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29th November 2021

It was yesterday when Jungkook told you that his mother was going to be admitted in the hospital opposite to your apartment. Here you were, on the balcony of their house, talking with Jimin. "What else?" You giggled while telling him a story and he giggled as well. The house had been much in action, the other guys constantly arranging time slots for them to meet their maknae's mother and pay their respect. Jungkook was another story. He was not allowed to pick up his parents from the airport because it would cause more of a mess. He had been promised that once his mother would reach the hospital safely, he'd be allowed to go there.

And that is why you were here. You were going to drop him off because that seemed like the easiest option instead of calling a driver and making a fuss. It would be easier to sneak him to the hospital from your house than to sneak him in from Bangtan's. Life was hard on them, indeed. You plopped your chin on your palm, resting your elbow on the railings as you talked along with Jimin.

You were lost in your conversation when a pair of hands came from behind you, wrapping something on your waist. You turned towards your side to find Jungkook sweetly smiling at your frown. "Hyung, Yoongi hyung is calling you" he quickly muttered and Jimin nodded before leaving the two of you. You started to unwrap his jacket from your waist before he stopped you.

"There's a stain" he muttered to you with an amused expression and your eyes widened immediately. You were about to run away when he spoke again. "If you can manage, I have a pair of shorts that will fit you" he shrugged, leaning his back on the railing and you mumbled a 'yeah'. You quickly walked away, trying to find your sling bag from somewhere. Anywhere.

You walked out of the bathroom with the brown colored shorts hanging loosely on your waist but were anyway wearable. Your hand held the jacket carefully when you walked into Jungkook's room. "I'll wash this and return it to you~" you said, trying to avoid his face. You were flustered and were 50-50 sure he was gonna tease you. "Okay." He simply replied, looking at his phone. You sighed and were about to leave before he stopped you. "Y/N?" He said and you turned around with squinted eyes. "Yeah?" You asked and he smiled again. Sweetly, just like he'd been doing the whole day.

"This..." He went to his closet, fumbling around a few drawers before finally stretching his hand out to you. In his hold was the precious thing, you had almost forgotten about in the series of events. "Oh..." The word left your mouth and you quickly took the diary you gifted him on his birthday from him, opening it to see whatever he wanted to show you.

You found pictures. A lot of them. Beautiful pictures. The first picture was one of a Christmas day, all the seven of them standing next to each other with gifts in their hand while Jungkook grinned as wide as his he could with his bunny teeth, looking at them. The next picture was him with his brother and parents.

Then came different pictures, of Taru and you with him, him and his hyungs. He had decorated the whole thing beautifully. You noticed that the diary was divided in sections. One for family, one for his hyungs, and one for Taru and you. He put different pictures of you and him together, beautiful, candid pictures which you never realised were shot.

"You used it so well! It's beautiful!" You smiled happily before clinging onto him like a koala.  "I love our pictures together." You said and his eyes widened at your sudden action but it was moments before a grin broke out on his face showing his bunny teeth. You pulled back in seconds though, turning around quickly and leaving the room without saying a word. Once you were out of the room, your eyebrows furrowed. Why did I hug him again? You asked yourself before shrugging it away and walking to Taheyung.

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Jungkook entered Taehyung's room, looking at you and him before a boyish grin took over his face. "Appa called" He said and you smiled along with Taehyung. "I can go see her now" He said softly and you nodded with a huge smile, knowing how content he must be right now to meet his mother. He'd been composed the whole day, and finally he could be happy without a façade. "Let's leave" you quickly said, getting up from Taehyung's chair and walking with him to the basement at once after informing the others.

When you drove out, you realized that it was raining. The evening seemed like night, the heavy drops of water falling down soothingly even though you would've denied that it would rain by the weather a few hours ago. The two of you were just quiet, your hand working on the steering wheel and swift music playing in your car. "Keep your mask on, maybe" You suggested to him and he tched. "Naah" he replied, leaning more into his seat. "I'm pretty sure paparazzi won't click pictures of random cars" He chuckled and you simply shook your head.

"I is happy~" He sang after a minute of comfortable silence and you immediately giggled. "I see that" You grinned before turning the vehicle. The song was cut off by your phone ringing loudly on the car speakers. Your eyes went to the screen and you accepted the call hesitantly after seeing the name displayed, 'Mom'. "Hello?" You said and you heard your mother's voice reverb in the car. "Can you call me sometimes? Or does it have to be me every time?" You heard her hiss while speaking in her Australian accent. "Sorry, mom~" You replied with a nervous chuckle.

"What have you been doing?"

"Nothing much. Work is good here. They sent me for the inspection I told you about but since then I've been here only, not going anywhere else. I've made a few friends... at work" You added and Jungkook eyed you with a smirk.

"Friends? What friends?" She said and you sighed. "Friends, mom. Colleagues and neighbors"

"When are you coming home?" She asked and you smiled hearing a glint of smoothness in her voice. "I'll come home soon, mom." You replied but your smile vanished after hearing a snicker. You knew where she was going.

"No need. You're in South Korea, right? The place of your dreams? You don't need to give a damn about me anymore. Just like your father."

Gulping, you stole a glance from Jungkook who kept looking at the road, void of any expressions. "Did you both fight again?" You asked and she grimaced. "When does he not? He always has a blame game to play. Blaming me for his company losses again" She muttered and you shook your head.

"And you? How is independence pleasuring you? Isn't the taste of freedom delicious, Y/N?" You let out a deep breath, biting your lip.

"Can we please not do this right now? I'm with someone at the moment" You spoke shortly in a small voice.

"Oh really? Is it a guy? Wonderful!" You quickly removed your phone from the Bluetooth and put the device against your ear in a haste. "Mom, please. I don't want to talk right now."

She said something else which made you quiet, and the next thing Jungkook witnessed was you hanging up without even a bye. For the next few minutes, until you reached your home, you didn't speak. You got out of the car as soon as you pulled over along with Jungkook. He was walking away quietly before you stopped him. "I know you're excited to meet your mom..." You started and he turned around. "But it's raining right now. You might catch a cold. At least take an umbrella?" You offered and he paused for a moment but soon nodded to you warmly.

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Here you sat on your couch, waiting for Jungkook to get back from the washroom. His coffee was about to get cold, but none of that concerned you at the moment. All you could think of was the phone call. And what your mother said to you. Your hand tightly held your cup, fingers clasped around the hook. He came from behind you and sat next to you but your lost eyes didn't even feel the couch dip down.

He cleared his throat and you looked at him, embarrassed about all the situations that had been occurring in front of him related to you this whole day. "What?" He spat with the same amused expression when you kept staring at him. "Go away!" You poked his bicep and he snickered. "You sure?" He asked and you frowned, not long before curling your legs further to yourself and turning next to you to hook your head on his shoulder.

He kept looking at the television, not giving any reactions. "I'm sorry for all the shit" you said during the hug but all you could hear in return was his peaceful breathing. "I should be the one comforting you right now, isn't it" you stated more than asking. "It's alright. We all have our bad days" he smiled when you parted. "I keep hugging you" you chuckled, shyly hiding your face in your palm. "It's cool. I like hugs" he shrugged with a small smile and you shook your head.

"What's the matter with you and your mom?" He asked after a while and you sighed. "It never works well between us. She's always like this. Whenever she has a fight with dad, she always takes it out on me. My brother is spared... Not that I want him to be treated the same way, but it's enough, after a point. I don't want to be cursed upon and poked all the time just because I followed my dreams and became a technologist. It's not my fault I couldn't work for my father's millionaire company. I didn't want to! But when will she understand that?" You spat out all in one breath.

"It's not something you should care about right now." You massaged your temples and he frowned. "Of course I should. Is it just you who has taken some godforsaken responsibility for my shits?" He said, rubbing your arm. "Don't be this way, Y/N. We're friends. And this is what friends do" He said softly and you looked at him deeply before snickering. "Wow. So dramatic." You said and he chuckled along with you. "You really shouldn't joke at this moment" He shook his head and you smiled. "Jungkook?" You called out and he looked at you. "It stopped raining" You said and he raised his eyebrows before turning his head to the opposite side. When he turned around back at you, he was already grinning with you.

"I'll leave?" He asked and you nodded. "Buy some flowers" You said and he rolled his eyes. "And where is the shop? This is your house, not mine" He said and you tched. "Right corner of the complex adjacent to the apartments" You told him but he shook his head. "Why don't you come along with me? You can meet my mom! I'll show her my new best friend" He put in some obvious cute words but you immediately shook your head. "Why?" He asked you again and you just shook your head once more. "At least buy the flowers for me? I'll get lost." He said in a sweet voice with the same innocent face of a baby and you looked away before sighing. "Only the flowers" You replied and he grinned. "Yup. Only the flowers."