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I stared at the flowers. I still couldn't believe that I made a "friend". For all my life Taehyung was my only friend and even him was more like family, not a friend.
We knew each other since birth, or maybe even before that.
Our moms were best friends since preschool, which meant we were together every time there was a special occasion, like a birthday or a holiday.
Taehyung's family also used to babysit me, before I moved in with my brother. That doesn't mean we saw each other less often though. It was the exact opposite of that, actually.
We went to middle school together with all 3 years of the same classes. Our classes were different in high school, but he came to my class every chance he had, including the short breaks in between classes.
(In Korea you stay at 1 classroom, so the teacher comes to your class.)
Having another friend didn't feel so bad.
All through my childhood I was very quiet and shy. I never tried making friends because I was afraid I would lose them. To be exact, I couldn't afford to have them.
Even as a teenager I knew there was no one to support me when I became an adult.
I wasn't going to live off my brother, he had a right to have a life too.
So I studied, day and night. There was no time for other things like going to the karaoke or fangirling over the latest idol like the other kids. I was different from them.
Anyways, I was satisfied with the outcome. I got in to a decent college that got me into a high-paying job. That was all that matters. At least, I thought so.
