The Best Mistake

Chapter 10; People? I'm out.

"What do you think you're doing right now?" I asked as I saw Taehyung cleaning the living room.
He was putting away all the stuff that was lying on the ground and around the entire house and stuffing into his second room that he barely stays in.

When he didn't reply I asked again. I was not really the type of person to be concerned about what others are doing and why they're doing. I have other things to take care of. But Taehyung never used to be like that. He was just like me; he didn't have anything to do with cleaning.

"Hey, you literally have to say just one sentence. Answer me."
He looked at me with an annoyed face but answered anyway.
"Mom and dad are coming. They'd kill me if they see the condition of this house." I nodded in understanding and went back towards my room.

As I was about to enter, he stopped me.
"Wait. You can't stay inside today. It's not a problem to me but you have to meet my mom and dad, whether you like it or not." He said in his stern and deep voice and continued cleaning.

I hate this.
I don't like meeting people.
I wonder what I'd do today...

"Yeah okay, just a minute." I said and walked into my room.
I hesitated for a bit but then walked over to my bedside table and opened a drawer.

And then I took out a bottle.....of my pills.

Yeah, this is what I'll do...
I have to take these antidepressants to calm my anxiety and be able to talk to them. I carefully took two of them in my hand and swallowed them.

A person like me who hated medicines, would've never thought that taking these pills would become so easy for me that one day it would become the reason for me to be able to talk.

I put the little bottle of pills back and headed out of my room.
I walked straight up to the kitchen to drink some water but Taehyung, who was moving about with a vacuum cleaner interrupted me.

"Hey, aren't you gonna help me? I hate cleaning. Still I am the one cleaning." He said as he walked up to me in the kitchen.

"I know. But I hate it too." I said, trying to ignore him and picking up the glass of water.

He moved closer to me and held the glass, preventing me to drink water.
"Look, I can't do this alone. That's all. Is it that difficult for you to help me?" He said in his deep voice and I sighed ignoring the chills that ran down my spine.

"Okay, I'm helping you." I said as I took the glass from his hands with some force. I quickly gulped the water down my throat and walked back to the living room, following him.

Well, it wasn't that bad. I had put away all the things back to their places and Taehyung had cleaned the house with that vacuum cleaner.

"Is it done?" He stood in front of me.
"Yeah." I said as I sat down on the couch and took a deep breath.

"Okay good." He said and walked away, to wash up probably. I walked up to my room and did the same.

...
A few minutes had been passed and it was almost the time for lunch. They'd come any time...
Arghhhhh...what do I do now! This situation can't be avoided.

Ding Dong!

I took some deep breaths and clenched my fists.
I got up from my bed and made way outside my room.

I walked down the stairs and saw Taehyung with his mom and dad.
I slowly walked up to them and bowed.

"Oh hello Jungkook! How have you been?" His mother asked energetically, with a wide smile.
"Good.." I returned a smile and stood there awkwardly with Taehyung and his parents standing across us.