Number || Kim Taehyung

12

my eyes slowly flickered opened as i felt a cold soft thing hit my nose and the sound of purr rang my ears.

"shimo. good morning sweetie." i stretch out my limbs and sit upright. i lifted it up and hugged him tightly.

if we talked about last night,taehyung drove me back here and he told me that sejeong told him about everything.

well,they are siblings,right?

i let shimo go by placing his back on the mattress and i tickled its tummy.

"i got suspended because of you,you know." i stopped tickling him after i heard my phone roared on the night stands.

i gulped and cleared my throat before pressing the green button.

"good morning,mr yan."

"good morning,how are you,miss bae?"

wow,my boss just asked me about my condition. i guess the world had turned upside down right now.

"i'm fine,thank you. how about the workers?"

"well,it is kinda hurt my pride to say this because we need you back in the office."

i blink my eyes and pulled away the phone from my ear to check the caller id.

"Mr. Yan"

yeah,it is nothing wrong with the caller id,it is the old grumpy grey hair man that makes the worker almost peed on their pants if he turned into the super saiyan.

"still there,miss bae?"

"y-yeah."

"as you know we need you,then your suspension is ended today so you can go to work today. i want you to see your face on your desk before 9 sharp." he said sternly in which reminded me of someone.

i glanced at the digital clock on my night stand. it shows 7:48 am.

"okay! thank you mr.yan! bye bye!"

8:09 am.

i waited for this guy to walk out of his mansion for about ten minutes.

his gate slide open and reveals the slumped shoulders taehyung. he is not neat as he used to be.

he approached me and i back away but we are still holding each other gaze.

"hi" he whispered and slipped his hands in mine then squeeze it gently.

"h-hi." i let his big warm hand hold my smalled hand.

they fit perfectly.

oh my god.

i have no idea what happened to me until my hand crawl on his chest and tidy up his shining black necktie.

i felt his body tensed as i placed my hands on his chest. he grabbed my wrist and gave me a small smile then entered the car.

i followed his steps and turned to face him.

"mr kim,today is my last day working with you." his head instantly snapped at me.

"my suspension ended today." i gave him a sincere smile but those disappear within a second after he muttered an "okay" under his breath.

"our contract ended here right?" he hummed in response and focused back on the road.

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i entered the office but it is pitch black.

what happened?

"WELCOME BACK!"

i was startled and almost fall on the floor.

there is a "welcome back" written on the banner,the confetti are all scattered on the floor,and all the staff are holding the balloons included mr yan.

and my eyes can't believe what i see.

"yong hwa! we missed you so much!" they crashed me into a bear hug.

my eyes scanned the office and my eyes glued to sejeong. she smiled at me but it is like a forced smile.

"okay guys,im here,stop hugging me. i don't want to be hospitalised."

they broke into laughters and broke the hug.

i approached her and she fidget the hem of her blouse while try her best to avoid my eyes.

"i know you told him,i know it is obvious that i was thinking about that memories and i know that you know the person who sends the letters to me. it's okay,i forgive you."

she bit her lips and slowly looked up to meet my gaze. after a few moment,i was taken aback when she pulled me into a hug.

a real hug.

a very tight hug.

"i'm sorry yong hwa,i-it just i can't keep this anymore. i-i don't want to see you k-keep finding that anonymous while i know that anonymous so well.so fucking well―"

she stopped for a while to catch her breath. i caressed her back softly.

"it's okay,take your time,tell me,despacito." she chuckled and wiped her.

"i love jb but he has selena." i smiled

"okay,let's go back to our topic."

"―that's why i a-ask taehyung to t-tell y―"she threw herself into my embrace then a few second i realised that my dark blue long sleeve dress dampened.

"shusshh" i caressed her back in soothing way.

"it's okay."

"please don't hate me."

"no i won't,now stop crying and show me your rectangular smile." she looked at me and showed her smile and i saw taehyung inside her.

"that's my girl." i patted her shoulder and we continue our work like usual.