Before//Book 1

🕓Chapter 33🕓Day 5

🕓Daegu-11:00am🕓
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I stroke Brads spiky hair as he lies on my lap. He's gotten so friendly even though he's only been with us for a few hours, it obvious he was once a friendlt little baby but he probably lost his mother somewhere along the line.

I jump slightly causing Brad to give me a wide eyed glare as Tae's hand snakes tiredly onto my lap and strokes Brads tiny head.

"He's so friendly now." I smile as I see Taes lip curl slightly when Brad rubs his mouth off his hand.

I join in petting Brad. As a child I was never allowed pets, "Too messy" mother had said, in truth I wanted a dog much more but Brad is really growing on me.

I smile down at the little body as he pads off me, stretching out his tiny paws in order as he does.

"So , what do you want to do today?"
I poke Tae's sleeping cheek to make sure he answers.

He groans and swats me away. "Beach?" He suggests.

I frown. "Uhm, I don't really feel like swimming."

He sits up with an agitated face. "Whats wrong with you and swimming these days ? You've said no twice now, in a row." He states clearly.

I gulp slightly. "Uhm - I- my period! Yeah I got my period!" I lie, I hadn't gotten it in about three months - I should probably go to the doctor.

His face shows that 'I regret asking' kind of a look.
"Well, can't you just put one of those sticks up there?"

I laugh out loud. "Sticks!?"

He blushes. "Yeah! You know those cotton sticks that soak up all the blood!"

I shake my head as I laugh. Boys.
"A tampon." I teach him slowly.

He blushes.
"Well uhm yeah but I don't really like using them."
Being honest I'm just too scared.

"Why?" He asks in confusion, as if its not something I should be afraid of.

"I-I just don't like the thought of having something in there."
I blush gently.

He snorts and raises his eyebrows. "Hm yeah , right."
I know he's implying what happened two nights ago. "Stop!" I whine and slap his arm.

He laughs it off as he apologises.
I shake my head.

🕓Daegu- 1:00pm🕓

Hand in hand we stroll down to the beach. I drag a picnic basket behind me because Tae refused to bring it.

We set up our blanket on the sand and lay out all the food.

"Round two?" Tae smiles as he waits for a reaction.
At first I don't understand and then I remember the first time me and Tae took it to the next level and I blush.

"Do you like blood?" I smile.

He frowns. "Mhm."

We eat all around us as we watch the birds flying over head.

"Another seagull, another seagull , another seagull....."
Tae swoons around with the binoculars.

"Smile!"
I snap pictures with my camera and check them on the screen. I wish I was as photogenic because even when Tae is not trying he still looks like a proffesionaly model

I glance to my left momentarily and see three familiar figures is the distance. My parents stare at me from the distance as Seojun leaps around infront of them playing with his toy car.
"Taehyung! Taehyung!" He shouts excitedly when he sees Tae and he begins running over. I see my parentd grab his arm and stop him in his tracks before they start forcing him further away from us down the beach.