At 16 we used the same class desk, with less than 10cm between our arms. My peripheral vision was full of him.At 26, I woke up in the morning, and saw the sunlight softly shining on his face. I thought, this is how I want to grow old gradually, toge...
As part of the Sports Day celebration organized by my school, I was appointed to participate in the relay race. Just as I was warming up, I met Taehyung He promised to come support me since I was so tensed up.
I pointed to the spectator stand beside the starting point and told him, “Could both you and my brother stand there during the race?”
He agreed.
I assembled with the other competitors before the race started, and glanced around in an attempt to locate both of them only to discover that both of them were nowhere to be found!
I asked the surrounding students where they were. They informed me that the teacher had previously asked the competitors for the high jump to assemble together.
The gun rang out, signaling the start of the race. The entire stadium was extremely chaotic, with incessant shouts of support ringing out from the spectator stands.
My brain was extremely befuddled, and I was so anxious I could feel my stomach clenching up in pain. I was the second runner in the relay race, and just as the first runner was about to pass me the baton.
I looked at the spectator stand out of habit. At that very moment, I thought I was hallucinating there he was on the spectator stand, at the precise location which I had pointed out earlier.
Our eyes met. In that moment, I felt at peace.
Later on, he commented on his surprise that, despite the anxiety of the moment, I could actually jump up and wave at him enthusiastically.
But I don’t recall that at all I only recall the happiness that engulfed me when I saw him standing there. Come to think of it, its slightly odd.
When I was young, I wasn’t as happy as I am now. I rarely harbored any hopes due to my fear of disappointment. But I trusted him. I really trusted him. Nobody could ever bring me such a great sense of safety like he does.
Subsequently, I found out that he didn’t even pass the first stage whilst participating in the High Jump event. I asked him whether he did it on purpose, and he told me that I was thinking too much. But he was good everything.
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Taehyung accompanied me the very first time I watched a ballet performance. As the lead ballet dancer was his mother, he went backstage to meet his mother after the performance, whilst I simply followed. Taehyung pointed at me and said by way of introduction,
“Mum, this is my deskmate Kim Jennie.”
As it was the first time I met his mother, I was especially nervous.
