Part 26

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So you had decided then: you wanted the letter. For that you lied to Jungkook about going to the library and walked out of the house confidently.

"Taehyung?" you called for him at the entrance of the library. No answer. You called out his name again. Whatever.
You entered inside and heard a voice which followed a tune.

Someone's singing!

You walked in the direction of the voice and saw behind the shelf, a singing Taehyung, with a pastry in his hand.
"Christmas without you would just not be Christmas at all,
Bright mistletoes up above us,
It's just you and me.
I LOVE YOU!
Oh-"
"Ohhh!! Hey angel!!" he stopped when he saw you listening to his song, swaying your head from side to side.

"Hi Taehyung, you look very happy today. What's up?"
"Yeah, I am. Today's my birthday."
"Hey! Mine's today too!"
"Oh Happy Birthday Angel!" he said politely.

"But wait. How do you know your birthday? I mean.. umm I don't mean to offend you, but.."
"I know, I'm an orphan; how do I know my exact birthday? Actually I like December. It's the month of Christmas and everything is happy. That's why I celebrate my birthday in the month of Christmas whenever I get time," he took a bite from his pastry.

Poor boy, I feel sorry for him. He must've never been to a party, let alone celebrate his birthday. Hmm, maybe I can make this birthday different for him.

"Umm, are you free this evening?"
"I can be," he said mindlessly.
"Then you're invited to our birthday party! You have to come, okay?" you smiled.

"Our party?" he said with a pout and confusion in his voice.
"Isn't it your birthday too? Then let's celebrate them together!"
"No! I'm not that great to deserve a birthday party. That too with rich people like you. I'll only stand out and ruin everything. So-"

"Nothing will go wrong, I promise. We'll celebrate our birthdays together, so please come, birthday boy!"
"No, no. I've never been to one. And besides, it'll be very awkward for your friends," he came up with another excuse.
"Oh come on! You're my friend and also the birthday boy! How will we celebrate without you? You are coming, okay?" you said and he hesitated before nodding.

"By the way, that song. It was very melodious. Did you write it?"
"No, I found it in the letter which was in the 'Wallflowers'."
"Whaaaaat! Taehyung, can I have the book?"
"Sure. Why not?" he took it out from its usual shelf and gave it to you.

You took the velvety envelope and went a few steps away from him, leaving him and his work alone.
You read the letter:

Wait, this letter doesn't have the song like Taehyung said

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Wait, this letter doesn't have the song like Taehyung said. Is he lying o me? Oh no!! Or was that song a way of his confession?
No, no! It can't be. I'll ask him myself.

"Taehyung, this isn't the letter which has the song."
"How can it be? Let me see," he came to you, but you quickly hid the note behind your back.
"Do you think I'm blind? This is not the letter with the song. Did you take it and forget to keep it back?"
"No, I took a glance and kept it back, that's all."
"Then how does this letter not have what you sang? You have the note, don't you? Oh wait! Or are YOU the one writing them to me!!!??"

"Noo!! I'm not writing them!! Not when that tall guy likes you."
"Oh gosh, what's his name? Did you ever ask?"
"He'd smack my head if I did that. So I've stopped asking," he walked away after that, since he had too much work to do and you were just killing his time.

You were going to leave, when Taehyung burst out,
"Angel!! I remember! The other tall guy had come today. Maybe he swapped the song with this letter."

Who is this OTHER tall guy!!!!!??
One of them is Namjoon for sure. But where did this other one come from?

'What if I were to tell you, that I'm the secret admirer?'
Yoongi, he asked me this yesterday. Maybe, he is the second one.
The letter might help in this.

You reopened the letter.

Looking at this letter, I can guess that we ate ramen together. Hmm, so it's either Namjoon, Jungkook or Yoongi. But then he talks about a rush, a dance, a glance, and lighting up the sky. Rush? Yes! I was in a rush when I was with Namjoon because we had to reach home early. In a rush with Jungkook? Umm, no. So he's out of the list. Yoongi? Yes! We were in a rush yesterday because we too had to reach home in time.
Glance? Yes, both of them shared some with me. I think that many clues are enough to conclude things: it's either Namjoon or Yoongi.

You walked home, worked up your own thoughts whether it's Namjoon or Yoongi.

You reached your villa when you had finally made a decision.

It's getting tiring day by day. How long am I going to stay like this, without reporting it to the police?

And I'm also going to put an end to this stupid one-sided love story of mine. How long am I going to be stuck after a boy I like since high school? I've decided then: I'm going to kill two birds with one stone. I'll make a confession to Namjoon today.

If he says yes, it doesn't matter to me who the admirer is then. I'll ignore those letters or just report them to the police. If he's writing those letters to me as a prank, our friendship will end there. And if he isn't writing me those letters and also says a no to my confession, it's the end of the chapter. My imaginary two-sided love story will finally come to an end.

End of Part 26

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