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when i turned around, it gave me a proper view of kim taehyung.

gone was his chubby cheeks. no longer was his arms big and his tummy like the cute snorlax pokemon. he looked like a normal teenager. tall, handsome, and absolutely majestic in all his simple glory, wearing the school uniform. his mahogany-coloured hair accentuated his sun-kissed skin. i nearly fought the urge to gulp in front of him as he stared back at me.

finally(finally!), he let my arm go. i looked down, unable to meet the intensity of his gaze.
“so you came back.” i managed to say. internally, i exhaled and tried my best not to be too emotional. i needed to calm down. i need my calm composure to look natural when deep down, i had so many questions running inside my head.

a corner of his lips curved up, forming a small smile to his lips.
“yeah.”

how are you? how was life back then? why did you suddenly move away? what was your reason? why did you not tell me anything when i ‘was’ your bestfriend? we were inseperable way back elementary. what happened now? am i not important to you anymore? am i just another good memory of your past?

i couldn't say anything in reply to what he said. it was an awkward moment that's starting to consume me so i bowed slightly.
“sorry. i have to go now.”

he nodded, humming in response.

i nodded and briskly walked away, clover tailing behind me.
“hey, isn't that kim taehyung—huh? why are you crying, eru?”

tears streamed down my face as i walked faster away. i told myself i won't have an emotional breakdown if ever i see taehyung again. i shouldn't be crying. but here i was, walking away, trying to hide my face from the judging looks of the students around me.

i hated looking weak and pathetic in front of people.

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“eru, you haven't ate anything yet.”

our teacher for the second to the last subject didn't show up so we were all like wild animals freed from the harsh metal cages. as much as i wanted to talk to some of my old acquaintances from my elementary years and highschool, i couldn't because i lacked the energy to. clover mentioned that i haven't ate anything yet for the past twenty minutes now. i don't have the appetite.

“i am not in the mood to eat.”i told her and she just rolled her eyes at me.

“which is a weird thing coming from someone who eats at least six times a day. what's happening? is your lost appetite because of taehyung? well, if it is, i'll find that little bitch and tell him—”

“that isn't a really good idea, clover.” when i looked around the noisy room, i saw taehyung and his friend laughing out loud with some of the boys from our class. taehyung's voice was so much different now. hearing his voice sounded like honey blended to perfection. his voice could liquidate me at any moment, at any point from now on.

i was looking intently at taehyung's side profile that was laughing at his friend's joke when he suddenly whirled around to look at me. i was surprised and i suddenly looked away, avoiding his gaze. when i looked back, his other friend was now staring at me. he wasn't just actually staring. he was somewhat smiling amusingly at me, like it was rather funny to look at me. i raised a brow at his expression and his smile grew wider, almost to a chuckle. i rolled my eyes in response and looked away.

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