winter mornings | jimin

5

During lunch, you return to your locker with Jen. The two of you were planning to take everything out to dry them by the benches, but when you opened your locker, a significant amount of things seemed to be missing. As well, there were notes scrambled inside. You picked one of them up and read it.

You're worthless. It was written in red ink.

"Woah, woah, woah." Jen said putting her hands up in a defensive stance.

"This is seriously taking it too far. This isn't high school anymore. Who's childish play is this?" She asks nobody in particular.

"Seriously, just report it. It's not going to hurt." she tells you and you nod.

The bell rings, and the two of you part your ways, heading to class. As you walk through the crowded hallways, you pondered on who it could be.

You entered your classroom and sat down somewhere in the middle of the room. 

"Anyone sitting here?" 

You look up to see Yoonji pointing to a seat next to yours.

"Nope, feel free to sit down." you smiled at her.

///

After classes, you head home. Once you were home, you go onto the school website to report the incident. After doing so, you thought you should inform Jimin about it.

You picked up your cell phone and called him.

"It's Yoonji. She did the exact same thing back then." You heard him sigh on the other line.

"I'll come with you to talk to her in a few days from now since I'm busy, ok? Also, if she asks you anything before that, don't answer her." he quietly waits for your answer.

"Maybe i'll talk with her instead. What if she gets triggered from the past with you? I'll bring Jen with me if anything happens." 

As soon as you finished, Jimin starts to talk again.

"Can't you not go? I'm already stressing enough as is."

He wasn't shouting at you, but you could feel he was starting to get mad.

"Jimin, please understand me. Leaving this matter won't solve the problem." You attempt to calm the situation and hear a heavy sigh before some silence, and then the line was cut. He had hung up on you.

///

You felt bad for making Jimin feel that way but whatever anyone was going to tell you, you were going to meet up with Yoonji one way of another. It needed to be sorted out or it will get messier in the future.

However, you were worried about Jimin, and how much this will affect him. He hasn't contacted you for days after the call, which was very unusual for him since you guys talked practically everyday.

After organising everything in your head and talking to Jen about how you were going to approach Yoonji, you were ready. Jen was all fired up telling you how prepared she is if a fight started, which you hope doesn't happen of course.

It was near the end of the day. You and Jen waited by the side of a hallway that wasn't too busy. You had asked her to meet you earlier to talk and she had agreed, not knowing the context. 

You peeked at the time on your watch. It has been 10 minutes already. 

"You think she chickened out?" Jen said.

"But she doesn't even know what we're going to talk about with her." You reply.

The two of you kept waiting. At one point, your legs started to feel tired so you sat on the windowsill. 

You glance at your watch again. 30 minutes.

"y/n, I know I promised i'd stay by your side, but this is starting to eat into my work time. Shouldn't we just leave?" Jen gave a sigh.

"I'm sorry, Jen. I guess we'll just leave for today and call her another time." The two of you start to walk down the hallway.

"I'll treat you to icecream another time since you waited for nothing today." you offered.

"Deal!" Jen replies, giving a big smile. 

1 hour prior to meeting Y/N

*phone rings*

Yoonji looked at her phone. It was an unknown contact.

"Hello?" She said as she picked up her phone.

"Uhm...Is this Yoonji?" 

On the other side of the line was a voice that Yoonji recognized.

"Jimin?"