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"Alright, well, you got two mistakes on the first test that I gave you and 4 on the second one, it's not bad if I may say so myself," Taehyung says, scanning the two papers

"You think so? I feel like I did worse than the last one" She mumbled, fiddling with the strings of her hoodie

Taehyung looked at her confused, he knows that she did well, better than the last quiz he gave her, he can't understand what she means

"What do you mean? 19 out of 25 is not that bad at all, just like what I said earlier you got better, that means you're improving!" he cheered, he looked at the gloomy looking girl beside him, she looks off, he just couldn't puy his finger on it.

The brunette smiled, it was obvious that it was fake, "Thank you Taehyung, I appreciate that" she bit her lip, she looked down, her hair covering her face, he could not exactly draw what she looked like but the only thing that he is sure of was that her eyes kinda looked glossy like she was about to cry.

"Jisoo, what's wrong? you can tell me you know" he asks, softly caressing her brown hair that fell perfectly. He heard her took a deep breath, she instantly places her hair to the side and plastered a big smile on her face.

"What do you mean? I'm fine, e-everything is great, j-just dandy" she spoke, her voice shaky and her eyes glossy. 

"Jisoo..." As he said her name, her lips quivered and a stray tear came by falling, Taehyung gasped and she closed her eyes making more tears roll down her cheeks, he immediately hugged her, trying to comfort her.

he stroke her hair as she sobbed in his arms, he didn't know what's going on, he never saw Jisoo cry, just a week ago they indulge in a friendly conversation, talking about one's interest and hobbies, weaknesses and strengths.

He vividly remembers how she says she doesn't like to cry in front of people, she confidently said for her, crying in front of people is a weakness.

"I don't like crying in front of people, it's stupid, crying is a weakness, especially if you cry in front of everyone" she spoke with pure confidence

"It's not, crying is not a weakness, it's fine if you cry" he protested

"Yes it is, it's like begging for sympathy, oh I'm sad, please comfort me, blah blah blah" she mocked, making stupid faces in front of him as he laughed

"It's not, it doesn't mean you're weak it means you had been strong for too long" 

"Woah, The Kim Taehyung, number one snob and campus heartthrob speaking heartfelt words? that's new, are you sick?" she teasingly placed her hand on his forehead

He looked at her and playfully rolled his eyes, swatting her hand away. 

"I am not a snob, but I won't deny that I am the campus' heartthrob" he winked

"Seriously though, it's fine if you cry in front of people, trust me, you're not weak" he smiled

"Yeah, sure, c'mon, I'm here for a math tutor, not a public speaker," She says making the both of them laugh

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5 minutes of sobbing in front of him. 5 minutes of holding her in his arms. his sweatshirt s wet from the tears that fell but couldn't care less.

Jisoo finally calmed down, her eyes red and kinda puffy, her lips that were once puffy and glossy are now dry. 

"I'm sorry, you might think I'm a hypocrite," she says, wiping her tears and refusing to make eye contact