Something about Rain

If only we meet sooner

"What are you making?" Taehyung folded his arms. He leaned on the kitchen door frame. You glanced at him. He was wearing a casual shirt, carrying his leather bag. 

  "Your favorite. And also Joon's. Are you going to have dinner here tonight? Or should I pack them for you." Taehyung loves homemade food. You learnt to know that from his excitement every time you save some of your cooking for him.

He was a simple man. He looked bothered all the time but he was quite easy to please.

"So you cook because your mother is busy?" You probably mention it to him one or two times.

"Well, yes.." "My parents were working. I used to follow them moving around." Those days were the happiest but now you are also happy with Namjoon and Taehyung too, he was like a big brother you never had.

  "Really? That sounds nice." He lived with his grandma. Taehyung used to keep everything to himself. He was too scared his parents would abandon him if he was not behaving well. In the end all those efforts ended in vain. His parents still divorced and left him. 

"Pack some for me. I won't be back." He wasn't uncomfortable to be around you and your boyfriend. It was like his presence prevented something from happening. That you two couldn't be free expressing passionate love.

"Are you avoiding us? You don't like my boyfriend? Isn't he nice to you?" You never see Joon give him the cold shoulder in fact he offered Taehyung to join you two watching Netflix.

But he rarely joined. He mostly locked himself inside his room like a teenager seeking for his identity. You entered his room several times. Putting his laundry in, his room was neat and clean. You could not see anything unusual. Everything was arranged nicely, way too nice. There was no sign of a man living his life. "Oh, no, he's good."

"Then? Why would you sleep in a hotel?" You found the bill once. Figuring he was not hanging out with his friends and slept in a hotel instead.

  "You know..." "I don't want to bother you two. Besides, it's nice to have breakfast in a hotel room. I could live with it."

"Ah, unrelatable rich people.. Alright, I won't force you to stay." You packed the food for him. Taehyung smiles warmly. You were simply too nice.. You never treated him like a stranger.

He was like your own people. Small gesture from you was enough to make him happy. 

If only we meet sooner..

"Why are you still here? Is it not enough? Your ingredients are more expensive than our dish combined, you know. I can't afford much." And look at the mouth talk just now, ruining his imagination.

"I'll pay.. I'll pay." He pulled out his wallet.

"Just kidding. I still have more if you want." 

"No need. Thanks. Oh, has your boyfriend been coming around lately?" "Like around these two days?"

"Yes, how do you know?" They didn't meet.

"No reason." Taehyung shrugged. He left a broken stuff trace. Namjoon was big and muscular. He wondered how Namjoon wasn't crushing you yet. 

"Did he break your stuff again? He didn't mean it okay? I'll replace them. What is it?"

"I don't say anything." It wasn't important stuff anyway. He didn't want to make a fuss. 

"If you say so." You snickered