The next morning, Aera woke up from her sleep. She found that it was almost 9 a.m. so she decided to go shower.

"Arghh my head hurts a lot " she winced as she stopped from moving any more. She tried to ease the pain by herself as she sat on the bed silently. She waited patiently for the pain to go.

After she felt released a bit, she stood up slowly and walked to the bathroom.

After I done bathing, I walked out from the bathroom and picked some clothes to put on.

Since today seemed to be cold, I decided to wear something thick. So that I can stay warm and comfortable. Suddenly, I remembered about Jimin.

"Is he awake already? " I asked myself as I glanced at the clock. It was already 9 a.m.

Usually he will wakes up early in the morning. So I just claimed that he's awake.

When I was done, I make my way to the dining room. I didn't want to be late for breakfast. I hate eating alone and I wanted to eat with Jimin. Yes, I wanted to eat with that emotionless person.

I didn't give up yet. I'm still with my mission which to get close to Jimin. Well, I know it's impossible to make him fall in love with me. But at least we can be close like friends, right? Who knows!

As I reached downstairs, I scanned my surroundings to see if Jimin was there. Then, I tiptoed to the dining room and saw Jimin was already there.

I hurriedly hid behind the big wall and breathe heavily. "What am I supposed to do? Act normally or pretend like I'm sulking? " I asked myself.

"But if I pretend that I'm sulking, will he convince me? Duh, never " I rolled my eyes in annoyance.

"What are you doing back there? " a voice suddenly approached me. I stumbled to the back a bit and looked at the person. "Jimin! " I rubbed my chest in relief.

"Why are you hiding yourself? " he asked in curiosity. Duh, didn't he gets that I felt so awkward because he fcking scolded me yesterday? So dumb!

I cleared my throat and lowered my head. "Nothing, I just— um, I don't know " I said. He looked at me for a few seconds more and turned away. "Go to the dining table if you want to eat. I'm hungry " he said and walked away casually.

He acted like nothing happened yesterday. So, should I do the same? I guess so. I repaired my clothes and walked to the dining table. Then, I took my seat and Mrs Song started serving the foods. "Where's Uncle Seon? " I asked when I didn't see him in my sight.

"He went out for awhile. But he didn't tell me where he go to" Mrs Song answered as she put some noodles on my plate. I nodded my head and looked at my food. "Woa, you cook Japchae today! " I cheered up.

"You love Japchae? " Mrs Song asked, interested to know more about me. I nodded my head, "Yeap, I used to eat it with my colleague, Taehyung " I stated.

Jimin on the other hand, who had start eating suddenly stopped when I mentioned Taehyung's name. I noticed his sudden changed so I turned to him. "Hey, what's wrong? " I asked in concern. His eyes moved to me and he asked "Who's Taehyung? "

"My colleague, why? You know him? " I asked. He stopped munching the food in his mouth. He looked like he was trying to remember something. "Jimin? What's wrong? " I asked and he looked at me.

He shook his head, "No, I think I've heard his name once. But I can't remember where ". I nodded slowly and turned back to my food. Does he really knows Taehyung? If yes, then how?

I was about to ask him but when I saw he wasn't in the mood, I changed my mind. Maybe they were friends back then.

I got a call from my manager. He asked me to come to office because he had something very important to tell me. I agreed and asked him to wait for me.

I rushed to change my outfit and went downstairs. I was searching for Uncle Seon. But instead, I bumped into the girl. She looked at me weirdly and asked "You're going to work? But you're not fully recovered yet "

"They have problems at the office and I'm the only one who can solve them. Where's Uncle Seon? " I asked, looking around the living room.

"He's at the backyard " she answered and I nodded my head. I turned my feet and was about to walk away but I stopped when I felt a grip on my right arm. I turned my head back and saw Aera. "What? " I asked

She didn't say a word. Instead, she just looked at me as if she was trying to study me. "What's your problem? " I asked as I yeeted my hand from her. Before I could ask her more further, my eyes suddenly spotted the necklace she was wearing.

It was just a normal necklace. But I can see something different. Suddenly, I felt my chest beat so fast so I turned my head away. I didn't know what make me so nervous.

"I just wanted you to be careful. Don't work too hard " Aera spoke but I just remained silent.

"Don't worry about me. I know how to take care of myself " I answered, breaking the silence. Then, I walked away, leaving her standing still.

I was in my office, waiting for my manager to get in. But while waiting for him, I can't stop thinking about Aera's necklace I saw just now. It make me so curious.

My head started aching and my face turned to red, as if the necklace has put its spell on me. I clenched my jaw and held my head with both my hands. It hurts a lot. I can't even focus on my surroundings.

"Sir? Sir? Are you okay? " I heard someone talked to me. I set my hands down and looked up at the person. It was my manager.

"I'm— okay" I answered, trying to get into the conversation so the pain will heal slowly. "But you look sick " he commented, holding up some documents in his hands. I shook my head, "No. I'm seriously fine. Just go on with what you wanted to tell me " I said as I rest my head on the chair.

He nodded slightly and stepped closer.

"Your dad—"

"Are you really going to talk about that old man? " I cut his words. He gulped down his saliva and nodded his head slowly. I closed my eyes in annoyance and hit the table. I don't know why my temper went so wild lately. I kept being mad at small things.

"I don't want to know anything about him so please get out NOW! " I yelled as I pointed my index finger to the door. My manager lowered his head and bowed.

"I'm sorry, Sir. I'll go out right now " he said and make his way to the door without wasting any second. He closed the door and disappeared from my sight in a blink.

I really don't know why my dad kept bothering me lately. He never wanted to know anything about me. But why he suddenly changed?

Since I was still in my temper, I decided to call someone to chill out with. The only friend that I trust.

"One bottle more! " Jimin yelled as he took another shot of the alcohol. His face was already puffed and he was drunk as fck.

"Jimin, I think it's enough. You drink too much in a time " Jungkook said, worrying about Jimin. Jungkook knows that Jimin can't get too drunk because he'll be sick after that.

"What d-did you said? *hiccups* Enough? " Jimin asked as he chuckled bitterly. He put his arm around Jungkook's shoulder and he looked up at the ceiling. "You'll never understand, Jungkook " he said

"There's no enough in my world. I only know more, more and more " he laughed all of the sudden.

"But you're just torturing yourself! You'll get sick soon! Trust me, you'll regret for getting drunk " Jungkook rolled his eyes.

Jimin's expression suddenly changed after Jungkook said that. "Oh, now you're talking about regret? Really? " he hiccuped.

"You know what's my worst regret? " he asked as he looked at the alcohol glass.

"My worst regret is for being alive " he said, making Jungkook looked at him. "Jimin, you've start talking nonsense right now " Jungkook said

"No, no.. I'm telling you the truth. I hate my life. I hate for being alive. Everyone hates me and no one loves me. Uh, how funny " he laughed.

"But it gets more worse when I started living in this dark world. I'm in this world. It feels so unreal but what can I do? It's still my life after all " he said.

"Jimin,, please stop. Let's go home now. Please " Jungkook said but Jimin still refused.

"But you know what's funnier? " he asked, his eyes were half opened. "Even I'm living in this scary world, I'm still hoping for love. The love that I'll never get "

"And there's a girl that I had been searching since my whole life.. The girl that knows me very well.. I love her, you know? But s-she.. She.. " Jimin stopped talking. Jungkook looked at him and noticed that he was crying. He gasped, "Omg, why are you crying? " he asked in concern. He pulled Jimin closer and hugged him tightly.

"T-The girl.. Sh.. "

"Why? What happened to the girl? " Jungkook asked but it was too late because Jimin was already passed out. Jungkook sighed and patted his back.

He felt sympathize on Jimin. He knows that Jimin had been through many hard times by himself. And he knows that all those hard times left many bitter memories for him. He feels so sorry for him.

"It's okay, I'll always be with you "

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