Space Girl - Taehyung

1.7 - butterflies

Two weeks left until Christmas and I was already practising my greetings to Taehyung's parents.

"Hello, nice to meet you."

"Hey, you have a wonderful son."

"Hi, I'm Hejin."

None of them felt right. None of them felt good enough. I thought I might text Taehyung. I was anxious as ever and he always made me feel better right?

Hey, alien~ come over I need your helppp

Message - 1
my alien
what a coincidence

I heard a knock on my door. I opened it immediately to reveal Taehyung standing at the door. Well, not really standing. He went for me and attacked me with a hug, a smile and a tickle.

I greeted him with a sincere laugh. I thought maybe he'd help me with a 'they'll love you no matter what' like in the movies but all I got was 'do you have anything in the fridge?'

Disappointed, I nodded and Taehyung launched up and towards the kitchen.

"I'm really scared."

"Don't be."

He giggled. The words were so blunt I wasn't sure if he was reassuring or making fun of me. I was so confused. Did people usually do this? I didn't know. This was my first relationship and being around him had made me inferior to nasty comments, turning them into something to laugh at but his words. Coming from him- he was encouraging me right?

I quickly concluded his promising words were there to help me. To be fearless. I could do it. I cheered myself on. For Taehyung.

He came to hug me from behind and poking me in the sides making me flinch. I laughed at the little motion. I had flung my arm up and hit him in the nose.

"Not funny, space girl!"

We continued to laugh and spent most of the night cuddling, watching horror movies.

"Boo!"

I screamed. The most anticipating part had been replaced by Taehyung's booming voice in my ear. He made the anxious feeling in my stomach fly away and substituted it with laughter. But it was just a distraction. Laughter doesn't last forever. The smile will always return but it's always followed by a face with a straight line. Butterflies can come back.

Taehyung had left and I remained at my apartment, in my bed, unable to move- too scared of the outside because of the movies.

Tae~ come back. I'm too scared. maybe he will comeback with a chainsaw. maybe even eat my brains.

Maybe that was an excuse for him to come back. Because...

The butterflies were back.