Meant To Be

31- Kate, Official Dates and Hugs

Chapter 31

I continue looking at the message. After avoiding me for weeks together he wants to suddenly meet? Fuck no. Who does he think I am?

Usually, when I have fights with my friends, I'm not the one to hold grudges and I forgive them quite easily. 

All I want to do now is go home and deal with the Oli situation. I want to do anything in my power to help him. 

He looked extremely guilty and rightfully so. Oli drops me at my house and we say our goodbyes and I unlock my front door.

I make my way in and the first thing I do is take a shower and change into my comfy pajamas. I throw myself on my bed and let out a huge sigh. 

I just lie down for another hour, thinking about everything. I decide to make some coffee. 

I plod to my kitchen and 5 minutes later, I sip my coffee deliciously. I then wash the mug and listen to songs as I practice the dance. Someone rings the bell so I turn down the music and open the door.

"Mom? Dad?" I scream with shock and excitement.

"Hi, sugar bear." They smile and we all hug. It's been weeks since I saw them and though I called them once a week, them being here made me happy in a different sort of way.

We spend the next few hours talking, laughing, watching a movie, and mom makes some dinner for all of us. She made some spaghetti, salad, and apple pie. 

We washed it down our throats with red wine. Now, it's around 10 pm and since mom and dad were tired, they went to bed. I decided to stay up for some more time.

I randomly scroll through my contacts and see Kian's name. It had been a while since we talked to each other so I decided why not catch up, you know?

He picks up after 2 rings and screams into my ear.

"Ava you little bitch! Why the fuck haven't you been picking my calls, replying to my texts or my snap? Looks like you hanging out with BTS has gotten to your head huh? I knew this was going to happen. You don't even care about me anymore."

"Dani, I'm so sorry I've been practicing all the time and when I get home I'm tired so I go to bed straight. I promise I'll call every day. Please forgive me." I plead.

"Yeah ok, whatever." He scoffs.

"I love it when you're being so dramatic" I laugh.

We talk a lot and I tell him all about the Zoe-Ethan drama and the fight between Tae and me and how rude he was to me on the phone. When I told him about the situation on the couch, he was pissed because I didn't kiss him.

After listening to all my drama, I ask him about how everything is going for him and if he's got any new girls.

"Oh yeah, I wanted to tell you. I have a girlfriend now," He says through the phone.

Kian is extremely loving and once he's in a relationship, he gives it all. He will do anything and everything to make his girl happy.

"Ooo, who's this mysterious chick?"

He laughs and continues, "Her name's Kate."

My heart drops at the sound of her name. Oli's girlfriend's name is also Kate. But this can easily be another Kate. 

But the fact that Kate, Oli, and Kian all lived in Texas made the chances very slim. But I didn't want to say anything too soon without knowing the facts.

"Oh, what does she do?"

"She's a model."

No fucking way.

I remember, Oli told me Kate is a model too.

"Is she our age?"

"No, she's older than us."

"How long have you guys been going out?"

"Uh, 2 months now? I think?" He sounds unsure.

"How does she look?"

"Hold on, we have a picture together. I'll send it to you."

He then sends a picture. And it's the same, Kate.

The fuck do I do now?

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We are all at the studio and we did our routine a couple of times. We had a 10-minute break and Namjoon stood up.

"Ok, all of you listen up." He announces, immediately gathering all the attention in the room.

"The BigHit Entertainment has given out the official dates for the audition. It begins on the 20th of March and ends on the 30th of March. From the 20th through the 27th, auditions will happen for all the participants. 

From the 27th to the 31st, the final auditions will happen and the best of 6 competitors will be selected and will officially debut on June 13, one day after the debut date of BTS. We will leave for South Korea on the 15th, 3 days from today. So I suggest you start packing."

The news was like a thunderclap to all of us. We should be happy and excited but for some reason, all that we felt was fear and sadness. 

This is what we had been working our asses off for around 2 weeks but all this seemed surreal. 

I had to leave my parents, my house, Ethan and Leo. I honestly don't know how I am going to deal with all this. And for Mia, Zoe, and I to all get selected, it's a dream come true.

We would be competing against millions of participants and it felt like we didn't stand a chance. My heart started beating faster and my palms feel sweaty. 

I start taking deep breaths but nothing helped. I ran out of the studio to get some fresh air. I bend and place my hands on my knees and gasp for air. Tears roll down my eyes, for no reason.

I hear someone open the door behind me and turn back to see Tae. I barely make any eye contact. I look away and wipe my eyes. I place my hands on my hips, walking back and forth.

Tae comes towards me and tightly hugs me. I don't push him away nor do I hug him back. He continues hugging me for a couple more seconds and I give in. 

I put my arms around his waist and let tears roll down my cheeks.

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