Idolatry | PJM | 56
𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑦, 𝑊𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑡
I opened my eyes to see balloons surrounding me. At first, I was confused… but then I remembered…
“Saengil chughahae!!!”
It was my 26th birthday.
My members jumped onto my bed, singing to me as I clapped my hands together. I really did love the attention, and after the turbulent past few months, I was just happy to see them.
“Flower deliveries began as soon as the shops opened!” Gali grinned at me. “You are so loved!”
“Thank you,” I made sure to hug each one of them.
“We made food, let’s hurry before our schedule starts,” Yeoni grabbed my hand and pulled me downstairs.
They were right; there were so. Many. Flowers.
A dozen pink roses were from JYP. A balloon bouquet was from Twice. A fruit basket was from my parents.
“JangMi-ya!” Eolin squealed as she read the card from a pot of marigolds.
I took the card and read it aloud. “The website said these were for October birthdays, and you can plant them. They are supposed to represent devotion and commitment, so they are definitely the flowers for you. I hope you have a very happy birthday. Harry!” I couldn’t help but squeal. “Harry Styles sent me flowers!” I jumped up and down as my sisters giggled and celebrated with me.
As great as that was, though, the amazingly huge bouquet of roses-every color imaginable EXCEPT pink- caught my attention. I immediately knew who they were from, and surprisingly it made my heart pound even faster than my note from Harry. I pulled out the card and read it, whispering under my breath, “26 Roses for my Rosie. Every time I see you, I fall in love with you all over again. Happy birthday, my beautiful girlfriend. Jimin,” my eyes widened. “He actually signed his name.”
“He’s so romantic,” Duri sighed over my shoulder.
“He is,” I couldn’t subdue the grin on my face.
“Okay, we need to get going,” Bora clapped her hands together. “We have a schedule today! Let’s eat and head out!”
.
A few days later, I found myself walking around an empty four-bedroom mini-mansion with a bright smile on my face. Yeoni and her sister YeongMi were arguing over the bedrooms they wanted on the west side of the place, but Lily and I knew exactly which rooms we wanted on the east. I stepped into the bedroom I liked the best and looked around before opening the door of the balcony. Grinning brightly, I pulled out my phone and dialed.
“Hey Baby,” he answered immediately.
“Are you home?”
“I just got out of the shower… why?” he hummed.
“Go to the balcony.”
“Okay,” he spoke slowly.
I watched, waiting as the door to the BTS dorm slid open and he peeked out to look around. “I’m here.”
“Look at the building to your northwest… second floor.”
His head slowly turned and then looked down, a bright grin gleaming from his face. “That’s my baby!” he waved at her.
“Is this close enough?”
“Are you buying it?!”
“We’re calling it the ‘Flower Garden’ because all of our names have flower meanings.”
“You have no idea how excited I am right now,” he placed his hand on his chest.
“Eunnie?” Lily called my name before joining me on the balcony.
“That’s my Jimin,” I pointed up to the balcony.
She looked up to see him waving.
“That’s convenient,” she giggled as she waved back. “I take it we’re not looking at the last place then?”
“Nope. Let’s sign the papers.”
“You’re going to be busy,” Jimin spoke up.
“I’m always busy,” I huffed playfully.
“I saw your vlive for your birthday. You looked happy.”
“That’s because I am.”
“Good,” he watched me for a moment. “My parents want to meet you. Can you come with me to Busan?”
“I need to work it with my managers.”
“Three days. We’ll fly out right after our concert and come back the day after my birthday.”
“I’ll try.”
“Okay. Let me know so I can reserve a plane.”
“Private plane?”
“It’s the safest.”
“That will make things easier.”
“Yes,” he agreed with me.
“Okay. I’ll let you know.”
“Okay,” he smiled down at me. “This makes me… very happy. I’ll be able to see you every day.”
“I know.”
Yeoni stepped out onto the balcony and looked around. “This side has a lot of trees,” she scanned the area.
I pointed up to Jimin as she burst into laughter.
“Oh! Priorities!” she waved at him. “I see now.”
He laughed as he waved at all three of us. “Such a beautiful flower garden!”
“So this is the one?” Yeoni turned to me.
“Of course it is.”
“Okay. Let’s speak to the agent.”
“Gotta go. I’ll text you later.”
“I’ll be waiting,” he stared at me as we spoke. “Love you.”
I made kissing noises into the phone as he threw his head back in laughter before ending the call. I waved one more time before walking back inside and closing the door.
This was it. My first adult decision and my first big purchase. It was exciting and scary at the same time, but it was necessary. Olympus was slowly crumbling and Yeoni and I were saving ourselves. Now… all I had to do was wait out our disbandment.