King of My Heart | vmin

chapter 2

Chapter Two:

The worst and best day happened a month after Jimin became friends with Taehyung.

The weather was terrible. It was dark and grey and heavy rain since the night before. Jimin couldn't relate to anything more. He tried to sleep, managing maybe two hours before he woke up again an hour before his alarm. He laid in his bed, and his cheeks felt tight – dried tears and the terrible silence.

He got up and took a shower. He took his time getting ready, picking out his best casual clothes for some reason. He sat back on his bed, waiting for his alarm to go off. He forgot it once, and apparently, his mom had to listen to it until she was forced to get up from her room to shut it off. She complained and nagged like that before, but now... now it was different. Now he was careful so that she'd be able to sleep.

He rubbed at his eyes until he saw spots, yawning, and his body wanting to stay in bed. For some reason, now that he needed to get up, he wanted to sleep. The alarm beeped once, and he turned it off. He grabbed his school bag and threw in his books, his charger and pencil case. He just needed to last one more week, and then it will be winter break.

He debated on breakfast, but there would be too much noise. Maybe just coffee.

"Good morning, Jimin," He flinched at the sound of his mother's voice. She looked exhausted. Dark circles and still wearing the same clothes from yesterday, she tried to cover it with her robe.

"'morning, mum," because it wasn't a good morning.

"Do you want breakfast, love?" She forced a smile. Her eyes watered up, but she tried to hide it by looking through the fridge. She looked back, and he shook his head. He wanted to change his mind, but he didn't want to stay there. "Just a bowl of cereal, darling. You can't leave without food."

They stood there, Jimin unsure what to do. She sighed and shrugged. She reached into the food cabinet and handed him two granola bars. "Thanks, mum."

He needed to walk past her to leave the kitchen, and she stopped him, touching his cheek and kissing his head. "Have a good day, darling."

He grabbed his shoes without putting them on and closed the door behind him. He was selfish, and he didn't care. But both of them were also selfish, his mother and his father.

Once he was on the bus, his eyes ached. The uncomfortable seat was comfortable enough for his tired body. Because of the constant stops, the hour to school was the longest of his life. How would he be able to sit through the whole day? The coffee mug he had placed on the counter when his mother walked in, forgotten. The disposable "k-cup" sitting next to the mug, new and waiting.

He missed Taehyung. Taehyung, who later explained, had used the same bus stop once because he had come from his girlfriend's place that morning. Jimin's stomach ached that day. That ache still there whenever she came around. So-Hyun.

His phone buzzed in his hand. Jungkook.

Soo...

And then quickly another message,

We need to talk

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"Do you like every guy?" Asked Jin out of nowhere. Jimin was trying his hardest not to doze off during their lunch break, and the question stirred him out of his daze. He gave Jin a weird look, raising his brow at his friend.

"I don't like you." Jimin was annoyed and cranky.

"Okay," said Jin, quiet for a moment. Hoseok and Jungkook were trying to contain their laughter. "Why not?"