FORGOTTEN FIRST LOVE // TAEJIN

11. Flashbacks

"Hurt people, they hurt people."

- Hurt People Hurt People, The Script

11. Flashbacks

"Tae, have you seen Class A's most attractive student?"

An overly hyped up Jimin popped out of nowhere jumping on Taehyung's back while saying all those things. They have been best friends for quite a while now. Jimin is a nice friend and Taehyung couldn't ask for more. he generally likes everything about him except this.

He has been blabbering non-stop about their seniors since yesterday. Today is their first day of classes in high school and Jimin is already drooling over someone three years older than them.

"No, I haven't, and I am not interested." He rolled his eyes and wiggled so Jimin would leave his back. "We are here for just two days and you are already developing a crush on someone. We are here to study, not find a susceptible boyfriend."

"Tsk, what a bummer." Jimin dramatically sighed and with heart eyes, he put his hands on his cheeks like a blushing kid and said, "If you would only see him, you would fall dead on your heels. Doe eyes, plump lips, and don't get me started on the shoulders and the cheeks that I wanna pinch so bad. I also heard he ranked second on his class. He is SMART, not just a pretty face. He is also athletic he loves table tennis too, based on his Instagram feed that I stalked all night last night."

Taehyung just shook his head, "You are so attracted to him, huh? What if he has bad breath? Or stinky armpits? Worst if he is rude."

"That, my friend won't happen. I happened to bump into him yesterday, you know just like in high school romance novels, and Tae, he is the gentlest human I've ever met. Not to mention the most fragrant one too. I bet even his toes smells fresh." Taehyung frowned at the remark. "I swear if the three of us would be friends, I think I would be closer to him than you. He just smiled at me and asked if I was okay! I mean, who does that? Only angels do that."

He let his friend talk about the supposed to be love of his life as they walk in the campus to go to their first class. He busied his thoughts about school without paying any attention to Jimin. He is doing great, he thinks, just humming when needed and nodding his head to avoid argument and endless nagging how Class A's Kim Seokjin is the best person in the world. Then, he felt his friend tugging at his sleeve.

"Look, look! There he is!" Jimin whispered. Taehyung threw a bored look at the direction Jimin is looking at.

"See, an angel indeed!"

All his life, there is one thing Taehyung hated doing the most, he hated admitting that he is wrong. And this is one of those cases. To be honest, he really thought Jimin is just exaggerating when he described Seokjin, but he isn't. Taehyung felt his world stop when he saw the man, soul leaving his body when their eyes met, and knees growing weak when a smile casted on his direction.

Taehyung just watched as he walked past them throwing another smile at them since they are one of the few people in the hallway. To be fair, he smiled at everyone, but oddly that smile made Taehyung feel special. Like it's a start of something he can't name. He let out a deep breath once his presence left the building. He even unconsciously followed Seokjin's figure while walking out the door.

"He smiled at us, oh my god!" Jimin exclaimed loudly when Seokjin left. Fanning his obviously blushing face while giggling at Taehyung.

"He is just an ordinary folk. What's so special about him?" he rolled his eyes to be more convincing, but his trembling knees and thundering heart gives away the contrary. Seokjin can rock his whole world with just effortlessly passing by, what more when he talks to them?