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Hobi glanced down at the pamphlet.  Sure enough, next to every circled word was a little number.  “That doesn’t help me much.  Those instructions are in English.”

“That’s okay, Hobi.  I’ll help you,” Namjoon offered kindly.

“It’s a good thing he numbered these,” Jin muttered.  “It would take forever to order this many words rightly.”  He made a few more marks on his paper before holding it up triumphantly.  “Done!  There were a couple of words written in with pencil.  I included them too.  In their proper order.”

Namjoon grabbed the paper and began to read it in English.  Then he translated it into Korean.

“Every day the rays of your light brighten my life.  Your sunlight therapy helps me combat a gloomy mood.  You are 10,000 rays to me.  You brighten my day!  Thank you for not leaving me alone.”

Hobi frowned.  “It’s a lovely message, but…who’s it from?”

“Hmm,” Tae pondered it.  “Who have you not left alone?”

“Me,” Jungkook mumbled over a bite of ice cream.  He grinned suddenly, releasing his own light to flood the room.  “Hobi’s kept sharing this delicious ice cream with me.”

Four voices groaned in disgust.

“Don’t you mean he’s sharing his toothpaste with you?” Namjoon joked.

Tae snickered.  “Absolutely!”

Hobi looked down at Jungkook who was now lounging on his bed.  “Is the lamp from you?”

Jungkook shook his head.  “Nope.  Not from me.”  He flashed that gorgeous grin at Hobi again.  “But thank you for sharing this delicious stuff with me.”  He downed another bite.  “But I better put it in the freezer before I eat it all.”  He stood up and sauntered towards the kitchen.

Hobi glanced around the room.  “That message could be from any of you.”

“Not if you interpret it strictly literally,” Namjoon responded thoughtfully. 

“Yeah,” Yoongi murmured.  “You leave us alone quite often.  We don’t hang out in my room together much.”

“So the question is,” remarked Jin, “which of us do you not leave alone?”

Tae grinned as he glanced at his oldest friend.  “Hobi, who did you have compassion on?”

Hobi looked at Tae.  “Compassion?”

“Yeah.  Which of us didn’t want to stay by himself?”

Hobi’s eyes flew to Jimin’s face.  And he beamed.  “Jiminie!”

Jimin smiled sweetly and bobbed his head.  “I just wanted to brighten your day, Hobi.”

“You did that!” Hobi grinned.  “It’s a great gift.  And thank you for not making the mystery too challenging.”

“Hey, the point was to cheer you up.  Not bog you down!”

“I’m just glad that it’s back,” Yoongi murmured quietly.

“What?” Hobi asked as he furrowed his brow.

Yoongi’s face lightened as he glanced at his friend.  “Your smile.”