Promise Me / Yaksokhae • K.T.H

십삼

Raihe ran out of the library, leaving behind her bag and books.

Tears made their way down her face, as she ran in the pouring rain, the street was empty and completely dark. A broken streetlamp was switching off and on, and the only thing that could be heard was the sound the harsh rain made.

She didn't know where she was heading to, but she was hoping to make it to a bus or any car that came her way, to get to her dad as soon as she could.

Zayn had told her that he was in the ICU, and after she had heard that, she completely lost her sense. The only thing she could think about was getting out of the library.

Raihe stumbles and falls on the concrete of the road, starting to sob. Her hands on the pavement red from the cold, and her cheeks are red and wet in tears.

"Daaaad..." She says while crying. Her chest stuffy, and nose runny. She lays in the same position, crying her heart out.

A few moments later, a tall dark figure stands in front of her, shielding her from the cold rain with a black umbrella. After a good five minutes of crying, Raihe finally sees the black shoes and long legs in front of her, she wipes her tears that seem to go on forever with her sleeves.

Her clothes are drenched and so is her scarf, she doesn't bother to look up at the figure. Instead, she tries to get up, but her legs fail her. Before she can fall back down, the figure catches her wrist, pulling her into them.

She looks up at the person holding her tightly into them. She's not able to see much, as the night is dark and there are no lights. After a good stare, her tears stop, and her breath is caught in her throat.

Kim Taehyung

There's no way. No, i'm just hallucinating, right...?

She studies his face, from his dark eyes to his nose and to his pink lips, but what she sees is Taehyung's cold face looking back at her with concern hidden in his eyes.

It's really him.

Kim Taehyung. He's really here, in front of me.

This isn't the time Raihe. Get back to your senses. Dad, he needs you. Raihe thinks to herself.

After taking a good look at him, the tears still in her eyes, she tries to remove herself from him, but Taehyung holds her tighter.

She looks down at his one hand on her wrists and the other on her back. He quickly realises that he had been still holding her.

Carefully, Taehyung lets go of her as he clears his throat. Raihe nods, thanking him, and steps away from him, ignoring her pounding heart.

Not knowing whether it's from the shocking news she had received or that the person she loves, at least on screen, just held her in his arms.

Walking away from him in the pouring rain, she hears his deep voice call out to her, freezing her in place. "Excuse me."

Raihe takes a deep breath and then turns around to look back at him. He holds out the umbrella to her, indicating that she takes it.

"It's okay." She whispers, her voice hoarse.

He steps forward, to stand in front of her. Taehyung takes her wrist and places the umbrella handle in her hand.

With one last look at her, his face still expressionless, he turns around and walks the other way.

Raihe looks at him walk away, and then down at the umbrella that he just gave her. Shaking off her clouded mind full of thoughts and questions, she turns around and starts running again, the only thing on her mind is how she can make it to her dad.