Bad Timing

Part 3

Have you ever had that feeling? Wondering why the entire world before you was shaking. That is until you realise, you were the one that was shaking in the wind.

It has been two days since you dashed out of that movie theatre. Taehyung still couldn't seem to get over the image of your back-view hurrying down the theatre stairs. As he was staring at your leaving form, Hyejin had asked him if you were alright and whether you were always that aloof. He shot her a side eye but the truth was that he was equally curious about why you left that way.

He mulled over it a long time before deciding to text you the day after, "Hey you ok? You left in such a hurry yesterday..." to which you simply replied, "Yeah I'm fine, see you tomorrow in school". So here he is, sitting in his corner of the classroom stealing glances at you, who were sitting further down the row, continuing to wonder if he should be probing into why you ran off on Saturday. Did something bother you that day?

Earlier this morning as he walked down the corridor, he saw Joy and you coming towards him and he flashed his usual boyish smile at you. Joy said jovially "Hey Taehyung", while you also smiled back at him. In that one second in which he was struggling to decide whether to stop you to have chat, you had determinedly walked past him with Joy following close behind you. Before he could call out your name, Jimin's voice came from afar, "Ya! Kim Taehyung! Stop staring at girls and get your stupid ass over here! Why the heck did you change my wallpaper to a hobbit!!!"

You two did not generally interact much during school time other than the text message exchanges or during some occasional class activities. Taehyung usually hung out with his friends and you stayed with yours. It shouldn't be a problem that you just breezed past him but somehow a bout of perplexion hounds him.

Lunch time finally came and Taehyung was just sitting around fumbling his phone, he had just walked past the table where you sat with your friends and you were laughing brightly the same way you usually would. He is generally not a person who would probe into things, especially when he can sense the other person is not prepared to share it, but curiosity is literally killing him. You were never considered aloof in his mind, so was it abnormal for him to feel like a conversation was required about what happened on Saturday or was that literally how you generally exited social events?

Amidst the chattering of his friends, Hyejin who was sitting opposite Taehyung excitedly exclaimed, "Guys, don't you think we should ask our classmates if they want to attend our concert? Taehyung, why don't you ask Y/N and friends to come?"

"She doesn't like such things, I asked her once and she said she wasn't interested in hip hop stuff...", Taehyung must have detected the increasingly awkward glances he was getting and quickly added, in twice the original speed he was talking, "and I think Joy doesn't like noisy places so I don't think they will want to come", ending the conversation while clearing his throat a little.

Jimin must have sensed this was the chance to take revenge on Taehyung for changing his wallpaper or something, "Well, let's see if you are right in saying that...", with that he pranced up to your clique's table and unabashedly asked "Hey guys, would you all like to come watch our concert this Sunday? It's a hip-hop dance concert and wouldn't it be nice to come support your classmates~? Y/N, Taehyung said you don't like the hip-hop kind of stuff, and err Joy I was told you don't like noisy places, not sure what that means, but I think this would be fun, and I would be there!", he continued as he cupped his face with both his hands in an attempt to appeal. Jimin had this natural air of 'aegyo' going on and it was difficult for your friends and you not to smile at his pandering pitch.

On the other hand, it took him a while to snap out of his daze but Taehyung eventually jumped up and dashed towards his idiotic friend, almost falling over in his hurry and then crashing into Jimin's back. As he was frantically trying to drag Jimin away, you said to Jimin "Yeah sure, I think I can go for the concert on Sunday..." and you turned to the rest querying "... who else wants to come?" Joy replied in a rather sarcastic tone "Never knew I didn't like noisy places, but I think I can handle a school concert...", and finally a few of your other friends also chimed in that they will be happy to go too.