regret // p.jm

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chaeyoung's pov

scared.

that's the only emotion i had felt at that moment. scared for my dear life.

you're probably confused, right? well, i'll explain. basically, i had just moved into this new neighborhood two days ago. it looked so nice and friendly when i had first moved in. you know what doesn't look so friendly? walking in the pitch dark back from the convenient store at 1 a.m. everything looked completely different. it had this sort of eerie feeling. it felt like someone was staring at me every five seconds, but when i went to look, no one was there. all i could think was why the fuck was i craving kitkats at 1 a.m?

i kept looking around nervously, walking a bit faster than i would've usually walked. as i was walking, i noticed something. on the bench a couple feet away from me, someone sat there, black hooded and head down. i suddenly felt a lot more nervous. my heart beat went up and i started to walk slower, eventually stopping altogether. the unknown person, who looked to be a male, still hadn't noticed i was even there. i was only about a foot away from him. maybe he's asleep...?

for some reason, being the stupid person i am, i had decided to go up to the hooded male. what the hell was i thinking?

"s-sir?" i stuttered. "are you okay, sir? d-do you need help?"

the male had still not looked up, but he had shifted slightly. i could tell he heard me, but he had just decided to ignore me.

"i know you can hear me, sir. i just want to know if you need any help, that's all." i said, my nervousness had started to show less.

about 10 seconds later, the male had finally decided to look up. i couldn't really see his facial features with it being so late at night, but i could see his eyes. they just looked... dark. i wouldn't be able to explain, they just looked empty. like there was no emotion left for him to feel.

i bit my lip slightly and tried to look everywhere but his eyes. they were just too frightening.

"um.. are you okay? i just want to make sure." i had said, trying so hard not to stutter and sound as scared as i actually was.

he sighed, which was the first thing i had heard from him this entire time. he finally spoke up.

"i'm fine." he suddenly said. his voice was deep and raspy. he sounded exhausted. "just let me be, please. i just got kicked out of my house, that's all."

i tilted my head and furrowed my eyebrows. "why did you get kicked out?"

"why the hell is that any of your business?" he raised his voice slightly, making me flinch.

"s-sorry.. i didn't mean to..." i muttered slightly, looking down. "so you're just going to sleep outside? what if you get a cold?"

he sighed and shook his head, sitting up a bit more. "do you really care if i get a cold? you don't even know who i am."

"i mean.. i feel bad. i just moved into the neighborhood a couple days ago. you can stay at my place if you want." what the hell am i saying?

he raised his eyebrows. "are you serious? you're just asking a stranger that you met 30 seconds ago to stay at your house, you realize that right?"

i bit my lip and looked back up at him. "uh...yeah, i guess."

"listen, i don't want to be a burden to you. i suggest you just walk away and move on." he leaned back into the bench and sighed once again.

i shook my head quickly and moved closer to him. "i can't just do that. i feel too bad. please, just stay over. one night. i promise."

he stayed quiet for a second before speaking up again. "are you really sure you want to do this?"

i nodded and stepped closer to him again. "i am. i really am."

he sighed again and stood up, moving in front of me. i still couldn't see his face, due to it being completely dark outside and the shadow from his hood covering his features.

"alright, let's go then. lead the way."

i smiled slightly and nodded as i began to walk towards the direction of my house, him following close behind. i looked over at him.

"so, i never got your name, did i?" i said.

"it's jimin. park jimin."

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uhhhh okay?? i don't really know where i'm going with this story but here ya go

-author-nim <3

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