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RING!
THE DOORBELL chimed, it's sound echoing throughout the house. Before I can yell at Jaehyun to answer it, I hear the door open from downstairs. I leaned against my pillow, scribbling down some notes into my notebook. My eyes glanced from my textbook to my notebook, taking quick, messy notes. While he was at school yesterday, I ended up asking Taehyung to drop the work I missed at my house. I didn't want to sit around all day and not do anything, so I resorted to making up all of the assignments that I was missing. It wasn't fun, but I preferred it over sitting around all day.
The doctor said that I should be okay to go to school now, but he doesn't want me to go to softball practice. It was a precautionary measure he was taking, just in case I tweaked anything during practice. Even though it's something as simple as pulling a muscle, it could've led to something worse if I did anything more. It sort of makes me wonder what would've happened if Taehyung didn't carry me home - if I would've made my condition even worse by applying pressure to it. The potential risk of a sprain is what's keeping my parents from sending me to school tomorrow. They want me to be extra careful, only because they care.
A knock bounced off of my door, spreading to the walls of my bedroom. I glanced up at the person, Jieun's figure appearing in the doorway. I raised my eyebrows, surprised that she was here. She wore our signature school uniform, her auburn hair in messy curls. Her backpack sat slug against her shoulder. A smile formed on her lips at the sight of me, "Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Pretty good. What are you doing here?" I questioned, watching as she made her way into my room. She placed her backpack against the side of the bed, throwing herself beside me. Her sudden movement shook the bed, causing me to send a glare in her direction.
"My bad. I came to visit you since my mom isn't home," She sheepishly grinned. Her eyes flickered to my homework, eyebrows furrowed. "Why are you doing homework?"
"Because I've been doing nothing all day. I'm just catching up on what I've missed since I don't want to do it during the weekend," I spoke, closing my textbook. Her lips formed into an 'o' shape, watching as I put away the school work that I finished.
I turned to her, a curious glint in my eyes, "So - what'd I miss at school today?"
"Nothing much, actually. It was pretty boring Wednesday," she monotonously responded, digging at her nails. I frowned, turning on the television which hung in the corner of the room.
Suddenly, she sat straight up, staring at me with wide eyes, her mouth opening and closing like a fish. A gasp escaped her lips as she grabbed my arm, causing me to glance at her with confused eyes.
"But you know what's been happening lately?" She spoke, eagerness dripping off of every word she said.
Before I could respond, Jieun had answered her own question, "Miyeon has been acting really strange lately. She didn't speak to Taehyung all day today and she completely ignored him. He tried talking to her all day and she just wouldn't budge. Jimin told me that they would've had a fight at lunch if Miyeon hadn't walked away from him."
"Jimin tells you everything," I commented, chuckling a bit at my words.
She ignored my comment, nudging my shoulder, "She's definitely jealous that Taehyung walked you home after the game."
I sighed, raking a hand through my hair, "I really hope she isn't. The last thing I'm trying to do is get in between their relationship. But he did mention to me over text yesterday that she's been ignoring him."
"What do you think is going on with them?"
I shrugged, "Beats me. I just hope it doesn't end on bad terms."
"Do you still like him?"
I paused at her question, turning to stare at her. Such a simple question - simple enough to make me so flustered. Truth be told, I had no idea. All this time, I've been forcing myself to get over him, yet my heart keeps holding on. I wish I knew what's keeping me from staying, what's keeping him in a special place in my heart. Maybe it was the way he made me feel, or how mesmerizing he was. I couldn't let go of him just yet. It was hard to still like him when he loves another. It definitely hurts now, but a part of me knows that it'll be better in the long run. I just hoped that it wasn't too long, because based on these past couple of days, I don't know how much longer I can hold myself together.
"Honestly, Jieun, I do," I breathed out, an imaginary weight sliding off my shoulders. "It sucks but it's not so simple to get over him. Every time I see him, interact with him - my heart goes back to being the same timid, teenage girl who has a crush on him for god knows how long."
Jieun sympathy looked at me, placing her hand over mine, "I'm sure it'll get better soon."
As much as the idea of the two being together bothered me, I never wished for harm on their relationship. I wanted Taehyung to be happy, it's all I've ever wanted really. The two of them being like this made me worry. It made me wonder about their relationship -what would happen if they did break up? What would cause it? How could Taehyung react? These rhetorical questions flooded through my head like a river, the thought drowning my senses. A part of me wonders if they never gotten together, what would life have been like. Even though Miyeon did act like a bitch, she gave Taehyung love that I could given him. She was like a diamond in the rough to him - a feeling I'll probably never cease to understand.
I wondered if Miyeon was actually upset with him walking me home. If she was, she'd make my life pure hell. A deep pit formed in my stomach at the thought, causing me to throw my head back against my headboard.
Ruining their relationship was the last thing I wanted to do.
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"I couldn't live with myself if I had upset you."
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chapter 29!!!
sorry, this is such a short chapter lmao, i didn't really know what else to add.
this book is so close to reaching 1K reads omg im so happy
what do you guys think will happen to taehyung and miyeon's relationship??
