Capítulo 13: chapter twelve
just like how we talked about yesterday, taehyung came to pick me up. jimin had told me he'd be staying at home waiting and that i should go ahead and enjoy the day.
"where are we going?" i asked him, taehyung had his eyes fixated on the road yet from time to time, i caught him stealing glanced of me.
"just somewhere." he smiled to himself, a low laugh escaping his lips. i leaned my head by the window, my eyes wandering to the stores and shops we were passing by.
sure enough, just after a half hour drive, we arrived in an art museum. so that's why taehyung had his camera again.
we got in and different paintings had already greeted us just by entering. famous paintings from different artists were displayed on the walls and some were even hanging from the ceiling.
"do you like it?" taehyung asked, suddenly snapping a picture of me. he took a look at it and a wide smile spreaded through his lips, "you look cute here." he showed me a glimpse of the picture.
we walked through the museum, taehyung snapping pictures of almost everything that he finds himself interested in. he had stolen a couple of shots of me as well and his excuse was that, "i can't help but take a picture of things i find pretty."
once we had finished the whole tour it was already past noon. we both then stopped by at the restaurant next to the art museum. the restaurant was an epitome of serenity. it was quiet and had its own aesthetical beauty that makes it different from other restaurants that i've gone to.
we both ordered, sitting on the opposite of each other. "we have one last place to go to after this." he said, taking a bite from his food.
i nodded back, taehyung smiling wider than ever. if jimin was right and taehyung does confess, how can i exactly reject him? he's too good for me, too precious to be rejected by someone like me.
straight after the short trip at the restaurant, taehyung and i had gone to the last place he was talking about. and sure enough, after a couple of minutes, we arrived at the park near our old elementary school.
this was the park where me and taehyung first met. the day where he walked towards me, handing me a lollipop and suddenly asking if i wanted to be his friend.
i remember how taehyung was throwing a small tantrum when my brothers wouldn't allow me become friends with him, they said that taehyung was a boy and that they were afraid i would be a victim of the 'falling in love with your bestfriend' when i grow up.
i was snapped out of my thoughts when taehyung suddenly dragged me towards the set of swings. he had taken a seat on one while i took a seat on the other.
"do you remember this place?" taehyung asked, turning his head to look at me properly, "i taught you how to ride the swings here before, that was the last day we had fun together. after that, you started avoiding me, you wouldn't even talk to me at school." he had finished off with a small laugh, a small smile still imprinted on his lips.
"of course i do, you were the first friend i made. how can i forget that day when you approached me with a lollipop in your hands?" i smiled as the wave of memories suddenly came rushing into my head. i caught taehyung still looking at me, the same expression on his eyes, the same unreadable one.
"how about the day i had to beg your brothers to let you come over to my house just so i can show you my new art materials? or the day when i cried in front of a lot of people because you were avoiding me and i hated it?" he pursed his lips, his voice getting smaller and smaller as he spoke, his last words even came out as whispers.
how am i supposed to react? why does my heart suddenly feel heavy? did i really hurt taehyung throughout the whole time i avoided him?
"taehyung." it was all that i had managed to say. my hand wanted to reach out for him but i just couldn't seem to do it.
i wanted to tell him i had no choice before that's why i had to avoid him, but why couldn't i say it?
"no, i understand. i'm sure you had your reasons why you avoided me back then. i'm just happy you're finally talking to me again." he smiled at me yet i couldn't sense whether he was actually happy or not.
something in his tone was telling me that he wasn't completely fine at all yet he was trying his best to hide it.
"don't worry, i'll talk to you now and i won't avoid you like how i did before. i'm sorry, i'm really sorry." i apologized, my eyes wandering on the boy who was silently seated on the swing, hands on his lap as he continued to look at me.
"here." he took out something from his pocket. he proceeded to grab my hand, placing the object in the palm of my hand, a usb? "just open the file once you get home." he closed my hand, patting it lightly before flashing me a smile of his again.
he offered to drive me home, saying that a girl shouldn't go home alone. the ride back home was rather much more awkward than how i expected it to be. taehyung wasn't talking as much as before and he kept his eyes on the road.
"don't forget to look at the usb, hanbyeol." he reminded, smiling at me. i nodded, getting off his car and waving goodbye at him.
once i got inside the house, i went straight to my room. jimin was seated on my bed, all focused on the paper origami he was making. "how was your date?" he asked, a teasing smile resting on his lips.
"it wasn't a date." i corrected him, placing my bag down the couch and fishing out some clothes from my closet.
by the time i got out of the bathroom, jimin was still too distracted with what he was doing, he had his cheeks puffed, eyebrows furrowed as he continued to fold the corners of the paper.
i sat on my chair, facing my study table. what could be inside the usb? i took if from my bag, turning my laptop on and inserting the small object into it.
sure enough, a single folder can only be found in it. for hanbyeol, that was the name of the folder. when i opened it, bunch of pictures of me and taehyung appeared, pictures of when we were still young, stolen pictures of me which i didn't know existed.
"what are you doing?" jimin suddenly appeared by my side, his eyes fixed on the screen. our faces were only couple of inches away from each other and i swear i could my heart thumping fast again.
"taehyung gave me this," i pointed at the usb, "he said to check its content when i get home and that's what i'm doing right now." i scrolled through the pictures, my eyes then landed on a video file.
"open it, it might be some confession video he made." jimin let out a chuckle. i looked at him, "do you want me to go for now? i can do that, you need some privacy, i understand. call my name and i'll be back." he ruffled my hair, fixing the loose strands afterwards.
when jimin had gone out of the room, i quickly clicked on the video not knowing why my heart was suddenly beating fast and why i'm suddenly feeling nervous all of a sudden.
it looked like it was only filmed recently. in the video, taehyung had a black shirt on, partnering it with a black cap.
"today, i'm doing this to tell you something." he started off, it was the first time that i saw him not wearing the usual smile he wears. he seemed to be troubled.
is he really going to confess?
"i honestly don't know how to say this..." he continued, i unconsciously bit my lips, my hands playing with the hem of my shirt as i watched the video. "i like you a lot and sometimes i think it's already love." i felt my heart drop from hearing thosr words.
taehyung... likes me?
i watched him on the screen, by the time he finished, he finally flashed the smile before turning off the camera.
i sat on my chair, my eyes were still fixed on the screen. the words that taehyung had said was still ringing in my head, how am i suppose to tell him that i don't feel the same?
how am i supposed to reject the guy who never hated me even after everything i've done? i turned my chair, facing the bed where jimin had sat on just minutes ago.
how am i suppose to tell him that i'm actually falling for someone who belongs to an another universe?
"jimin." unknowingly, his name escaped my lips.
"why are you crying?" i'm crying? jimin walked towards me, leaning towards and wiped my tears. "who made you cry? should i go and pretend a ghost is haunting them?" he tried lightening up the mood but to his dismay, i stayed silent.
jimin, the guy in front of me who made me feel stuff that i never felt before. the guy who assured me that it was alright to feel sad from time to time because no one would commend me for keeping it all inside.
"hey, look at me." jimin tilted my chin, his eyes meeting mine. "if you want to cry then just go ahead, "i'm here and i won't go anywhere." he caressed my cheeks before pulling me towards him, hugging me tightly.
"j-jimin." i managed to say. i hugged him tighter, his scent filling my nose which sort of helped me calm down. he kept me in arms, one of his hand stroking my hair and one rubbing circles on my back.
"you'll be fine, byeol." he whispered.
we pulled away when i finally calmed down, his hands making its way to my cheeks to wipe the remaining tear stains.
"i don't know if this is the right time but want to check something. i need you to promise me that you won't get mad or anything." he reached out his pinky, looking at me with eyes filled with anticipation. what is he planning to do?
i reached out my finger, interlocking it with his. i was about to take my finger back but jimin didn't budge and kept our fingers interlocked, "i just want to make sure you'll keep your promise." he smiled.
jimin took a deep breathe, leaning in, his hand cupping my cheek.
oh god, is this what i think it is?
before i know it, his lips met mine. my eyes widened, not knowing whether i should push him away or not.
i felt a smile tugged on his lips before pulling away. he then lifted our interlocked fingers, reminding me of the promise i had made a while ago.
i pursed my lips, avoiding his gaze as i felt my cheeks reddened in embarrassment. for some reason, my heart didn't feel that much heavy compared to earlier.
"why did you do that? i thought you were checking something, what did you want to check?" i asked, my eyes still wavering from one place to another just to avoid his gaze.
"i wanted to check if i really do like you." i looked at him, seeing how red his cheeks were but yet he didn't avoid my gaze and kept his eyes on me.
"did i hear the right thing? i'm not going deaf, aren't i? am i starting to imagine things?"
"you're not imagining things and your thoughts are not meant to be spoken out loud, hanbyeol." jimin let out a laugh, suddenly pinching my cheeks out of nowhere.
"take a rest and think about taehyung's confession after. you'll have to think about it before the days ends since school is back tomorrow." he pulled me up, pushing me towards my bed.
i nodded, covering myself under my blanket.
"i'm sure your brothers will you wake you up for dinner so rest up, i'll just go to the park." jimin leaned in, giving my forehead a kiss before leaving.
i guess i confirmed something as well after that kiss, i actually do like like jimin.
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