ALONE IN THE RAIN ✓

Chapter 7: The Light House

My mother was knocking on my bedroom door as I was laying down on my bed. I went under my blanket, and tried to pretend that I was asleep.

She came in, and sat down on the bed. "Do you know what time it is?"

I remained quiet, hoping that she would leave.

"Come on, Y/N!I know that you aren't asleep," She continued, pausing for a moment. "Your friend has called, by the way."

"Which one?!" I shouted, coming out of the blanket, and sitting up on my bed.

"So, you weren't asleep," She said, shaking her head. "I lied, but at least, I know that you're awake," She smiled, patting me on the head, leaving a kiss on my cheek. "Why is my own daughter hiding from me?"

"It's not about you. It's about my... friends. What would you do if you were me? What would you do if you were in love with another person while your bestie was falling for you?" I asked, then I punched my head.

"Well, first of all, I would've stopped punching my head like crazy people," She replied, laughing. "Second of all, I'd never want to be in your shoes, because it sucks to be you, you know?"

"Thanks?"

"Just kidding, but seriously, if I were you, I would've chose the one who cared about me. Mostly, I would've chose the one who really loved me." She said, holding my hands, tightly.

"What if you didn't love him back?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.

"Well, I'm sure that it would hurt, but at least, I knew that there was someone who was going to love me 'till the end; 'till we die."

"What if the person whom you were in love with, loved you back?" I asked.

"In that case, I'd break the rules!" She replied, laughing, then she patted my hair, and went downstairs.

Suddenly, my cellphone started ringing.

"Hey, How are you doing, Y/N?"

It was Namjoon causing my heart to beat rapidly. "Fine. How about you?"

"I'm good," He replied, pausing for a bit. "Um... I wanted to invite you to my house, tonight."

"O-okay?"

"So, I'll see you, right?" He asked, laughing. "I'll text you the address."

He hung up, then I threw my cellphone on the bed, starting to shout. "Mom?!"

"Yes?" She shouted back as she was still downstairs.

"Can you drop me at one of my friends' house?"

"At Hoseok's?" She asked.

"Nope," I sighed. "another friend of mine."

"The one whom you're in love with?" She asked, laughing.

"MOM!"

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I rang Namjoon's doorbell. He opened the door, and glanced at me from head to toe with a nice smile on his face. "Come in."

I walked inside his house, but something grabbed my attention. There were several photos of him with his parents, so it reminded me of a question.

"Where are your parents, by the way?" I asked, turning my face at him, slowly.

"They're on a business trip," He replied, placing his hand on my waist, leading me to sit on the couch, then he sat beside me. "Didn't I tell you about that?"