2. white rose 》jeongmi

LXXVII

i was at the hospital for three days. my grandma insisted that i shouldn't go home unless i was fully healthy. i was even told to stay for as long as a week but our finals are nearing and i needed to attend classes, so i worked hard and got well in just three days.

getting discharged from the hospital and going home alone at night wasn't new to me. what's new is that mina and jimin were waiting for me outside and they insisted to take me home. i almost said no until mina begged and insisted.

the ride was incredibly silent.

they walked me like a fragile old lady, and then soon enough, jimin left me with mina who obviously have something to tell me. she couldn't even raise her head to look at me, nor open her mouth to say something.

my chest started to throb again. it has been so long, and so much has happened, i didn't realize i had stepped forward and collapsed against mina's body, burying my face on her neck as i stop myself from crying any further.

i felt like i was drunk-- or even high, obviously stuck inside that immense feeling of mina's warmth that i started crying, silently wishing she could hear my thoughts telling her how much i missed her, and how much i couldn't go by any second without thinking of her.

i looked so vulnerable, and weak. but it didn't matter. she's here with me tonight, and i thought it was the only thing i ever needed.//