Chapter 8: chapter seven
"taehyung, are you sure about this?" i whispered in my phone, looking through my window and seeing taehyung outside the gates of our house.
right after i told taehyung that i can go with him, he immediately called his mom and said to ask permission from my dad to allow taehyung to take me somewhere.
"i'm sure of it, mom already talked with your dad." he exclaimed from the other line, finally ringing the doorbell.
i went down, wanting to meet him before dad gets to.
"mr. lee, i'm here to pick hanbyeol." taehyung greeted my dad with a smile, seemingly not intimidated by him.
"of course." dad muttered, "just bring her back home before eight." he said before walking away, passing my direction and not sparing me a glance.
taehyung waved at my direction, his rectangular smile not leaving his face.
"let's go, i want to get out of here." i told him and he nodded, dragging me outside.
we got in his car, immediately driving our way to where the competition would happen.
"make sure to cheer for me and take pictures of me while were performing. oh, and i thought of something cool." he gleamed and turned to look at me, not even bothering the driver who was sending glances and smiles at our direction. "while me and the others are performing, i would salute at your direction and you have to do it as well, i just to make sure that your attention is on me." he smiled and gently patted my head.
"who would i watch there except for you? the only reason why i'm coming is because of you." i smiled at him. i saw his cheeks suddenly flushed and tinted with red, he turned to look away and cleared his throat before looking back at me.
"of course, you'll only be watching me." he bit his lips, his driver chuckling which made me and taehyung glance at him.
"you both look cute together, taehyung." the driver muttered, his smile widening when he saw that he grabbed me and taehyung's full attention.
"you might make it uncomfortable for her." taehyung whined.
just after a couple of minutes, we had arrived at the location and taehyung immediately dragged me towards the backstage where his friends were at.
"oh, hey hanbyeol." jungkook greeted, flashing me a small smile before fixing his clothes again.
the others greeted me as well, all flashing me a smile before going back in doing what they were doing.
"it's about to start. hanbyeol, you should take a seat already so you can see us properly." namjoon adviced, grabbing his mic from the table.
i nodded and wished them goodluck before heading out to the audience area. i took a seat near the front, making sure that i could get a good view of the boys when they perform.
contestants started performing and i patiently waited for taehyung and his friends. my hand was clutching my phone, ready to snap pictures of them.
"miss you
saying this makes me miss you even more
miss you."
my eyes snapped to a recognizable voice, and sure enough, i saw six familiar boys on the stage with faces filled with emotions.
"how long do i have to wait
and how many sleepless nights do i have to spend
to see you
to meet you."
taehyung started singing and i immediately took pictures of him, a smile forming on my lips unconsciously.
i watched their smooth flows, their great and youthful voices, and their faces that held such deep emotions and passion.
"you know it all
you're my best friend
the morning will come again
no darkness, no season is eternal."
and right at that moment, taehyung glanced at my direction and made a salute just like how he said he would do.
i smiled and returned the action.
i saw him smile and went back in singing and dancing the rest of the song. throughout the remaining parts, i swear i saw how his smile was much wider than before.
their performance came to an end, everyone clapped for them and some were shouting their names. i found myself smiling back and clapping as well for the six boys.
"you guys did so well out there." i cheered on them, handing them their water bottles and giving them a thumbs up.
"i saw that little interaction that the both of you did, it was cute." hoseok teased, smiling as his gaze went from me then to taehyung.
me and taehyung stayed quiet, both of us not knowing how to respond to the teasing smiles and jokes of his friends.
we waited for announcing of winners and i glanced at the boys who seemed to be nervous about the results.
"i'll be waiting for you guys at the backstage to snap you a picture with your trophy!" i cheered, flashing them a smile before heading to the crowd.
the boys entered the stage, lining up next to the other performers. their smiles were sincere, waving once in a while at the fans who were screaming their names.
the runner ups were called and i saw the slight dismay on the faces of the boys but they still smiled, hoping that they were the champions and all their efforts paid off.
"and for our grand champion," the announcer stopped for a minute as if trying to gain cheers from the crowd, "bangtan sonyeondan." he announced and i couldn't help but be one with the crowd who were cheering for them.
i watched how their smiles widened as they received the award, namjoon leading the group by saying a short but meaningful speech.
for a minute, they looked like a kpop group. maybe in an another universe, they're a famous and well known musicians or idols.
i hurried my way backstage, my hands on my phone and ready to congratulate them for their win.
"smile!" i said before snapping a quick picture of them, "i'll send it to taehyung later, congratulations by the way." i told them.
"why don't we go and celebrate these with food? let's go, my treat." jin grabbed his jacket and smiled at us.
taehyung glanced at me, "can you come? we won't take that long, we'll just eat and if ever it takes long then we can leave." he asked me, placing his hands on my shoulders.
"this is your group's victory, you should all celebrate it within your group. i can ask our driver or one of my brothers to pick me up." i smiled at taehyung.
he shook his head, "no, i can't just let you go home alone. it's either you'll come eat with us or i'll take you home." he said.
but, jimin.
what if he's gone by the time you come back home?
what if you miss the chance in hanging out with him?
"i'll be fine taehyung, go and have fun with your friends." i told him, flashing him the biggest smile i could make.
"i won't force you, just be safe. text me when you reach your house, why did you delete my number before? did you really hate me?" he asked, pointing at my phone.
"no, i don't hate you and i never did. things just happened and your number got deleted from my contacts." i assured him and he just nodded back in response.
we said our goodbyes and headed on opposite directions. i then immediately texted my brothers, asking if one of them was available to pick me up and luckily seojun was.
"why isn't taehyung the one driving you home? did the guy ditched you? where is he?" seojun's eyes wandered throughout the whole surroundings, trying to find taehyung.
"he didn't, i was the one who wanted to go home." i dragged him towards his car, getting inside the front seat and waiting for him to follow as well.
"i thought i had to beat up some guy, i'm glad i don't have to." seojun chuckled, his hands maneuvering the steering wheel calmly.
"thank you for picking me up, is dad home?" i asked him, leaning my head towards the window.
"no, just mom. but you know her, she never leaves her room." he answered, eyes still focused on the road.
we reached home and the both of us went to our rooms. i changed into some clothes, not forgetting to change in the bathroom as i thought jimin could appear any second.
"jimin? are you still here?" i asked, seating on my bed and looking around my room, trying to find any evidence that jimin was here.
silence answered my question, a gust of wind blowing into my direction. i turned to look at my window but saw it was closed.
"i'm here, did you have fun?" jimin came in suddenly into my room as if a ghost just freely roaming around in earth.
"i did, taehyung and his friends are really talented. how about you? what did you do today?" i asked him and patted the seat next to me.
"well, i dropped by to check on you. you do know that i'm somehow connected to you and i just appear where you are. you should keep hanging out with taehyung, you looked happy with him." he glanced at me, smiling.
"why didn't you show yourself when you were?" i asked him and he just let out a chuckle.
"you didn't need me, hanbyeol. and besides, you'll see me when you get home." he stated, laying his body down.
i followed him, laying next to him.
"you said you join competitions in your world with your friends as well, are you referring to taehyung and the others?" i asked him.
"yeah, i can't believe that they don't have a jimin here. they're missing one member but i guess they don't really know that." he said in a low voice.
for a minute, we were just quiet. no one spoke, both of us were just simply drowned by silence as we stared at the ceiling.
"jimin, do me a favor and go back to your world. you belong there and i know you miss your friends and your life." i told him, my voice not louder than a whisper.
"it's just been days, i'm fine. i promised i'd stay here with you for a while, why are you suddenly telling me to go?" he asked me.
"i don't want to be attached to you. we both know we're from different universes, you belong in yours and i belong here." i said.
"you're not broken yet and i want to fix you before it's too late. i want to help you for some reason and i don't think i can just leave knowing that i could've done something to make things better for you." we both turned to look at each other, our eyes meeting each other.
"if you wish to stay then stay but if ever you want to go back then go. staying and telling me all these things just makes me selfish to not let you go." i let out a quiet laugh.
he smiled at me, "i'll make sure you won't look for my presence once i go. you'll easily forget about me and you will have someone to give you the love that you deserve."
it was too late when my hand found its way to his, "help me then, help me to stand again and become the person i've always wanted to be." i said, feeling my voice shatter.
"i will, hanbyeol. soon, you'll be one of the brightest stars out there. i'll be with you every step of the way, physically here or not, i'll just be here." he muttered, his hand intertwining with mine.
for a second, i felt a spark in our hands but just like a fire that ignited in a cold place, it immediately burnt out.
i pulled my hand away, clearing my throat and turning my body to avoid meeting his gaze.
"you should do your homeworks, i'll go have some fresh air. just call out my name if you ever need someone to talk to." he got up from my bed and went out of my room.
i snapped out from my thoughts and went to my study table. i tried distracting myself from the boy who just keeps on entering my mind.
park jimin, why are you doing this to me?
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