BY THE SEA ✓

XVIII

봄
fons
spring

Taehyung finally
had the bravery
to get
a hold of Seol.

he was picking
his friend up
from the
same university.

Park Jimin.
a boy with
sugar lips,
candyfloss hair and
a heart of
pure gold.

so Taehyung told him
to wait in the car,
ignoring
his best friends whines
as he left
to find the girl
who had left him
in a permanent state of
longing for her.
especially after
they had
kissed.

Taehyung felt
nervous.
he rubbed
his palms
on his stylish
trousers
and opened the
buttons
of his blazer
before approaching
her walking
figure.

"Seol."

and he knew
she knew
it was him.

because she stopped
in her tracks,
turned around slowly
with surprise
plastered on her
still downbeat features.
Seol was
about to act
as if they hadn't
seen each other
in weeks
and it wasn't
her fault and-

Taehyung knew it
which is why
he didn't
offer a smile.

"why
are you
ignoring me?"

Seol sighed,
tired of so much
and stepped closer
to him.
"i'm not Tae."

she wanted to
press her hands
against his chest
covered in
a pearly solemn shirt,
crease out
the wrinkles
in his blazer
and stare
at his work attire.
but she settled with
not touching him
and admitted
how much
she missed Taehyung.

"i'm busy i promise."
Seol muttered.
"i haven't
had time at all-"
she felt the
library books
in her hulking bag.

"okay."

"okay?"

Taehyung nodded
and stepped away,
slipping his hands
into the pockets
of his drab trousers.

"i'll see you around."
his slick voice
wafted in the air.