What I Need

4: Stop acting like you don't care

"Will it hurt for you to just, I don't know? Take a break?" Jennie screams over the phone.

Chaeyoung looks in the mirror as she buttons her shirt on.

"What's that? Come to school faster? I'm on my way!" Chaeyoung sarcastically. She can hear the sigh Jennie breathes out.

Chaeyoung smiles as she checks her temperature one last time.

"Rosie! You're sick!" Jennie replies, ignoring the girl's previous statement.

"Eh, thirty seven isn't that bad?"

"What?" Jennie sounds concered.

"Shh, don't be too worried."

Chaeyoung packs some medicine in her bag and picks out some shoes.

"How could I not be? You're so sick!" Jennie continues to bug her.

"I've always been sick. I'm so sick of life! But we move on, so see you at school, you nerd." Chaeyoung replies before hanging up the call, cutting Jennie's words. She smiles brightly at the sunshine radiating into her room.

Her phone immediately starts ringing again and she puts in on mute. She ties her shoes and grabs her bag.

"Mom! I'm going to school!"

She gets a hum as a reply back from her mom before heading out.

The sunlight is bright and she's feeling good. She skips around, the walk to school as fast as usual.

She giggles at the kittens who stare at her before she reaches the gates.

"Hi, cuties." She smiles as she reaches into her pocket. She softly pours some milk onto a water bottle cap and breaks up some crackers.

She watches as the kittens wait for her to pour more. Chaeyoung pulls out her tupperware and pours in the milk.

She twists the bottle cap back onto her water bottle. "Eat up." She pets the kittens.

She streches and feels the heat of the sun. "Okay maybe I should have takne more precautions."

She feels lightheaded but continues walking. Her eyes freeze when she sees Jimin.

A feeling of anxiousness fills up her throat. She contemplates going back home.

"Hey, babe!" An arm is wrapped around her waist.

"H-Hey. What you been up to?"

"You know the usual." Jimin smiles as he cups her cheeks and leans in.

Before she has any time to process what's happening her mouth is met with the taste of yesterday's alcohol.

Chaeyoung has a sigh hanging on her mouth.

As if it's second nature she kisses back and Jimin and Chaeyoung are making out at the school gate.

Most people brush by her and don't say anything.

Some stop to squeal. Others--Kim Taehyung--take a photo for their blog.

Even then, Jimin doesn't let up.

Chaeyoung doesn't understand his persistence today.

She gets pushed into the wall. Chaeyoung coughs at the sudden force.

"The hell?" Jimin rolls his eyes.

"You might want to take your PDA somewhere else." She hears a familiar voice say.

Jimin immediately pulls away and looks at the brave soul who dared to challenge him.

"What was that?" Jimin says licking his lips and brushing his hair back.