章 4: Run
A song.
♪ I awake from sleep
A sound full of unfamiliarity
Try to cover my ears but can't go to sleep ♪
A song that he couldn't be any more familiar with reached into Kim Taehyung's ears. It was faint as if it will disappear at any moment but Kim Taehyung heard it loud and clear.
♪ The pain in my throat gets worse
Try to cover it ♪
His feet automatically followed where the song, HIS song Singularity, was coming from. He didn't notice how hard he was gripping his phone that it turned his palm red. Amidst the gust of the wind, he seemed to hear a small cry of 'ah!'
♪ I don't have a voice
Today I hear that sound again ♪
The cry was then followed by a long line of aggrieved complaints. He didn't realize that he was already close to running at this time… 'faster. Faster! Before she runs away!'
♪ t's ringing again, that sound
A crack again on this frozen lake ♪
The closer Kim Taehyung got, the louder that voice was and so is the sound of the beat of his heart. It felt like it was going to jump out of his chest as his breath quickened in anxiety until...
♪ I dumped myself into the lake
I buried my voice for you—♪
Until his breath was completely taken away.
(Hello?)
The ringtone stopped.
But the two people had no idea that their own song was just beginning.
"Hello?" Bae Jihyun has put pressure on her bleeding knee. She didn't think the wound was bad until her legs have once again buckled. Thankfully, she reached out to a car to catch her balance.
While a bunch of tissue pressed into her wound, her other hand held the phone over her eyes to check that someone did call her phone.
[Unknown]
There seemed to be a drum inside her heart but it quickly calmed down when she recalled that she has ripped off the page where she wrote her contact number.
"Anyone there?" She put it over her ear once again and used the hood of the car to stand. "Yeoboseyo~ Moshi-moshi~" She giggled to herself "Kamusta~ Bonjour?"
When the silence has continued to linger on the call even after her weird antics, Jihyun just shrugged her shoulder and thought 'Guess not.'
Just as her finger was to end the call….
A low voice wafted over.
A voice that sounded exactly like the person who sang her ringtone.
(Hey.)
Did she seem to hear an echo? Bae Jihyun froze. She blinked her eyes at the screen before hesitantly asking in a small voice. "Who—" She gulped "—is this?"
The man didn't reply.
While Jihyun has already turned stone in her tracks, a pair of footsteps coming from behind her resounded. It came closer….
Closer….
And closer….
Until it reached her ears and seem to stop a few breaths away from her figure.
For some reason, Bae Jihyun couldn't find the courage to turn her head. Her face became pale as a thought flashed by in her mind. 'No way…?' She chuckled bitterly.
'No way.' When she repeated her words, it became more determined as if shattering her dreams.
"Who's this?" Bae Jihyun asked once again, her soft voice was much calmer and indifferent. She didn't look back, thinking that the person behind her was the owner of the car that she used as a handlebar.
But boy, was she so wrong.
"Aa!" As she began to move her legs again to get out of the way, her wrist that was swinging was suddenly caught by a firm hold. It was like shackles which were determined to catch her and never let go.
Before Bae Jihyun could scream for help and run away, the cold voice coming out from the voice reached her once again.
"Don't."
(Don't.)
This time, she heard the echo much clearer… and it wasn't just her imagination.
"Don't you run away from me again,"
(Don't you run away from me again,)
The call ended.
But that voice that has been ringing inside her every dream continued.
"Bae. Ji. Hyun."
The voice behind her turned crystal. It was low and crispy, like thunder crashing against the sand. It was filled with grievance but at the same time, coldness that can freeze one to the bones. The hold on her wrist tightened enough to not let her escape but not strong enough to hurt her as if the man was afraid to do so.
"Jihyun," he called her name once again, but his tone was much gentler.
Bae Jihyun this time has really turned into an ice block. Her breath was caught in her throat as her fingers trembled in disbelief. She tried hard to control herself but her emotions couldn't escape from the man's palm. Even if he seemed like a devil, he can't deny that her rigid figure and speechless back made him smile.
'Doesn't it mean that I affect you like how you affect me?'
"Jihyun, look at me."
'No way!'
If she looked at his face then she would definitely cry!
Bae Jihyun bit her lips. She can't believe that he found her! How!? Wasn't he supposed to be on his way home to rest? Why did he suddenly think of visiting his Grandma of all days and time?
The cold skin attached to her wrist made her falter. Jihyun couldn't stop herself from pulling back her arm but Kim Taehyung didn't let her. He only pulled her harder which made her figure spun and hit his firm chest.
"Aa-aigoo!" Bae Jihyun went teary-eyed as she rubs her nose. 'It hurts!'
"What is wrong with you, Tae-tae!?" She raised her hand and before her mind has processed what she was doing, she already subconsciously smacked his chest like she usually does back in those days.
Her huge twinkling eyes felt wronged as she glared at the man who was declared to be the most handsome man in the world. She didn't hold back the irritation and protest she threw at this man. If other Army saw how she acted with their God-V, they would've turned insane and give her a death sentence.
Kim Taehyung didn't mind though. He laughed at her adorable actions before lowering his head. Without caring for her complaints, his chin rested the top of her head. The other hand that was holding the phone surrounded her on the other side and eventually landed on her back to embrace her.
Bae Jihyun immediately stopped struggling as if he would gobble her up if she did.
"You finally looked at me."
Bae Jihyun went speechless. 'I did it unconsciously!'
"Jihyun." Kim Taehyung called, rubbing his chin on her warmth.
"I missed you."
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