딸기 | Kim Taehyung

six

Time has gone by quickly and everyone has grown close together as a group, however, one individual has been drifting away, Cho.

She has been pushing all of her friends aside, as school has gotten harder. She was a smart girl, however, stress had slowly eaten away at her.

Yuri and Taehyung have spent quite some time alone together as Cho was never around.

"Tae", Yuri says as she stops in the middle of the hallway.

"What's up Yuri", Taehyung responds.

"Um, well I was wondering if we could, um........ go somewhere after school", Yuri bashfully states.

Taehyung knew what she meant, she had wanted to go on a date.

Unable to say no, he replies with a monotone "Yes".

***

Yuri had nervously waited for Taehyung outside of school. She had finally gotten a chance with Taehyung and she didn't want to ruin it.

Taehyung exits through the main entrance, Jimin at his side. Yuri notices Taehyung and immediately makes her way towards him.

"Taehyung.... ", Yuri squeals, catching the eyes of many bystanders.

"Oh hey Yuri, see you later, Jimin", Taehyung states as he pats Jimin on the back before making his way towards Yuri.

"Where are we going? "

"Lotte World", Yuri replies, holding up two tickets.

***

Cho sat at her desk, after school, in an almost empty classroom. A teacher sat at her desk in the back of the classroom doing some paper work. Other students sat at their desks, typing away at their keyboards.

Cho sat, elbow on desk, face leaning in the palm of her hand, staring at a math problem.

Her attention was averted from the math problem, as she heard the sound of the door opening. There stood a tall young man, about her age.

Their eyes had met for a second, until he asked, "Miss, would you mind if I studied in your classroom for a while"?

"No, it's fine Jaebum, take a seat anywhere".

He took a seat at the desk directly across from Cho's. She had tried to concentrate on her work, but she always seemed to look up and meet the eyes of Jaebum.

She stayed there for an hour or so longer until she finally decided that it was time to go. She grabbed her bag and began placing her books inside.

In the midst of putting her last book into her bag, she was stopped by the simple call of her name. She turned to the person who owned the voice.

"What? "

"Could we go for coffee or something, you look like you could use it... ".

Receiving a look from Cho, he continues with, "I mean you look stressed,  and we have Trigonometry together. I was hoping that I could help you".

"Fine, then you better be ready to go now".

***

Taehyung and Yuri make their way through Lotte World.

"What do you want to do?", Yuri asks.

"I don't know, we could just walk around for now".

That's exactly what they did.

Everything was fine, until the smell of strawberries filled Taehyung's nose. His heart begins to race almost immediately.

He begins looking around frantically, could it be?

"Taehyung, are you okay"?

"Do you smell that"?

"Yeah, there are fresh strawberries right there,  do you want some? "

Taehyung responds with a nod of his head, he eats the strawberries to mask his embarrassment.

***

Jaebum and Cho walk into the Coffee Shop and make their way to the counter. They order their drinks and sit at the table closest to the door.

"I'll give you my number so if you need anything, you can text me".

"Alright".

They exchange numbers and engage in small talk. Later, a couple pushes the door open sending a gust of wind in the direction of their table.

Cho and Jaebum both try to stop the napkins from flying away, in the process, Jaebum's hand lands on top of Cho's.

Their eyes meet and a blush forms on their cheeks.