Memory Escape

Part 7

"Are you okay?" the guy suddenly said, making me look at him.

"No.. I never was. I probably never will be." I responded, while sighing deeply.

He was looking at me expressionless, making me kinda uncomfortable. But, I was doing the same thing, taking the time to admire his features. His eyes were almost black, but they seemed so caring and loving. His face was sharply defined, making him appear more manly. His lips, they were like the cherry on top. They looked so soft, so perfect.

A minute later, my staring was interrupted by him suddenly opening his arms.

"Come here."

"What?"

He rose his eyebrows and rolled his eyes. His hands reached to me and pulled me into his embrace. He closed his hands together around me tightly, almost like he was trying to keep me from falling. 

At first, I was confused. In just a few seconds, I found myself curled up in his arms, without even processing that. But eventually, I felt the warmth of his body, which was so comforting. I closed my eyes, enjoying my current position. Slowly, I placed my arms around his waist, pulling him closer, and burried my head in his chest. I felt safe, like all of my problems vanished. It's silly, how much a hug can do. 

"Thank you." I mumbled.

"I'll always be here, Nika."

-TOMORROW-

"Why didn't you tell me?" Jimin asked

"I wasn't supposed to tell anyone. But, yesterday, I had enough. I can't let her hurt me anymore."

"Aren't you worried that she'll hurt you even more?"

"She won't. Reputation is the only thing that matters to her. She doesn't want people to think stuff..."

He sighed, and ran his hand through his hair.

"I don't want you to get hurt again..."

"Don't worry about me, Jimin. I can take care of her by myself now. I'm not afraid anymore."

I said, and silence filled the atmosphere, until he spoke.

"You know, I'm proud of you. I really am."

I smiled at him, and he ruffled my hair jokingly. 

"You brave thing." he said

"WIth your help of course.."

"Ah stop. I feel so flattered."

We both laughed, as I was looking at the sky. The grass we were laying on was so soft, the sky so blue. Everything was perfect. For a moment, it seemed like everything was coming back to normal. Like everything was going back the way it was before. And that thought placed a huge smile on my face. Maybe, maybe things will change for better? Maybe I really am done with-

"So this is who you ditch us for, Jimin?"

I was caught off guard, and rose myself quickly, noticing Jimin did the same. In front of us stood 6, pretty angry guys. Their eyes shifted from me to Jimin quickly, almost with fire in them. One guy was in front of the others, and he playfully smirked at us.

"I thought we shared our secrets between us. We didn't know that you have a girlfriend."

"Oh no I-" I started to explain, but Jimin cut me off.

"Come on guys, you all know it's not like that. She's my friend, too."

"And you wouldn't introduce her to us? Oh Jimin, shame on you." another one said sarcastically.

"Like you would accept her." Jimin said under his breath.

"What was that?"

"Listen, guys.." I said and stood up.

"I really-"

As soon as I started speaking, I stopped. My body froze, as I kept staring at the guy from yesterday. He was caually standing behind all of them, obviously careless. My mouth slightly parted, as I wanted to piece myself back together. I was shocked to see him here. I didn't know he even went to this school. I never thought I would see him again.

"What's wrong? Was your tongue cut off?"

"I-I.."

I wanted him to notice me, but he didn't even bother to look my way. He was staring at the sky, clearly in deep thoughts.

"Hi." I said, suddenly capturing his attention. He turned around towards me the second I spoke.

"And who was that intented for?" the front guy said and looked back at the rest of them.

That guy was looking at me intensely, with his black eyes. They seemed so caring yesterday, but now, that impression vanished completely. I think the front one noticed it, as he turned to me once again.

"Yoongi? You know her?" he asked him

His name is Yoongi. 

"How could I?"

And that's when my confidence vanished with the impression I had of him. I wanted to stand up to those guys, to make them leave us alone. I wanted Yoongi to smile at me, and pull me into a hug like yesterday. But he..

"I-I'm sorry. I must've mistaken you for someone else. My bad..." I said, trying to act normal.

Yoongi nodded, and his eyes wandered somewhere else again. I guess he didn't mean what he said, I guess I was fooled once again.

"Jimin, let's go.." I said and turned around to pull his hand.

"Yeah. And you guys... You should really chill."

He got up aswell, and put his arm around my shoulders. We started walking away from them, silently. I turned my head around to look at them once more, and saw Yoongi with a furious look in his eyes, as he was watching us leave. For a moment, it confused me. But, I remembered what he did shortly after, and the slight hope I had of him yelling my name and stopping me, disappeared into thin air.