THE DAY ALREADY STARTED off gray, but the time came around the weather became dreadful.

Thick clouds covered the sky overhead rain pattered against the window of the balcony, blocking the sunlight that was present earlier in the day.

Eunna could feel her blood pressure raised as her body was melted on the seat. She was playing chess with Taehyung and found herself was near to the defeat. She groaned in frustration.

"Shit, I shouldn't moved the queen! " she muttered as she could feel the bad aura of losing. Chess was always been her favourite game since kindergarten.

She would always win everytime she plays. But for the very first, someone made her feels triggered.

"Giving up, huh? " Taehyung smirked and just by one move, he had already won the game.

"No way! " she yelled in full of devastation, still couldn't believe the fact that she had lost to Taehyung. Clutching on her shirt, she gritted her teeth and glared at Taehyung who was enjoying his win. "You must be cheating, right? " she frowned.

Once the word cheating was heard, he turned to her and widened his eyes. "You accused me cheating? No way. I would never, " he stated.

"Then how can you win against me? I'm pretty sure you cheated when I went to the bathroom! " she crossed her arms.

"No way, I won't do that. " he shook his head, still didn't want to lose in the debate. She hissed and turned away.

Knowing that the girl had already gave up, he let out a small chuckle as her frowning face was quite funny. "But I need to say that you're a good player. " he spoke to make she feels better. But he really means what he said.

"Even Jungkook refuses to play with me. He knows he'll lose. " Taehyung chuckled. "But you almost win. That shows you're actually a good player. " he praised her talent.

She sighed in defeat then slid the chess away from her sight. "I was the best player at my school. " she said.

"No wonder. " Taehyung nodded his head slowly, looking down at her hands.

"A good player with a smart brain. Perfect," he mumbled to himself.

Taehyung

I can tell Eunna was living her best life, enjoying every moment she had in my house. I'm glad that she didn't complain much or trying to run away from me.

Maybe because she trusts me. So I can't break her trust. Even until now, I hadn't tell her the main reason I bought her. She had been forcing me to tell her the truth but I refused.

But soon, she'll know it herself.

Heaving a deep sigh, I opened my laptop back to see if I have received the details I asked my worker to give me. But instead of logging in to my email, my phone suddenly rang, buzzing in my pocket.

I stopped my actions and took out my phone to see who it was.

Jungkook

Shocked by looking at the caller ID, I stared at the phone screen for a few seconds before deciding whether to answer the call or not. Maybe he had something important to tell me.

But he was probably just wanted to mess around and ask me why I'm living under the same roof as Eunna. He's kind of annoying. That makes me to doubt my decision.

"Who's calling? " Eunna showed up in my room all of the sudden, looking cute with an oversized shirt and a messy hairbun. She loves to barge into my room lately.

I raised an eyebrow then looked at my phone that was still ringing. Seemed like Jungkook really wanted me to answer his call.

I sighed. "Jungkook. " it was the only word I spoke to answer her. Deep inside, I didn't want her to know more about him. He might tell her the thing I hate.

"Why don't you answer him? It has been awhile since the last time you two met. " she commented.

Mentioning about the last time we met, the bell suddenly rang. Both of us stopped talking and exchanged a blur look to each other. Who could it be?

"Do you want me to check? " Eunna offered me a help.

"It's alright. Maybe we can check together? " I suggested as both of us made our ways to the front door. Without peeking to see who it was, I opened the door.

I looked up at the person who was standing in front of me with a bouquet of flowers in his hands. My breathe became short, trying to stay stable as it felt like a dream to meet him here. He just called me a few minutes ago.

Jungkook.

He barged into my house without asking then welcomed himself by sitting on the dining table. He smiled.

"Long time no see. " he spoke, his voice echoed through the living room as he shot me with a smile. A confusing smile.

Eunna was currently at the kitchen, making some drink for us since Aunt Marie wasn't home for a few days. Looking deep into his eyes, I tried to read his expression.

"It's so sudden. Why you suddenly came? " I tended to ask him the question. Jungkook didn't like when I asked him that. I can see it by his face expression.

He scoffed, "Don't you love when I visit you? Why are you questioning me now? " he shook his head, acting like he was disappointed on my reaction.

The look he gave me, I knew he had something to say but didn't have the urge. Probably he was afraid I might piss off and don't want to meet him again.

"But it's so sudden. You never make a sudden visit to me before. Why now? " I asked.

His mouth curved up to a smile, making me confused. "Don't tell me what to do, Tae. I'm just visiting you. Why are you afraid now? " he scoffed.

The glare he gave me was sharp. "Are you scared of your past, Tae? You're scared of your own shadow, aren't you? " he began to piss me off by saying things I hate. He mentioned my past.

It was absolutely not okay.

"I'm wondering. How can you live in the same house with someone who would remind you of your past? I mean— you're definitely torturing your mind. Your memory," he seemed like didn't want to stop talking about it.

"Jungkook, stop talking. You're just messing up this situation. " I warned him. I really didn't want to start a fight with him. After all, he's still my best friend.

"No, Tae. You don't understand. I'm doing this because I'm concern about you. I don't want you to do something stupid. " he told me seriously.

"Listen here. If you keep doing this shit, you'll just end up being left alone. How many times should I tell you that they're not the s—"

"Hey, here's the juices. " Eunna walked into the living room at the right time. Not the best time but at least she made Jungkook stopped talking. And at the same time, I hoped she didn't hear our conversation like she did last time.

She put the tray on the table then gave each of us a glass of juice. "Why'd you stop talking? Am I bothering you? " she asked innocently. She totally had no idea on what was going on.

Before Jungkook could answer her, I blocked his way. "No, we're fine. We were just talking about men stuff. " I chuckled nervously.

Hope Jungkook would play along with the lie I made up.

"Yeah, we're just talking about Jimin, " he looked at me, making an eye contact. Gladly he got what I was trying to say.

"Oh, Jimin? The guy we met at Daegu that time, right? I haven't seen him in awhile. How's he doing now? " Eunna seemed interested when we mentioned his name. I could tell it was because Jimin came from the same town as her. Both of them were born in Busan.

Jungkook took a few gulps of his drink and put it back on the tray after finishing it. "I just met him three days ago. He's fine. " he played along with the conversation.

"Really? That's good. " she smiled and tended to sit beside Jungkook instead of me. She put a strand of her hair behind her ear as she turned to look at Jungkook.

"He looks like a bunny, "

Finally, Jungkook made his way out from my house as it was already late. He seemed like he wanted to stay a bit longer. But since Eunna is living with me, he didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable or unsafe. So he agreed to leave.

Eunna and I were waving to him as he was slowly reversing his car. "Goodbye, see you again! " Eunna smiled while waving happily to him.

After awhile, his car was finally gone from our sights.

"He's so cute. " she mumbled to herself, yet it was loud enough for me to hear. The things she said had me rolled my eyes in disguise.

"You kept saying that. He even blushed when he heard that. Were you trying to flirt with him? " I scoffed at her.

Got a little confused, she looked up at me and raised an eyebrow. "Flirt? Geez, that word doesn't exist in my dictionary. " she stated with her arms crossed.

"I just love his teeth. Is that wrong? " she blurted, pushing me into the house and closed the door. Then, she turned back to face me.

"Jungkook and you are same ages. If you want to find a man who can take care of you, you'd better find someone who's older than you. " I spoke without thinking. The thing I said was common and spontaneous.

"Are you talking about yourself now? I noticed you kept cutting me off from talking to Jungkook just now. " she said.

"Then now, you're even promoting yourself to me. You have no shame. " she said, pretending to close her eyes just so she can secretly see my reaction.

I faked a cough, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm not promoting myself. I was just— giving you an advise on how to find a man. At least you won't blame me if you chose a wrong guy. "

Shrugging, I went to the living room so that she can't roast me more.

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[A/N]

it's so embarrassing to find myself playing Pou. quarantine has got me crazy. it's 3.11 a.m. now. i shall sleep. goodbye,

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