Opposites Attract

{23} What's The Rush?

I waited in anticipation for what he had to say.

"Can you not be so close to Jimin?" He blurted out blushing.

'Wait what? I mean that's all?'

"I...what do you mean?" I asked.

"It makes me jealous. When you're so close to Jimin and you're always laughing with him." He said looking at the screen again.

"I laugh with you too." I explained.

"No Areum. I only want you to laugh with me. I want you to only be by my side. I want you to look at only me!" He raised his voice.

"But...why?"

"I know this is crazy Areum. But I think I like you. A lot." He said completely turning to face me, holding both my hands.

I couldn't utter a word after that. We only stared at each other blankly.

'No. He likes Areum. Not Y/n. Not me. But Areum. He likes Areum and that's not me.' Tears started rolling down my cheeks and he wiped it with his thumb.

"Why are you crying? I didn't mean to make you cry I'm so sorry." He quickly pulled me in a tight hug and started rubbing my back. He always does that. And it's so comfortable.

"Let's just go to bed okay? You must be so tired. Forget what I said. I need you to relax okay?" He tugged me in bed after I helped him clean up the living room. He was about to leave but I stopped him.

"You said you won't leave me. You're breaking your promise again." I said in a low voice but making sure he could hear.

He smiled and sat beside the bed. "I thought you would want to be alone after what I said. Do you want me to stay?" He asked and I nodded. He placed a small peck on my forehead and gave a small yet adorable smile.

He left the room and came back in around 2 minutes. He got inside the sheets and pulled me in for a hug again.

"Goodnight beautiful." He giggled at his own words and so did I.

The next day, he had to go to work but he wouldn't let me get out of bed. But again he wouldn't leave until I had finished all the chores. He made me eat my breakfast which was a bit more than usual and said I need to eat a lot to regain my strength. Then he pushed me inside the washroom for a shower.

"What's wrong with this guy?" I mumbled in the shower smiling to myself. But soon I realised, since Taehyung pushed me in a hurry I forgot to bring in my clothes.

'Great. Just great.'

I opened the door just a little bit and screamed his name and he came rushing in.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Can you give me my clothes? A hoodie will do." I said peeping from the little crack.

He pulled out my blue hoodie and a pair of leggings but in the process he dropped something. He didn't bother much and passed me the clothes. Then I shut the door again.

Taehyung's POV:

After she closed the door I went back to the closet to pick up the thing which I had dropped. It was a little box like the ones you get a pendant in. But it was white and had a tiny lock. So tiny that it's impossible to have a key for it.

I was twisting and turning it around to check what it was when I heard a shuffle in the washroom. Shit she's coming out. I quickly put in my pocket without thinking and tried to act as if everything was normal.

Y/n's POV:

I came out of the washroom to find Taehyung standing next to the closet.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Oh.. uh...it's nothing! Now let's put you to bed!" He tried to sound as cheerful as possible. But something in me told me that something's up.

He quickly tugged me in bed again and ordered me not to move around too much.

'I mean why is he like this? I'm completely fine I had just drowned. But he's treating it as if I had a heart transplant!" I wondered while he moved around the room in a hurry finding his things.

"What's the rush?" I asked.

"We have a meeting today. Like the one we had last time when you were there. And I'm kinda running late." He explained while still running around.

'Oh no. What do I do? What if they find out something important? I should've been there too. Shit.' I thought.

"Okay bye Areum. Gotta go now. Dont leave the house and dont walk around too much okay?" He ordered one last time before he left.

What got me frustrated even more was that I was not concerned about the meeting. The words from last night bothered me more than the evidence.

'What do I do now? Do I tell him? Will he help me if I tell him the truth?' I kept wondering.

I'm so sorry I would've updated a bit more early if I hadn't gotten too busy staring at the picture at the top☝. I need to fly to South Korea and meet Taehyung and squish his cheeks and tell him how much of an impact he has on me!😢