Jiyeon’s POV:

The clanging sound of my keys echoed through the corridor while I struggled to unlock the door hastily, trying to keep the rising bitter liquid in my throat in its place. I headed straight for the toilet with the vicious bile swirling around at the tip of my tongue, as if threatening to spill itself out anytime soon.

I held my hair up, letting the vicious bile liquid spill out of me.
Leaving nothing but sour burps and a dry bitter taste lingering in my mouth.
Rinsing my mouth and washing my face, I looked up at myself in the mirror only to find a ghastly image of me.
Pale clammy skin, cloudy swollen eyes and flushed red cheeks.
I wasn’t even sure if I actually felt sick or if this was the side effect of not sleeping for two days straight. 

I stripped off my clothes, heading for the shower thinking a hot one should do the trick.

Except, it didn’t.

I felt so warm and it didn’t even made any sense since it was still winter. But I literally felt the scorching heat burning into my skin, travelling to every inch of my body, my face included. It felt like someone was scorching a hot iron onto my cheeks, and to sum everything up, I felt sick.

I checked the time on my phone.

7.46pm.

Wow, time sure flies by real quick. I only prayed that I’d recover in time for school tomorrow. I didn’t really feel safe whenever I skipped school, mostly because I was worried there’d be no one to help me take notes or have anyone for me to fall back on.

I drank up, ate some plain bread and canned soup because I didn’t had the energy to actually cook after being all drained out.
Besides, all I wanted to do was to crawl into bed and fall asleep.
Popping some pill medicines, I snuggled into my bed inhaling the scent of sweet cotton before falling into a deep slumber.

A loud series of knocks echoed through the silence of my apartment, which largely annoyed me. My head was spinning and a wave of nausea was starting to hit me again.

“Who the hell will be here at midnight?” I mumbled to myself, smacking my head and rubbing my eyes to regain some of my senses, mostly my clarity. I got up from my bed, all wobbly and stumbled over to the door, readying to rid myself of any unwanted visitors.

Apparently, I didn’t have just one visitor. I had two.

I tilted my head towards a 45degree angle, confusion written all over my face.

“Jiyeon ah! Are you okay? You look like crap!”

“Jiyeon ah, we couldn’t contact you at all and you didn’t come to school today!”

I stared at the two of them, although this time it wasn’t confusion anymore. It was shock.

“What do you guys mean, why haven’t I gone to school? Isn’t it midnight now?! Look the sky’s still dark!”

“Jiyeon ah, of course it’s dark! It’s 6pm now, silly!” I stared up at Hoseok in shock. What? Did I sleep or did I pass out?! I looked right at Hoseok, before looking left towards Haneul and my action went on like a video stuck on loop.

"Yah, Jiyeon ah. Are you okay? Hey, aren't you going to invite us in?" Hoseok was now waving his hand at me, a worried look hanging on his face. 
I ran back to my apartment, searching around for my phone just so I could check the date and time. 
Only to find out that it was indeed monday and that I've already missed school today.
Well, once or twice without a doctor's note wouldn't hurt right? I mean after all, I was indeed sick.

Although looking at my phone did bring up another thought into my mind, Taehyung hadn't text me at all. 
I couldn't help but to feel just a tiny little bit hurt, for the events of the past two days actually had me thinking the two of us got just a little closer, and yet here he was nonchalent at all. 
Didn't he cared if I got home safe and sound, or if I was alright since I missed school?

"Jiyeon ah, can you stop spacing out and actually acknowledge the fact that we're here because we obviously care, worry and miss you?!"

"Right. Sorry Haneul, I had a fever last night and judging from my voice now, I'm pretty sure I've got a little worse. Besides, I didn't sleep for two days straight so I'm actually pretty knocked out still. I didn't even realised I slept for an entire day, til before you guys informed me 5 minutes ago."

"WHAT?!" The two of them looked at me in complete bewilderment. 
Oh crap, now how was I supposed to lie and explain the whole reason why I've not been sleeping in 48 hours?
Or would it be better if I just told them the truth instead?

As if sensing the questions I was asking myself, Haneul stretched out a finger and poked my forehead,
prompting me to come clean about everything that happened.
Hesitantly, I decided to spill every detail about what happened in the last 48 hours.
The whole self reflection part about how I thought I was overthinking and overreacting, how Taehyung came late at night to spend time but instead we went out for a drive to the Han river, ultimately spending the whole night talking.

"And then he said he wanted to take me to someplace, only to find out he brought me to his house. And th-"

"YAH! How can you go alone to his house?!?! Is there something going on between you guys?!?! Why didn't you update me?! WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO ALONE?!" Haneul was literally going into a state of hysteria, lips pulling into a devilish grin with her movements were becoming more animated.

Yet Hoseok was quite the opposite of her. 
He was really quiet with his lips upturned into a shape of a triangle.
His eyes turned dark and in it, I thought I saw concern, uneasiness, annoyance and
anger...?
I saw another expression, but it was one I couldn't recognise.

I continued explaining the end of the story, about how we got caught in the winter rain and how Taehyung fell sick and I stayed over to take care of him, I also made sure to emphasize on the part where Taehyung was pretty much knocked out
and how nothing happened between us. 
 

"So now I'm pretty sick and I still feel really drained. Or that could be due to the fact that I haven't ate."

The sound of feet shuffling followed by a loud bang pretty much shook Haneul and I up.
Hoseok literally left the apartment without even saying a word, and it happened so quick we couldn't even call after him.

"H-hey, is Hoseok okay?" I tore my gaze away from the door before looking at Haneul, hoping to get some answers.
The Hoseok I knew was always full of warmth, yet this time he just seemed so cold and distant.

Should I be going after him?

"Uh, yeah I think he is??" She shrugged her shoulders and gave me a look that said she was just as confused as me.

Should I text Hoseok?

Argh, I decided to listen to that annoying nag in my head before picking up my phone sending a text to Hoseok asking after him. 

"Hey, so how are you and Yoongi?" I turned my attention to Haneul and gave her a gentle punch on her arm.

The only reaction I got from her's a stupid tint of red creeping up her cheeks.

"Well, nothing's really happening between us. I think we're moving real slow but Namjoon and Jin won't stop teasing the two of us about it!! They keep asking the two of us to get together already. I mean, I'd love to but I don't even know if Yoongi for sure feels the same about me and well let's just say he's not very good at dropping hints either. Or I'm not very good at picking up his hints. What 'bout you?"

"M-me? What about me?"

"Well, you mentioned about the entire weekend. So what do you really feel now? Are you done avoiding them? Because Jisoo and BTS is really starting to ask about you alot now and I'm running out of excuses to give it to them. I literally used the classic "Her cat died and she's really sad" until Hoseok pointed out you weren't a cat person and you didn't own a bloody cat."

While others would probably laugh, only one thing came into my mind.

"HEY! YOU'RE MY BESTFRIEND AND YOU FORGOT I'M NOT A CAT PERSON?!"

She literally facepalmed upon hearing my question, before diverting me back to the very first question she asked me. 

"So, what about you? And Taehyung?" Oh, this isn't good. Haneul's tone was becoming serious and one of her eyebrow was lifted now.
One thing about Haneul's that she can be comic relief 90% of the time, but when she's serious, well let's just say it's safer to play by her rules.

"I don't know honestly. I feel like I've calmed down alot but seeing him again during the entire weekend just stirs up emotions within me.
Did I also mention about how I'm not even sure if I actually like him, or if I like the emotions he's giving me?
What if I like the pain I get from being around him, just because I'm a masochist? 
Also, I'm really confused right now.
I honestly thought we took like 10 steps forward during the weekend, like I actually felt like I got to know alot more about him and yet, he didn't even send me a single text. Or am I just back to overthinking and reacting?"

By the time I finished unloading my thoughts onto Haneul, my hands were up in my head, clutching a handful of hair.

My head was starting to hurt, my mouth dry and my body desperately needed food.

My doorbell rang and the knocking on my door started again causing me frustration.

Can no one let me have peace?!

Haneul sensed my frustration and pulled me back down the couch before heading over to help me open the door.

"I BROUGHT FOOD!!" Question marks were written all over my face, I couldn't see who it was from where I was seated but I sure as hell recognised the voice.

"Hoseok???"

Hoseok's POV:

A burning feeling was growing in me, burning my heart and mind.
It was enveloping me and I felt myself getting more and more restless with word she said about the past weekend.
Here I was, thinking of asking her to hang out and there she was with one of my bestfriends.

Is this the feeling of jealousy? Was I supposed to feel like this? Did I even have any right to?

Those questions were etching themselves into my mind and I feel like I couldn't even concentrate on whatever she was saying anymore.
The last thing and perhaps, the only thing that managed to register itself in my head after she said she stayed at Taehyung's place, was that she haven't ate at all since last night.
Before I could even control my feet, I stood up and dashed out of her house, looking around to see where I could buy food for her.

Time check: 7pm. 

Ginseng chicken stew? Kimchi stew? Or Beef bulgogi stew? 

I ran around looki