Cupid's Bow [Completed]

14

Jiyeon

"Hey guys, my dad's here so I'm heading home." Hoseok waved as he left the mall.

We all relax at one of the free tables, engaged in a group conversation. Yoongi even joined in every now and then. But now, the group was disbanding.

"Oh, my uncle's here, I guess I'm going home then." Taehyung hopped down from his chair. "Anyone need a ride?" We all shook our heads. "Okay, bye everyone, see you at school."

Then he left as well.

Jin gave me a questioning look, he still didn't understand why I suddenly wanted to go to the Han park. He still agreed to come anyways.

Namjoon poked jin's arm in an attempt to get his attention. "I have to go too, my parents are here."

"Aw." Jin frowned. It was cute, they seemed like a real couple. "Well, you're gonna text me when you get home, right?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I?" Namjoon hopped down from his seat ready to leave. "I'll text you the second I get home, if you want."

"Please do, and Namjoon, I think you just leveled up."

Namjoon couldn't help but smile. "Bye Jin." He waved.

"Bye." Jin waved back.

I almost couldn't contain myself. Jin seemed so lovestricken, I just wanted to point I out in the loudest way possible. Yet, I couldn't, only because Jin would deny it.

"Why are you smiling like that?" Jin stared at the smile on my face, I really couldn't hide it.

I leaned over the table to make the conversation a little more private. Jin leaned in as well, knowing I had something to say. "You like Namjoon, don't you?"

Jin immediately fell back into his seat. "Hey, we should head to the park now." Why is he dodging the question?

-

"Jungkook-ah! Why do you always do this?" Jin was lead to the dreaded roundabout again. Jungkook promise he wouldn't spin it so fast. Jungkook lied.

Jimin was also on the roundabout having a blast. Me and Yoongi relaxed on the swings. Sadly, Yoongi seemed completely uninterested in everything going on around him. He almost seemed empty.

"Yoongi, are you okay?"

He stared at the spinning roundabout, he looked dejected. "When I first moved to Seoul, I played here." He glance at me then looked back at the roundabout. "But two kids kept coming here and claimed the playground as theirs, so I never got a second chance to come back."

Oh shit, is he talking about me and Jungkook?

"Hey, I didn't mind others but Jungkook was a little brat." I tried to profess my innocence but it wasn't slipping past Yoongi.

"And he still is."

"Uh-" I wasn't sure what to say to that, so I changed the topic. "So, did you have fun today?"

Yoongi stayed silent as he swayed on the swing. I'm guessing that's a no.

"Um." I started again, preparing another question. "Next time, let's go for an action movie or something, that movie was-"

"Next time?" He stared at me with a disbelief draped on his face. I couldn't help but feel like I said something wrong.

"Ah, yeah, next time we hang out."

"Who said there would a next time?" I did. I kept silent, only until Yoongi abruptly stood up. "I should go home, it's getting late." He began walking away.

I stood up as well, wanting to say one thing, and only one thing. "I had fun today, thank you."

He stopped right in his tracks. "M-me too." He gave a short glance back and continued to retreat home.

I have a feeling he likes us but won't show it.

-

Taehyung

"Uncle, you shouldn't drink before driving." I lead my drunken uncle through the apartment door.

It was scary seeing him like this, he almost killed the both of us a second ago with his terrible driving. We nearly drove into a busy intersection, if I didn't help him press the brakes who knows what would have happened. Better yet, if I knew he was drinking, I wouldn't have even called for him to pick me up.

I closed the door behind me, making sure to keep and eye on my uncle, Wooseok. He was on the verge of gagging.

"No no no, wait!" The first thing I did was scavenge for a plastic bag, or bin, or something.

Wooseok waved his hand up in the air. "It's fine, I'm fine."

"Huh? Really?" Checking up on him again, I could tell he looked somewhat ill. "You don't look okay."

He didn't reply to that, instead he cupped my face with his hands. His eyes saddened. "You remind me of Yoojung."

Yoojung? His ex?

"Please." He continued, his hand now gripping at my shoulders. "Tell me you won't leave me." It was his drunken babble again, like every night.

"But Uncle-"

"Taehyung!" His voice was loud and sharp, it was intimidating. "You won't leave me just like she did, will you?"

I knew after senior year is over I'd have to leave for college. I couldn't promise to stay and have that be a lie in the end. "I can't stay forever."

"Taehyung, don't make me angry." His grip on my shoulder tightened, it was beginning to sting a little. I winced at the pain.

"Wooseok, please." He quickly released his grasp at my pleading voice.

He then grabbed me again, but this time, to pull me in for a hug. "I'm sorry Taehyung, I'm sorry." His voice quivered, he was about to cry.

He was a mess.

Moments like these are when he scares me the most. I couldn't bring myself to hug him back, no matter how much I love my uncle. "You should get to bed."

I wonder, does Jiyeon ever has to deal with this?

-

Jiyeon

I was hesitant. I didn't want to open the front door, but did I really have a choice? Jin already went around the back and escaped into the basement, now I was left alone. I was preparing myself.

Opening the door, the first thing my eyes came to was the numerous cans of beer. They all lead up to my step-mom, who sat on the couch watching 'Running Man'.

"Yah, who just came through the door?" Her voice was loud and screechy like usual, except this time it had a hint of a drunken mumble.

I wish I could just ignore her, but things just don't work that way. "It's me!"

She turned around, furious already. "Where the hell were you!?"

"I was at the mall with-"

"I don't give a damn who you were with, why didn't you tell me you were leaving!?"

"Jaebum didn't tell you either."

"Jaebum is a grown ass man and you're not!" She chugged down the last of her beer and threw the can over at me. "Clean that up, and the rest of the cans too."

Why did my father have to marry her?

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A/n
Very very soon, we are gonna take a dive into Hobi's character in this story. It will either be the next chapter or the one after that. I hope you all look forward to it!!

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