I Need U

Chapter 10

"People like you, like Serri....is it really fun picking on weaklings like me?"

J-Hope clenched his fist when the incident that afternoon came across his mind.

*it hurts a lot man!* he thought.

*not only that. I forgot to ask if she's the owner of the empty locker!* he cursed. *how can I forgot such important thing?!*

He looked at his palm. The wound didn't bleeding anymore. *and how did she how I was bleeding?*

"Yo!" Jin sat next to him. "Drink?" he handed him a carbonated drink. J-Hope took it, "Thanks hyung." He thanked.

"You okay?" Jin was concerned. J-Hope nodded, "Sort of."

"Who is it this time? Your mother or your father?" Jin asked with a smile. J-Hope shook his head. "It's not about them." Jin frowned, "Ouh, now that's new."

The door to the garage was opened, "Guys, my mom baked some cookies for us!" Jungkook came with a tray freshly baked chocolate cookies. "Who want these?" Jungkook asked.

"Me!" everyone raised their hands. "Okay. The elderly first." Jungkook chuckled as he made way to Jin and J-Hope before he went to Suga. "Don't we get milk?" Suga asked innocently.

Jungkook looked at him, "You know where the kitchen is, right?"

Suga sighed. "Yah, V-ah, go get me a glass of milk." He said to V. He smiled, "No probs hyung. Hey Jungkook, your mom is still at kitchen right?" he asked Jungkook.

He nodded eagerly, "Why?" "Just wanna give her a hug." V went away. "Yah, that's my mom!" he reminded him. *Man, I can't believe how childish he is.*Jungkook shook his head.

J-Hope laughed.

"Hyung, it's good to see you're laughing now." Jungkook said. J-Hope looked at him, "There's nothing wrong with me."

"Yeah, right. You've been daydreaming a lot these days." Jimin said. Rap Mon nodded, "Do you have problem? You know you can tell us." Rap Mon added.

J-hope eagerly shook his head. "I'm okay, really." He smiled.

"We believe you, J-Hope but if you have problem, never hesitate to tell us, okay?" Suga asked and he nodded with a wide smile.

That night, before J-Hope went home, he stopped by at the usual convenient store.

"Hi, ahjumma." He greeted the old lady. She smiled at him, "Hi!"

He then went to the beverage station and chose a bottle of cold coffee. He quickly went to the counter. As he was about to pay for his drink, the front door flung open.

"Hi ahjumma!" a familiar voice greeted.

*this voice!* J-Hope thought.

"Oh hi! What are you looking for at this hour, honey?" she asked the person.

"My dad needs his pain relieving patches." She answered politely. "Again?" the old lady asked. "He works too hard these days." the person then went to get her things.

J-Hope quickly put a note on the counter. "Ahjumma, I'll pay for her things as well." He said.

She checked the note he gave. "But this is too much."

"Ask her to get something for herself." He said before he bowed to the lady and left the store.

Siwoo finally went to the counter to pay for her things.

The old lady told what J-Hope asked her.

Siwoo quickly went out from the store and looked around. No one else was there except for her. *why would he pay for me?* she asked herself.

During lunch time on the next day, J-Hope went to the rooftop again. That morning, he noticed that the sweet smell was still there so he was determined to ask Siwoo about the empty locker.

When he reached the rooftop, it was very disappointing. Siwoo wasn't there. He climbed up but she wasn't there as well.

*where is she? Is she avoiding me?* he asked himself.

He heard the exit door is being open. He quickly turned around.

Siwoo was there, staring at him in disbelief.

J-Hope walked towards her, "Hey-" but Siwoo quickly ran away.

But it seems like J-Hope was much faster than her. He quickly grabbed onto her wrist, "Hey, wait up!" he called him.

Siwoo glared at him, "Let me go."

"Answer me first."

Siwoo pulled her wrist from his grip but he tightened his grip. "Tell me, it's you right?"

Siwoo looked at him in puzzle.

J-Hope looked at her in the eyes, "It's you right? You're using the empty locker next to mine right?"

She looked away. She knew it. She knew that her new locker was between the boys' locker. The school has no more empty locker for her beside from that one. They had no choice but to give her that locker.

Siwoo tried to break through but J-Hope pulled her closer instead. "Answer me!" he insisted.

"What if it's true? What if I told you guess correct?" she asked him.

"So it's you huh?" he looked at her.

"What will you do now? Will you bully me as well?" she looked at him in the eyes as well.

"Well-"

Siwoo quickly pulled her hand and went away before J-Hope could answer her.

He looked at the spot where Siwoo was standing a moment ago. *so it's her after all.* a smile formed on his face.