Afterglow | K.TH

Rained Night

RIEUL

"Jungkook!"

I wave at him from the bench when I see his figure waddle out of the front entrance of the school, clutching something to his arms.

He quickly runs over to me.

"Careful." I whisper, wrapping a hand around his shoulder as I try to get a peek at what he's holding.

"What's that?"

He smiles shyly. "We made bread at school today. And so I brought you some instead of eating it all!"

A light laugh escapes my lips when he takes his hands out from behind his back, showing me a cutely packaged piece of bread.

I stare at his expectant expression.

"Jungkook, this is so sweet." I smile, patting the top of his hair. "You could even set up a bakery or something. This looks amazing."

But then he pouts. "I wanted to make one for Jimin hyung too, but they'd only let me make one. So I decided to give it to you, 'cause you're my Noona."

I tickle his chin.

"Let's drop by his place today." I say, and he yelps in excitement. But then my phone rings with a sudden text, and I roll my eyes before pushing it back in my pocket.

"Or not. He's already at our place."

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"Mmm, Jungkook!" Jimin says as he nibbles on the halved piece. I'm chewing on the other half, and Jungkook smiles bashfully.

I kick at Jimin's shin underneath the small table.

"And I guess you're staying over today? Like yesterday and the days before that?"

He grins widely, before reaching up to defend himself.

"Hey. I went to my house a few times."

"You're staying over today?" Jungkook claps his hands, looking happy. "That's great! I like having you here, Jimin hyung."

Jimin shoots an angelic smile at my younger brother.

"So, Kookie. Me or her?"

"Don't push it." I warn, but still give him a smug smile when Jungkook wraps his arms around my shoulder. "Of course he likes me better than you."

"Just give me a few more days and I can promise that'll change."

Jimin stands up from the table, licking at his lips. "Alright. Jungkook. Let's set out the blankets together."

I watch them with a happy smile, seeing Jungkook follow quickly after him. I'd never say it out loud, but I appreciated Jimin much more than he thought I did.

Without him, I didn't know if I could've kept going.

Taking the dishes, I'm about to walk over to the sink when my eyes roam to the dark, water stained windows outside.

And I nearly die with a heart attack.

Instantly putting down the unwashed dishes down on the sink, I grab my black umbrella and push my arms into my jacket.

"Jimin! I'm going to go to the store real quick— I ran out of dish soap!" I call, my heart racing inside of my chest as Jimin's voice comes yelling from the other side of the house.