C'est La Vie | TAEGIMIN

Sept

This morning I was lucky to wake up to sweet silence and a sliver of warm light across my face; my phone was still and silent in the pocket of my pants on the floor.

I felt a small smile lighting up my features as I happily got out of bed and headed to the shower with a change of clothes.

The thought of what happened last time I was in the bathroom crossed my mind for a moment, but I quickly brushed it off and continued on mindlessly.

Once dressed and ready to go out with food in my stomach and fresh breath I headed out of the house, making sure to lock the door behind me.

I put my earphones in my ears and played some music as I walked down to the bus stop. I sat and waited for the bus for a few minutes before getting on for a half hour ride.

Once I reached my stop I got off and walked around the corner of the block to reach the dance studio.

"Jiminie!" I smiled as Jongin noticed me the moment I stepped inside.

"Hey hyung." I responded warmly.

"Are you here for Taemin hyung's class?" He asked as he approached me.

"Yeah." I nodded.

"You need to come to my class instead next time, I'll be teaching a choreography to one of Trey Songz's songs." He laughed at the repetition.

"Of course hyung!" I replied. "I wouldn't miss it."

"Well anyway, I'll let you go because hyung's class is about to start, but I'll see you around." He waved and left.

I continued on to one of the rooms where Taemin was already waiting for more people to arrive.

"Hey, Jiminie, it's good to see you again." He smiled fondly when he saw me.

"You too hyung." I said while some more people filtered in.

I got kind of close to some of the dance instructors at this studio because I came every week. But I usually went to Taemin and Jongin's classes because I liked their styles the most. They've taught me a lot.

"Okay, today we're gonna be learning my choreography to tio by Zayn."

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"You did good again today," Taemin said to me after the class ended. "You never fail to impress me at how quickly you learn."

"Thanks, hyung," I smiled. "I think it's just because you're a really good teacher."

"I think you're talented. You should consider applying to teach here sometime." He suggested.

I opened my mouth to respond, but before I could I heard my phone ring out from my pocket.

"Sorry, just a sec." I said and pulled my phone out to check if it was important.

But important depends on what you value; and although I definitely didn't value this I still felt like it needed my attention. This was out of control.

Unknown:
- You danced so well today babyboy
- Why don't you dance like that for me sometime?

I quickly looked up and glanced around the room but no one caught my attention. None of these people knew me.

When I looked at the glass doors there was no one there. Taemin tilted his head at me in confusion at my frantic movements.

"Is everything okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, I was just confused about something for a second." I answered.

"Okay, well, I'll see you later." He shrugged and I nodded.

"Later hyung." I stuffed my phone back in my pocket and left the studio to head back home again.