You're My Biggest Mistake

Chapter 33

Kim Taeyeon's Point of View

"You should take a break from him, Taeyeon."

That's what my mom said after seeing me bawl in the hospital room.

I'm on my way to Bambam's house to film his show, and I'm kind of using this opportunity to run away from my problems and have a little time for myself. I enter Bambam's place while greeting him, and I can feel that it's nerve-wracking for him to be in the same space with me.

We settle on his couch with a bunch of filming equipment and the crew in front of us.

He sighs to calm himself, "Ok. First, let's relax!" He looks at me as if he remembered something, "Right! It's Pepero Day!" Then, he takes out a Pepero chocolate in a bigger package to give me.

I almost squealed, "Thank you! Oh my..."

As if giving me Pepero isn't enough, he proceeds to hand me two packs of my favorite milk chocolate-covered pretzels, "I also heard you liked these, so I bought some..."

This time, I squeal, "Oh my! How'd you know?"

He stammered, "I saw something you posted. Please, don't think I'm a creep. I heard you were extremely introverted, so I'm being cautious."

I giggled a bit too loud, "You're good. Thank you. Actually, I brought you a handwritten letter. I'm into writing letters these days."

"Oh, thank you so much. You didn't have to. Should I read it later?" he asks me with utmost respect, and I find it adorable.

"You can read it now. Do it whenever you're comfortable. You live here," I chuckle.

He talks to himself, "What if I cry? Before I do, I have another thing to give you."

I'm dumbfounded that I'm receiving a lot of things from him that I can't help but say, "Is it Christmas? Is it my birthday?"

He gives me a bag and smiles, "I bought Zero some clothes, so he has something warm to wear during winter."

I gasp, "Really? Thank you!"

What's with this kid? He's only doing things that make me say, "Thank you."

I find it incredible that he can articulate his emotions so naturally as he continues to tell me how much he appreciates all I've done in my career. He's thanking me for becoming a singer and for being such a good influence in his life; at this point, he's thanking me for even existing.

He also tells the story of when he started liking me, which was after seeing me make chicken kalguksu (knife-cut wheat flour noodles) on a TV show. Now, it makes me go back to the time I fell in love with Baekhyun.

Baekhyun once prepared lunchboxes for me and my girls while we were rehearsing for a concert in a foreign country, and the fact that he went as far as flying to another country drove me to ask him out on a date. From there, our history was made. Perhaps, it's the reason why I'm trying so hard to learn my mom's recipes: I want to repay Baekhyun's efforts and the kindness he showed me. Yet lately, nothing has changed for the better.

With the ongoing topic Bambam and I are having, I share, "I don't think I eat well if I'm alone, but I eat well if I'm with someone."

He puts his hand to his chest, feeling how fast his heart is beating, "If I'm your personal chef, I can make you anything. My lifespan might get shorter, but it's ok." He laughs at himself, "I'm sitting still, but I feel like I'm using a lot of energy. I can also feel my fingernails growing." His remarks make the staff and I laugh heartily.

I confront him, "You know you're adorable, don't you?"

He returns my remark, "No. You know you're very pretty, don't you?"

I gasp and giggle, "You're very expressive. I love that you have opposite tendencies from mine."

He sighs, "Ms. Taeyeon, you really have to mean what you say to me today. I'm really sincere about these things, so I take it as the truth. Otherwise, I'll be waiting my whole life."

I keep getting hints that he's hitting on me—maybe, I'm just being paranoid—so I regret having to meet Bambam while I'm feeling this way: the way that I can't keep Baekhyun off my mind even when I'm with someone else.

I changed the subject, "My mom's hanging out in my place. She's with Zero. I told her, 'Mom, I'm going out to film Bam House today,' and she knew your show."

He gets surprised, "Ah really?" Then, he acts as if he passed out. "Please tell her I said hello."

I smile at him, "I will."

After wandering off the topic of him liking me, he goes back around to it, "This house is even prettier without the cameras... and the crew."

I burst out laughing, thinking to myself, "Does this kid really want me to come over when he's alone?"

He asks out of curiosity, "Do you go out and shop often?"

I answer, "I shop for cosmetics quite often. It's my way of relieving stress, but I don't go where there's a lot of people."

He suggests, "If you need anything, I'll run the errands for you."

I gasp, "Whoah, whoah... Hey, you should stop making promises you can't keep."

He tilts his head at me in confusion, "Why do you think I can't keep them?"

I scoff, "As if I'd send you on any errands."

"I think you'd do it well," he jokes which makes me snicker. He continues, "If you ask me, 'Bam, can I ask you a small favor?' I'd immediately go, 'Yes, ma'am.'"

This kid has a beautiful soul that I don't ever want to be the reason for his heart to get broken. If only he knows how broken I am...

"Ms. Taeyeon, I hope you're always happy," he mentions while maintaining eye contact that he couldn't properly do earlier.

After hearing that, I coo, "Aww. You mean that, don't you? Thank you, Bam. I feel like I said 'thank you' a thousand times just being here."

He continues to compliment me as he says, "I think today filled my heart in a very different way. You added ten years to my soul."

My face melts to an appreciative smile, "Hearing this makes me feel like I did something big for you when I didn't."

He disagrees with what I said, "Of course, you did. Just by showing up."

This time, I disagree, "No, you did. I'm actually going through a hard time, but you made me feel good the whole time I was here. Thank you."

He points out, "Oh, lastly, the Bam House staff and I want to support your promotion."

I get genuinely concerned about him, "What if he ends up sick at the end of the day?"

He goes to the back of the frame and proceeds to give me a huge bouquet of purple flowers, "Since you like purple, we prepared purple flowers.

I get emotional seeing the flowers, so my tears start to flow within just seconds. I start crying in front of everyone, "I knew it. I knew you would make me cry at least once. Thank you for liking me like this..."

He walks to me carefully to caress my shoulder gently, "Aww, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry."

But really, it was the purple flowers that won me over because Baekhyun loved surprising me with purple flowers.

Maybe, I don't regret seeing Bambam like this...

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[😅 Guys, I don't want to ship them, but I ship them. 🥹 I loved the show! ♥️ It was as if they filmed it for my story!]