Save Me

13

Ji-hyo couldn't remember the last time she saw you looking like death was hot on your trail.

"Seriously?" Your best friend furrowed a brow, a mocking smile was plastered on her lips. "You looked like shit. What has gotten into you?"

Gone were the days when she was acting like you were a fragile thing. Ji-hyo only sympathized with you when you were still mourning Areum's death while dealing with some family issues.

These two things were old news now.

Ji-hyo knew you had healed from it, meaning she could finally say what she wanted without tiptoeing around you. Saying things like 'you look like shit' wouldn't offend you since she knew that whatever's bothering you at this very moment didn't involve Areum or your family.

Ji-hyo was right because your problem was all about "Taehyung," you admitted the truth, sighing loudly.

Your best friend sniffled a laugh—it was like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"You're still pining over your ex?" She puffed, looking at you in disbelief. "But why? It's been fourteen days since you two broke up!"

You couldn't help the blush staining your cheeks because of what Ji-hyo said. The latter knew you for many years now.

You never once pined over a guy. You dated a lot of men before, especially during college days. None of them managed to hurt you. It was always you who broke their hearts.

Ji-hyo even thought that you were also the one who ended things with Taehyung. She guessed it was her fault. She didn't ask you about what happened. She simply assumed that you were no longer seeing the devil since the latter didn't visit the hospital anymore.

You talked about almost everything with Ji-hyo, except your love life. You were never serious with this kind of thing anyway.

"Oh, God," Ji-hyo's mouth parted in shock when she realized something. "Don't tell me you're in love with Kim Taehyung?"

She was acting as though it was impossible for you to fall in love. Admittedly, you couldn't fault her. You thought the same way too. You never expected to have strong romantic feelings for anyone, especially for someone like Taehyung.

Yes, that's right. The fourteen days you spent away from the devil was enough for you to realize that you liked him.

It turned out that you weren't immune to his charms. At first you thought you were just attracted to his pretty face, but then the months you spent with him felt surreal. You never experienced this feeling before.

You appreciated that he helped you with Jeongguk as well as with your father. It's not like you didn't feel guilty anymore because surprise, surprise: you still did. But you felt more at peace now.

Taehyung took care of you too. He pulled you from the hole you dug for yourself. Granted that it was for his own sake, but as said, humans were vulnerable.

You were exactly like other people. You couldn't deny that he was making you feel special.

"Is that such a bad thing?" You asked, biting your bottom lip.

Ji-hyo mirrored your expression.

"I don't know...does he feel the same way?"

That was the thing. You didn't know if Taehyung liked you the way you liked him.

"I don't really believe in unconditional love bullshit. I don't think it's okay to invest your time and energy if the other person can't love you back," Ji-hyo shrugged her shoulders.