|| I Paris You || KIM TAEHYUNG ||

3

Zoe unlocked the door before getting greeted by the entire darkness. Switching the lights on she went straight towards the kitchen even before taking of her overcoat. She grabbed a Coca-Cola can from the refrigerator and gulped almost one forth at the first sip.

She threw herself on the baby couch; comfortably chilling her mind. Closing her eyes the first person who popped inside her messed up brain is - Kim Taehyung. At first Zoe took him as a weird person because he was sharing a lot of things to a complete stranger; secondly she thought he is smart and intellectual because he had collected a lot of information about Zoe just on the base of Jungkook's assurance. Thirdly, she thought him as a romantic and passionate writer but she has not seen it personally. Fourthly, she thought him as a determined and kinda workaholic person. And last but not least is - he seems to be a gentleman; now Zoe isn't sure if it's real him or just a mask. 

If Zoe's honest answer would be granted, then she must have appreciated to be working as a part of his company. There is a huge determination she has is, to hear 'fantastic' from his voice. She has been working hard for it though. 3 days ago, Taehyung sent a PDF about the subject she should be writing on. The PDF was just a little picture which had a line; no introduction; no hints. She had to describe the line elaborately in her own words. 

"Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- its everything except what it is!
― William Shakespeare, 

That's the line she got from Taehyung. She could relate it to one of the hardest topics to be written on. Though this guy looked so damn cared about what Zoe's qualification is but still he had chosen the toughest line which doesn't have an actual proper meaning itself; which is itself a maze of words. Even dangerous fact is - this line is of one of the most romantic poets ever of every era - William Shakespeare!!!

Taehyung suddenly appeared as a fine smart guy she had ever met.

From the back 3 days she has been trying to write just a line of introduction but the only thing she has been doing is wasting papers after papers. She writes then throws is away then again the repeat happens. 

Today, after 3 days she had gone to college. Just because she had to submit a paper of thesis she had prepared 2 weeks ago. 

Now that she is hella exhausted and tired, she doesn't know how to start or even how to motivate her body to get up and start writing. Time flies away like a betrayer; she can never appear as a looser in front of Kim Taehyung. It's her pride. The image she has created in front of Taehyung can not be ruined only because of her laziness and motiveless steps. She has to get up and shower her thoughts. 

She ruffled her hairs making them messy as she massaged her temples. Her motivation flies away at the second minute she thinks about the mazing line of Shakespeare. 

That's when something buzzed in her pocket. It's her phone. And the caller ID somehow made a pause on her steps. She sighed before picking up the call. He is calling for the first time now. 

"Hello?" Zoe tried to make her voice audible and clear. But still from somewhere the tiredness of whole shitty day popped in her voice without even a welcome.

Taehyung is indeed a smart guy, even more than it. He definitely caught her voice note. On the other side he was frowning. "Everything is okay?" He already has a deep voice which heard a lil more husky on phone. 

Zoe nodded from here before saying, "Of course. Why did you ask?" She asked even if she knew the answer. She is obvious. "Nothing, just your voice....nevermind, how is your work going on?" He received a sigh from the other side but nothing else.

He let out a small chuckle. "What happened?" he asked, his voice had an assurance that he is smiling; his voice was smiling. Zoe was disturbed as she got a tint of mocking vibe in his voice which made her offended indeed. 

"There is nothing funny. I am working on it and even additionally the topic isn't primary grade's alphabet learning..........it'd take time to arrange it all together." Zoe stopped after saying something on her defense.

But she only heard a mouthful laugh and that's it. "You are offended. See, u have a plus point here-" He said, now that Zoe is so irritated and annoyed by this man she wants to cut the call on his face and threw the phone away but it's not practically possible.

"What plus point?" She asked; annoyance was visible in her voice. "At least you have learnt a lot of thesis on love and poetry, isn't it a plus point? It has literally enriched your conception on love-" he spoke while Zoe's mouth was wide opened. 

"Are you stalking me?" She asked a little bit surprised now. He chuckled underneath his voice. "Not really-" He said which made Zoe poking inside the cheek. She is entirely annoyed now. It's her privacy. She hates people poking on her privacy unless the person is super close to her!

"Stop. Spying. Me-" She spoke pausing after every words which made a pause on the other side. 

"Don't take me in a wrong way. I couldn't reach your phone from the day I sent you the topic. You didn't reply the texts nor the call was reachable. Even Jungkook told me you didn't attend college this 3 days so I was tensed. Genuinely!" He made a pause but as Zoe wasn't saying anything so he continued. "So, I asked Jungkook just to inform me if you attend college. He told me today you have gone to college and you were reading each and every important research on Love which just made you a passionate worker and that's all. I didn't mean to hamper your privacy at all but just was a little bit worried-" He stopped. He literally can speak for a long time without even a pause unless for breath.

Zoe's mind was a little refresh and a light splash of purple rushed to her cheek hearing the word passionate. She smiled internally hearing his explanation. He was worried; for Zoe! It happened after years now. But still, Zoe's lifetime permanent companion - trust issue; never lets her believe on people's fine talks.

Zoe cleared her throat before speaking, "My phone cracked the day we last had a text and I didn't get the time to buy a phone and there is only 2 persons who can call me recently. One is you and the another one is my landlord; who is technically won't call me for few days now because I just had paid his bills and about you, I thought why would you call me if you had already sent me the topic, so I thought phone wouldn't be urgent for a week." She stopped for a second before starting again. "I didn't have any intention to go to the college unless my homeroom teacher was compelling me to submit my thesis. You didn't have to be tensed; I had had a commitment with you I won't break it even if death appears-" Zoe stopped receiving a sad sigh from the other side. 

"Zoeka, it's good to be practical but it's tough to pretend it." He said as it literally hit Zoe's inner body hard. She got shut down for a second. "If you are facing difficulties on the topic description means you are trying. And if you allow me to give you a not so practical but a lil bit fictional advise, I can share it-" He asked for a mannered permission as Zoe nodded before saying a little 'Yes' . 

"Well, go to the Bustling Boulevards and Legendary Cafes and have a sidewalk. You won't be able to define love until you feel the vibe. Love is not actually complete without spending time on the sidewalk terrace or bustling interior of this famous café. And go there in the night time; people won't be there so you would get a silence and peace. We need peace when we describe love." Zoe was overwhelmed hearing his advise. How come she didn't think about it. Writing about love in a loveless atmosphere won't help. She needs to feel chilled to describe how it feels to be chilled. 

She hummed. "Well, see you next Wednesday....goodnight-" taehyung didn't wait for her reply but cut the call. Zoe was in illusion and he knew it. 

But the problem is - Zoe never got into love. Is it possible to describe something you don't even know where it exist for you.

Watching someone else in love doesn't make you feel loved at all.