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one month later

"jimin, are you ready to go?" namjoon shouted.

"yeah, but we're gonna have to make a quick stop first."

"where?"

"the clinic. i told hobi i'd visit him today."

"when was the last time you saw him?"

"like... three weeks ago. i've really been missing him, but i wanted to give him his space and stuff."

"how was he doing?"

"he was okay. not much different."

namjoon sighed, nodding.

"alright, let's go."

-

the two boys arrived at the hospital. it took a few minutes to sign in and get their guest passes, but they eventually landed in front of hoseok's room.

jimin knocked lightly, making sure he wasn't asleep.

"come in."

jimin turned the door, slowly, peeking in. hoseok was sitting at his desk, working on something.

he turned around and saw jimin and namjoon standing there. a huge smile made it's way to his face, as he ran over to greet them.

he gave jimin a huge hug and after, namjoon reached his hand out to shake hoseok's. hobi ignored it, leaning in and hugging joon.

namjoon just laughed a bit, surprised that there was no bad blood between them.

"i missed you so much," jimin said, leaning in and hugging him again.

"i missed you too. it's crazy having to live in here."

"crazy in a bad way or...?"

"no, no. it's not bad."

"that's good. how've you been?"

"surprisingly good. like... really good. a lot of it's probably the meds, but whatever. i started journaling, which at first i thought was lame, but it's actually really fun. and they have dance lessons here, so that's cool. and a big piano that i've been learning," hoseok said, happily.

"that's so great!"

"yeah," namjoon said, feeling awkward just standing there silently.

hoseok laughed, walking over and sitting down at his desk.

he pulled out a piece of paper, handing it to jimin.

"i know it's kind of lame, but in therapy one of the things i had to do is write a poem about someone who means a lot to me. i wrote mine about you and... i just wanted to show you."

namjoon felt a pang if jealousy shoot through him, quickly trying to push it away. he hated how possessive he was over jimin, but he couldn't help it.

"for jimin~

we met in eighth. you brushed away my worries without leaving a trace.

we stayed together through thick and thin. whatever the challenge, we would always win.

and after all the crushes and drama,you're the one who stayed through the trauma.

i was sad that you loved a new, pining away- chasing after you.

but now it's like i feel brand new. there's no more demons- just love for you.

i'm loving myself more each and every day,but there's one more thing that i have to say.

we both make mistakes, but we'll fight through those, too.

because even after everything, i still love you."

jimin looked up, smiling at him.

"hobi, that's so sweet," jimin said, leaning in for a hug, clearly touched.

"i'm obviously not a poet or anything- but fuck it was hard getting all that to rhyme."

the three boys just laughed, then continued on talking about everything that was going on.

after about an hour, jimin decided they should probably go. they all gave each other hugs and joon and jimin headed for the door.

"jimin wait-" hoseok said, running over to them.

"what is it?"

"i- i saved the best news for last."

"what? what is it?"

"i got my release date. tomorrow's my last day!"

"oh my god, hobi! that's amazing! i can't wait," jimin said, hugging him again.

"i know, right! would you mind picking me up? i can ask seokjin if you-"

"of course! what time?"

"like... one or something?"

"i'll be there."

jimin said his goodbyes one last time, skipping out of the clinic, happily.

-

the next day, jimin pulled up to his work, ready to start his shift. as he was walking towards the door, when he saw jin walking in as well.

"jin!" jimin yelled, running up to him.

"hey, what's up?" he asked, grabbing a chip out of his snack bag and throwing it into his mouth.

"hobi got his release date! he gets to leave tomorrow!"

"what? that's awesome."

"i know! he can come back to work now!"

"that's great news! it's been kind of quiet around here without him. no obnoxious dancing or loud laughing."

"yeah," jimin said, with a laugh.

as the two boys entered the store, jimin immediately stopped in his tracks. standing there was his boss, mr.bang, and standing beside him was none other than...

hye-jin.

"hye-jin?"

"jimin?"

"ah, you two know each other? well this is great," mr.bang said, smiling.

"what are you doing here?" jimin asked.

"well, jimin, since hoseok has been out so much, i decided to hire another worker. just so i can make sure there's always three workers on duty," mr.bang said, smiling.

"that's crazy! hobi's coming back tomorrow. we don't need anyone else working here."

jin was still in shock, but quickly spoke up, trying to defend jimin.

"yeah. us three are already bonded. if you hire another person, it's just gonna be weird."

"boys, i've already made up my mind. hye-jin works here now, so you all need to learn how to get along."

"yeah, jimin. i don't hold any grudges against you. the past is in the past," she said, with an evil smirk.

jimin just shook his head, wishing this was some sort of nightmare. his favorite job in the world was now being bombarded by the actual devil.

"no. i can't. if she's in, i'm out," jimin said.

"don't be like that, chim. you'll all be just fine," mr. bang said, patting jimin on the back.

jimin broke away and angrily stormed to the back, quickly going to his locker. he put all of his stuff inside and slammed the door, harshly.

he could hear jin coming up behind him. he really wasn't in the mood to talk at the moment.

"jimin, are you-"

jimin turned around to face jin. his harsh outer shell eventually broke and was replaced with teary eyes and pouty lips.

"i don't want to work with her, jin. she's so mean," jimin said, sniffling.

"jimin, it's okay," jin said, hugging him, "you'll have me and and hobi here. if she gives you any shit, we'll put her in her place."

"r-really?"

"promise. everything's gonna be fine."

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hye-jin's back 😔😔

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