock and I screamed.

"What? What's wrong?" She turned and looked at me with worry in her eyes.

"It's cold" I almost cried.

She sighed, "V, it's supposed to be cold. Hence the ice part."

The man over the counter handed her a cone just like mine except it was brown.

"Wait," I tapped her shoulder. "How come your ice cream is different from mine?"

"You mean why's yours pink and mine is brown?"

I nodded. "Because we have different flavors. Yours is strawberry and mine is chocolate."

"Intriguing" I smiled. "May I taste some of yours?"

"No"

"Aw, why not?"

"Because you've got your own."

I walked behind her and ate my ice cream.

We were in a place called the park and there were thousands of things I've never seen before.

The sun was beaming today and I watched as my ice cream slowly deliquesced in my hands.

Joey turned to see my mess.

"You're supposed to eat it before it melts V." She pulled out some napkins and wiped my hands.

I saw two people walk past us. They were holding hands and swinging them back and forth. They seemed so jocular.

"Joey, why are those people holding hands?" I asked not taking my eyes off of them.

"They love each other. People hold hands when they love each other."

After she was done cleaning up my mess, I reached for her hand and intertwined my fingers with hers. I held tightly and didn't let go. I even swung our hands back and forth like I saw the couple do just a few minutes before.

"What are you doing?" She asked bitterly.

"We're holding hands because we love each other." I replied with a huge smile. "Don't friends love each other?"

"Yeah, but not like that" she pulled her hand away.

"Oh" I said disappointed. "Joey..."

"Yes V?"

"I have to relieve myself. Where do I go to do that?"

"There's a porta potty over there" she pointed to a blue thing by the bushes.

I walked in and relieved myself. I reached for the tissue but there was no more.

"Hmmm, what would a human do right now?" I asked myself. I didn't know so I just pulled up my pants and buckled them.

I hadn't been in there long when I heard a familiar voice talking to Joey.

I pressed my ear against the wall of the porta thingy and listened closely.

"Do you know him?" He asked.

I used my x-ray vision to see what they were talking about. 

I couldn't see the guy's face because he was wearing a hoodie. He held up a picture of me to Joey.

"No, no, I don't know him" she shook her head.

"You're lying" he said.

"Mmm... No I'm not" she shook her head once again.

"Yes you are" he nodded. "I can tell when someone's lying."

"But, I'm not"

I was leaning so far over that the porta thingy suddenly began to tip over.

It tipped over and fell on it's side.

I yelped from the sudden pain in my side.

"He's in that porta potty isn't he?" It was more of a statement than a question.

"No."

"If you don't know who he is how would you know if he's in there or not?"

She was speechless. 

Once the male in the hoodie turned around I realized it was Seokjin, my eldest brethern.

My heart pounded, he was going to find me.

The porta thingy door swung open, he looked inside. He seemed dismayed then he closed the door. 

Why didn't he see me?

Oh, wait... I forgot that when I go to relieve myself I turn invisible out of habit. It's actually because once my youngest brethren walked in on me when I was using it and It's became a habit from then on out.

When I was sure he was gone, I stepped out.

"That was close" Joey hurried towards me. "Are you ok?"

"Yes" I nodded.

"Ew. You smell like pee... And shit" she grimaced.

"What's shit?"

"Nothing important" she quickly got rid of the topic. "Do you know him?"

"Yes" I nodded.

"Was he your brother?"

I nodded once again. "Then why are you hiding from him?"

"I told you before that I didn't like them"

"I'm sure it's much deeper than that" she folded her arms.

I shrugged. "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"No" I shook my head.

"Oh, by the way" she added. "I forgot to tell you that your other brother... Um, what's his name?... YoonGu-"

"Yoongi" I corrected. "He was looking for me?"

She nodded.

"Oh no" I ran a hand through my hair.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's just go do something else fun." I hugged her.