Chapter 5

Yesterday was a dream. Wow! I couldn't get over the fact that I met Bangtan Sonyeondan. Me meeting BTS was a fairytale. I have imagined it so many times in my head but I was not prepared for it to happen in real life. It was one of those things you wish for but you know deep down ,it will never happen. So you settle for the day dreams.

I woke up today and I wondered if yesterday was all in my head. It could be my imagination playing tricks on me. But seeing the text Kahina sent proved it was real. It actually happened. I can't believe it until now. I locked eyes with my bias. Wow...... Miracles do happen.

Well that was yesterday and today is a brand new day. I will continue marveling at that moment for the rest of my life but today I had to go to the gym. I noticed that I had put on some weight. It wasn't visible since there were no changes on my physic but I felt heavy when I walked.

Gym and I are sworn enemies. I don't like exercising and I will never like exercising. Lighting weights, lunges, press-ups and sit-ups are all too much for me. I hate exercising but I like walking. I can walk for hours and I won't break a sweat. If walking is considered an exercise then I do exercise almost everyday.

I drank some milk and changed to some workout clothes. My headphones on my ears, phone on my hoodie, water bottle on one hand and keys on the other. I left my room and headed downstairs to the hotel gym. I walked towards the lift and I found it closing.

" Hold the elevator please" I yelled.

As I pressed for the doors to open on the outside someone pressed while inside . The doors opened immediately.

" Thank you" I said while I walked in.

I didn't bother to look around the elevator. I took my phone out and pressed on the playlist I wanted. As we went down I kept busy on my phone. When we arrived at our destination I walked away to a shop in the hotel. They had snacks and I craved snacks.

I bought two bags of chips and a packet of gum.

" This will get me through the workout" I said.

I walked back to the other direction where the gym was located. The gym was empty except for three guys. One was lifting weights while the other was on a machine I have never used . Since I have never used it, I never had the intention of learning its name.

I stepped on the treadmill and pushed some buttons. I positioned my phone properly then I clicked on Mr. Queen , a drama I have heard so much about. As soon as the drama started I pressed start on the treadmill. I walked as I watched the show. Occasionally I laughed out loud at the characters. The show was a pure comedy. I understood why people liked it so much.

Forty minutes on the treadmill, I decided to change machines. I stopped for a second and drank some water and moved onto the next machine, the stationary bike. I stationed my phone again, picked a packet of chips and started eating while I cycled. I know I looked ridiculous but I didn't care.

I was not there to please anyone. I was there to enjoy my life and exercise at my own pleasure. I finished the first packet of chips and opened the next one. I paused my movie and scrolled through Instagram quickly. I liked a few pictures and reals. I checked my favourite army's Instagram @ joontiddies.

Her posts and stories always lighten up my day. Within no time I was laughing at her hilarious comments and Q&As. I liked her recent BTS edits and left Instagram. Instead of getting back to my show I listened to music. The playlist was mixed up. All genres were present. I almost laughed , cried, cursed and seduced people in the gym.

After cycling for 30 mins I was done. That was enough for one day. As a matter of fact, I felt like I had done too much. I got off the stationary bike and threw my phone in my pocket. I dumped the papers in the dustbin and prepared to leave. As I was on my way out an instructor stopped me.

" Are you done?" He asked

" Yes"

" If you need an instructor you can call me anytime. I'm at your service," he smiled

" Ooh! Thank you. I'll consider it next time" I said as I walked out.

I breathed out a sigh of relief and headed for the elevator back to my room. I jumped on the elevator as usual. I didn't check if there was anyone else and I was too lazy to check.

" Lord ,today has drained me" I said to myself.

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Namjoon's POV.

Today I planned to go to the gym with Jungkook mid morning so we could do other stuff later. I texted him that I was ready to leave. His room was right next to mine. We left together and took the lift. We were both quiet the whole time. One guy got in the lift on the seventh floor and another at the sixth.

Before the door could close someone yelled for us to hold the elevator. I pressed on the open button before the elevator doors closed completely. I didn't know if I should be happy, excited or terrified because the person who came was someone I didn't expect.

Jungkook and I shared a look before we both stared at her. How could she be here ? In this hotel of all the hotels in the US . How could she use the same elevator at the same time as us? Was she a stalker? Was I supposed to report her to the authorities.

I found it weird that she recognized us last time but she didn't say anything to acknowledge us. I was not mad about it but I expected something....anything. Was she different? Was that it? She started tapping hurriedly at her phone as she gripped her water bottle too tightly in the other hand.

She didn't check behind her , so I suspected that she didn't see us. However I could be wrong. Maybe she saw us all along. Was I paranoid for no reason? It was perfectly acceptable to be paranoid, right? Being the world's biggest boy band didn't come without its challenges. We had to constantly fend off stalkers everyday.

For once I wished she wasn't one, a stalker I mean . The doors to the elevator opened and she walked to the left while we went to the right.

" Isn't she the same girl we saw at the lounge yesterday?" Asked a confused Jungkook

" She is"

" How is she here though?" Jungkook wondered

" Either it's fate or she is a stalker and she knew our whereabouts all along" I answered

" I don't think she's a stalker" mentioned Jungkook

" Why is that?" I asked . I thought the same way but I wanted to hear his reasons first.

" I can't explain it's a feeling I have,"

We headed to the gym and each of us did our warm up. After we started working out. As we worked out the girl walked into the gym. Her hands were full of chips. She tried to juggle them until she reached the treadmill. I glanced at Jungkook and I found him looking at her as well.

She organized herself and then she started walking on the treadmill. The speed was the same for a while, no change . She seemed to be watching a show on her phone. Occasionally she would giggle out loud. I don't think she knew how loud she was because of the headphones.

I turned to Jungkook and we both smiled. Her giggles kept reaching me from time to time. They reminded me of her existence. This woman who walked into our lives from nowhere without warning. It was too hard to say what was happening at the moment. It felt like a mere coincidence.

Suddenly it felt like she was everywhere and also nowhere. It was like she could disappear and reappear as she pleased. She moved machines. I stopped what I was doing to watch her. She was eating chips while exercising. What sort of dumb person was she ? I have never seen anyone exercise and eat junk food at the same time.

" Hyung, she is a strange girl" Jungkook whispered in my ear.

I couldn't tell when he came so close to me. I didn't notice until he spoke. All my attention was on the strange lady in front of us.

" She is weird" I agreed.