Bulletproof girl scouts

Whatever

Nara's POV

I was utterly and thoroughly exhausted. We practiced for two hours after cleaning up the practice room. After lunch, Suga and I went through a brief explanation for the kind of music we could submit for the collab. He showed me his archive collection, all the songs he worked on for the past five years in secret. I related to that. As a composer, there are those pieces of our work that we either are ashamed of or insanely in love with that we keep to ourselves. He had some damn fine pieces. He also unknowingly ignited a spark in my brain and I recorded the melody by humming into my phone, saving it as an audio file and setting a pop-up reminder. We had another practice session that ended late and I was changing my clothes after taking a bath when my phone rang. It was Fengh.

"S'up"

"Nothing, really", I replied, feeling tired.

"You up for a get-together over dinner?"

"Are you drunk?", I retorted.

"Jin sunbae wants me to convince you to come over"

"Are you at a restaurant?"

"Seafood. We ordered king crabs"

I laughed dryly.

"So, do I know your answer?"

"You know how much I like seafood", I really do.

"Yep. It's a no, then?"

".....there's leftover bimbab in the fridge-"

"Aera ate it all in the morning. But there's cup ramen in the cabinet"

"Ok"

"You're dead if you eat it. Bye"

"Bye....", I hung up with a smile. She knows I never eat dinner. It was nine thirty when I tucked myself in. It was eleven when I got up and slipped on a pair of jeans, a jacket, left a note on the fridge and hailed a taxi (because I'm too exhausted to drive) to get back to the company. I got myself some coffee and went straight to my studio, turning on the lights, the pc, the equipment ....

I had half a song put together when I reached a dead end. I played the audio in my phone over and over again, but to no avail. I paced around the floor space provided generously by the company and plopped my self on the couch, feeling frustrated. I stared at the ceiling a long time before deciding to take a break. I pulled out my emergency blanket from under the couch and wrapped it around myself like a cocoon. I breathed in the cloud-like material and felt myself relax in its softness. I took deep breaths and kept my eyes closed, my mind blank. I felt the uneasiness in my stomach as familiar thoughts began to creep back into my mind. I tried thinking of how well things were going for me and was suddenly reminded of how they were not going so well. I wasn't as frustrated, but there was a heaviness that settled in my chest. I sighed and opened my eyes but frowned. Why is everything so blurry? I blinked and realised that it was my eyes watering.

"Bwoyaa...."

I shrugged off the blanket and stood up, wiping away the wetness. I pulled the hoodie over my head and grabbed my phone, plugging the earphones in my ears and raising the volume on I need u. I shoved my hands into my pockets and made my way to the terrace. There was a chill in the air and I broke into a light jog, running a few laps. Maybe I can find sleep if I collapse from exhaustion. My phone suddenly vibrated, thank god I kept it on silent mode. It was an incoming international call. I had a strong urge to reject it but sighed and tapped on accept.

"Good evening, princess", he seemed happy.

I didn't say anything.