ONE
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"any luck?" his voice spoke with sincerity and hope, making her drop her trembling hands to the side. with the shake of her head, she stared down at the available seat across of him before hunching her frail body so that she'd be facing him.

"she said that there isn't a chance that she'd make it. you know, the usual," she replied, sadness spilling from every word that came out of her mouth.

he smiled, "it's alright. that makes the two of us." he reached out his free hand and picked up her spoon so that he'd put it into her hand. she didn't question his actions, knowing that there wasn't going to be proper answer coming out of his mouth.

"why'd you say that?" she asked, taking a few moments to take a look at the food placed on her tray.

"well, there isn't a reason for me to call my family knowing that they wouldn't come regardless of their schedule," he replied, munching on his food in the process. she nodded, picking up her head to take a look at him.

he looked as if he was enjoying his food and didn't look as if he had just told her news that would upset him. a smile played on his lips, causing her to frown and stare at him as she waited for him to say something.

"min young, you're staring," he remarked, dropping his spoon and wiping his mouth with the spare napkin next to her plate. she bit on her tongue, stopping herself from rolling her eyes.

"stop smiling. it's not a time to smile," she sternly stated, dropping her shoulders and using her hand to support her chin on the table. at her words, he smiled wider and showed his teeth more so he'd bother her.

"hoseok." she didn't understand why he smiled when there was nothing to smile about. especially at the thought of his parents throwing him into that place without a word and not visiting him once ever since then. she shuddered, mentally slapping herself in the face as she thought about the fact that she complained about her mom not visiting for five months.

hoseok opened his mouth to say something else, but instead changed his gaze from her face to behind her head. for a moment, he stared before smiling bigger and waiting for the two to approach them.

min young raised her eyebrows in confusion, turning her head slightly so that she'd be able to see them.

"hello min young, hoseok," jimin spoke up, taking the chance to take the seat next to her. the younger sighed, taking a longer trip to sit next to hoseok.

"you haven't touched your food," jungkook said, frowning at the sight of her full plate. she looked down before pushing it towards him.

"you can have it," she responded, waiting for him to accept her offer. instead, he pushed it back towards her way. "i'm not hungr—"

"when are you ever?" he mumbled, loud enough for hoseok to snicker in response.

"min young, you know the rules. you need to eat in order to take your medicine," jimin told her, picking up a rice cake in the process. min young clutched onto her shirt as she let the words play around in her ears.

"what if i don't want to take the medicine?" she whispered, getting food put into her mouth after. she groaned, looking at the trio that stared back at her, waiting for her to chew on the food and swallow it.

she stared back at them, groaning before doing what they had wanted. after what seemed like minutes passed by, min young had started to collect her belongings so she could make her way out of the place.

instead, the sound of the entrance doors opened and closed with a loud bang. she flinched, immediately raising her eyes to take a look at the figure that followed.

he stood, eyeing the place as he looked for a place to sit. she frowned at the sight of him, knowing that she'd never seen him at the place before.

the trio held their stare on her, wondering as to what she was currently staring at. knowing that she had her moments, they didn't question her and decided to leave her with her thoughts.

one by one, they had gotten up and approached the trash can to throw out the remainder of their food. hoseok, being the first of them, stared at the remainding two and min young from afar as he held his tongue in worry.

"i wonder what's up with her," he muttered to himself, quickly shaking his head at the sight of jimin walking towards his way and jungkook following his path right behind. with one more glance, they decided to leave the cafeteria.

the new guy continued to stand amongst the crowd of the place, his eyes following all the people that had passed by him. he held his tray close in captivity, closing his eyes for a few seconds.

min young ripped her eyes from him, regaining her previous thoughts as she reached out her hand to support her body so she could safely get up from the table.

raising her eyes for a moment, she searched for the new guy but failed to find him. sighing, she picked up her tray and her bag so she could leave. but before she could walk away, she felt a tug on her sweatshirt, making her sit back down on her previous seat.

"don't leave yet, i need someone to accompany me."