cigarette ;; DISCONTINUED

twenty-three

23: Fool

Chaeyoung pov
"Unnie, I'm back", I shouted through the dorm and closed the door behind me.

"Chaeyoung-ah, finally", she stormed out of the kitchen and threw herself into my arms, "You have no idea how bored I was. It was killing me."

I laughed and took off my shoes. While Lisa, Jennie and I had solo schedules overseas, Jisoo had stayed at home to watch over our pets.

Dalgom walked over to me and barked at me before walking off just like that.

"Thanks, Dalgom-ah, for your warm welcome", I muttered ironically.

"Did anything happen while I was away?"

Jisoo shook her head and plopped down onto the couch.

"Not really. I mostly played some games. The day before yesterday I wanted to meet up with Nayeon but they just had their comeback so of course, she couldn't make time."

I watched her take out her phone and scroll through Instagram.

"Their new song is a bop. Have you listened to it?", she asked, liking Jennie's most recent post.

I walked over to my room and put my hand on the doorknob. "Feel Special? Yeah, it's great. I like the vibe of it."

I stepped into my bedroom and closed the door behind myself. The song itself really was something likable but I just couldn't bear listening to it.

The catchy melody and the fancy music video made me want to have a comeback so bad.

I was happy to get to see them perform on music shows but I could do nothing but envy them. I knew too well how stressed and tired they sometimes were but all the years of training paid off for them.

They had comeback after comeback, performance after performance. It was something I wanted to have so bad, I craved for it and I envied them so much.

From the pocket of my pants, I heard the sound of my phone getting a notification so while I sat down on my bed I took it out and unlocked it.

jimin: i heard ur back
jimin: do u think u can make time to see me?

chaeyoung: yeah ofc

jimin: mkay i'll be at yours in 30 mins

How does he know I'm back, I asked myself.

Shrugging, I changed into some more casual clothing and tied my hair into a low ponytail before refreshing my makeup.

The moment I loosened the hair tie I got another notification, telling me Jimin had arrived.

I hurried out of my room after taking one final look into the mirror, checking if I was looking okay.

"Unnie, I think I need some fresh air so I'll go on a walk", I said as I put on my shoes.

Just when my hand touched the doorknob, Jisoo replied. "Can you take Dalgom-ie with you?"

With a sigh, I turned back around, got myself the dog, and his leash, and left the apartment. While going down the elevator, I put on a mask and put the leash on Dalgom.

For a few minutes, I just stood outside the building until I saw a familiar car. With small, slow steps I walked up to it and took a deep breath.

Hesitantly I opened the passenger's door and got into the car with the dog in my arms.

"Hey", I said as he greeted me with a nod. I put Dalgom on my lap and closed the door, turning to Jimin.

There was something about him that was different today. His aura wasn't as bright and cheerful as usual and he looked like he was actually not in the mood to talk to me.