As You Are (Kim Taehyung Story)

Chapter 10

Im Dohyun. How I hated that name. 

I turned around and true enough, it is the Im Dohyun that I have been trying to forget. Why, off all people, must I bumped into him? I don't know what to feel. It's been a year and few months since I last saw him and now, he is just a few feet away from me. My heart was beating so fast. 

"So, this is the Dohyun that you've been talking about?" Taehyung suddenly continued. 

"Yes, I'm probably the Dohyun that Jooheon has been talking about and I have no idea why" Dohyun said while looking straight at me. "Hi, Hyejin. It's been long"

Jooheon took a step forward and stood beside me. 

"I need to know, how bad that you treated her that made Jooheon thinks that I'm just like you. Even without knowing more about me"

"I treated her badly? Since when?" 

Right after Dohyun said that, Jooheon went to him and grab him by his collar. A few of the guys at the library pulled them away. I ran out of the library as fast as I can and sat down and I cried. Honestly, I didn't know why I cried. I just cry easily. Few minutes later, I saw a pair of shoes standing in front of me. It was Taehyung. 

"Are you okay?"

"I don't know"

"I'm sorry but I just couldn't take Jooheon's attitude towards me any longer"

"It's okay. I understand"

"If you don't mind, can I know, what did that Dohyun guy did that makes Jooheon hates him so much?"

"Before that, I need to apologise to you first, about Jooheon, telling out about your condition. I didn't knew he would do that"

"It's okay.. It's a public library. I'd probably won't see those people anymore" Taehyung smiled, trying to make me feel better. 

"I don't really talk about it anymore, actually"

"Oh, it's okay. You don't have to really explain to me. I was just curious. It's okay. Forget that I asked"

"Dohyun... Dohyun was the guy that I really really loved. Despite all the things that he did to me, I stayed. Throughout our relationship, I was the one who makes the effort to make things works. He wouldn't care about me. Sometimes, when we go out together, he would just openly look or flirt with other girls in front of me. He'd ask me to meet him at this timing but he'll end up not meeting me and worst, will not even inform me"

I took a deep breath, before continuing.

"Once, I told him that I wasn't feeling well and I needed his help to the clinic. He told me to wait as he will fetch me and bring me to the clinic. I waited for so long, in pain, totally weak. When I called him, he didn't answer. I waited for hours. After a few hours, I got a call from my a friend, saying that she saw Dohyun walking around the mall with another girl. I- I was so hurt. There I was, waiting for him to bring him to the clinic, but he was busy going out with another girl. He only called me back the next day, apologising and saying that his car broke down and that his phone died. I didn't know why, but I forgive him and stayed with him because I believed that he was the one for me, despite all the ups and down. I was so stupid. Everytime I got hurt, I'd turn to Jooheon and tell him everything"

By then, tears are rolling down my cheeks without me realising it. Taehyung then wiped the tears off with his bare hands. I looked at him as I thought he might have forgotten that he wasn't wearing any gloves. 

"It's okay. Don't worry about it"

Taehyung turned his whole body towards me, like he's about to tell me something serious. 

"Trust me. I am nowhere near the same as him. Even as a friend, I wouldn't do such things to you. That's just plain mean. I'd beat the crap out of him if I knew you back them. So, thats why Jooheon hated him so much. But, even if I told him that I'm not like Dohyun, do you think he'd believe me? Especially after what happened earlier on?"

"He needs time. Jooheon has been there for me throughout the whole thing. He even got beaten by Dohyun when he tried to confront him"

Suddenly someone else came and stood in front of us. 

"What do you want?"