numb ➵ myg

iii.

➵ min yoongi

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"ahjusshi?" i heard you call me. i was huddled on a bench in our spot.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤi faced you, with all the might that i can. it was a few days after i saw you in the train, and a week after we talked in the same place.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"eunji." your name felt like cigarette smoke when it left my mouth.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyou let out a small smile as i mentioned your name. you took a seat beside me, more closer than the gap when we first talked.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"i'm sorry for being in your spot," you mumbled. "again."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"it's fine." i replied to you. your eyes were less puffy now.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤgood for you.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"we meet again." you told me.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤi nodded.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"how are you?" i asked.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyour pretty face lit up slightly. you turned to me. "no one's ever asked me that."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤmy heart slightly ached at what you said. how could someone not ask how you were?

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤi smiled at you. "no one asks me that, too."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyour smile faltered, making me blame myself for making you do so.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤsilence slowly made its way to us, the sound of the lake flowing freely with the wind.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"i-i'm fine, by the way." you answered.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤno, you weren't.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"i'm fine, too."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤno, i wasn't.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"i think you're not." you mumbled, probably thinking that i won't hear you.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"why do you think so?" i found myself asking. your head perked up, shocked that i heard you.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyou licked your lips, sighing. "you look like you're not fine."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"but so are you."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤyou stared at me, your bottom lip trembling.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤi stared at you back, watching as small tears ran down your cheeks. you wiped them away quickly, sniffing.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"why do i always cry in front of you." you whispered.

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ"it's a privilege to me that you do, eunji."

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤand it really is.