"i don't care what songs that we play
or mess that we made,
just company now"
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laying down on the cold tiles of her apartment floor, she place a pillow below her neck so her head would be hanging down. a sad playlist that was made by herself are blasting loudly through the speaker. thoughts about her life running wild inside her mind as she tries to keep calm.
soon enough, the door swing open and a tall silhouette can already be seen inside the dark apartment. "you're here." yerim exclaims tiredly, her feet shaking right to left on on repeat. "what is going on here. are you alright ?" the man asked, closing the door and lock it.
"i'm fine, i don't really need nobody." she said, pulling the hood of her clothes to cover her eyes as the man turns the lights on. "you've said that lie already." he sighs, entering the kitchen to take spoons and chopsticks. "now get the fuck up so we can eat together." he demands, slowly kicking her feet so she would get up.
"jungkook, you know you don't always have to come and check on me." yerim said, forcing herself to get up from her comfortable position. "if i don't then who will ? you just gonna let yourself rot like that forever ? that's a no-no maam." jungkook chuckles, raising his hand to make a big no gestures.
jungkook knows her all too well. he knows her ever since they were born, even their bed is side to side. with jungkook being 12 minutes older, he thinks he had the advantage to take care of yerim like his own sister. yerim on the other hand never like anyone who treats her like a kid, and you know jungkook is an exceptional. he can do whatever anyone else could not to her, and that's on being her boy best friend since born.
yerim's personality is so much different from jungkook. while jungkook being the school hot boy, always scores flying colours, a soccer player and one of the best athletes, yerim is just a grunge girl from second class who always dresses down, didn't talk much, very lowkey that sometimes people don't know she exists. well that was before they found out she is close with jungkook.
"where are these from ?" she asks, lazily stirring the black bean noodle. "a restaurant three blocks away. the regular had closed early, i couldn't make it on time." jungkook said, already on his second bite. yerim hummed, keeping her mouth shut from complaining about the differences.
"if you mind.." the man grabs the portable speaker and shamelessly connects it to his phone. he changed the songs to an upbeat playlist. it was also made by yerim, his favourite songs are mostly from the playlist.
"why are you here anyway ? i thought you're gonna be busy tomorrow ?" yerim asks, placing the bowl away after finishing it. she can't deny, it does taste good. "i am. just reviving myself after not seeing you for a whole day." jungkook shrugs, taking her bowl to throw it away with his. he came back later with cans of beers.
yerim smiles, but it didn't last long when she realised that jungkook would be starting his practices. "don't you scared the hangover will ruined your stamina ?" her face is half worry before jungkook rolls his eyes. "i know how to deal with it later." he sits in front of her.
pulling her head to lays on his shoulder, his left hand caressing her side as the other taking a big gulp of the beer. he gives yerim a straw so she could drink easily. "how was your day ? is everything okay ?" he asks, gently playing with her hair. yerim sighs heavily, sipping on her own beer.
"the same. a little bit sucks that i have no one to eat lunch with. they were all mocking me because you weren't there to back me up." she said softly, pulling her knees to her chest as she snakes her arms around it. "i still don't understand why you won't let me beat the shit out of these bitches. they seemed to mess with you a lot lately and i clearly wasn't enjoying it." jungkook groans angrily.
"no jungkook. just let it slide, they'll be tired sooner or later." she spokes in her usual slow voice. "i just wish that is true. if they mess with you again they you're not gonna stop me from throwing hands." he said in deep, low voice. very strict yet still soft.
they let the comfortable silence eat them up before jungkook speaks up again. "what are you thinking right now ?" he looks at her who is already wet her eyes. "my parents." and that's enough reason for yerim to cry. being kicked out because of something she couldn't explain is the worse thing ever. whenever she tried to speak to them, they would simply cut her off, like she was never their daughter.
"i'm sorry i wet your shirt." she apologised between hard sobs. "i don't really mind, i like my shirt soggy." jungkook said spontaneously, which she knew was a lie. she chuckles, hitting his strong arm.
after letting yerim pours her heart out, jungkook take his time to comfort her. he tries to stop her from thinking about the same thing over and over again, and most importantly id to delete her depressing playlist.
it is not too hard to make yerim laughs with his silly jokes. later on, they start to mess around with almost everything. the alcohol must have been kicking in when both of them couldn't get their mind straight. they've been making lots of weird noises in the middle of late night, causing some neighbours to knock on their door, to quiet them down. but merely 7 minutes later, they're back on being loud.
after all, yerim did not really care about anything as long as jungkook is with there with her. she don't care about the bitches trying to get in her way, or the deafening music on the speaker, even the suffocating headache did not bother her, as long as jungkook is by her side. she only wants a company, his company.
the next day jungkook wake up regretting everything. the headache is a pain in the ass and he can't fucking move easily. he should have listened to yerim when she said they should not be drinking a lot. right now, both of them is sharing the cold shower together, so the cold water can wash away their aches.
before heading to their college, yerim had prepare a quick and simple hangover soup for both of them. she had learnt this from youtube and it works well sometimes. thanks to all the fortunate they have, the traffic lights turn green before jungkook can even hit break. that is enough time for them to reach classes on time.
A/N
well uh guess who's back ?! lol.. i'm sorry i keep
missing a lot, i've been having a lots of mental
breakdowns lately and nothing really helps atm.
i promise to try be more active on wattpad
for you guys. thank you sm for still waiting🙏🏻❤️
