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1:30 PM
Taehyung remembered at what time he exactly had to be at the cyber cafe, where people of all ages, mostly teens, gathered for meetings, study sessions, and family bonding, you were able to connect with both the real and online world, while holding a cup of coffee, a few delights such as pastries, salads, and even full meals were displayed for enjoyment, it was an all in all place, and the boy's friends wanted to be able to let him feel like a part of the team, but his intentions were never the same as theirs, instead, he pictured the summer as a way out of the ordeal that was having social contact and becoming close with someone, you could almost consider him to be a misanthrope
"almost there.." his feet were being lagged, the enthusiasm from earlier had disappeared as soon as he picked up on what was really happening, his heart felt discomfort, and nearing the place didn't help the situation at all "almost... fuck"
through the glassdoor, decorated with big white letters that read "welcome" and "have a good time" at the very bottom, Taehyung's eyes caught onto a face almost too familiar for him, his throat started forming a knot, his stomach reached the lowest of the lowest, it was in hell by now
"dude! you came!" as if on cue, one of his ex-classmates from high school had arrived just seconds after, helping said boy to not throw up right then and there "i honestly thought you were a goner by now, the rest will appreciate you being here, trust me"
for sure, watch their faces twirl over my presence, and that will be the greatest welcome for me
"right, so who are the people again? i deleted all my text messages by accident"
watch him buy it
"oh, that's fine, it happens to everyone, okay so, me, you, Jiwoo, the twins and Hoseok"
H-Hoseok?
the last person that Taehyung wanted to come across, the last person Taehyung wanted to see, the last person that tore him apart, it was him, the reason behind the boy's unsuccessful tries at being worthy for anybody
"hello? you still with me?"
everything that Jimin said was muffled by the rapid heartbeats roaring through Taehyung's head, he was deaf, eyes growing red and teary, it was only when said boy started sniffling that Jimin realized this wasn't a good idea, even after a year, Hoseok still remained as a weekly nightmare for Taehyung, who at the moment just wanted to be swallowed by the ground
"if this is a prank" he sighed, chest heaving exasperatedly "it's not funny anymore.."
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