CRASH ➳ jhs ✓

twenty.

all of the self doubt you had in your head started getting to you. as the months went by, you kept pushing yourself away further and further. you even started to push away from jimin, who became more
persistent. you've pushed him away for months, yet here he is in May, still trying to boost your spirits.

"i have work on Saturdays, i wont be able to," you responded to him, shutting your locker door.

this was the 3rd time this week that he asked you to hang out. your excuse was either work or family issues, which i find quite ironic.

"cant you try to get out early? we haven't hung out in forever" he whined, his frustration building up at your lack of motivation.

you sighed, stating to feel guilty for blowing him off, "i could try, but there wont be any promises."

he gleamed as the two of you walked down the hall. you reached for the earbud that sat snugly in his ear, placing it in your ear as you walked. you two always listened to music together whenever you walked the halls, it started becoming a habit for the both of you.

"senior prom is coming up soon," jimin stated, awaiting your response.

"yeah, almost everyone is talking about it."

"are you going to go?"

you glanced at him, "i can't. i'm not a senior."

"well how about you come with me?" he asked, causing you to pause.

"like, as your date?"

he shrugged, "sure, if you want. it can just be us two hanging out, it doesn't have to be a date."

"why ask me? i'm sure tons of girls at this school would die to go with you," you drawled, cocking an eyebrow at him.

one thing about jimin - he was a well known heartthrob at school. he was the kind of guy that almost every girl had a crush on, even if he was out of their league. we teased him a lot for it back then, but we stopped over time because we simply got used to it. i always wondered why jimin never went after any girl or accepted any girl's confession. i never got around to asking him about it though.

"eh, after i drifted away from the guys, my popularity ended up drifting away with me. i doubt all of those girls look at me the same way now, and frankly, i could care less. besides, you're the only other person i would think about spending prom with," jimin explained, smirking at you.

you felt your cheeks flush at his words, his sincerity making you grin, "i'm honored that the park jimin rejected every girl besides me."

he rolled his eyes, playfully shoving you at your comment, "very funny. so, what do you say? you'll come?"

the two of you stopped in front of jimin's classroon, standing against the wall near the door. jimin's fellow classmates walked into the room, some glancing at you two from the corner of their eyes.

"i dont really know. prom doesn't sound that fun," you admitted.

"it will be if we go together. you're one of the only friends i have left and i don't wanna be alone," jimin explained, pouting at your disaaprovement.

you sighed, "all of the seniors there are just gonna see me as the slut girl when i'm there."

"dont say that, you're not a slut," jimin frowned, releasing a sigh before speaking. "we don't have to spend the whole night. we can stay for as little or as long as you'd like, and then we can go do something else."

you sighed, raking your hand through your hair, "i dont know Jimin."

"fine, just think about it okay?"

you nodded, taking his earbud out of your ear and handing it to him.

"make sure you actually try and think about it," he started off, taking the earbud from your hand before walking into class. "instead of making up an excuse to not wanna go."

you stiffened, hearing the classroom door shut. jimin's words hit you like a truck. you glanced down at the hand that once held his earbuds, shaking as you stared.

he knew it all - how you faked excuses and dredged going to places with him. he knew it all, yet he kept it to himself. he still pushed you, still encouraged you to go with him.

he was slowly breaking into your secluded world, and you didnt know how to deal with it.