after another day of doing chores and having seokjin oppa give me the cold shoulder i decided to wander around the neighborhood but i eventually found myself at the entrance of the school hallway, to check up on lu.

i pet his head after placing a bowl of milk for him. i can't believe no-ones contacted either taehyung or i. do they really not care for an innocent little kitty. i sit crossed legged, maybe this sign which taehyung had wrote is scaring them off.

he did mention the word kill. typical of taehyung. he's always so extra. i think i've grown to like him because of his extraness. i see the little kitty stop drinking the milky liquid so i take him in my hands and stare at him.

"do you think taehyung ah~ is a good person?" the kitty stares at me with it's bright blue eyes then it yawns. "i hope that's a yes... because i really think he is... and i can't believe he actually kept that bandaid! and he also researched luhan!"

i place the furry creature back in the box and watch it curl up, "can i tell you a little secret?" i laugh silently. i'm talking to a kitty, nonetheless i pet it's back and continue, "somehow i wish those sticky notes are from taehyung ah~ but i kn-."

sticky notes!

that reminds me. i haven't read the note yesterday. i quickly get up and pull on the door handle but it's locked. i try again but it doesn't budge. i look through the glass on the door and see empty hallway's. i should know better; that this place isn't open on weekends.

and the longer i stare into the nothingness of those hallways the more creeped out i get because i start playing scenes from horror movies i've watched which takes place in schools- at night. i shiver and turn around but suddenly my smartphone goes off, scaring the life out of me.

i pull out my phone to see an incoming call from seokjin oppa. i pout. i thought he was ignoring me. i answer his call anyway.

"annyeonghaseyo~ soekjin oppa." i hold back a laugh.

"you know annyeonghaseyo?" he replies and i chuckle. he remembers our little joke.

"i thought you was ignoring me. so why did you call me up?" i ask disheartenedly.

i sense his nervousness, "you were so worked up since the other day so i thought you were on your... you know..." he hints and i think i know what he means. "that time of the month...so i wanted to give your space." he concludes.

"it's too early for that thing to come!" i retort. "and don't talk about it. it's embarrassing."

"okay, i won't." he says benevolently. "and i need you to come home." his voice takes a serious tone.

"why?" i question, scrunching my nose in confusion.

"just get your hard-working ass here!" he exclaims. "and come to the outhouse." and the line goes silent.

"seokjin oppa?" i look at my smartphone. he hung up. "what's gotten into him?" i tuck my phone away. "bye lu!" i holler and sprint down the staircase.

• • •

i stand in front of my outhouse door feeling a wave of nervousness wash over me. why would seokjin oppa want to see me? specifically in my outhouse. i stop deliberating because if i don't enter i'll never know. i breathe in, opening up door.

i walk into the junk filled home and my eyes scan the room for seokjin oppa but i only see the usual sight, the results of jungkook's rummaging. i call for seokjin oppa but he doesn't answer. i walk furthur into the room and suddenly i hear the door shut, startling me.

the room becomes relatively darker because there's only one window that's allowing light to pass through. i turn sharply and see seokjin oppa standing tall in his way oversized peach-ish hoodie and blue jeans.

"oppa?" i gape confused and i notice he's hiding something behind his back. omo! what if oppa is trying to kill me. no, i mentally slap myself. seokjin oppa is the most gentlest person ever.

"soo yeong," i break away from my thoughts and look at him, surprise filling my features when i see what's in his hand. "how long are you going to make me hold this?" he whines.

i guess he's not trying to kill me because he has a beautiful black ankle length dress dangling from his hands. it's laced from the waist above and flared from the waist down. the neck isn't deep and it has long lacy sleeves, deeming appropriate by my standards.

how and why?

i walk toward him, surprise still evident on my facial features. i look at him and he nods so i take ahold of it. it's fabric feels perfect under my fingers. i hold it above me admiring it's beauty up close, i take notice of the black sequins embroidered into the lace fabric giving it a little sparkle.

it's just so beautiful and so expensive looking.

i pry my eyes away from the dress and they land on a smiling seokjin, "is this gucci because if it i'm going to kick you?"

he's appalled by my words but he nods, unravelling a smile on his lips and he begins to box on the spot, "just try me." he laughs and fists the air infront of him.

"yahh! seokjin oppa!" i cry, placing the dress on the bed. "why did you buy such an expensive dress! you could've spent the money on yourself." i crouch to the ground.

i sense seokjin crouch down infront of me, "soo yeong, i've seen you looking at catalogues. i know you wanted it so please just accept it." he raises my head to look at him. "and you need a dress for the spring festival."

i sniffle with a shake of my head, "i'm not going for the festival."

"you have to, fate will work something out for you, i promise," he wipes a tear from my cheek. "i know it won't be same as before but these changes happen and if we can't come to terms with it, how are we expected to move on? time waits for no-one."

"but-"

"i'm not saying to forget your father soo yeong," he assures. "you should treasure his memory but you also have to make new memories, make friends, experience new things all to fill up those voids you feel within you."

he's so passionate with words right now but all i can do is stare at him silently while my eyes becomes teary.

"you are your parents legacy, you're what's left of them. so why not live for them soo yeong~. you're still young and you still have your whole life ahead of you! you need to stop holding yourself back because of others. it's time you spread your wings and fly." he smiles down at me and i feel my heart start to warm up. his words are encouraging. i never knew i needed to hear those words until now. "make the best of everyday, starting by accepting this dress soo yeong~."

tears stream down my cheeks, "but i don't deserve such an expensive dress seokjin oppa..." i know i'm being selfish and it seems like i haven't heeded what he just lectured but seokjin oppa doesn't earn a fortune that's why i feel that an ordinary dress will do.

"this past year, you haven't been living the best life. you work hard in the main house and at the café and at the end of the day you come home and just barely manage to complete your homework. you deserve this more than anyone else. you deserve a break." he drys my eyes then pulls me into a soft warm embrace.

i sniffle slightly, hugging him back very tightly, "thank you for everything seokjin oppa and thank you for all you've been doing to ease the dragon lady's pressure on me. you're more than anyone can ask for."

i hear a light chuckle, "i'm just doing what i feel is right." i release my embrace from him and he gets up, helping me along as well. "does the dragon lady know you've done all this?" i ask.

"no, she was out doing whatever it is she normally does besides to her i don't exist; her food just magically appears on her plate." seokjin shrugs.

"oh," i frown. "well... you exist in my world seokjin oppa! also in yoongi and hoseok oppa's and in namjoon-nim's and in jimin and jungkook's." i smile widely. "especially jungkook's, he's obssessed with your food!" i exclaim happily.

seokjin oppa smiles, "jungkook likes my food?"

"of course! sometimes i think he comes to school just to eat your food." i chuckle awkwardly.

"so the maknae is taking food from you?" he has a playful smile on.

"aish, seokjin oppa." i whine. "he has a little... it's not like he eats everything."

"i'll pack extra on monday then." he laughs causing me to smile in return.

seokjin heads for the door but before he exits he turns around, "makes sure the dress fits," he says then blows a flying kiss toward me.

a/n: omo! i totally forgot that i needed to update! forgive me.😭 also, this chapter originally wasn't suppose to turn out so serious. but anywho, at least we know seokjin cares for soo yeong. 💙

~author-nim 💜