may 24, 2012
i heard taehyung call my name as i was going towards the bus station on my way home.
zia! wait!
he said, making me turn around and stop on my tracks.
i smiled at him, but i was a little hurt from what happened during he went to our classroom.
why am i even thinking that?
he doesn't even like me that way.
you okay? something seems off.
he asked, looking down.
no, i'm just really tired. i feel like sleeping on the bus.
i replied.
oh, okay.
and when we got on the bus,
we sat on the same seat.
i was staring out from the window.
then suddenly, i heard taehyung talk.
hey, remember when you told me that you were the sidekick and she was the hero?
i looked back at him.
yeah. why?
i don't think you're the sidekick at all, actually. i think she is.
i didn't know what to say.
he was looking at me;
staring at me;
and all i did was freeze.
but then he looked down, and the bus started moving.
i counted.
one minute;
two minutes;
four minutes.
it was then that i leaned on his shoulder, and pretended to sleep.
i could feel him looking at me, and i tried covering my face with my hair.
he didn't move away or wake me up until we got off our stop.
and when we got off, we silently walked towards our houses.
thanks, tae.
i shyly said.
it was embarrassing, internally hearing me say that.
no problemo.
he scratched the back of his head, chuckling.
i saw him swipe his tongue over his lower lip,
and he saw me.
i−
i began.
have to go?
he replied.
i laughed.
yeah.
he swiped his tongue over his lower lip again and smiled, looking at the ground.
i'll see you tomorrow, zia.
then i started heading towards my front door.
bye, taehyung.
i smiled back.
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r u okey dokey
