Before//Book 1

🌾Chapter 29🌾 Day 9

🌾Daegu - 11pm🌾Day 10
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"Coke or sprite?"  Mrs Hyung asks me as she holds a can of each in her hands.
"Coke please." I smile as I take my takeaway container out of the bag.

We all sit at the polished table as we eat and watch the news.
"Isnt it strange we've basically been loving together for two months now and we've never sat down for a meal together." She smiles as she opens her takeaway bag.
I rely on Taehyung to answer but realisd he's engrossed in the news.

"Hah , yeah it is weird." I chuckle nervously as I load my fork.

"You could be an absolute meth head and we wouldn't even have known we've been away so much this holiday!"
Mr Hyung exclaims as he fills his mouth.

"Oh stop it!" Mrs Hyung tuts as she slaps his arm with the back of her hand. He laugh soundlessly and winks at me .

I smile nervously. Tae's dad is one of those who's always joking around but can be serious when he needs to be.

"Chunja I am so sorry please ignore this one." She smiles as she points at her husband.

I shake my head as I laugh nervously as if to tell her not to worry.

"So we only have ten days left." She says on a more serious note and she glances at Taehyung who looks at her briefly and then to me.
I frown slightly but inside I'm crying.

"Now, I don't know about you two but me and your father have an open schedule so if you'd like to put out some suggestions-"
"No-we're fine, Chunja already has everything planned." Tae interupts and he grins at me and then his mother.

She looks a bit taken aback. "Well, I okay but maybe we could tag along-"
"No you're fine." Shes interupted yet again.
She sighs and looks at her husband who was stealing her noddles while she wasn't looking.
She gives him a stern look .
"Look if they dont want us to interrupt all their kissy-kissy last few days tgen we won't we'll find something else to do!" He reassures her.

She purses her lips at both his answer and Taehyung and then picks up her now empty noodle pot and brings it to the bin.

"Pah! , women am I right?" He leans to me . "Never happy."

"Yeah." I smile and steal some already stolen noodles off his plate.
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Tae reads his book on his back in bed as I lie on my stomach reading mine.
I glance at him every now and again looking at his creased brow as he takes in every word, his breathing deep and loud. The soft sound of paper flicking as he turns each page.

"A-are you okay?" I ask slightly shyly
I close my book at turn on my side to look at him. He raises his eyebrow slightly . "Mhm? Why?" He too closes his book, and turns to face me.

"You were a bit distant at dinner."

"Yeah, sorry, i-its just its finally hitting me we only have ten days left, yesterdat on the boat It just hit me, sorry." He looks down half ashamed.

I examine his face. Why is he so perfect? Flawless skin, I can tell he will be a huge hit with the female fans when he debuts. A part of me feels jealous, a part of me feels self concious and the rest of me feels worried and sad, oh and a bit of stupid.

I frown and too look down.
I gulp back my tears. It hit me ages ago and I know how hard it is.

"Hey...no...don't cry." Tae lifts my chin gently with his fingers and smiles gently but I can see even he just gulped.

A steady tear rolls down my cheek but its soundless. He wipes it away with him thumb.

I blink slowly as all I can see is water.
He searches my face desparately. I know he wants to tell me something to comfort me and make everything all right, but really theres nothing he can say that will help me.