𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡 🔞 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟮

44. Cursed blessing

[ perfect title, milo, thank you so much for bringing the cursed blessing of technology upon me 😤 all images you'll see in this chapter are supposed to be gifs... but for some odd reason, the God of the Internet didn't want to be kind to us this evening... I'll try again tomorrow! But I thought you still deserved the update!! So here you go 🤗 Enjoy! ]

10 PM | Micha

Taehyung's eyes didn't let go of me all evening.

It was as if the moment we shared on our way back made us grow even closer to each other.

After another wonderful dinner with his family, we were now all sitting down around the coffee table, playing some card games.

"Let's split into two teams!" Taehyung's aunt exclaimed with her fun Daegu accent. "Girls against boys!"

I cheered with the other women around the table as Taehyung's father distributed the cards.

He was my favorite for sure.

While Taehyung's mother was always around, making sure we'd be well-fed, not too warm, not too cold, Taehyung's father was always the one making sure we were entertained.

He had a bunch of tricks he'd do with Yeontan or Danbi, the cat, making everybody laugh. He was a master in Dad jokes, and I had to admit I was a sucker for that... He was always speaking in a warm tone, making sure you'd feel comfortable around him.

I felt a small pinch in my heart.

Of course, he was reminding me of my own father.

I sighed, looking at my cards between my hands and faking disappointment.

I met again Taehyung's eyes across the table.

We had mastered mind-reading a long time ago.

Are you OK? I felt he asked, blinking at me.

I blinked back with a small smile.

Yeah, I am.

And mostly with such a good hand, I thought, looking back at my cards.

I looked back up and this time I met Sooyun's big eyes on me.

Just like her mother, I had noticed her looking at me often. But unlike the first one, she wouldn't shy away whenever our stares met.

She seemed curious about me.

I winked at her, smirking with confidence.

We're gonna win, I wanted her to understand.

She winked back before a soft chuckle escaped from her lips.

Joowhan noticed us and drew an accusing finger between the both of us.

"YAH!" he yelled with an offended face. "No cheating!"

"Cheating?!" Taehyung's mother interrupted, putting on a fake surprise look.

Her eyes went from her daughter to me and we both giggled behind our cards.

A small smile passed on her face.

"Well..." she placed her hand on my shoulder, giving me a knowing look. "Cheating at cards is definitely a Kim family trait..."

Everybody laughed around the table.