Addictive | k.th au

Chapter 6

Though it will definitely not be today. You sniffled and blew into a tissue. Ugh this was terrible! Your whole body was in chills and felt heavy. It was bad timing to get sick as today was a practice exam to study for the finals that were coming up in a few weeks. You're not sure which parent came into your room with soup for lunch but you barely woke up a few minutes ago. You noticed it sitting there and your stomach slightly rumbled.

Sitting up, you carefully place the tray onto your lap. You had barely taken a spoonful when there was a knock at the door. Mumbling a "come in", your dad peeked in through the door. "Dahyun and two people I've never seen are here."

Your eyes widened in surprise. "Really? You can let them come in!"

Your dad disappeared and then Dahyun, Taehyung and Seojoon appeared. "Hi." You greeted them.

Dahyun took out a packet of papers. "Hey. I wrote down all the answers." Taehyung cleared his throat. "Okay, I wrote most of the answers down while Taehyung did like three."

"Thank you, that's much better." He replied cheekily.

Seojoon playfully rolled his eyes. "But I grabbed some snacks and things." He lifted up a bag from the nearby convenience store. "I'll go put the snacks in the kitchen."

You nodded as he left. "Are you feeling okay?" Taehyung asked you, worry etched onto his face.

"Right now yeah." You took another bite of your soup. "I took a nap and medicine earlier so I should be okay to go to school tomorrow."

"Don't push yourself too hard." Taehyung said. You nodded at his words then Seojoon returned. For a bit, the four of you talked. The conversation started out on all the things you missed out today until Taehyung said that once finals are over, everyone is going on a trip.

"To where?" Seojoon questioned.

He pretended to think, tapping his finger against his chin. "I'm not sure but we'll figure something out!" Taehyung replied excitedly. He looked happy at that.

Dahyun rolled her eyes. "Okay, we better go and let you get some sleep. You look tired." She commented. She ushered Taehyung out of the room as Seojoon stayed behind to tell you something.

"Do get better, okay? Then we'll go out on a date." He said.

You felt yourself become giddy. "Okay! I'll get better soon!" That's a promise you're willing to keep.

Awkwardly, Seojoon patted your hand until a knock resounded from the door. Seojoon pulled his hand away quickly and it was revealed to be Taehyung. "Sorry, I think I dropped my phone in here..." His eyes lit up. "Oh there it is!"

He picked up the phone from the floor. "Sorry for interrupting. Ready to go?" He asked.

Seojoon nodded and the two walked out of your room with Taehyung giving you a final wave. You had such good friends! You put your empty bowl of soup on your nightstand. The medicine you took earlier was making you sleepy. This time, you laid down once more and drifted off to sleep. Hopefully you're better tomorrow so you can catch up on everything you've missed.

-

He knows it's wrong.

Taehyung stared at his phone which laid perfectly still on his desk. His pacing had begun to mark the area he has been pacing on his rug. Something is telling him to look at the voice recording on his phone. It's his curiosity.

Though why did he "accidentally" drop his phone on the floor? Ugh, it's because of the amusement park! He had to confirm if you two were dating or not. If you two were... he's happy! If not... he's happy!

Mixed emotions are coursing through his thoughts and he can't decide why the same emotion is being applied to both of the outcomes. Though his curiosity is eating away at him. He gives in.

He swipes his phone and unlocks it. The voice recording app is still open and all he has to do is press the play button. His heart thumps and finally he does so. He listens to you talk and it seems like his mind freezes once he hears Seojoon say that he'll take you out on a date...

Date...? Date... The word keeps repeating in his mind. He needs to be happy! But why isn't happiness coming to him? He's unsure of the feeling he's experiencing. Taehyung sits down on his bed, staring at the phone once more. He didn't hear that right. He presses play again but no matter how many times he does so, the recording is still telling the truth.

Taehyung tosses his phone beside him and looks up at the ceiling. He's still unsure of the emotion he's feeling right now. All he wants to do right now is be with you right now and talk about it. Okay, he'll allow you to talk about other topics but he'll confront you on that. Maybe that can be his plan.

He decided what to do now.

-

I still have a headache. You thought to yourself and stared at the homeroom teacher, explaining how the exams are next week and what to do to be prepared. Your head is pounding although when you left home, you felt fine.

The choice seemed to be a regret you had once your homeroom teacher started talking. Not to be mean or anything, but you wished they would stop talking for a minute. After explaining which exams were up first and how things were going to work, your teacher dove into their subject. Ugh, you wanted to lie down.

Maybe you'll do that once you get a practice sheet and do two problems. After covering some questions from students who were confused about the last assignment, you were handed a sheet of paper. You managed to do one question before you decided to tap out.

"I'm going to the nurse's." You stated to your teacher and before they could ask if anyone would go with you since it looks like you're on the verge of sleeping, Taehyung shot his hand in the air.

"I can go with Y/N."

The teacher allowed it and the two of you went off. Most of the walk was in silence although Taehyung did ask in the beginning how you were feeling. "My head hurts. I think I need some medicine and a nap."

He nodded and didn't speak for the rest of the way. Arriving at the nurse's (who was thankfully there for once), you received a pill to help relieve headaches and the nurse ushered you to lie down for a bit. The nurse dismissed Taehyung and he sent a look towards them. Still, he took one more glance at you before walking out of the room.

He thinks he might figure out why he wants to stay. He might have just liked when you spoke of the things you liked, how introverted you were that made him want to... want to what? Taehyung might have figured out the first quality he liked but what are his other reasons?

At the moment, he's not so sure himself.