Every day since I was little I always dreamt about being one of the lucky girls on the bus who got to cuddle with her boyfriend and share earbuds listening to the same music. But it's hard when no one finds you attractive and the only friend you have is Sun-Hee. Now don't get me wrong I love her it's just I want a boyfriend. Now I've learned to accept that it won't happen, but when I was younger I cried myself to sleep over it.

"You're staring again." Sun-Hee says. "I know, but I just don't understand why that can't be me. Am I ugly?" I ask her. I ask her this a lot and I know what the answer is going to be, but I need reassurance. "No, Lee Ji-eun you're not ugly. Guys are just jerks." We went to a final stop before we reached school.

I gasped. Now there was one guy I could stare at all day and that was Jeon Jungkook. He was perfect in every way. I seen that he had his earbuds in and it made me wonder who he was listening to. I knew from the forbidden searches on the school computers that we liked the same artists. Local and American. From Ariana Grande to Justin Bieber to Lauve to K-pop. Just to name a few. With all the commotion and the talking on the bus I couldn't hear who he was listening to today. He usually has it blasting.

Sun-Hee kicked me. "Quit staring he's staring back." She grumbles. I felt my face heat up and I took my AirPod out of her ear and placed with mine. Halsey was playing through my ears. The bus finally stopped at the bus stop across the street from the school and we got off.

Now the one thing that sucks about the person you have feelings for is that they're usually taken; and that's the case with Jungkook. He's taken, by Lalisa Manoban. Lisa everyone calls her. Jungkook smiles at her and she smiles back and kisses him. I sigh and head into the school. "Hey," Sun-Hee says. "You'll never know. He might see you as the real girl of his dreams." "This is real life, Sun-Hee and in real life girls like me don't get guys like him. Let's go."

We head to our lockers and grab the stuff we need for our classes. We were heading to our first period when I bumped into someone. My stuff dropped out of my hands and I could feel my face burn. "I'm sorry. Are you all right?" I knew that voice. I quickly picked up my things and I bow to him. "I'm sorry. I'll pay more attention." "You better be sorry, you clumsy bitch." It was Lisa. "Come on, Ji-eun let's go. Don't listen to her. And ignore the stares." The whole school was looking. I wanted to cry. Well, die is more like it. But as me and Sun-Hee went to class I heard Jungkook say. "Lalisa, why'd you have to call her that. It was an accident." I couldn't make out her response as we already made it to our classroom.

I was hoping to avoid people for the rest of the day. Just remained me and Sun-Hee, but it was impossible. As we went to work at my family's cafe called Thanks Nature. To attract customers we literally have two sheep that live inside the cafe. Sun-Hee and I walk in and my parents are already rushing us to work. "Sun-Hee, take care of the sheep I want Ji-eun working out front."

I put my hair up in a ponytail and tie the apron around my waist. I go to the tables and do my job. I was putting in the next order when my mom told me there was someone here to see me and to take their table. I was confused. Who would want to see me? I walk over and I gasp. How did Jungkook know where I worked. Better question how did he know who I was?

I walk over towards the table and I bow. "Hello, welcome to Thanks Nature Cafe what can I get for you?" "Is there any chance you can take a break for a moment?" I look around. Sun-Hee finally came back from caring for the sheep and was doing tables while I could hear my mother cursing at my father and elder brother who I have yet to greet since coming here. I see that once again Hoseok was thirty minutes late. If we weren't so under staffed my parents would've fired him ages ago. "Uh, one moment please."

I walk up to Hoseok. "My parents are going to kill you one of these days." I scold him. He tosses me his leather jacket and winks at me. "You're so cute when you're trying to scold me." He goes to a different high school, but he's the only one whoever liked me. My parents says that even though he's late, he doesn't take anything too seriously and he's very irresponsible I should give him a chance. They think I could mold him into a better person. But those reasons are the reasons why I won't go out with him. I don't want to date a guy that I have to be a third parent to.

I toss him his jacket back and he frowns. "I have to talk to someone go and put your stuff away and get your apron on and quit being a jerk and work the tables. People has been feeding Sang and Jung and soon they'll need to go out and poop again. Do tables before---" "Jung Hoseok!" That was my dad. Hoseok is terrified of my dad. "I'll be right there, sir!" He takes his jacket and runs to the back.

I go back to Jungkook and I don't look at him. I just look down at the ground. "We can step outside for a moment." I looked up at him at the corner of his eye and I see him smile. He has such a beautiful smile. We step outside and I take a deep, shaky breath before being able to look at him. "I should've been more careful---" I say, but he cuts me off. "Look, Ji-eun about Lisa. I'm sorry. She gets very possessive over me. Everyone expects us to be together forever, but I know that isn't what I want."

I don't know what shocked me more, the fact that he knew my name or this piece of information he's sharing with me. "I don't understand why you're telling me this." "I know you have your friend, but how about sitting with me tomorrow on the bus?" I was shocked. It's my dream. It takes twenty minutes to get from his stop to school and then back. But I don't want to cause anymore problems with Lisa. I'm not that kind of girl. Which it pains me to say it. "I don't know. I want to, but I don't want any more problems with Lisa. I also don't want to be kept secret like you're embarrassed to be around me."

The door swung open and Sun-Hee called my name. "Min-Ho is arguing over you with Hoseok again." My brother hates the idea of me and Hoseok ever happening. Then again my brother hates the idea of me dating anyone. He's worse than my parents. My parents wants us to find love. Min-Ho did find it, but she cheated on him with his best friend. They were together what would've been ten years this past July. Every night he stares at the engagement ring and cries himself to sleep. He swore off love and is trying to convince me to do the same. But I don't think I can, being a hopeless romantic is in my nature.

I bow to Jungkook. "I'll see you at school." Sun-Hee looks at Jungkook unsure of what was going on. "What happened between you and Jungkook?" I shake my head. "I'll tell you later. Let me deal with these two idiots."

I walked in and everyone was staring and wondering what was going on. I bow immediately and apologize to the customers and told them everything will be okay. I head into the back and I grab a mixing bowl and a spoon and I bang the two together which caused everyone to be quiet. "Quit it. I'm not the last toy at the toy store you two want so badly. I'm a person." "I'm trying to make him see that I'm perfect for you." Hoseok says. "You are not!" Min-Ho yells back. "You're a deadbeat person who fails in school and in life. You can't even come to work on time. Why would I agree with my parents to let you date my baby sister?"

I couldn't take it anymore. "Guys, please. Min-Ho, you can't control who I go out with." Hoseok smiles. "And, Hoseok me and you could never be. I told you I'm not going to date a guy that I have to be somewhat like a parent to. You're sweet, but you need to seriously get your priorities straight." I look at my parents. "Mom, Dad, can me and Sun-Hee leave early. There's something I want to talk to her about." My parents look at each other. "Does it have something to do with that boy that came by earlier?" My mother asks. "Boy?" My father was somewhat excited. "Someone finally likes my Ji-eun?" I shake my head. "Trust me, Dad he's out of my league. Now can I go?"

They nod and Sun-Hee and I took our aprons off. I was about to leave when my father grabbed my hand. "My daughter, there is no guy that is out of your league. If anything you're out of their league. That boy your mother talked about that was here, is he someone that you like?" I nod. "I've liked him for a long time." "Then that's fate. You two will be together forever." "But, Daddy he already belongs to someone else. And she's a mean person." "He came here obviously for a reason. Give him a chance, huh?" "I need to go, Dad."

I leave with Sun-Hee and we take a walk. "What is going on?" I take her to the little seating area two blocks down from the cafe. When we sat down I told her everything. She hits me. "Ow!" "How could you be so stupid, he obviously wants to get close to you. You've been wanting that since the very first day of school. Why turn him away?" "Has it ever occured that I don't want to be Lisa's target? Or how about the fact he may just be saying that because he felt bad that I humiliated myself and it's just pity?" She didn't say anything for a while.

"You're going to need someone to talk to on the bus." I was confused. "What do you mean? I have you." She looks at me sadly. "You know that job my dad was hoping for? Well, he got the job and we're moving to Hong Kong. Next month."

I couldn't believe it. I had four weeks left with my dearest, closest and only friend. I'm going to be alone. But, we decided to cherish every moment we had together. From doing our homework to going to the aquarium, feeding the sheep, dancing around the room to Seventeen, sleepovers even on school nights. It was our last bus ride together, but she wasn't going to school she was turning her keys in to the landlord. "We'll video chat, text, call as often as we can." "Of course." I was holding back tears.

She got off the bus and Jungkook came on. I put my bag purposely on the empty seat by the window. But it doesn't work. "Can I have a seat, please?" I move my bag and move by the window so he can sit. I take my earbuds and put them in my ears. I play Lonely by Sistar. "Don't you want to listen to something happier?" I hear Jungkook ask me. "Unlike me you didn't just lose your best friend." "Where is she moving to?" "Hong Kong." I don't know why I was so honest towards him. I shouldn't be talking to him. I mean what if Lisa caught us? Not that she rides the same bus. "That must be hard, but I'd rather be in Hong Kong than six feet under."

I was about to ask him what he meant by that, but we were already at school. He gets up, smiles at me and gestures for me to go first. I go ahead and make my way to school. Alone. But of course not until I heard Lisa. "Jungkook!" I would be lying if what Jungkook said on the bus didn't stick through my mind. It did. But me being alone with no one to sit next to was harder.

The school day went by too slow, but when it did I was eager to go to work. I was on the bus listening to Nicki Minaj. Super Bass was Sun-Hee's favorite song by her. Jungkook came on the bus, but I didn't pay him no mind. He tried to get my attention, but he was failing.

I got off before he did and walked to work. I fed the sheep and cleaned up their messes and after washing my hands I helped with putting the cakes and breads into the display case. I took orders and sent them out to their tables. I heard the bell chime signaling the door was opened and I gasped. Not just because Hoseok was here on time, but because who came in behind him.

Jungkook looked amazing even though he was in his school uniform and he was talking to two of his guy friends Park Jimin and Kim Taehyung. "Ji-eun?" I jumped at the sound of my name and see Hoseok smiling at me. "Are you proud of me? I showed up on time just for you." I smile. "That's great, Hoseok, but you also need to do it for yourself and your family. Thank you for coming in on time. Excuse me I have a table to attend to." A table I very much want to avoid. Even though I had given Hoseok attention it was undivided. I was also staring out the corner of my eye and saw that Jungkook and his friends were looking at me. I only spoken to those two boys twice and that was because both of them each asked to borrow a pencil.

Hoseok could tell I looked uncomfortable and he asked if he could do the table. "No, it's okay." "I don't want my girl feeling uncomfortable." "It's fine." "No, I want you to feel comfortable in your own cafe help your idiot brother in the back I'll deal with them." "Are you sure?" He smiles and nods. I thank him and head towards the back where my brother was waiting and ready to rip Hoseok's head off. "Don't start, Min-Ho he saved me from a lifetime of embarrassment." "Why would it be a lifetime of embarrassment?"

I shake my head and push past him to go into the kitchen. I wish I could tell my brother, but he wouldn't accept the fact that yes, I, too can fall in love. He thinks that since he got his heart broken that I'll get my heart broken. I was twisting the cheese stuffed pretzels and putting them in the oven when my father called out to me. "My daughter, there's a boy here asking for you." Min-Ho was pissed. "Who's asking for her because they will not get her!" I close my eyes and groan. "Dad, tell him I don't want to talk to him." "I already said that you'll be out. He's a handsome boy, too. I can tell he's the one you're destined to be with."

I roll my eyes. "Ji-hoon, quit it." My mother says coming into the back. Her hair was covered in a bandana and she had sheep food in her hand. "You always say she's destined to be with someone. You said that about her and Hoseok just the other day!" I know that it's wrong what I'm about to do. It'll make me look bad in the end and I'll hurt him in the end. But I have to do it.

I push past them with my parents asking what I'm doing. I ignore the doors open behind me as they led into the dining area. Hoseok had just finished making someone coffee and gave it to them. "He still wants to talk to you. I told him and his friends that you weren't interested, but he kept saying that he needed to talk to you."

I feel horrible, but I don't want any trouble at school. Being called the witch with a 'b' is bad enough. I gently take Hoseok by the hands and I could sense Jungkook and his friends were looking. "I'll give you a chance." I tell him. Hoseok wasn't the smartest so it didn't surprise me when he gave a look of confusion. "I'll go out on a date with you." Hoseok squeals like a birthing pig and picks me up and twirls me around. I could tell Jungkook was hurt, but I had to act like I don't care. I smile at Hoseok and he puts me down. "I promise I won't break your heart and I'll work harder to be smarter and more responsible." I smile. "I believe you."

"Please for the love of all the holes in Swiss cheese tell me that that's not true?" I was on FaceTime with Sun-Hee and I told her what happened. "It's true. I'm terrified, Sun-Hee. I mean I've done so well through my school years to be pretty much invisible and now I bump into him and now I had his girlfriend call me the b-word. I know I'll hurt Hoseok in the end and I'm being completely self-centered, but I need to stay in my bubble." "No," Sun-Hee says shaking her head. "No, you're not going to stay in your bubble. You're going to make new friends and you're going to get the guy of your dreams. You're not going to keep hiding. Got it?" "But I already told him I would go out with him." "Then do so, but don't do a one-on-one thing, make it a double date. And when they say yes. Look unbelievably hot!" "Why would I do that?" "Because it's to make him want you." "I turned him down. Why would I make him want me?" "Well, you are using Hoseok to play hard to get, aren't you?" I shake my head. "I'm using him so I can get it through Jungkook's brain that we can't be seen talking to each other." "Well, you're making him jealous." "How do you know that?" "I hacked into his text messages." "Sun-Hee!"

One thing I can say she is good at hacking. She sucks at school, but she's good at doing something illegal. "What, do you want to read them?" I shake my head. "No, it's not my business. I'm going to do this my way." "Okay, there here if you want them." "I've got homework." "Love you." "Love you, too."

I grab my pillow and I scream into it. Why does my life that I had found to be so easy is now becoming more difficult? I logged into the school blog which is something I hardly ever do and I messaged Jungkook. I know he checks it and he was on it now.

Want to go on a double date with me and Hoseok this weekend?

I didn't think with the way I treated him this way he would respond. But he did.

Let me ask Lisa.

I typed okay. Hopefully she'll say no. But she's the type of person that likes to claim territory and will most likely say yes. And when I got the message back it was one I was hoping I wouldn't get.

I can't believe I was doing this. As I put on my Tiffany blue short sleeve lace dress and sigh. I'm not prepared for this. I had pulled up my hair in a half updo with loose curls and makeup which I hardly ever wear is natural. I slip my feet into white flats and I take a deep breath. "You look like a six year old," Sun-Hee says when she saw my outfit. "Well, you should know by now that hot isn't my thing. I don't want to be doing this." "Well, you can't back out now. To be honest I can only imagine what Lisa is going to be wearing. Where are you going?" "The Griffin Bar. It's one of the many places Lisa's family owns. At least it's free." "You can do this." I feel like I'm going to barf, I can't handle fancy food." "You'll be fine. Hoseok eats like a pig whatever you can't eat he'll finish. He's like a baby bird."

I was about to say something when my father comes bursting through the door. "Ji-hoon, how do you know if she was in her underwear or not?" "Listen," my father says to me completely ignoring my mother. "Are you sure Hoseok is the one you want to be with, because I'm telling you the other boy was perfect for you." "Dad," I say with a sigh. "I'm going on a double date with him and his girlfriend." "It's not like they're engaged to be married. Get to know him. Win him over, huh?"

"She shouldn't be winning no guy over," I hear Min-Ho say, coming to my bedroom door. "And why is Hoseok in a suit? Are you dating him, Ji-eun? Huh, are you?" "Will you shut up, Min-Ho," my father says hitting him. "When I drop dead you make the rules. Until then my daughter will and can date."

"Mother, Father, I'm here!" Hoseok calls out. I want to die. "Listen to me," my father says. "Get as close to the other boy as possible. If his girlfriend is mean than show her that nice girls always win. You're the nicest girl I know. Next to your grandmother and mother." "You better say me!" My mother scolds. "He's not going to go for me." "He will. What's the boy's name?" "Jeon Jungkook." I tell him. "He come from a good family?" I shrug. "No one knows that unless they're his closest friend or his girlfriend." I say that mainly because his six feet under comment still stuck in the back of my head. "Well, get to know him, huh? Because I don't really want Hoseok for another son." "There will be no other son!" My brother exclaims. "She is not getting married and I forbid this date!" "Oh, Min-Ho shut up!" My mother says. "Go on get out, get out. That means you, too, Ji-hoon."

My father muttered curse words under his breath, but left the room. I sigh one last time. "Good luck." Sun-Hee says to me. "I feel like I'm going to puke." "Just let me know how it goes." "I will." I hung up and head downstairs. I got downstairs and Hoseok was in a black suit with gold stripes on it. And they weren't like pinstripes they were thick vertical gold stripes. "You look beautiful, Ji-eun." I smile. "You look great, too, Hoseok." "Thanks, I had bought it ages ago waiting for this day to come." I'm starting to feel even more guilty. "Well," I say with a smile. "It's come, let's go. Bye!" I call out. "Remember what I told you!" My father calls out the same time my brother calls out for me not to do it. But I leave.

The restaurant was glamorous and there was a long wait to get in as if this was the newest night club. We didn't know what to do so we stand there in the line that wrapped itself all the way around the building. "You really do look beautiful." Hoseok says for the I think it was the eighth time so far. It was starting to get a bit annoying. "Thank you." I didn't have their number so I checked the school blog app and Jungkook messaged me there.

We're out front.

"They're at the front." I tell him. Getting angry looks from people as we were cutting we made it to where they were. I gasped. Jungkook looked even more perfect when he wasn't wearing our school uniform. I mean I've seen pictures, but he looked perfect in his blue silk button up that wasn't tucked into his black skinny jeans and the black high top sneakers looked perfect. He smiles at me and my heart skips a beat. "How cute, you look like a doll I used to play with when I was little." Lisa says. I could tell she was being sarcastic. "You look really nice." I say to her. She really didn't. Black Dr. Marten's with a velvet red mini dress that barely covers her butt isn't something I would wear to a place like this, but I guess it doesn't matter if her family owns the place.

We go inside and everyone greeted us and they sent us to a more private table. I was sitting across from Jungkook which made my stomach go into knots. "What's your name?" Lisa asks Hoseok. "Hoseok." "I like your suit. I tried to get Jungkook to wear one, but he doesn't listen. I mean I pick his clothes out for him every day and he only listens to my outfit choices half of the time." I don't know why I was asked but I did. "How do you pick out his outfits every day?" Lisa smiles and puts her arms around him. "He lives with me." I almost spit out my water. What is his story? And he couldn't have lived with Taehyung or Jimin? "Oh. Do you know where the restrooms are?" I ask her. "Towards the front to the left there's a sign that says 'restroom' if you can read." She says to me.

I excuse myself and go to the restroom. I don't know why, but I cry. He isn't mine, and since he's living with Lisa he won't ever be. I know I'm a coward and I know what I'm going to do next is wrong, but I have to leave. I'll make it up to Hoseok some other time. I have enough money to get a cab and I'll have to since there's hardly any buses that come out this way.

I leave the restaurant and I walk to the corner to go across the street. I was about to cross when someone called my name causing people to stare. It was Jungkook and he was running towards me. "Can we talk?" He asks. I shake my head. "I don't think that's a good idea." "Look, I'm an honest person and I'm going to be honest now. The only reason I agreed tonight was to see you. And you look beautiful."

I didn't know what to say. I could tell in his eyes he was being serious with his words. "Can we go somewhere? I have someplace to show you. Lisa doesn't even know about it." "How does she not know about it and you two live together?" I ask. "I don't know why she said that. Look I'll explain everything, but can we go somewhere else?" I want to, but I can't. "I just want to go home." "Can I at least get your number?" I ask for his phone and I put it in. "I'll text you." He promises. I nod. "Tell Hoseok I'm sorry."

I hailed a cab and I got in. I went home and everyone was shocked, except for Min-Ho who was happy I came home early. "What happened?" My mother asks. "I just couldn't handle it." "Was Jungkook mean to you, cause if he is I'll get my gun." "What gun? You don't even own a gun!" My mother yells. When it comes to my father she only has one sort of volume and that's loud. "No, I just want to go to my room please?" They nod. "Baby sister, remember all guys are scum." I didn't respond and went to my room.

I got out of the dress and shoes put on my robe and went to take a shower. A very, very hot shower. I would've stayed in longer if my mother was banging on the door yelling that I'm using all of the hot water. I got out and put my robe on and got out of the bathroom. "What's wrong?" I shake my head. "I'm going to sleep."

I changed into my PJ's and I was about to charge my phone when I heard my phone chime. I gasp.

Hey it's Jungkook I'll meet you outside your house on Monday and we'll ride the bus together.

I didn't know how to respond, so I didn't. Mainly because I don't believe it. When I was getting ready Monday morning my father came in happy. "You did it, my daughter!" He comes over and hugs me giving me a wet kiss on the cheek. I wipe my cheek. "Jungkook he's here to go to school with you!"