As You Are (Kim Taehyung Story)

Chapter 4

Taehyung ended up staying until his grandfather came back home, which was at about 6pm. That night, when I was about to fall asleep, I received a text from Jooheon.

Jooheon: Hyejin, are you awake?

Me: Yes, why? 

Jooheon: Can you meet me? I'm hungry and there's nothing to eat at home. Can you accompany me to eat?

Me: What? It's already late. I'm sleepy.

Jooheon: So you'd rather let your cutest best friend starve himself? 

Me: UGH, FINE. 

I got up, put on my hoodie, shoes and left the house. I didn't care that I was going out in my sweatpants because it's already late night. Who's gonna see me anyway. I walked down slowly and Jooheon was already there. I rolled my eyes as he gave me a hug. 

"Do you know how sleepy I am? Do you know how tired I am? Oh! And thanks for leaving me earlier on. Thanks for all the awkwardness that I have to deal with. How could you just leave me like that. If you ever leav-" I started whining and Jooheon just ignored me and dragged me to the nearest convenience store. 

"I'll treat you okayyyyyyyy" he dragged the word like how he dragged me here. 

We both ended up just eating noodles. As we were eating, we suddenly saw a familiar figure walking along the streets.

"Isn't that your neighbour? Tae? Taehyung?"

I nod but kept focusing on him. What is he doing at this timing? Why is he walking around alone when he's not familiar with this area yet. 

I look at Jooheon and he gave me the same confused face. As if we have strong telepathy, like we also does, we quickly got up and followed Taehyung. 

"Where is he...?" I squint my eyes because I totally forgot to wear my glasses. 

Jooheon helped to look around and pointed to a dark area where he claimed to have seen Taehyung. We continued walking and I grabbed on to Jooheon's hand as I was scared but Jooheon is just as scared as me. If we were to go to haunted house, I think i'd survive better than him. We were reaching the dark area when Taehyung suddenly emerged out of nowhere which made both Jooheon and I screamed. We're caught.

"What are you guys doing?" Taehyung asked. 

"Uh- we, we were just walking around. Jooheon! Jooheon is having stomach ache so we're trying to find a toilet" I'm breaking out in sweat. 

Jooheon gave me the "What the heck?" face but still went along with my plan. "Ah, yes yes. The noodle we had was terrible. Wh-what about you? Why are you here alone?"

Taehyung was suspicious of us, I can see that but he pretended that it was nothing. He told us that he was just going to the pharmacy to get a medicine for his grandfather. 

"Is he sick?"

"Uh- not really. I mean, yes. Yes, he is sick. He is having a cold. I have to go now" Taehyung said and immediately left. 

"Not really? And then yes? So is his grandfather sick or not?" 

"Mmm most probably. Anyway! Whatever, you've made me walk to much today. Buy me an ice-cream"

"But I just treat you noodles!"

"Which part of me shows that I care?' I jokingly told him. 

After eating our ice-cream, Jooheon sent me back home. When I've reached my front door, I saw taehyung going out of the house, his hands were, red. No, I'm not saying that its filled with blood. But rather, it's like rashes all over his arm and most probably body too. Taehyung probably bought the medicine for himself but was embarrassed to say to us, maybe. 

"Taehyung!" I whispered softly, not to wake the other neighbours up. 

He turned around and quickly hide his hand behind upon seeing me. 

"Are you okay? You look sick"

"No, I'm fine. I'm totally fine" he dropped his keys and quickly went to pick it up, accidentally exposing his arms to me. 

"Ohmygod.." I thought to myself. His hand were filled with rashes which even as the one seeing it, I can tell that it's very painful and itchy. 

"Your- your hand. What happened?"

"Nothing. Nothing. Bye" He went back into the house. 

I've never seen such bad rashes, if it is a rashes, before. I mean, I've had some rashes because I'm allergic to seafood but those rashes were not as bad as his. What is he allergic to? Dust? Humans? Animals?