Beyond The Age | kim.th

Chapter 24

[Author's POV]

It's been a week and Taehyung felt like the distance between him and Ha Neul was getting bigger. They barely talked at school and there was no different when they were both at home. If it wasn't for Namjoon, the house might feel like an empty building for sure.

He kept on wondering why was he always avoiding her, or was it his fault for not being able to face her properly. Because everytime the girl was trying to speak to him, his eyes would avoid her without his intentions before mumbling a few words and then just stay quiet like a cold statue the next second.

"V-ah!!"

Bang!

The ball hit the side of Taehyung's head really hard. As he was being unaware of the sudden hit, he immediately knocked down to the ground, creating some scratches on his elbow when he used it to sustain his body in reflex.

"Yah, what are you doing?? Stop spacing out." Jimin threw him a confused look as he walked past Taehyung to pick up the ball while Jungkook helping the poor boy to get up.

"I'm sorry." Taehyung bowed slightly once he stood up.

"Dude, you're bleeding!" Jungkook pointed at Taehyung's elbow as his eyes grew bigger.

"Again? Just go to the infirmary, I think Miss Jiwon is still there." Jimin sighed as he commanded Taehyung before he took a glance at his wrist watch. "Let's take five minutes." He continued as the other boys just nodded, relieved when their captain finally told them to have a break.

"Want me to accompany you?" Jungkook cooed before Taehyung moved from his spot.

"So you can flirt with Miss Jiwon? No thanks." Taehyung shrugged.

"Oh come on. She's single now so why not?" Jungkook whined.

"Nope, I'll be fine on my own. Besides, Jimin hyung wouldn't let you leave this building." Taehyung patted the younger boy's shoulder as he smirked and then began to walk outside the gym building.

I seriously need to stop thinking about Ha Neul.

Taehyung ruffled his hair in frustration as he walked lazily towards the infirmary. It's hard to forget about her when he met her like every single day, and he didn't know what to do about it.

It's not like he hated her for any particular reasons. Hell he would ever hate her even for a second. He just love her, too much even he himself couldn't contain the jealousy and be grumpy toward her all day. Just like a little kid whom his candy got snatched out of him forcefully.

Taehyung slid the door opened before he entered the infirmary and went straight to the bed. Jiwon glanced over her magazine toward the boy who was already sitting by the bed, waiting to be treated.

"Again? Really?" She snapped at the boy before she got up from her seat to grab a box full of medicine from the shelf.

"It seems like you're bored, so I give you a job to do." Taehyung grinned as he showed the scratch on his elbow.

"This is the second time already." She started to clean the wound with some antiseptics while Taehyung started to flinch.

"You want me to make it to the third time, Miss?" Taehyung raised his eyebrow slightly.

"If there is a next time I'm seriously gonna charge you." She said as she ripped a piece of plaster out of its package before sticking it onto the boy's skin.

"Well that's illegal." He chuckled once his wound were perfectly covered.

"Knee, elbow, what do you want to scratch next? This pretty face?" She cupped Taehyung's cheeks with a single hand as she squeezed it, making him look like a goldfish.