In Another Lifetime

Revisited

Taehyung's hand rubbed my shoulder, and I felt content. Sleep was right there, whispering my name, but I tried to block it out. I didn't think it was even that late, maybe 8pm. So I tried to fight it, but in the end, sleep took over, and I never knew when the power came back on, or when Tae got up and left.

~♡~

I woke up slowly, realizing that I wasn't in my bed, instead I was on top of it with a blanket covering me. It was just starting to get light out, so I knew it was still early. I remembered the storm, the power going out, Tae and I lying here under the blanket that now covered me.

Tae was gone, having obviously left sometime during the night. I looked at the clock on the  nightstand, blinking an incorrect time, and wondered when the power had actually come back on.  

I sat up, pushing the blanket to the side, and swinging my legs over the side of the bed. I stood, knowing that I needed a shower and looking for my phone so I could see what time it actually was. I found it on the table in the kitchen, seeing that it was 6:20, so I had plenty of time, since I didn't have to be at work until 8:00.

I ambled back over, opening the wardrobe, and pulling out a pair of pants and a long sleeved light weight shirt with stripes on it. After grabbing socks and undergarments, I made my way to the bathroom to shower and get ready for work.

A half hour later, I was showered, dressed, my hair up, teeth brushed, and all ready to go, except I still had an hour left before I even had to leave. I decided to stick the two days worth of clothes in the washer, and start it. After doing that, I plopped on the couch, looking at my phone, but not knowing why. I had no one to text, because of course I had no contacts. I had never been too active on any social media, not really keeping up with anything, so that wasn't an option.

I wondered how early was too early to get to work. Being early couldn't be a bad thing, right? As long as I could get into the building, I should be okay. Even if I had to wait in the lounge, it would be better than sitting here waiting.

I stuck my phone in my pocket, made sure I had my key to get back in, and decided that I would just go in to work now. I walked to the door, opening it and promptly jumping back a step. The old man from the park, A.K.A God, stood outside my door, smiling.

"Good morning Laney. I see you're settling in well. I'm so glad."

I swallowed, and moved back another step as he came into the apartment. I had no idea what to say.

"I'm sure you're surprised to see me here, so I understand if you're caught off guard. I wasn't just going to send you here, and not check up on you though."

"I, uh, I was just leaving for work."

"Yes, that's why I decided to catch you now, before you left."

"Oh...is, is there something wrong?"

"No, no, not at all. there's just a few things I wanted to mention, that's all."

"Okay."

"Well, first, do you have any questions for me?" His eyebrows went up slightly as he spoke.

I thought for a second. I did have a question, however, as much as I wanted to know the answer, I also didn't want to know the answer. So I chose not to ask.

"I don't, I mean, not really. It's...it's not super important."

"Are you sure you don't want to know the answer to that question, Laney? That's actually one of the reasons I came by to check on you."

I took a breath. I was sure I already knew the answer, and I didn't feel the need to have it confirmed. I knew that everything that was happening right now, this whole 30 days, it was all wished into a reality that was only mine, temporarily. I would rather choose to believe that Taehyung's feelings were real, than to know that they were just a product of my wish. So no, I didn't want to know the answer.