o u r s o n g | j u n g r i

twenty-two

[6:47 pm]

jeon jungkook: noona, is yerim okay?

kang seulgi: yes, why?

jeon jungkook: she's not talking to me for 5 days now.

kang seulgi: why don't you try asking her?

jeon jungkook: she keeps avoiding me. i texted her but she didn't reply. i tried going to your comeback stage but namjoon hyung said that it's too risky.

kang seulgi: i'll go talk to her.

jeon jungkook: thank you, noona.

•••

[6:54 pm]

park jimin: make up with yoongi hyung.

jeon jungkook: no.

jeon jungkook: he told yerim! and that's probably why yerim is avoiding me.

park jimin: because we are all tired with the both of you denying.

jeon jungkook: but that isn't enough to tell her that!

park jimin: just make up. yoongi hyung won't say sorry, you know him. we have a recording tomorrow.

jeon jungkook: okay.

•••

[7:00 pm]

jeon jungkook: sorry.

min yoongi: about time.

jeon jungkook: i don't even know why i am saying sorry.

min yoongi: you will thank me soon.

jeon jungkook: why should i thank you? yerim's avoiding me bcs of you. :(

min yoongi: what?

min yoongi: maybe she needs time?

jeon jungkook: and why do you know that?

min yoongi: because seungwan's the same with me. i confessed and then, she avoided me. maybe i scared her away.

min yoongi: just give her time.

•••

/kim yerim's pov/

i gulped.

"do you have anything to say to jungkook, yerim?" seulgi noona asked me.

"nothing, unnie." i shook my head.

we're at my room. she cornered me and locked the door. i was sitting in my bed while she was standing at the side.

"and then why are you not talking to him?" i shrugged because i don't know what to say.

"come on, girl. lisa has been getting close to jungkookie. you better get to work." my heart kinda hurts when seulgi informed me.

"so?" i lifelessly said.

that's the plan, isn't it?

"can you just enlighten me for a moment?" she sat down in front of me.

"yoongi oppa said jungkook likes me—" she suddenly clapped and smiled so widely.

"and you like him! jungri is sailing!" i shook my head. her smile faded when she saw my sad reaction.

"lisa likes him way before i did. i can't do that to her. that's not what friends do." i pouted. she sadly smiled at me.

"you just indirectly confessed you like him. and yes, that is not what friends do but don't you think that jungkook has a say on this? why don't you tell him?" she showed me my phone.

"and what? okay, let's say we are now a thing. lisa felt betrayed and cut me off. do you think i will be happy, unnie? and what if it doesn't work out? i will not just lose a boyfriend but also one of my best friends. i'm not brave enough to risk all of those." these what if's has been in my head in my head for 5 days already.

"and what if lisa accepted the both of you? a true friend will always forgive you. what if you the two of you work out? don't remove that possibility." seulgi unnie moved her brows up and down.

"it doesn't work like that, unnie. we both know that. we're not normal people. there are eyes everywhere. even though the company didn't said anything about dating, we know that they won't let us date anyone who they are not approved of." she pouted.

"then what are you going to do?" she asked.

"nothing. i'll just go with the flow. i don't want to ruin our friendship." she smiled sarcastically.

"yep! avoiding him isn't gonna ruin your friendship." i rolled my eyes on him.

"just tell him i'm practicing. i'll go talk to him tomorrow." she nodded and went out.

•••

[7:24 pm]

kang seulgi: jungkookie, yerim was just practicing for our comeback. don't worry. she said she'll text you soon.

jeon jungkook: thank you. i thought something happened to her.

kang seulgi: nah, she just want this comeback to be perfect.

jeon jungkook: thank you, noona. :)

•••

note:

remember to be kind, through your words and action. a scar on our skin can heal but the scar on our hearts is hard to erase. let's offer our prayers to sulli.

-CA 🖤