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3. Rainfall

"Come on Y/N, you have to give him a chance, it's the last month of high school and he waits for you everyday in front of the entrance."

"I am not sure, Jisoo, you know that Lisa also has a crush on him. I can't betray my friend for a man." I sighed with head hung low, kicking air.

Jisoo shook her head in disbelief and said,"Look Y/N I know you've never dated before but if you won't be able to find who's a perfect match for you then how would you know with whom you wanna spend your life with."

Suddenly, the door of the empty classroom was slammed open revealing Lisa . Grabbing my wrist she dragged me down to school's entrance gate. There stood a boy in white t-shirt with denim jeans and deep blue jacket.

We were standing just a few steps away from him. Lisa's grip tightened and she pulled me enough to collide with her body. Her eyes were gleaming with tears while gritting teeths she whispered in my ear.

"Don't break his heart this time!"

She yanked my hand away in somewhat jealousy and pushed me forward until I was inches away from him.

Before I could process anything, he kneeled down on one of his knees and said,"I've loved you since the day I saw you. You don't see me as a playboy like others do which made my feelings stronger but I can't accept you avoiding me. So I, Kim Taehyung, in front of whole school ask you....Will you be my girlfriend, Park Y/N?"

I stared into his sparking eyes which were assuring me love I ever wanted. Everyone was looking at us and so were Jisoo and Lisa.

I thought if I rejected him he would become a joke next morning and no one deserves to be treated that way just for loving someone, right?

Nervousness took over me as I was totally uncertain about the future but still I said," Yes." He immediately stood up and hugged me tightly causing me several coughs. Loosening his grip he said,"Thank you, Y/N. Thank you for making my further beautiful!" Then again he wrapped his arms around me.

My heart skipped a beat after listening to his words. Realising what I meant for him, a pink tint started coloring my cheeks. I buried my face in the crook of his neck as I blushed hearing those heart fluttering words, to be honest it was giving me butterflies in the stomach.

All these feelings were new to me that time, unaware of the cruel tricks, this poison called love contained. We started dating from that day until what he did today.

The cold breeze touched my skin when I was standing in the hotel's balcony, blankly staring at the moon with the red puffy eyes, dry tear stains on the cheeks. Maybe I was amazed that how it could shine alone when the stars just pretend to stay with it during darkness of the night.

Soon the cloud covered the sky, lightning and thundering occuring at unequal intervals. And then rain started pouring over my body letting my warm tears blending with it. I became a crying mess sobbing because of all the suffering. I screamed at top of my lungs criticising myself, cursing them and questioning why the most trusted person always betrayed you? All I did was love. Did I not deserved to be loved?

I sat down in the downpour of rain feeling every drop of the cold, heavy raindrops falling over my body.

After hours of thinking I decided to move on for good because somewhere in the corner of my heart I had a regret of stealing my friend's crush. When Taehyung proposed me the look Lisa had in her eyes were desperate for love that she always wanted back from Taehyung.

I knew as a women she also wanted the same thing I wanted which was being loved by your loved ones. It's not hard to step forward to ask for it but having the courage to step up is hard.

I went back in the room and took a shower to clear my mind then I changed into my bunny print pyjamas to get laid down on bed. I tried my best to sleep but just from the thought that nothing's gonna be the same from now on just scared me. I closed my eyes and drifted to slumber.

I hardly managed to sleep for four hours. In the early morning I checked out from the hotel and went to a nearby park to freshen up my mood before visiting my older brother.

I had texted him, somewhat of threat, that I'd be coming over to live there for a while until he gets me an apartment to live in.

At the strike of seven o'clock I reached at his house which was allotted by his company. After I rang the bell several times I heard hurried footsteps coming closer. But as always I could hear things falling down and continuous hisses of my clumsy brother from the other side of the door.

Swung opened the door, I saw him holding one of his foot with frowned face, knitting eyebrows in pain, throwing daggers at me if possible. He calmed down a bit and limped to helped me with the luggage. He asked me to come in, gesturing towards the living room. I threw the shoes and landed on the couch without a taking a single glance at him.

"Y/N, can't you see I am hurt? My favourite vase also broke into pieces. Atleast bring me the first-aid box," said jimin.

"Jimin, stop being clumsy! You are an adult now. How many times I need to remind you? You totally act like an five year old."

I brought the first aid box and sat beside him. I did not spoke but I wanted to stay beside the brother who always cares for me when I need him.

"Well, who comes so early in the morning? I thought you would be in Busan celebrating your birthday with eomma and appa. What happened?"

After listening him a wild flashback ran across my mind and I suddenly bursted into tears, hugging him tightly.

He flinched to that act but when he noticed his shirt getting wet he hugged me back and asked to calm down while caressing my hair. He couldn't overlook the weak figure of me.

The cheerful girl who always annoyed him was crying in his embrace. He became concerned about me so he asked me to first freshen up and have breakfast with him, not wanting to get reminded of whatever was disturbing me.

Unknown to me, he took a half day leave to stay with me at my worst.

After few hours, I stopped crying but my lips were sealed making the atmosphere more tensed. Jimin took the chance to break the silence and asked why I suddenly planned to visit him.

At this question I remain quiet for a moment but eventually decided to speak. I told him everything that happened in yesterday.

Jimin clenched his jaw and was almost ready to kill that guy untill he heard me speak. "Maybe we weren't meant for each other."

He pitied me and was totally aware that it wasn't fare for me but he loosened up when I said,"Moving on is not a bad idea, though. Sometimes letting go of few things harm you less than holding onto it. Maybe my true soulmate is still waiting for me." I chuckled bitterly.

He then left to work while I decided to take a nap and make myself comfortable. I wanted to forget my past, I wanted to forget him but little did I knew, it would be so difficult.

Days passed, my semester started on time. Taehyung and Lisa became the new hot couple. Taehyung still wanted to apologise, so he called me and Lisa in the nearby cafe to resolve the tangled situation.

[A/N]
I can only say that love isn't something you find, love is something that finds you. You just need to recognise it you know!

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