Grace Xiu

"I'm going with Minho to the pier over there." I inform my friends while putting on my jacket.

"Um, hello? Don't you remember what happened with Seokjin?" Jasmine grasps my arm.

"What if he tries to kidnap you?" Ashley worries.

"Are you guys my parents now? It's a party! I can handle myself. We're not that far from the party anyways." I flash them an assuring smile.

They give each other a look before letting me go.

The way they instantly worried about me being alone with this stranger kind of made me worry. They never do that unless they really feel worried and paranoid. Other than that, they're more careless and fun like me.

I should be extra careful I guess. Those girl senses don't lie.

I walked around the bar and to the dark side of the party.

I hear Minho's voice. It was hushed and almost slow like he was gossiping. He was talking to someone else.

"Minho?" I call his name.

He snaps his head towards me and flashes a smile.

I notice his arm pushing away someone as I walk closer to him.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"What? Nothing. Just waiting for you." He threw an arm around me.

I faked a naïve smile and held onto his arm. "Let's go?"

"We shall."

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We walked farther and farther away from the lit party and closer to the pier he wanted to take me to.

The loud chattering from the party seemed so distant now.

"We-We are already so far, Minho." I stammered, looking back at the party.

"Are you alright? Are you getting cold?" He pressed me against him.

I giggled from his concern. "No, I'm alright."

Damn. My girls got me all paranoid.

We finally made it to the wooden pier and the moon already looked way brighter.

"Wow." I marvel at the sight. "Oh my goodness."

I sped up my pace to get to the end of the pier quickly.

"Grace! Be careful! The pier is old and rusty. It's sensitive." Minho walked faster to catch up with me.

I reached the end of the pier and looked up. "This is Google Images level. Minho, doesn't the view is amazing?"

"The view IS amazing." He breathed out.

I turned around and saw him looking right at me.

"The view beats all." He smiles cheekily and comes closer to me with his arms out.

I hold out my arms out too with my cheekbones aching from smiling too much.

We embraced each other under the moonlight. His height making the hug seem like I was hugging a tree. It was soothing. Especially his bare chest.

"Can I confess something?" He breaks the silence with a soft whisper.

I look up. "Hmm?"

"I like you." He chuckles. "I know it's soon, but I really like like you."

I chuckled too. "It's not soon. It'd be soon if you said that after you saved me from the ball."

He leans down and kisses my forehead. "You're right. I better tell you now."

"Wait. Let me tell you something." I placed a finger over his lips.

He nods.

"I do have-"

*Creak*

*Creak*

"What was-"

All of a sudden, the pier tilts underneath us. Making the entire pier slightly slanted with our end towards the sea.

I screamed out as loudly as I could as I fell onto the railing. Minho ran and held on to the other side.

"Grace!" He screamed out and reached his hand out for me.

I tried to grab his hand and run to him, but one of the wooden pillars that was holding up the left side of the pier up cracked even more, making me trip on loose wood.

"AH! HELP!" I screamed as I fell back onto the railing and almost flipped over in the water.

"Grace! Grace! Don't fall!"

Ashley and Jasmine ran towards me and tried to grab my hand.

"What!? Ashley?! Jasmine!? What are you doing here!?" I yelped.

The pillars were struggling to stay stable under all our weight and it finally collapses under all of us.

Ashley was throw off the pier and fell into the water. Jasmine stumbles over me and front flips into the water. I held onto a piece of metal railing and hung over the water.

"Ashley! Jasmine! Minho!" I called their names as loudly as I could.

I looked down from where I was and the waves looked calm. I looked towards the shore and saw only half of the pier collapsed.

What the hell? How heavy are we?

The railing I was holding onto was cracking above me. Tons of wood and broken metal was falling down into the water.

What am I doing? I'm wearing a swimsuit.

I let myself fall from the broken pier and into the calm waters of the beach.

I fell deep into the waters and swam as quickly as I could to the surface.

My head met the air and I took a long breath.

"GRACE! WHY ARE YOU IN THE WATER!" I hear Jasmine scream.

I turn and see her and Ashley already on the shore.

"I CAME IN TO SAVE YOU!" I screamed back.

"WE ALREADY HANDLED IT!" She screamed back. "Or, I did!"

"WELL, I CAN SEE THAT!"

Just then, a body floats up besides me, startling me to death.

"OMG, Minho!" I gasped and almost gulped down a mouthful of water.

I swam towards him and grabbed onto his arm. I used all my strength to pull him with me as I push away floating wood and to the surface.

When I reached the sand, I laid Minho down on the sand.

I was panting as I tried to remember what highschool taught me about CPR.

"What's going on!? What happened!?" Yoongi runs up to us along with a lot of other people from the party.

"What do you think?" Jasmine barks at him and points to the entire mess caused by the collapsed pier.

She's soaking and wearing her dry clothes. She mad.

Everyone's mouth drops to the wet sand.

"Why didn't you come help us?!" Jasmine snaps.

She was holding an unconscious Ashley.

I gasp.

"The party is really loud. I-I- We-"

"Just shut up and help us!" I interrupted.

"I know CPR!" Ashley's bae comes out from nowhere and kneels down besides her.

Once their lips connected, Ashley begins to cough.

"What? That was fast." Jasmine furrows her brows. "Is it really that fast?"

"I just breath some air into his lungs?" I questioned. "I can do this then."

I opened his mouth, leaned down and placed my lips over his cold ones.

"You're not doing it right." Jasmine nags.

"I'm not finished." I placed my hands on his chest and pushed down.

Miraculously, Minho started to cough.

I lifted his head up and supported it on my lap.

He opened his eyes and sat up. He coughed out some more before processing the entire crowd around us.

He finally turns to me and his smile grows.

"Grace? You saved me?" He asked.

"Of course." I chuckle.

I feel like we're in a drama. With cheesy lines and all these people watching us.

"You are the best." Ashley throws her arms around her bae.

"Jasmine, are you alright!?" Her boy runs in out of nowhere and scoops her up into his arms.

I laughed at the sight.

What a way to get someone's attention.