BTS LOVE YOURSELF - THE NOTES (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

'tear' Seokjin's Notes °17 July Year 20°

Year 20
17 July

I listened to the sound of cicadas singing as I
stood outside the school building.
The sports field was busy.
Kids were laughing, playing and running
around showing off their skills.

Everyone was so energetic at the beginning
of the summer holidays.
I bowed my head as I walked past
the excited buzz of students.

I wanted to get out of the school
quickly without any holdups.

"Hyung!" A shadow jumped into my view.
Apparently they were too, because as I lifted my head,
Jimin and Hoseok were standing in front of me.

As always, they were smiling brightly and
with eyes were full of mischief.

"It's holidays. Don't tell me you're just going to leave quietly!"
Hoseok exclaimed, grabbing my arm and
dragging me along with them. 

I mumbled lame excuses as I reluctantly followed them.

What had happened that day was an accident.
What happened was not planned.
I didn't think Yoongi and Jungkook
would be in the storage room.

The principal was suspicious of me.
He thought I was standing up for my dongsaengs.
He threatened to tell me father that I
wasn't a good student as I'd promised to be.

I had no choice but to tell him about the hideout.
I thought no one would've been there.
But things got so bad after revealing our
hideout that Yoongi got expelled.

Nobody knew that it was my fault.

"Have a great holiday! I'll call you, okay?"
Hoseok said, ignoring my ignorance and
saying goodbye even more brightly.

I couldn't say anything.
As I neared the school gates,
I remembered my first day in this school

All seven of us were late.
We all got in trouble.
And so we were able to laugh over
it later and relate to it together.

We wouldn't be able to make more of those memories.
And it was all my fault.
I'd ruined everything.