|Recap|
"Hello?"
And she stopped breathing.
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"..."
"Um, hello?"
"..."
"I'm just going to hang up the-"
"No!"
"Oh, so it speaks."
"..."
"I think you have the wrong number."
She looked down at the piece of paper "I don't think so."
"Who gave you this number?"
"That doesn't.. It doesn't matter."
She could hear him sigh into the speaker "How was your day then?"
She pursed her lips and stared at her feet bitterly "It was wonderful."
"Oh really?"
"Yes, really!"
"Hey, there's no need to be so violent, we just met."
"I don't need to be nice to you"
"I didn't need to click Accept, but here we are"
She sighed and leaned her head back against the wall "..."
"You don't talk much, do you?"
"...No" She nervously bit her lip.
"Do you want to play a game?"
"Over the phone?"
"Sure, why not?"
"I bet it'll be lame."
"Oh, but you're already winning"
She scoffed. "I haven't done a thing yet"
"You're breathing, aren't you? You're already talking, aren't you?"
"Cheater.. that isn't a game"
"It's not the most exciting but it's the nicest"
"That's what you think."
"Why wouldn't it be nice?"
"Not everyone thinks breathing is nice, maybe they want to stop. Maybe they despise it."
"And you're the expert?"
"..."
"Hey, I'm sorry. How about we start over, I'm Taehyung, Kim Taehyung."
"..."
"This is where you tell me your name"
"Rose.. Ari Rose"
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