I hugged my dad tightly feeling his last embrace.
"I love you kiddo." My dad whispered resting his chin on the top of my head.
"I love you too dad," I replied.
I felt tears trying to form around my eyes but held them back.
"You call me once you're there you hear?" He lets go.
"I got it, dad." I replied getting into my car.

He gave a half smile and tapped the roof of the car signally me to go off on my hour drive. I was leaving to start an adventure on my own in Seoul, or well, to go live with my cousins Seokjin and Seoyeon, who I haven't seen in years.

At 21 years old, I needed a new location, a change, I needed to get away. The countryside just brought me so many bad memories, I desperately wanted to go. However, I know how much I was going to miss my dad since it's always just been me and him after my mother died 9 years ago, he pretty much was the only one who raised me on his own. My mind imagined my father alone in our house with neither my mom or me there with him.

I deeply sighed and turned the radio up, "Stop it Minjoo, this is for your own good." I said to myself.

This was going to be a long drive.

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I wasn't used to driving in a big city if I could count on how many times I've been honked at I would probably be a millionaire. Seoul was made up of tall buildings and an ocean of people everywhere! I glanced down at my phone and saw I was close to Seokjin and Seoyeon's house, the GPS took me to an area that was less crowded and overwhelming than Seoul.

I stopped in front of a tall building which...was a hotel? I quickly picked up my phone and scrolled to Seoyeon's contact information and pressed 'call'.

"Hello? Minjoo-ya?" Seoyeon answered on the third ring, "where are you?!"
"I think I'm here? Uh, but the GPS took me to some hotel."
"GREAT!!! YOU'RE HERE!" Seoyeon yelled through the phone which caused me to hold it far from my ear.

"You guys live in a hotel?!" I asked as I viewed the building from the driver's side.
"Girl our place is a penthouse! Daddy owns this hotel duh!" she sassed. How could I forget Uncle was the CEO of Star Gardens Hotel across Korea? He spoiled his only twin kids Seokjin and Seoyeon buying them a luxurious apartment only agreeing if they lived together.

"just have the valet guys park your car, tell them you're with us and they'll park it in the VIP section."
"Ah, uh, okay I guess." Seoyeon hung up before I could ask her who's going to help me with my stuff. I struggled to roll my two-heavy luggage and duffle bag into the lobby, the bellboys offered to help but I refused since I don't have any tip to give.
"MINJOOOOOOO!!!" I turned to look and was almost knocked down by Seoyeon's embrace. She was squeezing me so tight as my arms were stiffened down to my sides.

"Un...nie" I tried to breathe out.
She let go and studied me from head to toe, "It's been forever Minjoo and my are you a stick!" she exclaimed.
"It's nice to see you too," I muttered adjusting my backpack. She laughed, "Well let's go I'll help with your bags, Jin oppa would have come down to greet but he's busy cooking up a feast!"

We walked to where it looks like an excluded area of the hotel where there was a private elevator. The elevator door opened and Seoyeon pulled out an access card and scanned it on the control board. The elevator took us to the 25th floor, the doors opened right into the apartment.

"Come Minjoo, welcome to your new home!" she grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the dining and kitchen area.
"Wow" I whispered to myself, the apartment was huge and so luxurious. Damn these rich kids.
"My baby cousin!" shouted Seokjin as he entered the room wiping his hands on his apron. He opened his arms and squeezed me tightly like Seoyeon hugging me which seems like forever.



"Okay bro, don't suffocate her now she just got here." Seokjin lets go and pinched my cheeks. "Ah you're so cute! But it looks like you've been starving back in the countryside!" he said studying my thin body.
"Well it's a good thing I cooked!" Seoyeon rolled her eyes, "Okay well let's get her settled in, I'll show you to your room, oh and oppa you think you could help with her bags?"
"No can do, I'm about to fry chicken." Jin said pointing to all the ingredients on the counter, "But the Hyungs could." Hyungs? Who?

"GUYS! CAN YOU ALL GET DOWN HERE AND HELP MINJOO WITH HER BELONGINGS?!" Seoyeon yelled up to the stairs, I glanced over at her and before I could ask her any questions an army of guys came running down the stairs. My eyes grew wide watching 6 men crowding around the kitchen.

"Minjoo these are our roommates." ROOMMATES?! "They're basically great friends of ours since Uni days." These men were all staring at me, my body growing hot.
"I guess I kinda forgot to tell you we have several roommates," Seoyeon whispered to me. Gee, you think? How do you forget to tell someone you're living with this many people?!
"Guys, this is our little cousin Minjoo," Jin said walking over to me putting his arm around my shoulder. "She's now going to be living with us, so I expect you guys to treat her with the same respect got it?" the 6 men all nodded their heads, they're all looking at me, probably judging. Seoyeon began to introduce them,



"That there is Hoseok," she pointed to one of the tall guys who was smiling from ear to ear, "Hi you can call me Hobi!" he waved, Seoyeon began going down the line. "That's Jungkook, Jimin, Yoongi, Namjoon, and Taehyung." "Nice to uh, meet you all." I bowed nervously. "Nice to meet you!" they all said in unison bowing their heads. The shorter one with black hair named Jimin came towards me taking my duffle bag, "Let me get that for you." Jungkook and Namjoon went to take my other bags, "Right this way miss." Jimin smiled.

They led me to my room which had two beds in it. Half of the room was decorated with posters of Idols and cats on the wall and Christmas lights almost everywhere, I'm guessing I'm sharing a room with Seoyeon. "Wow it's like having a sleepover with you back when we were kids." I laughed at Seoyeon observing the room.

She raised her eyebrows, "Oh no, this isn't my room Minjoo, I sleep with Namjoon." She motioned her head to the tall brown haired guy, he went over to her wrapping his arms around her waist, my face perplexed. "We're dating," she laughed.
"Then, who am I rooming with?" I asked, "why hello there." a voice said from behind Namjoon and Seoyeon, entered a petite girl with a short blonde bobbed, she was dressed in very stylish clothes. She bowed, "My name is Choi Jiae and I'll be your roomie."
She smiled looking up at me. " H-hello, I'm Kim Minjoo, please take care of me." I bowed back. Jungkook and Jimin laid my things on my bed, "This is one full house." Jungkook chuckled.



"With Minjoo here that makes 10 of us, I love it, one big family!" Seoyeon clapped her hands together, psh, I'll say, "well you settle in little cousin, we're all going to go help oppa set up for dinner." They all left the room leaving me and Jiae alone. "Do you need help with anything?" she asked looking at my bags, "Oh no no, I got it, but thanks anyway," I say sitting on the bed. She smiled nodding and left the room.

Well this is it, this is now my new home.

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