Ramen 2 || Kim Taehyung ||

E p i l o g u e

The park was well lit. There wasn't many people around us. It was a bit quiet cause of the cold weather. Not the scary type of quite, but the peaceful one.

I arrived 15 minutes before the clock hit 6. Everyone was wanting to go on birthday dinner at 7 but I forced them for 8 and Jungkook and Jimin helped me to pushed the time.

At 6:05 I got her message that she arrived. She looked different from her wild night appear. Light pink lips with almost no make up, covering herself in a fluffy baby purple sweater with jeans. She looked normal yet prettiest normal.

We greeted each other and started walking, talking about few normal stuff like weather, Wang Ramen and our friends. But most of the time it was me talking and her listening. For the first time it actually felt very good to talk to an almost stranger freely. Talking with fans is a different story. Giving interview is a different one.

With her even the silence we shared was sounding so good.

She was nervous today. Hesitation was in her voice. The boldness was no where in her attitude. Nothing what I witnessed before.

"We've been walking for a while. Why don't we take a seat?"

She just nodded. We found a seat shortly . The gap between us expressed how awkward we were at that moment even though we spent almost 20 minutes with each other.

Her silence was killing me. I wanted to start a conversation and clear the air.

"Who knew ramen could make two people compete so fiercely?" I started.

"The competition.... The bet.... It all feels like a lucid dream.", She spoke with a hazy voice. Her eyes
were wandering off to a distance.

"It was fun..... Something I.... never had before - I paused, reading her very expressions- I mean... I have fun all the time with my brothers but you with it was............ different"

She looked at me and smiled. I don't know what it was in that smile . But, I felt something in my heart. I
felt...... happy.

" I hope you never encounter something crazy like this in your life, ever again", she said with a bit of
sadness in her tone. She bowed, adding
" I  want apologise again, to put you in that situation. If your fans would come to know this, it could be a big trouble as you are very famous- "

"Please stop!!"

She knews me. I'm Kim Taehyung from Immensely famous band BTS. Ofcourse she would.

And I hated this.

My heart just shrinked. I already lost so many things, so many moments, which an ordinary boy gets to enjoy in his life. Even though I cherish what life and moments and memories I have. But I didn't want to regret that crazy ramen competition at all. I loved that moment. It felt so normal- so ordinary- so alive with her.

I already lost Aara because of what I am today and I didn't want go through that same feelings again.

"Did you knew, who were you asking to compete with, when we first met" I asked in a stern voice.

"No!!..no.. I was so drunk I didn't had any idea- " she paused.

"That's why... I sent those messages" she added. Embarrassment and sadness was visible in her glassy eyes.

"But when I got drunk again yesterday- she looked down, couldn't even looked at me-  " I don't know how I asked to call you again and then my friends informed your brothers and they.....I am just... very sorry'"