Hanbin
The whole world kind of stopped, I could practically hear our perfect family shattering as Mum and Dad looked at each other like they were dying but they were hanging onto some hope that Jennie was just feeling the heat and pre-wedding jitters. It was really quite, even the crickets and birds stopped and the clouds came out to hide the too happy sun from sight. Jimin was still staring up at where Jennie had been, I felt bad for the bloke, he knew what it meant, he was in the exclusive club of Roseanne, myself and maybe Sue by the knowing look on her face. Everyone else was thinking that perhaps Jennie was just acting strangely as some kind of side effect.
I couldn't stand being in the silence any longer, I got up and followed Jennie, I'd be able to talk to her. I reached the house before I realised Roseanne was following me and behind her, Jimin. I didn't have time to deal with Roseanne and to knock Jimin flat on his arse for no good reason apart from being too nice and annoying because of it. I sped up trying to get to where I knew Jennie would be without being followed, but I needn't have worried because as I closed the front door I could hear Jimin starting to yell at Roseanne, they'd be at it for a while. I could tell that Roseanne was fed up with waiting around for Jennie to make the right decision and Jimin would be so mad at Roseanne for just being Roseanne really. To be honest, I was kind of mad that I wouldn't get to see fight and hear what would be said, but Jisoo would give me a fairly good run down.
I turned left at the end of the driveway and walked down the street until I hit the alleyway with milk crates and old broken cricket stumps from our youth. I found Jennie sitting on the milk crate clutching her arms around herself looking like she'd been left behind on some Vogue photoshoot. I walked closer, calmer now that I knew we could be here forever until they decided to search for us. She wasn't crying, just thinking deeply.
"Should have let me know about that, I could have stood up and gone along with it."
"Shut up, Hanbin," she said quietly.
I sat down beside her on a milk crate and stared across at the graffitied wall. I think Jin and his friend drew a dick on a high of playing dare and then panicked before painting over it and making it more and more obvious as they went on. I sighed and relaxed, I was going to have to get comfortable, we'd be here for a while.
"Can you not?" she snapped.
"What?" I replied defensively.
She looked at me disgusted. "Sit there so calmly!"
"I'm comfortable."
"Fuck!" she yelled suddenly.
I jolted up, my heart started to race. "Jesus Christ!"
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck," Jennie muttered, holding her head in her hands and staring at the ground. I could hear her beginning to sob and I reached over, rubbing her back soothingly.
"It's alright, Jen," I said even though I didn't know if it would be.
She didn't reply she just kept crying for a minute until she took a deep breath and drew herself upwards. She had decisions to make I suppose, she couldn't bathe in pity forever.
"What have I done?" she whispered looking at me with vulnerable eyes.
I shrugged. "Finally you've done something for yourself, you're making yourself happy."
She laughed nastily. "I've just fucked everything up, Hanbin."
"You told the truth."
"It isn't the truth! I could do it, I could marry Jimin, I could be happy, I just am too pathetic to try!"
