Love Yourself

Tear: 8

When I stepped into the shower, the first thing my mind went to was Min Jae. She was my childhood friend. We were practically stuck with each other for our entire childhood. It didn't make it any better when she corrected me the most. She always did projects with Nami, hung out with Ji Kwon, and even texted Ki Yong constantly. But when it came to me, she rarely spoke. Whenever we met, it'd be constant teasing, gossip about people I don't know or couldn't care less about, or some new youtuber or stylist she follows. She was just that kind of person. On top of that, whenever I said what I cared about, she'd listen, but you could tell she didn't care. It really hurt sometimes. But then again, maybe people like Ki Yong are there to tell me to change. Perhaps, they're put in my life to tell me, remind me, to grow up and stop acting like a child. The thing is, that's me. I AM a child and I want to act young. I don't want to act serious just because that's what society wants. Although I guess I need to stop being that way.

I finished up and stepped out of the shower. I laughed dryly at how dense the steam was. I could barely breath, but it was really warm and comforting at the same time. I quickly put on my pajamas and opened the bathroom door. I shivered as the harsh, cold air hit my skin. I grabbed my phone and walked downstairs, rubbing my arms to keep warm.

When I went down, I saw Aera on the phone. I listened closely and realized that she was talking to Min Jae.

"Yeah, so you can come?"

Pause.

"Great! I'll tell y/n!"

She put the phone down. I walked down the rest of the stairs and went over.

"So she can make it?"

"Yeah! Isn't that great!"

"Yeah. Sure is."

Aera skipped to my room, where she was gonna sleep while she was staying over. I went over and sat in the sofa, curling up into myself. This was gonna be a weird encounter.

The bell rang a few minutes after Aera came down, changed into black leggings and a long t-shirt. She ran over to open the door and hugged Min Jae before letting her in. She waved to me and smiled.

"Hey y/n!"

"Hey."

I waved awkwardly. She was so enthusiastic, but it was so fake. I wanted to cringe, but as I said, Aera was really nice and I didn't want to make a scene on her first day returning.

"So how've you been Min-Ah?"

"Great actually! Oh did you know that I started tutoring? It's actually so fun! The kids are so cute!"

"Y/n! Did you know?"

"Oh I never really mentioned it." Min Jae said.

"Oh ok."

Fake. Fake. Fake. That's all that went through my head. Everything she said and did seemed so out of place. She was so different with everyone I couldn't keep up.

"Oh I forgot to do something. I'm gonna go up to my room real quick ok?"

"Yeah ok."

I ran upstairs and grabbed my phone.

Y/n
YOONGI

Suga
What? You ok?

Y/n
R u free?

Suga
Sure...

Y/n
Is it possible to meet u at the park?

Suga
Of course!
C u then

Y/n
K

I put my phone in my pocket and grabbed a hoodie. I ran downstairs to tell them.