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jimin finally reached his goal of achieving $5,000. it took months but he still managed to reach it.

jimin needed to wait until he got enough sleep because his dark circles would scare away any doctors that he would see when he visits. he made sure to drink a lot of tea and more sleep within a week before he told hoseok.

jimin texted hoseok that he wanted to meet in person. he thought in person would be better, to be more meaningful and not being funny.

jimin stood outside of a random craft shop. he saw that there were chair but they didn't look so good. instead he went to the next building, which was a pizza place. the chairs were better so why not?

jimin waited for about another five minutes before he heard a footsteps coming closer to the pizza place. jimin glanced at the owner of the feet and it was indeed, his deaf friend.

jimin stood up from his seat and went to hug hoseok when he got closer.

'jimin! what do you want to say?' hoseok asked once he sat on the seat directly in front of jimin. jimin hesitated before telling him.

'hobi, i love you so much and i'm telling you this because i love you. i have been working double shifts and volunteering at different work shops because i figured out a way that you could finally hear out of your precious little ears,' jimin signed. he felt his eyes tear up when he saw hoseok's face. his face was so smooth and easy to damage. jimin wanted to protect him from any harm. he wanted to protect him from any heartbreaks.

hoseok was speechless. he didn't want to believe it. 'you didn't need to do that. i am just fine without any devices on me,' hoseok signed. his expression was in a worried form. jimin immediately formed a concerned face instead of a happy one.

'hobi, what do you mean? i worked hard for you to have this and you're going to reject it? this is worth $5,000 and you won't take it?' jimin just got angry. his face was red and hoseok was about to cry. hoseok hid his face with his hands to not show jimin his tears. jimin couldn't take it.

"figure everything out, hoseok. i can't do this right now!" jimin said. he got off his chair and walked angrily away from the table. hoseok just felt the table move and looked up. he saw that jimin was saying something but he couldn't hear it. then he suddenly walked off.

hoseok watched as he walked away with tears rolling down his face. i should've just accepted, thought hoseok. hoseok slightly cried on the table. he felt stares on him but he didn't seem to care.

a man suddenly exited the pizza place. he saw hoseok crying on the table and didn't know what to do. he quickly sat down his pizza box on the table and went to rub the boy's back.

hoseok snapped his head up from the sudden touch and soon calmed down when he saw the friendly looking man.

the man said something but hoseok chuckled at the man's mistake. hoseok used his finger to circle his ear and cross it, meaning that he was deaf. the man understood immediately and took out a pen from his small blue pouch that was hooked to the rim of his pants.

he then wrote something on the pizza box but hoseok couldn't see it because the man had his hand there, still writing.

once he was done hoseok read, 'hello, i don't know sign language but i do have two friends that does. i see that you're having trouble out here, do you want to come with me? i just went to pick up the pizza for a small break party with my co workers, their friendly, i swear,' the writing ended.

hoseok grabbed the same pen and wrote a different question, 'what is your name first?'

the man chuckled at himself and wrote something down, 'sorry, my name is seokjin but call me jin for short.'

'okay, but only because i have nothing better to do,' hoseok wrote down as he got off his chair. his eyes were still a bit bloodshot but seokjin didn't care, as long as he was happy.

the two wanted to go to the car to go home but seokjin was interrupted by citizens that took it the wrong way.

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