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Steps can be taken forward or backwards. Steps may be taken alone or with someone. Life they say is a journey. I guess I am doing that right now. I wonder where my own two feet will lead me. Argh! Here I am talking to myself again. No wonder they think I am weird. But I cannot help it. And well, it is not really talking to myself. It’s more like... thinking aloud. Right! Thinking aloud it is! I smile and walk forward with more spring to my step and glanced up too late to see that I was going to walk right into...
Oomph! I felt like I hit a brick wall. And then I realize, I am on someone’s chest! I look up and the guy’s face is scrunched up in pain.
“Can you get off me now?” he asked.
“Oh! I am so sorry!” I frantically stood up and pulled him up to his feet. And immediately used my handkerchief to wipe off the dust as best as I could from his clothes and repeatedly saying sorry.
“Next time watch where you’re going ok?! You can seriously hurt someone with your lack of attention when you are walking.”
It was only then that I realized he was taller than me. I looked up and apologized again, “I am so sorry and please... “
“What’s your name?” he abruptly asked.
“I’m sorry what? What did you say?” I nervously asked not sure if I heard the tall guy right.
“I asked for your name.” He asked his hazel brown eyes staring right at me.
“Oh! I’m sorry. My name is Kim Taehyung. Again, I am so sorry for bumping into you and please...”
“Nice to meet you, Kim Taehyung. Now, a word of warning, watch where you’re going next time. “And with that the brunette shook the right hand that I had extended earlier and left me standing with a shocked expression and my jaw open as he continued walking away from me. I turned to say sorry for the nth time but the stranger walked away so fast and it seemed, with determination and decisiveness.
“Great! Now, you are becoming more like hyung Namjoon. Whatever will hyung Jin say. Argh!!! This is fast becoming a frustrating day.”
I decided to continue walking and started humming “Coffee”
baby baby 그대는
Caramel Macchiato
여전히 내 입가엔
그대 향기 달콤해
baby baby tonight
baby baby Caramel Macchiato Still in my mouth Sweet fragrance baby baby tonight
And then out of nowhere I felt my breath knocked out of me and I felt myself losing my balance and falling. I tried to grab on to something... anything that would stop my fall. I braced myself for the painful impact and squeezed my eyes shut. And then I heard someone chuckling. I opened my eyes and found myself in the arms of ...
“You again?!” I exclaimed.
“Hello, Kim Taehyung. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jeon Jungkook. And now, we’re even. “he smirked while he hugged me tighter.
“Wait, what?! Even?! What do you mean?” I asked, very confused about his actions.
“Well, you see. I thought you purposely bumped into me to get my attention and my name” He brought his face closer to mine. I squirmed and tried to get out of his embrace. “But you looked and sounded very sincere in your apology and..”
“I am sincere! What were you thinking? I wasn’t?! “I cut him short and glared up at him. I forgot how awkward our current position was and I was too upset to care. It was too late when I realized it was wrong of me to look up. He smiled and inched closer and leaned over with his forehead touching mine and said “I know, sweetie. That’s why I came back and borrowed your style of introduction with a few tweaks of my own and smiled.
I could feel my face heat up. Wait! Why am I blushing?! I tried to remain cool and unaffected. He’s just a guy. I am a guy. There is nothing wrong with me. Or that he is hugging me while I am on top of him. Wait what?! I am on top of him?!
I tried to get up but Jungkook would not let me get up. I squirmed around and glared at him. “Will you let go of me?!” I asked him.
“No. “he answered flatly.
“The heck! What do you mean ‘No’? Let go of me so we both can get up!”
“Ooooh. The puppy is not a puppy at all but a cat with claws.” he chuckled while he decided to loosen his hold on me, stood up and pulled me to my feet.
He smirked and said, “Who knew you can be quite feisty” while he stared and checked me out from my shoes up to hair.
“My hair!” My hands tried to pat down and fix my hair and then dust off my clothes. And then I heard him chuckling again.
I looked up to him, tilted my head to the left and stared in confusion. He abruptly stopped chuckling and stared. I realized that he was looking at my lips when his right hand reached out to lay a finger on them and say in a husky voice, “I think you need to go now before I do something that would scare you away.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Just go, Kim Taehyung, “he said in a firm voice, “Don’t worry. I will find you. I am after all Jeon Jungkook."
I was about to protest and make him explain but then as I looked up and stared into his eyes, I realized I could not even move and then I felt so sleepy and everything went black.