"We're almost there," my mom said.
I wiped my sleeve across the car window so I could see outside. I saw a sign.
Song Ju Jeil Middle School
She'd chosen this school because there were no more schools for me to transfer to in MunHyeon. It was a relief to her that this school decided to take me.
How long would I last in this school? I spent so many days in the hospital.
We pulled into the school and went through the PE area. No one else was outside except us. It was too cold to play outside. My mom finally parked next to a set of swings and chin up bars.
I looked at the swings and remembered how much I used to love playing outside. I remember white clouds being blow through blue skies. It was like a scene from a movie. My mom said it was weird how I liked playgrounds so much. I'd be at the playground from early morning until nighttime every day. Until the Arboretum incident.
I'd loved swinging. The adrenaline rush I'd get when swinging up high enough to feel dizzy. It was so exiting. But scary at the same time. I loved it.
One day I got my friends to push me as hard as they could. I wanted to swing all the way around. None of the other kids had done it and I was determined to be the first.
At first it was as if I were floating. It was amazing. I felt like I could touch the sky.
And then gravity took over and I fell flat on my back into the sand. When I opened my eyes I realized I had sand in my mouth. My knees were scraped a little but it didn't hurt at all. I was just left feeling disappointed that I wasn't able to swing all the way around the frame.
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In a way, I remember how I looked on that swing. I looked like the old Jimin who was determined to accomplish his goals. I wonder, if I'd stayed like that, where I would've been in life right now, what I would've accomplished....
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My mom snapped me out of my thoughts and we walked into the school together.
Song Ju Jeil Middle School
The fifth school I attended.
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BTS Map of the Soul - THE NOTES (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)
General FictionTranslations started: 11 August 2019 Translations ended: 23 July 2020 Map of the Soul: Persona and Map of the Soul:7 each contains 4 mini booklets. The mini HYYH booklets were also included in the Love Yourself albums. The Love Yourself albums's min...
