note to self | vrene

kim taehyung

it was already time for us to head to our next class for today, p.e.

i was still new to this school, and it hasn't been a week since i transferred. getting by was difficult since namjoon was in class 4b, while i was in class 4c. good thing that i met someone who was cool enough to hang around with.

"hey taehyung.." yoongi called. i just nodded at him, waiting for what he was about to say next.

min yoongi. he's pretty slow sometimes, but his sense of humor is way better than namjoon's. he was the first person to talk to me in my class. we found a lot of things in common, and somehow despite our differences in personality, we clicked.

"i heard you were the mvp of your previous school's basketball team. do you want to be teammates?" he asked. i just went along with it since i didn't want to be a team with someone i don't know, so i said yeah.

for today, our teacher is going to test our athletic abilities, meaning whoever wins gets the grade.

the boys in our class were playing against each other on basketball and volleyball. the girls were told to do tennis and badminton for today, since the other side of the court was being used by the girls from class 4a.

yeah, this gym is ridiculously wide enough to fit four basketball courts. i guess that's why two classes can use it all at once.

while we were getting ready for the match, i saw yoongi staring aimlessly at someone who walked passed us. there were three girls, so i couldn't really figure out who he was looking at.

"hey yoongi." i nudged his elbow. "do you like one of them?"

"ah. was i obvious?" i chuckled at his reaction and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "you need to tell me in detail after the game. okay?"

he nodded and i just patted his back before walking to the middle of the court. i was planning on asking him too, if he knew someone named bae joohyun.

"ready, play ball!"

the game started off nice. my team was in the lead as we ended the second quarter. surprisingly, yoongi was actually good at basketball. his height was a disadvantage, but he sure is fast. yeah, i don't know how that can be explained by science either. i just discovered a new side of him.

it felt like an actual basketball game, because our teacher actually let us take a break before the start of the third quarter, like a half time.

although, yoongi suddenly went missing. somehow instead of resting, i saw him on the other side of the gym, watching the other class, 4a. that guy is unbelievable. is he trying to secretly watch whomever he's crushing on?!

"yoongi! why are you over here?"

"why do you want to know?"

"what do you mean! your a court away from our class you idiot. you stand out too much! stop looking like a creep here and let's go back!"

he stayed silent. he knew i was right. since he was the only guy sitting on the bench, right in front of a class that he didn't belong to.

"okay." he responded and stood up. but before he could even walk, i grabbed his arm and faced him in front of the court.

"but first, tell me who's the girl you were looking at earlier. their backs were turned so i couldn't really see their faces." i turned to the court and scanned through the girl's faces. they were playing basketball.

"yeah. but the girl i like isn't here. she's playing badminton. she's not playing basketball."

"ah. is that so?"

before i knew it i wasn't paying attention to yoongi anymore.

one girl caught my eye. she was pretty amazing. her basketball skills were no joke compared to the others who just grab onto the ball and shoot when given a chance. "that one, with fierce eyes. the one with the mono-lid. she's cool."

yoongi nodded. "that's seulgi."

i smiled and continued watching the game until the ball was passed onto a small and petite figure. probably the smallest amongst all the girls. clearly she didn't know what to do with the ball. it was cute to watch.

however when i saw her face, i felt like time stopped for a minute.

"joohyun!! either shoot the ball to the ring or pass it to me! don't carry it like a baby you idiot!"

"joohyun?" i froze. did i hear that right?

"yeah. that's joohyun alright. she's not good in sports. i know for a fact since we're neighbors." yoongi rambled. my eyes widened with what i began to realize. all the puzzle pieces started coming together.

i was originally going to ask yoongi if he knew someone named bae joohyun, but how is it fate that she turned out to be his neighbor, and now, she's from the same school...what on earth?ㅡ

"joohyun! bae joohyun oh my god!"

a sudden scream snapped me out of my trance. right on time as i saw joohyun hit the ground, hard enough that it made a loud noise.

that small, petite and fragile body of hers..

the next thing i knew i was already running to the middle of the court. yoongi was calling me but i didn't care anymore. all i cared about was joohyun. was she hurt? is she okay?

the girls began screaming as i approached. i lifted her up carefully, but i was trying to not look too worried in front of her, so i unconsciously blurted out some offending words.

"jesus christ you're heavy."

to be honest, i wasn't going to be mean to her. it just made me so happy, and yet she feels like she didn't want to be near me. i guess she was confused, but shouldn't she have figured it out by now?

and that was the time when joohyun and i met, once again. but..

"excuse me and who are you?!"

she looked at me with hatred and disgust. she asked me who i was, like she had never seen me before in her entire life. i got hurt.

after all those years of searching for her..when she was the only person who was in my mind, and in my heart..

she doesn't even remember who i was.

why?

"you wanna know who i am? why? do want to be my girlfriend?"

she looked startled. but i didn't give her a chance to answer back and walked towards the clinic, carrying her in my arms.

i did it again. and this time i started a new chapter. i thought our book closed years ago, but i was wrong. fate does exist; our story is still ongoing.

now that i found you, i won't ever leave your side again. and this is where i'll begin, bae joohyun.