十一
a little helping hand:
2008
〞
"Hey! You need any help with that?" was something I probably could've said a little more growing up. But, after the day you told me about all of your family struggles, I decided to act on that, and try to help you out more.
That night, I went home─thinking about what you had told me─and immediately sat down at my desk to make a list of: 'Things I could do to help Chan'.
Eight-year-old me was determined to make you feel better, and what better way to start that than with a neatly compacted, bullet-pointed list of useful tasks I could do.
I had already ruled out 'pack him a daily lunch' and 'listen to his problems' because I knew I did those already. I just needed to come up with more.
Like:
• Help out with his siblings,
• Help him complete his chores,
• Remind him to take breaks,
• Keep an eye on his well-being,
• Start collecting pocket money so he can buy food at school,
The list looked good, although I knew I would be adding more to it in the near future.
I was just incredibly determined to help put things right, because no child should ever feel this pressured, and I especially hated seeing my best friend upset.
Even though, I don't think best friends think about each other 24/7-365, now, do they?
And, I don't think best friends start to get butterflies whenever they're around each other... do they?
Eight-year-old me was so oblivious to my own emotions that it was almost laughable.
Looking back on it now, I just wish I had acted on them sooner...
# •°彡
tea.
─jen <3
YOU ARE READING
for you: to you ✰ chanmin
Fanfiction(currently discontinued) '𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇; 𝗂 𝖽𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗍𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎.' ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨📓୧⋆ ˚｡⋆ For their anniversary, Seungmin decides to write a story, in diary form, to compile all of his memories together, relating to his significa...
