Chapter 19: Presents

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When I had gotten back, everyone was nearly done with their breakfast so I decided to clean up while they finished. We had decided to alternate days between practice, writing songs and working on the vocals. Today we don't have much to do though. The guys plan on working through line distribution and I'll be working on my own song. So we basically get to chill at home.

"Guys, you know what we should do?" Taehyung asks, his eyes lighting up out of nowhere. All of us are sitting in the living room, some of us with notebooks in our hands as we work. We all turn towards him in confusion.

"We should all go to the mall! We haven't gone shopping in awhile, plus then we can show Taylor around a bit more and teach her a bit of Korean culture!"

"You just want an excuse to go shopping, but I'm on board with that," Yoongi says, closing his notebook. "Plus, I need to get a new pair of headphones anyways."

"That actually isn't a bad idea. Taylor needs new workout clothes." Jin says, causing my face to flush with embarrassment. Namjoon rests a hand on my uninjured shoulder with a smile.

"Before we do, can the rest of us give her our presents?" Jimin asks, raising his hand. Hoseok and Taehyung gasp, I suppose remembering that they have yet to give me their gifts.

"I don't see why not. Let's all meet back here in an hour?" Namjoon suggests, receiving excited nods from the other members. Everyone begins to disperse, and I head to my own room to get ready.

I'll be honest, I've never been one for shopping. Mainly because I simply could never afford to besides grocery shopping I guess. Occasionally I'd accompany my friends to the mall but I'd never get anything myself.

What do I wear to a mall? I wonder as I search through my drawers and closet for at least something decent. I need something that will at least cover my bruised shoulder, I can't really do anything about the bandages on my head so I'll have to deal with it.

I decide on some simple capris with a hole at the knees and a flowery tank top tucked into them. I don't normally wear anything with flower patterns but this is one of the few shirts I like. I top it off with a light pink jacket that reaches my knees and some simple cream colored flats. 

(Thank you editor-chan for getting the picture for me ^w^

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(Thank you editor-chan for getting the picture for me ^w^. I know the picture has heels but let's pretend they are flats for the sake of my sanity.)

This will do, right? I ask myself as I brush my hair, deciding today to go with a simple braid. I take one more glance in the mirror before nodding, approving of the image in front of me. I'm opting out of makeup since I'll have a mask over my face anyways. I hear a knock at my door a few moments later.

"Come in!" I call, walking over to the few purses I own to choose from. I hear a few sets of footsteps enter my room and the door closing shut behind them.

"Taylor! We brought our gifts!" I hear Taehyung call, so I immediately put the two bags I was looking over down.

"Again, you guys didn't have to get me anything, really." I respond, seeing the three members with wrapped boxes in their hands.

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