I know that a relationship can never work if there is no trust between the partners. But I will never tell Erica about what happened today. This must be my reason to smile at her right now, as she goes on to describe her day with random hand gestures-a habit of hers, I've noticed. The smile on her face as she narrates how Jimin slipped and fell to Taehyung as we all sit around the table at some restaurant is far too precious to be destroyed. If she got to know about how Sung Jae bumped into me, her smile would fall.
"Leave her or I'll make sure she leaves you" his words have been echoing in my head all throughout the day but I'll never be capable to do as he says or more like warns. I have finally got her to trust me, to open up to me. If I leave her, she will lock herself up. I could not take it anymore. The thoughts in my head going haywire was scaring me. I abruptly stood up from my seat and bee-lined for the closest way possible to exit the restaurant, not even excusing myself.
The fresh air felt like drinking water after getting lost in the desert, the desert of thoughts where there is no better way out of a chaotic mess, where leaving her seems like the best way to save us. A hand on my shoulder brings me back to the reality. I turn around to look at Jimin who's looking at me with eyes that convey emotions, as they always do. They show worry, care.
"You okay, hyung?" snapped me out of it again.
"Yeah why? I just needed some fresh air. It was becoming too congested in there"
"Hyung, you ran out of there and you want me to believe you saying you are fine? I know you've been hiding something from Erica. I saw the way you glance at her. It's alright to not tell her everything but if you think that it's weighing you down, you should tell her. I care about you just as much as I care about her. You know that right?" I nod, wondering if I should share my thoughts with him or not. I decide on the first, wanting to know his opinion on the matter before I make a decision.
"I'm not gonna force you into a relationship just because my sister likes you. If you know how much she means to you, you should act based on it. People say one can love another so as to last them a lifetime or enough to let them go if they realise that's where the other's happiness lies in. I'm going to allow you to make that choice by yourself" he said before walking back into the restaurant the others were sitting in.
"She means the world to me and I'm ready to fight for her if I have to" was the only thought left wandering in my mind.
I go back in and the dinner is resumed to as it was before I stormed out. The only change being a new spark of hope blooming in my chest, a spark that I'm willing to fight for. One look at her and her eyes sparkling with adoration that increases my heartbeat proves that my decision will be final and I'll not allow any other thought still looming in the corners of my mind tamper with it.
I take her hand from across the table in mine and link my fingers with hers. She looks down at them and then back at me, smiling, returning to focus her attention to what Jin was explaining, something about how to decorate a dish for it to look appealing. I smile, shaking my head looking at Jimin. He is looking at me already. A happy smile decorating his face looking at our intertwined fingers.
The night trails off into a new day. Waking up beside her has become one of my favourite moments. As creepy as it sounds, I love watching her as she sleeps so peacefully, a few strands of her hair getting in her face, the streak of sunlight highlighting her features as her. I am pushing back one of her strands from off her face when she opens an eye, staring back at me.
"Morning. Happy birthday, love"
"You do this every day, don't you? Waking up earlier than me to watch me sleep?"
"Maybe" a chuckle escaping my throat at her cute huff as she turns around, facing away from me.
"Can a sorry fix that?"
"Maybe. Hmph"
"Sorry"
"Didn't fix it"
"Oh. Maybe some tickles would" she shoots up from the bed, raising her hands in a defensive manner. Sitting up on my knees on the bed, I grab a hold of her hand and pull making her fall onto the bed and tickling her as soon as she turns around to lie on her back. The giggles sounding heavenly to my ears. I only stop when I think she has had enough.
"I love you, you know that right?"
"Of course. Why else would I be cuddling with you every night? Jimin misses me at home too, you know?"
"Oh come on......he has been with you for nineteen years. I think I deserve a chance to be with you that long"
"What makes you think you deserve such an opportunity?"
"Maybe the fact that you are my girlfriend"
"Mmhmm" she says "Then I guess I can't really take that away from you, can I?"
"No. I've rightfully earned it"
"Whatever"
"So have you got any plans for your birthday?"
"Oh. I haven't thought about it until now"
"Maybe I can help throw you a party?"
"Hmmmm that would be nice but why does that sound like an excuse to spend some time with me?"
"Because it might just be that" I joke getting out of the bed to get ready to take her out for the shopping.
I text Jimin about the day's plan so that he can prepare the surprise that we've gotten for Erica when she was getting ready. We left for the market in the evening, merging into the crowd after I parked my car at the common ground. But I did not of know the dangers lying in there, I let my guard down for a couple of hours and it harmed the both of us in ways we had never imagined it would. Who knew the changes that can occur within the timespan of an hour or two?
"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams" – Dr. Seuss.
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A/N : Ooooff....I almost forgot about the update today! Anyway hope you like this part....get ready for some action!!.....Maybe a bucket of popcorn with a coke bottle will help
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