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"Are the street ghosts lonely, now that we are all inside? Are the ghosts who held a grudge inside our homes entertained?

Are the stray eyes that got so used to us making a show looking at something else now? Are they looking at the skies, or at our lit windows?

Do they think about us?
Do they hate how they miss us?
Are they jealous, do they want us back?

What if they held a grudge against us, and now that we left they can leave in peace too. But we didn't leave in peace.
It's our turn to hold the grudge then, right?
We were all ghosts from the start, weren't we?"

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Jimin

"If you lose then lunch on you, if I lose then lunch on me." Namjoon tells me as we eat our lunch in school, Yoonbi is sitting with her other friends talking about something so animatedly that I'm curious.

I look at him to find the rest staring at me with anticipation growing on their faces, "what the héll? Who even started this? Why!" I try getting out of it. Namjoon is really smart, playing rock, paper, scissors with him only means he'll read me like a book before I even play my move.

"You just told Jungkook that you're not bad at all games?" Suga reminds me in a monotonous voice.

"Büllšhít!" I try once more. Our table erupts in shouts against me and I'm put under pressure to play. Rock is the strongest, I'll go with it. We start and I stare at Namjoon's hand.

Paper.

"No!" I shout.

"Yes!" Hoseok cheers the first before the rest join and Taehyung whispers in my ear something over and over again, and he keeps doing it through out the whole day when ever he gets the chance.

"Free lunch on Jimin. Free lunch on Jimin. Free lunch on Jimin. Free lunch on Jimin. Free lunch on Jimin."

"Yah!! Enough!" I finally quit ignoring him and shout in his face while pushing him and laughing when the rest laugh at Taehyung. I look at the empty class as we pack and wait for each other so we could walk to my parents restaurant, Yoonbi and her friends left already.

RyungNa and she kept sharing looks and laughing amongst themselves to the point I noticed, they were too much. I couldn't help but notice that today Jungkook and Yoonbi only shared brief smilie faces. She didn't talk to any of us.

Maybe she just didn't have the chance to? You're exaggerating Everything. My subconscious tells me.

I nod my head, that must be it. A walk with loud laughs and teasing later we're in front of my house, it's my first time bringing friends over since my SoMin left. It feels weird, but I couldn't say no. It has nothing to do with what they may think of me, I managed to find a group that accepts me the way I am. Even if they do tease the shït out of me. It's funny, it just reminds me that they know what's wrong but still stayed. Only Jhope knows about my sister and I don't know if he told the rest or not. I don't care anymore.

"Oh son!" My mom comes out drying her hands and smiles widely at me. I can see my dad cleaning the tables, he puts the rag back in the kitchen and washes his hands.

"I have friends over--" they don't give me the chance to continue and barge in.

"Omoniee!!" Jhope shouts, "I'm Jung Hoseok, nice to meet you." I laugh as he bows a ninety degree. After the rest introduce themselves to my parents, bowing and shaking hands, I see my mom covering her mouth and sniffing.

The atmosphere quiets down as the boys exchange worried looks, my dad is just nodding proudly, "oh I'm sorry everyone, it's just the first time I see our Jimin bringing friends over in a year and a half."

I look away and scratch my head, embarrassed, "mom..." I expect them to give me weird looks but Taehyung and Jungkook come and smack me on my back shouting proudly as well. They all did similarly later, they handled the situation really well. They handle me really well, that's why I wish they stay by my side forever. That's why they are my friends.

We had lunch together, we ate a lot, "oh Jungkook! What was wrong with you yesterday." Namjoon says while eating.

"What, me?" Jungkook looks up from his bowl. We all quiet down, looking at him as Namjoon nods.

"About that knight in shining armor moment! She was going to slap her and bam! Jungkook is there, waah!" Jhope says, imitating Jungkook with one hand in the air holding, supposedly, RaeHee's arm and the other in his pocket.

After laughing and Namjoon eating the last bit of food in his plate, he speaks up again, "not about that though, I mean about him being sleepy and somehow grumpy."

We nod in agreement and wait for Jungkook to speak, "I just couldn't sleep well."

"Why?" I ask.

"I don't know." He shrugs and I narrow my eyes at him as Suga stops eating and looks up at Jungkook, smirking as if he knows something we don't.

"Maybe that one thing that didn't let him sleep was that same thing that made him grumpy!" Taehyung shouts in triumph, then we all join cheering at his assumption.

"Our maknae has a girl! Our maknae has a girl!"

"Yah, stop it!" Jungkook laughs, shaking his head but we all go on anyway till the bell of the door rings, announcing the arrival of a costumer. My suppositions is out of the window when Yoonbi and RyungNa come in, hand in hand looking around nervously. They're not here as costumers, are they?

I don't know what they want but I just wave at them, the restaurant is a little less crowded now since people mostly come here for lunch. I was really thankful the guys helped with serving the food before we sat to eat, they were a huge life saver. I remember the poster on the restaurants notice board and the job offer I posted online, it was only a few days ago so the requests will come in soon hopefully.

Yoonbi notices me first, being way less flustered than RyungNa, and walks towards me. Her face falters a bit when she notices the rest of the boys around me though, all staring at the two girls approaching us. As Yoonbi comes to stand in front of us, RyungNa standing behind her and peaking at us, I smile up at them.

I noticed both were wearing matching black shirts, while Yoonbi wore black shorts and white snickers, RyungNa wore jean shorts and white vans. They look cute, I smile to myself looking at RyungNa's shy posture, "oh--" I cut Jhope off and greet them.

"Welcome," I smile widely. I see my mom walking out from the kitchen and freezing in her place, looking at Yoonbi's side profile. My parents really like her since her visit back at Busan, but I didn't get the chance or will to talk about her to my parents.

My mom doesn't know she's in Busan, "Omo!" My mom finally moves and shouts, "Yoonbi yah!" Yoonbi turns at the sound of her name and let her mouth go wide as her eyes round when she sees my mom.

"Omonie!" She screams going hyper mood and running to hug my mom, "I miss you so much." My mom holds her face and nods before hugging her again.

"I miss you too dear!" My mom pats Yoonbi. When they finally notice the world around them, I turn to see the boys shocked at what just happened, RyungNa too. Oops, no one knows we met in Busan. Or that she's my late sister's most faithful friend?

I notice my mom walking with Yoonbi's hand in hers, heading my way. Before I know it, my ear is between my mom's fingers pulling me up, "ah ah Eomma! It hurts!" That's so embarrassing.

"Why didn't you tell me Yoonbi is here?" I pull my mom's hand away and look at her.

"I didn't get the chance to!"

"Well you got the chance to tell me about your other classmates!" That did not happen. I didn't talk about anyone except yesterday when I told my mom about how weird my seat mate, RyungNa, was acting-- "then who is that RyungNa girl!" I didn't even know she would be listening!

All eyes zoom in on RyungNa and me, Yoonbi quickly waves her hands in the air and talks, "ah omonie, it's okay. It's not like I'm his seat mate since the beginning of the year," I hear the boys laugh at that, "this is my best friend, RyungNa."

My mom's mouth forms an o as she looks at RyungNa, realizing what she just did! Why thank you mommy! "Hello sweetheart," mom offers a hand, RyungNa takes it and bows back, letting her raven hair slide down her shoulders, hiding her red face.

"Hello, nice to meet you." She smiles standing back beside Yoonbi, it's either that they were ignoring the rest of us or they didn't notice us at all. Which is unlikely, maybe impossible even. Yoonbi looks at RyungNa, waiting for her to say something but a moment passes and RyungNa is still staring at the floor.

"Um, so," Yoonbi stops looking at me then my mom, "omonie, RyungNa saw the job offer you posted--" my mom cuts Yoonbi off at that, being too impulsive as usual, as my eyes widen.

"Oh sure sweetheart! We could definitely use two waitresses around here!" My mom holds Yoonbi's hands, looking at both girls.

"Huh? Oh no! Not two--" Yoonbi tries to say something but my mom doesn't let her.

"Don't worry about anything, I'll give you an adequate shift so you have enough time to study dear." Yoonbi gaps and sighs subtly before nodding with a wide smile.

"We'd be pleasured to work for you omonie!" They both bow at my mom and then look at us briefly, Yoonbi had her lips pursed till she looked at something behind me, making her face fall. I look behind me to see nothing but Jungkook, what's she looking at?

RyungNa, on the other hand, stood by Yoonbi, still too quiet and shy, "when should we start omonie?" Yoonbi speaks after RyungNa tugs on her arm.

"Tomorrow honey, your shift starts at three and finishes at eight, is this okay?" My mom asks. Yoonbi hesitates and turns to RyungNa, I think I saw Yoonbi glare at her.

"Sure Mrs Park!" This time RyungNa steps forward and replies.

"Oh honey, don't call me that. You're like my daughter, she was--"

"Mom! I think a new costumer is here!" I cut my mom off, hoping she won't talk about SoMin now. Yoonbi looks back at me with disappointment, as if something about what I just did made her feel hurt.

"I'll help you Mrs-- omonie!" RyungNa quickly corrects herself, my mom smiles at her widely before pulling her hand as they waltz away to work.

When Yoonbi stands alone in front of us, she turns back and looks at us briefly. The boys have been really quiet-- "hi Yoonbi!" Namjoon is the first to greet.

"I didn't know you and Jimin knew each other that closely..." Taehyung questions no one in particular.

"Hey y'all, I'm sorry, can I just talk to Jimin for a second?" She excuses herself and walks to the otherside of the restaurant, my eyes go wide and I almost choke. She sounds mad, did I do something?

Jungkook is just staring at me, "go!" Jin shouts at me and I quickly stand up and walk to her, we're out of hearing range but they're all looking at us.

"Why did you stop your mom from talking about her daughter? Are you ashamed of SoMin? If she's dead that doesn't mean she's not your sister anymore, I really don't want to judge you and I know you don't want to talk about her because it makes you sad, but I'm sure SoMin wouldn't like how you're treating her." She says, stoping in the middle as she sighs and brushes her hair to the back of her head, "no one wants to be forgotten."

"I- I..." I didn't know what to say, she takes my hand and holds it comfortingly, she's going to say something but she giggles as she looks down at my hand.

"Your hands are so cute, RyungNa is going to love holding them." She whispers the last part to herself but I hear it and smile feeling my eyes narrowing and my cheeks heating. No one knows why, "don't blame yourself anymore, SoMin is still in your heart and mine too. She's still everywhere, just feel her."

How did she know? If it's anything about why sister, I feel like Yoonbi is the one who knows the exact right words to say. I nod to her, and look at my feet as she let's go of my hands and pats my shoulder, "thank you." I tell her.

"Anytime, Jiminie." She smiles at me but my view is blocked when Jungkook comes and passes between us to throw something in the trash bin near us, seriously? Couldn't he pass from behind any of us?-- Jungkook passes from between us again making me shut my eyes and take a deep calming breath. When I open my eyes I see Yoonbi gone as Jungkook pulls her by the hand behind him.

What the hêll maknae?!

//I wrote that quote at the beginning of the chapter three weeks into quarantine. Now I lost count, but it still feels the same. And all the jimin stans, its  your time to shine!

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