Serendipity || Kim Taehyung

10. Expectations

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Silence.

Sometimes it can be so intense that it starts ringing inside your ears. It's deafening to the point that you don't want to be in that unbearable atmosphere for another second. But nothing can be done when you are sitting in your boss's office with him going your work. You have to sit there, either way, feeling your ears bleed and listening to nothing but your heart thumping inside your chest.

You look at the huge clock behind him only to be left dumbfounded by the fact that it has been only 10 minutes since you entered this office and handed him your work.

You've been sitting in the same spot, facing your boss, where you had sat a week ago during your interview. You only realized now that it has been more than a week actually.  The last time you have seen him was when he offered you a drive but you rejected it abruptly. You find yourself fidgety when you remember that unwanted memory playing in your mind.

You look at the man across from you who is too engrossed in the work you have just shown him. He is staring at your laptop screen with his eyebrows furrowed. You wonder what is going through his head right now as he hasn't spoken a word in the previous 10 minutes which is making you feel slightly anxious.

Your eyes linger on his face for more than a few seconds. You notice both of his eyes have different lids, one has a double eyelid and the other one has a monolid and there's a little mole under one of them. He was more than beautiful. 

It's hard not to get reminded of the baby sleeping inside you every time you look at him. Every time you do, you can't help but wonder who is your baby going to take up to. Is the baby going to take up his sharp features? 

Every time you are around him you try to push away these thoughts. But they seem to be coming back one way or another. But you never let these emotions surface on your face. You lean forward on your seat when you catch him lifting his eyes from the laptop as his eyes bore into yours. 

"Ms. Lee, Do you know why I chose you for this project?" He asks joining his hands on the desk that is separating you two.

Seokjin was away for a while as he had to attend an event in New York. But that brought you a huge problem that you realized only yesterday. Since your department head wasn't here Mr. Kim Taehyung will be the one to lead all his projects. That was the reason why you were sitting in front of him in the first place. But you were not sure why he would choose you for this project so you replied honestly,

"I could've said because Seokjin won't be around for a while but that still leaves you with a few options. So I'm still not sure." You say replying to him as your eyebrows furrow.

You notice his lips tugging up a little at one side which he retracts immediately. It leaves you questioning if you were being paranoid or if it was actually Kim Taehyung who almost smiled at you. You had not seen him smile once since you started working here. But you have seen it before, his smile when you two first met. It was enchanting. But right now, you would rather not go back to that memory lane.