BTS: HYYH The Notes (Complete ENG)

Yoongi

12 June Year 19

I thoughtlessly ditched school, but truthfully I didn't have anywhere to go. It was hot. I had no money, and I had nothing to do. It was Namjoon who said we should go to the beach. The younger kids seemed excited, but I didn't particularly feel like it, nor did I dislike the idea. "Do we have money?" At my question Namjoon made everyone shake out their pockets. A few coins, a few bills. "So we can't go." The one who said we could just walk was probably Taehyung. Namjoon made a face begging them to reconsider, but the kids just chattered away laughing and pretending to roll around on the road before starting to walk. I wasn't in the mood to talk back so I just fell behind. It was midday, so even the gingko trees couldn't provide shade, and the cars kicked up dust as they passed us on the sidewalkless road.

"Let's go there." It was Taehyung this time too. Or was it Hoseok? I didn't care so I didn't look carefully, but it would have been one of them. I had been walking along with my head down, kicking dirt. When I almost collided with someone I lifted my head. Jimin was standing there as if frozen in place. The muscles in his face trembled as if he had seen something terrifying. He was staring at a sign that said "Flowering Arboretum, 2.2 kilometers."

"I didn't want to walk." I heard Jungkook's voice. Sweat dripped from Jimin's face. He went pale, as if he might collapse at any second. What is it? I had a strange feeling. "Park Jimin." I called, but as I expected he didn't budge. I lifted my head again and looked at the sign.

"Hey, it's so hot. Why would we go to an arboretum? Let's go to the beach." I said as if dragging my feet. I didn't know what kind of place the arboretum was, but it didn't seem like we should go.

Whatever the reason, Jimin's expression was strange. "We don't even have money." Hoseok replied. "That's why we're walking." And Taehyung added, "If we just walk to the train station we can probably make it." Then Namjoon said, "Instead we'll just starve at dinner." Jungkook and Taehyung pretended to cry, and Seokjin hyung laughed. Jimin only started to move again once it was decided that we would take the road toward the train station. Walking with his head down and his shoulders trembling, Jimin seemed like a small child. I looked up at the sign again. The characters spelling "Flowering Arboretum" were gradually getting further away.