12.

...Seokjin's Point of View...

Talking to her after all these years made everything feel right with world, as if suddenly everything became as it should be. I woke up smiling this morning, even though I know Bora was dead pissed with me.

"Someone woke up with a huge smile. That's something we haven't seen in a very long time", Jimin joked, sharing a glance with a chucking Taehyung.

I just realized I fell asleep on the couch at our dorm and when I woke up, the guys were sitting around me with tea or juice in hand. Just waiting for me to tell the juiciest gossip.

"You guys know nothing happened last night, right? We simply had dinner and talked the entire time." I was puzzled.

Jimin nodded, "Yes, but does it mean we can finally see her?"

"I asked her about it, but she's not exactly comfortable with the idea ... You guys do remember Bora right?", I responded.

I could feel Taehyung cross his arms and roll his eyes as soon as I mentioned Bora's name. Out of all of these guys, Bora definitely didn't pass his vibe check. Or whatever people call it these days.

"Hyung, do you mind us hanging out with her, without you... At least you can still keep Bora around, and we can hang out with Min-Jeong again", Taehyung sarcastically said.

Text Message

^^^Bora - Are you still up for lunch?^^^

Jin - Yep. I'll pick you up in 3 hours. I am at the dorm.

^^^Bora - Okay.^^^

The lunch was awkward. I tried to make conversation with her but clearly, she wasn't interested. Her response to anything asked is dry and cold, as if she was forced to be here.

"Look, if you are not up for lunch, why did you agree to go out?", I bluntly asked.

She looked at me in disbelief, "You were the one who hung out with your ex-wife at odd hours, without Yoongi, as promised, and you are the one who's acting up?"

"How did you know about Yoongi?"

"It was a hunch but seeing the way you respond, I stand corrected now, don't I?"

"Can we talk about it at home?", I said as I was paying the bill.

The car ride wasn't pleasant either. Bora started questioning about a lot of things and as much as I wanted to argue, I knew what I did wasn't fair to her but the thing that pissed her off the most was that she never felt welcome whenever she tried to talk to the guys. I kept blaming it on the agency when in reality, they just didn't want to talk to her, let alone hang out.

"Look, I don't want to argue about this. Especially when I have to return to the studio in a couple of weeks. I'll refrain from hanging out with her and will discuss this with the guys."

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