The plane was halfway from Korea to the US, when Jimin woke from his nap. The weird feeling in his stomach has increased to the point in which it could hardly be ignored. At first he thought he was sitting in the wrong plane, but with Hobi and Jungkook still discussing the uselessness of math in the row behind him, and Yoongi dozing off in the aisle next to him, he realized he was on the safe side.
It must be something else. Jimin got up to check the cabin baggage.
"Do you need something?" Namjoon asked after watching his friend sifting through his travel bag.
Jimin shook his head. His gaze was still on the content of his bag as if it was a jigsaw puzzle to be solved. "No, it's just… It feels like I forgot something."
"Your phone charger? You can use mine, if you want." Hobi unplugged the cable and offered it to Jimin.
"My charger is here," Jimin mumbled and pushed Hobi's hand away. "I don't believe we forgot an item. It feels more like we forgot to do something…"
"Don't worry about switching off the light. Our automatic security system does that for us." Bang PD-nim assured with a wry smile.
"It can't be the stove," Jin chimed in, earning an angry look from Yoongi for disturbing his sleep. "We're barely using our kitchen for cooking."
Jimin was still not convinced. With a frown on his face, he dropped in his seat and pushed his hand under his chin, looking like a modern interpretation of Rodin's thinker statue.
"Oh, come on, Jimin." Jungkook reached his hand over Jimin's headrest and ruffled his hair. "What in the world could we have forgotten?"
A sudden shock rushed through Jimin's body. "TAEHYUNG!"
In a seemingly endless moment of silence, everyone looked at each other. Even Yoongi sat bolt upright and let his gaze wander across the aisle. Then, everyone broke out into panic.
"I'll call him!" Hobi frantically tapped on his smartphone's screen until Jin snatched the phone out of his hands. "No, you won't! Our phones are switched to flight mode for a reason!"
"Modern devices don't interfere with a plane's electronic system anymore," came Namjoon's google-style reply.
Jin threw Hobi's phone back to him with a snort. "Okay, but it's your fault if the plane crashes!"
Hobi pressed the phone to his ear, bobbing his head as if it would speed up the process. When the connection cut, he froze. "He doesn't answer..."
"Call him on the landline," Jungkook suggested.
"I just tried. The line is dead." Bang PD-nim put his phone away and dropped his head.
"How could I forget my best friend!" Jimin buried his face in his hands and succumbed in his seat.
"We were in a rush. And Bang PD-nim miscounted," Hobi and immediately turned to Jungkook with a smug grin. "See, that's what good math skills are needed for."
"Counting skills are not math skills!" Jungkook yelled and sparked another heated discussion.
Yoongi got up from his seat to pat Jimin's shoulders. "If it makes you feel any better, I forgot my Cute Sleepy Cat magazine."
*19 Days Left Until Christmas Eve*
No comments:
Post a Comment