Introvert | Lee Taemin

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Day of Jimin's party,

I stared at my closet.
What should I wear?

(pic) I decided to wear a black and red stripped sweat shirt,
a tight fitting skirt which was quite short and fishnet stockings.
I apologise for being such a basic uzzlang.

I curled the ends of my hair and put on simple makeup.

Luckily, Jennie and Naeun were coming too,
With them, I wouldn't be such a awkward bean.

I went into Naeun's car,
I mean her mom's car.
She has a license but she doesn't own a car yet.

We drove to Jimin's house which was surprisingly not too far away from mine.
This neighbourhood looked familiar too,
big modern houses,
swimming pools..

Taemin's lives in this neighbourhood.
Why am I thinking about him now?

We stopped in front of a big house.
Neon lights flashed everywhere like police sirens,
but much more colourful.

We went into the house,
which gates were open.
Jimin met us at the door.

"I'm so glad you came Hyeri."

He smiled and held my hands.
I felt so uncomfortable  I didn't know how to react.
I didn't want to be too mean,
it's his birthday after all.

"Happy Birthday!! Sorry I couldn't get you a present, my presence is already a present right?"

I didn't get him a present on purpose.
Why should I spend my money on a guy like him?

"Of course babe."

Babe?
He smirked and scanned my body.
He was drunk.

He then went to greet the other guests and me and Naeun eventually got separated.
Remember?
Naeun is much more social and extroverted than me,
I bet she recognised a lot of people here.

The music was so loud that it made my skin tingle and my lungs feel like mush.
The bass thumped in time with my heart beat as though they were one, 
filling me from head to toe with music.
I liked this song.
The song that was playing got louder,
pulling me in and wouldn't let go.
I had no choice but to join the crowd,
jumping in a huddled group like Tic-Tacs being shaken in a box.