RG - {A} - ISABELLA - LOST STARS - CHP 5
ISABELLA POV
It has been months since arriving in Korea, and it took 66 days to record all the parts, plus I was doing online schooling. I was tired of working and doing school, plus learning a new culture and a new language. At least I could count the learning the new language as something towards schooling.
I thought at the time, 90 percent of the time, I was in a recording studio with Summer. Doing schooling, on my laptop on the floor, half-listening, half - learning.
Summer and I became close; Summer is a woman with autism. At first, summer seemed cold, and now she was a sweet woman. I started to look at her as a big sister and mentor.
Summer sweet, pastel-wearing, lavender. She loved Hello Kitty and other cute things. I thought Imani kinda liked - kinda hated me. That's the vibe I got, I thought at the time. Summer told me that Imani wasn’t expecting me.
Which kinda explained it, today summer brought me to her husband's friend's place. He was an idol as well in a boy group, “Jimin, members are fun, Jin funny,” she said at the time, “ they have someone your age as well, it’s common in K-pop groups,” she said at the time as we pulled into the building. It looked like a poor-looking building, “ this is their dorm, “ she explained, “ it’s safe here,” she said as she got out. I did slowly, summer was married to a guy named Jimin. He seemed cool; he really loved summer.
I thought as I heard summer, I didn’t hear the name she said, “ he around the back…say hi,” she told me at the time. As I went around the backyard, there was a hoop and a guy. I only saw the backside. He missed the shot. “Hi… um, summer sent me. I am Bella,” I said, roughly in Korean, nothing. Great going, Isabella, I told myself in the moment.
Then I saw him take out an earbud, “Oh, hi…I am Bella,” I said.
He turned around, mentally, I lost it, it was kookie. “ Bella, “ he said in Korea. He slowly walked over. He had short black hair, and these doe eyes I could study for hours. Then he picked me up quickly, just like the old days in LA. He always picked me up in his arms.
Before we could speak, or Kookie could speak. Summer called us “ jungkook, Isabella, dinner.” Summer said in Korean, “After dinner,” he promised me.
Dinner was nice, there was food I didn’t know the names of. I really like kimchi fried rice, Korean egg rolls, and rice balls. The guys were really nice and sweet, yes, Jin was really funny.
Namjoon was the older brother.
Suga - quiet guy
Hobi- silly, happy guy
V- silly as well
They all get along pretty well, almost like brothers. I thought at the time, as dinner went on, Kookie went to clean up, which the guys teased him for. I laugh at the time “ jungkook knows where the kitchen sink is.” Jin teased him as he did at the time, as summer was busy with Jimin trying to get more leftovers.
I had to sneak or walk away to the backyard; luckily, there were some lights. I saw the windows of the dorm, he mouthed “coming” before covering the window, then I heard the back door open, there he was.
He quickly walked downstairs. “Bella… here… um… with Summer,” he said in broken English. Kookie made him fall for him more. He was speaking English, not Korean. “Um, I speak Korean, learning,” I said in Korean. His face relaxed. “Um, summer brought me here, girl group,” I said at the time. He nodded. “ I did message after that …our last day,” I said. “My phone, accounts hacked, I couldn’t get it back,” he said. I could tell by his eyes that he was telling the truth.
“I thought you forgot me,” I said. “No, never, I never forgot you,” he said, almost upset, not at me. “Can I see your phone ?” He asked. I nodded as he started entering his information. “My phone number,” he said, before being cut off by the guys yelling. “It’s okay,” he said at the time, before I heard Summer, “ Bella, time to go.” She said, “Text me, “ jungkook said. I nodded, I will, as I slowly walked off towards Summer. I smiled to myself.











