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"Mini-minie are you ready to go out with eomma?" you asked your three-year-old with a playful tone. As expected, he goes hide under the blankets while shaking his head, his cute laughter bouncing off the walls. "Come on Mini-minie, we can go get hot chocolate when we're done~" he peaked at you from behind his cover, you had him now. "With many many marshmallows?" he asks timidly, making your lips turn to a small smile and your heart to a puddle "Yes, many many" you reply kindly. You finished dressing him up in his winter clothes, and grabbed your bag as well as some other things, writing a note to your roommate so she wouldn't worry if she came back to an empty apartment. With a short elevator ride and a hurried walk to the nearest taxicab, you and your toddler were off to run a few errands.
It was the beginning of winter in Seoul, the cold becoming more and more unforgiving as the days passed by. Yoonsoo cuddled into your side, trying his hardest to steal some of your warmth despite the hot air that the car heater provided. Smiling, you rested your head against the window and looked to nothing as you saw the sea of faces passing by. School girls hurrying to stores to find gifts for their friends, children playing outside in parks despite the cold weather, adults speeding from one side to the other as to reach their destination on time, one or two families walking down the street to-
You decided to watch the sky instead.
Two years have gone by since you both went your separate ways, which also were the two years you have spent dedicating your life and efforts into the only important man in your life: your son, Min Yoonsoo. Whether a curse or a blessing, Yoonsoo had many resemblances to his father, his raven black hair, the pale milky skin tone, hell even his sleepy catlike eyes. The only physical proof of you in his body were your eyes. It hurt to see his face sometimes, it reminded you that you were raising your child alone, without him, but you long convinced yourself that this was the only way. Who cares what the world thinks? What they say behind your back? How it had treated you when you decided to raise him?
How can they expect you to love someone else when Min Yoongi took such a huge piece of your heart, and never bothered to give it back? Now that piece is slowly being filled in with the one your son gives to you, and that's how you preferred it.
The driver was the first to speak, bringing you back from la la land "We're at your stop miss" you mumbled a soft apology and payed the tariff, hurrying out of the cab and into the market street. You took Yoonsoo's hand and walked down the street, pulling out a list of groceries "Okey dokie, so what do we have to get first?"
"Food?"
"Mhm"
"And then hot chocolate?"
"Not until we're done with everything in the list mini-minie"
Yoonsoo pouted, crossing his arms "Fine" he mumbles with discontent, making you chuckle. You kneel down to his eye level and stick out your pinkie to him "I promise I'll buy you hot chocolate when we're done buying groceries" he stays quiet for a bit before looking away, wrapping his pinkie around yours, a pout ever present in his small features "Okay". You picked him up and positioned him on your hip, ready to continue on your small adventure. "Eomma, will noona be home when we get back?"
"It depends on how fast we finish mini-minie"
"Then let's hurry up! I wanna see noona!"
"Ahhh~ does mini-minie like Gihye noona?" You teased him, poking his nose gently. Yoonsoo giggled at the gesture, hiding his face on the crook of your neck and holding tightly to your jacket, his cold nose leaving a tingle in your warm skin. Gihye was your best friend and current roommate, she was one of the very few people who supported your decision, and the only one to help you through thick and thin. You both met in the dormitories at college, being younger than you, it became a habit of yours to care for her as if she was your little sister. And your situation now didn't change that a bit, after becoming pregnant you decided to move out of campus so to bring less attention to yourself, but finding housing was near impossible. That was until your dongsaeng timidly approached you about living with her on an apartment complex she had learned about in a flyer, that was when you realized how important she really was in your life, and you in hers. Since then, Gihye has become part of your small family, and even dedicates some of her time to look after Yoonsoo when she knows you need time to rest and recharge. She was truly an angel sent from the heavens, and you were forever grateful for having her in your life. Which is maybe why your three-year-old seemed to take a liking to her, but who could blame him? You still wondered yourself how come someone like her was still single, she was an amazing person and not to mention gorgeous and hardworking.
You kept looking through the grocery list, making sure to buy the right things ...uhhh maybe for today we'll do something with squid. But the octopus looks good too... maybe if- you heard your phone ringing from within your purse. Quickly, you set Yoonsoo on his feet and took the device out, answering without looking at the screen. "Hello?" You placed your phone between your shoulder and cheek, "Unnie, I just saw your note. Have you been gone for a while?" Gihye asked, "No, but we'll be back soon. How did it go with that internship application?" you hear her sigh from the other end "They haven't contacted me back yet, I'm getting worried unnie what if I didn't get accepted?" Paying the stand lady for the food, you grabbed the bag and moved along to the next, your little one holding on from the end of your jacket to not get lost. "Don't worry, you're a very talented person. They'd be crazy not to take you, believe in your talent you loser"
"I hope so, I am really looking forward to this. Well I need to go, I have to get ahead on some work. I'll see you when you get back?"
"Yeah, see you soon."
"Byeeeee~" she singsongs into the phone, hanging up after dramatically blowing you a kiss. You kept going on with your day, a small smile finding its way onto your lips. "eomma, are we almost done?" Yoonsoo asks from besides you "Almost, but we need to get three more things"
"And then hot chocolate?"
You patted his head gently "And then hot chocolate".
Jin held the grocery bag close to his chest, looking out of his hiding spot from behind a corner "Hyung? Are you there?" Jimin asked from the other side, "Y-yeah sorry, I just got distracted by something..." he replied, trying to sound calm "Right. Anyways, don't forget to get a set of plastic plates. The god of destruction has struck again, and glue won't hold them together anymore" Jin chuckled lightly, "I won't, I'll be home soon".
After hanging up he looked around once more before walking away to the nearest convenience store, feeling a little agitated. As far as everyone knew, you had fallen off the face of the earth. For two years, every text or phone call made to your number was never answered, your previous dormitory was quickly occupied by strangers, and you had become a memory to everyone's mind. Yet here you were, in the same city, with the same features, walking around the market place with a kid. Whose kid? Only God knew, but something about his features made Jin feel uneasy. Something told him that it would be best if he kept this little sighting of you to himself, but another part of him hoped you both crossed paths again, if only to be able to reconnect with an old friend.
Turning around the corner, he bumped into another body, causing both his and the other person's groceries to fall to the floor. He was quick to kneel down and help pick things up "Oh, I am so sorry-"
"It’s alright, please don't worry about it"
"No it’s my fault I should have paid more attention to where I was going. I'm sor-" His words got caught in his throat as he looked into your eyes. The toddler next to you timidly held some of his items in his hands, offering them back to Jin. He took them slowly, thankfully nodding to the boy "Jin-oppa?" You asked curiously, surprise clear in your eyes.
Funny how the universe seems to always make Jin fall into very uncomfortable situations, and today wasn't an exception to that rule.