4 o'clock

Chapter 4

Jimin POV
I am walking home with Mae. I haven't told her that my friends are coming over. But I know how to break it to her without getting hurt.

"Mae Mae~"
I say while doing my best aegyo.

"What do you want?"
I look at her in confusion.

"How'd you know I was going to ask for something?"
I hear her giggle.

"You always start with Mae Mae~"
she says mocking me. I roll my eyes.

"Anyway can my friends come over?"

"So that's why you wanted me to meet your friends."

"Well that and they wanted to meet you."

"You talk about me to your friends?"

"What psh no."
I say looking everywhere else but her eyes.
"So can they come over?"
She nods and I instantly wrap my arms around her in excitement.

"Yah get off of me!"

"Yah? I'm older than you, you should call me oppa!"

"You're not that much older than me!"

"We're still in different years so you have to call me oppa."

"Aish if I was born a few weeks earlier you wouldn't be my oppa."
She said as I laugh behind her.
We finally get home.

"I'll be upstairs when your friends get here."
I nod. "

"Oh Mae you still haven't met Taehyung yet"

Mae POV
"Oh Mae you still haven't met taehyung yet."
I freeze at the mention of his name.

"I've already met him."
I quickly walk to my room and shut the door.
Great now he's going to be in this house.
I sigh and look at my music book. I remember the way he sang the song so perfectly.
I wish I could sing with you. If I could, we would be singing happily together just like old times.

Flashback
"What do you mean I can never sing again?!"
I asked my doctor.

"There was a tear in your larynx and we could only fix it enough to where you can speak loud enough for people to hear. You can't sing because singing causes your voice to become louder but you can't speak any louder than a speaking tone. If you try hard enough and sing or yell then you will end up mute"
I feel tears run down my face. Jimin came and wrapped his arms around me to comfort me.
(A/n: I have no idea if this can happen, so let's just say it can.)

I shake my head preventing tears from falling. I hear Jimin and his friends laughing. I sigh and walk toward my piano and start playing
4 o'clock.

I try singing along but nothing comes outs. I try harder as tears fall down my faces. Then I hear a voice sing for me as I lip sync to it. I'm my hands stop playing as I look to see who it is.

"What are you doing here?"
I say as I wipe my tears away.

"The song is about us isn't it?"

"Look if my cousin doesn't need me then-"

"Mae why do you keep pushing me away? Are mad because I left without goodbye? If you are I'm sorry it wasn't-

"Your choice I know. I'm not mad at you. It's just, never mind just get out"

"Mae- "

"I said get out."
I didn't look at him, but I hear the door close. I cover my mouth with my hands to stop myself from crying too loud.

Taehyung POV
I walk back to the living room where everyone else is.

"Jimin can I ask you something in private?"
He nods and leads me to his room.

"What's up?"

"Has Mae ever told you about a boy she used to sing with?"

"Yeah how'd you know that?"

"Because I am that boy."
His eyes widen.
"So why is she avoiding me?"
He bites his thumb, debating if he should tell me something.

"Tae look, umm I don't know if I should tell you this but Mae can't sing anymore."
I look at him in confusion.

"What do you mean? Everyone can sing."

"Tae she literally can't sing. No mater how hard she tries. If she somehow does sing she'll become mute."
I stand there unable to process this information, but he pats my back.
"Let's go back to the living room."
We walk back.
Why didn't you tell me Mae?