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In the break, Dohyeon sneaks up on me from behind and scares me. Then he hugs me. And then he pulls me aside and asks, "Do you like me, Min Jee??" I look at him and say, "I don't know.... Well, I guess so." He asks, "What do you mean, guess?" I say, "I'm not sure."
He says, "If you like someone else, at least give me a chance and I'll make you forget about other guys. You'll like me." I ask, "Why are you so insistent??" He says, "Because I like you. At least give me a chance. And if nothing changes, I'll leave you alone. Agreed??" I nod and say, "Okay." He smiles and hugs me.
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A few days later
I scroll through my Instagram and smile at a picture that Dohyun has posted on Instagram. It's a picture of us hugging. I then repost that same picture on my account. In a couple minutes, I notice Yoongi has pressed LIKE to the picture from his private account. Then I receive a message from him.
MY(Min Yoongi). So I assume everything is going well with your midnight kiss thief?
Me. Oppa, why do you keep calling him that? He has a name. But yeah, I guess.
MY. Well, then I'm happy for you. Nice pic, by the way. You look good in it.
Me. Thank you, oppa.
Then I get back to work. Or at least I try. I don't know why, but ever since the party I can't stop thinking about Yoongi. And not in a romantic way. I just keep worrying about what he thinks and about what. Like, what does he think about me being with Dohyun. I know he said he was happy for me, but what if he was lying??
And what did he think about that kiss?? Okay. Enough thinking about Yoongi, time to finally focus on work. My shift is about to end, so I have to go to the post office to get a letter from my grandmother. From the same one who left me here alone and flew to Tenerife when I was 17.
At home
I open the letter and start reading.
"Dear Min Jee. You're already 18 years old. I know I haven't been the best grandma or guardian."
"Ey, no shit?!" -I think to myself but keep reading.
"But I earn very good money here. So I decided to get you a normal gift for your 18th birthday. Hope it will help you forgive me for how I've been. To receive the gift, you have to call my lawyer whose number is written down at the bottom of the letter. He will explain everything to you.
I love you. XOXO, Your grandma."
I write down the lawyer's number and call him. I make an appointment to go see him at his office the next day after school. Then I take a photo of the letter and send it to Yoongi. Two minutes later he calls me. We laugh about this a bit and then he offers to go with me as a support and I happily agree. Then he has to back to training so he has to hang up but before he does that, he says:"Okay, I must go to training. I love you, kisses." I freeze for a second and then say it back. Then he hangs up.
The next day, after school
Yoongi greets me with my favorite coffee and a hug. Then we go to Grandma's lawyer. When we get there, they greet us warmly and give us drinks and snacks while the lawyer is busy. Soon, he invites us into his office and offers us to sit down.
We sit down and the lawyer asks, "So, Min Jee. Do you even know what your grandma is giving you??" I shake my head and he says, "Well. It's an apartment. She bought the apartment and already signed it in your name. All you have to do is sign these papers and the apartment will be yours." I ask, "Wait, what?? You're kidding, right??"
He looks at me strangely and asks, "Why would I joke?? I'm completely serious." I say, "Why would my grandma buy me an apartment?? I already have an apartment." The lawyer shrugs and says, "Well, if you want, we can go look at the apartment now." Yoongi and I look at each other and agree.
We drive and from a distance the lawyer says, "Look, this is the building with your apartment." I look at the building and then at Yoongi. The look on his face matches mine. We both sit there with our jaws on the floor. Ahead of us, there is the fanciest building we've ever seen. It is tall and just screaming luxury.
We enter the building a couple moments later and first we have to get through the security post which just blows our minds. Hey, at least it's secure, I think to myself. Then we head up to the apartment which is just amazing. It has multiple bedrooms, two bathrooms and other rooms. Overall, it's just huge and perfect and there are no words to describe how much I love it. The lawyer tells me everything I should know and also about all the amenities available 24/7.
I look at it all and then he asks me: "So. So are you going to take the apartment or not??" I look at Yoongi and Yoongi says: "Yeah, of course she'll take it. She's not stupid enough to turn something like this down." The lawyer looks at me and I nod. He says: "Perfect. Then let's go back and sign the papers."
A week later
With the help of Yoongi and his trainee friends, I've already moved into the new apartment and sold the old one in a week. We bring the last boxes of stuff in and I say: "Yoongi. I put your clothes in your room." Yoongi, jumping on the couch, says: "Okayy, thanks." Then he sits up and says: "Wait, what??"
I ask: "What??" He asks: "Which room of mine?? Where??" I say, "If you're serious about not having your own room, then you probably don't know me very well. You're going to come to my place a lot, whether you want to or not. Also, your BigHit building is a couple of blocks away." Yoongi looks at the guys sitting on the couch next to him and smiles.
I say, "Okayy, go wash your hands. While you guys were going to get the last of your stuff, I made some food." Yoongi looks at me and says, "Min Jee. You never cease to amaze me." I smile and say, "Very good. I made everyone their own food." Hoseok hugs me from behind on the way, kisses me on the cheek and says, "Damn, Min Jee. I love you." I laugh and say, "I love you too, Hoseok oppa."
They come back and I say, "Okay. Namjoon oppa, I made you samgyeopsal and kalguksu (korean knife noodles). Hoseok oppa, you have kimchi. Yoongi oppa, I made you jjajangmyeon, and Jihoon oppa, you have this japchae." I give them their food and sit down with the sushi box.They start eating happily and I turn on anime in the background because guys like to watch anime. Yoongi sits down next to me and asks, "And where's Dohyeon's food??" I say, "He didn't want to eat. But he'll come soon, anyway, I'll treat him to my sushi." Yoongi mumbles something and nods.
After a few minutes, Dohyeon comes in too. I introduce them properly and then Dohyeon puts his things down and sits down next to me on the couch. He puts his hand on my leg and starts to sit on the phone. I look at him and then rest my head on his shoulder. He smiles, ruffles my hair, and then turns his attention back to the phone. Yoongi looks at us and then sits down next to Namjoon on the floor.
Yoongi POV
I sit down on the floor and tell Namjoon, "I don't know what Min Jee sees in him, he's not even that cute." I look at Namjoon and he says, "Huh?? Sorry, what??" I repeat what I said. Namjoon taps me on the shoulder and says, "Yoongi hyung, sorry, but I think you missed your chance with her. You should have confessed to her sooner." I ask, "Confessed about what??"
Namjoon says, "Well, for liking her." I look at him and ask, "Are you weird?? I don't like her. What's so good about that little potato that you like??" Namjoon says, "Hyung, maybe you can try to impress that on yourself, but not on me. I can see the way you look at her from the side."I say, "I don't look at him at all. But EVEN IF I DO, which I don't, you said it yourself, it's too late. And besides. I need to focus on my music career." Namjoon nods and says, "Well, well. Whatever you say." I sigh and look at MinJee and Dohyun again. Then I try to focus on the TV and not think about MinJee.
Min Jee POV
In the evening, Dohyun goes home and Yoongi and his friends stay in Yoongi's room for the night. While the guys are in their room, I post a picture with the caption: "Goodnight, my cute babies." In the picture, I can see me in shorts and an oversized boy's shirt. Yoongi likes it from his private profile and a minute later knocks on the door and comes in.
He sits down on the bed and asks: "How are you feeling??" I smile and say: "It's still hard to settle in here. Y'know?? Compared to the last apartment, this place is paradise." Yoongi smiles and says: "I know, I completely agree." Then he sits closer to me and hugs me. Then he says: "Can ya imagine?? We met a year ago. Look how things have changed in a year. You're an adult, live in an amazing apartment, you have a boyfriend, I'm a trainee and I'm on my way to a music career."
I nod and say, "Yeah. If someone had told me a year ago that everything would be like this, I would have thought they were crazy and wouldn't have believed them." Yoongi smiles and says, "But hey. It's not that bad, right??" I say, "Well, I'm not complaining. I just wish I had family around to enjoy all of this with me." Yoongi says, "Well, that's why you have me. I'm really sorry that your family isn't here, but you have your boyfriend, your girlfriends...and me. And my friends."
I nod and smile. And then I say, "But that doesn't mean I don't miss them." Yoongi hugs me again and says, "I know, I know you miss them. And I'm really sorry that I never got to know them, but you can't change anything now. It is what it is." In the end, we stay up all night talking like before, in the "old days" when Yoongi wasn't busy all the time...or I wasn't with Dohyeon.
