Chapter 3 – you don’t remember me?

“Is that you K.....Kim Taehyung? I stuttered and waited for him to turn around. My heart started to beat fast, I didn’t know why. He slowly turned around with a smile on his face                               “are you a fan?” he said gently enough to melt away my heart, but this time it crumbled into a million pieces. *did he completely forget me?*. After hearing his voice, I realised how much I have missed him. I realised my feelings haven’t changed....

Taehyung’s POV

I stopped as I heard a familiar voice call me and I retreated backwards to face a girl standing between the two gates of her house.

I remember her..... It’s Kim Hyojoo.

My heart stopped for a second. I couldn’t believe it was her. I felt it was fate for us to meet again. I wanted to hug her and return to the past where i could speak to her about whatever I wanted. I wanted to go back to the time where i had her close to me, when there was nothing missing from my life. I wanted to say how much i missed her and that I still had feelings for her. But it was different now. I was a celebrity in South Korea. Due to my hectic schedule, I didn’t have time to think about how much i have missed her, which in a way helped me forget about her. I didn’t have the strength to talking to her, with consciousness that I am leaving to South Korea again tomorrow. I didn’t want to hurt myself anymore and just forget about my past because i knew that there was zero possibility of seeing her again. I had to pretend i forgot her which will be probably be the hardest thing for me to do.

“Are you a fan?” I smiled at her forcefully. It was the hardest thing to say for me especially because I could see the smile on her face suddenly turning into sadness and disappointment. She slowly put her head down and I could see tears forming in her eyes.

“Do y.. you remember me?” she said stammering.

“N no.... Mianhe I have to go now. But it was nice meeting you!” I said trying to sound as cheerful as I could although I felt like I was on the verge of crying and wanting to hug her. BTS was surprisingly very quite so I turned around to face them but released that they were nowhere to be seen. They went off without me leaving me lost without a map or any help. I reached my hand into my pocket searching for my phone grasping and remembering the fact that my phone is dead. Who do i get help from now? I turned my head which was followed by my body to see that Hyojoo was no longer there. I felt like i did 2 years ago. One day she was with me the next second she was gone.

I don’t understand English very well so who do I turn to for help? There was only one way... to ask Hyojoo.

Hyojoo’s/ your POV

I couldn’t stand facing him anymore. How could he just forget me like that while I was suffering trying to figure a way to contact him? Why is it me who has to suffer? There are so many things I want to ask, like how comes he is here? Before he asked me if I was just a fan, i thought he came to visit me, but my heart shattered into millions of pieces. As I stepped into my house I started to cry uncontrollably, burying my head in my hands. My cheeks completely stained with my endless stream of tears. I glanced at my clock and realised that my friends are probably waiting for me at the train station, so I quickly wiped my eyes again and reapplied my mascara because I rubbed it off with my hands and tears. I soon put my high heels on and picked up my bag which I dropped at the window. As I was about to turn the door knob, I recognised that Taehyung was standing at my door with his knuckles touching the door.  My eyes widened as I saw him. He slowly put his hand down and placed it in one of his trouser pockets. I opened the door and without hesitation I walked past him brushing my shoulder against his, but he stopped me and held my wrist so tightly that i couldn’t free myself.

“Let me go!” i shouted.

“Mianhe but i just wanted to ask you where the train station is” he asked looked at the pavement.

“ttarawa” i said simply and started walking in front to avoid eye-contact with him so I don’t get all emotional again. The whole journey was filled with silence and the sound of my heels clicking against the uneven pavement.

When we got there my phone started calling and the caller id was my friend.

“Wait a little longer i will be there in just 10 minutes. Don’t go anywhere!” i answered and chuckled.

“Do you perhaps have a boyfriend?” Taehyung asked out of the blue with no facial expression at all.

“What’s it to you if I have a boyfriend?” i said while giving him a surprised glance *is he jealous? He doesn’t even remember me so why should he be jealous?* I mentally face palmed myself for thinking such stupid thoughts.

Taehyung’s POV

I couldn’t help myself from asking her if she has a boyfriend after hearing her conversation through the phone. I wanted her to be only mine but I was a coward and never asked her out when she was in Korea. That was probably the biggest regret of my life. I know i hurt her when i said i don’t remember, i want to tell her. I was lost in my thoughts until I heard someone calling my name.

“Yah Taehyung!!” I looked up to see BTS waving at me. I waved back and turned to Hyojoo. I couldn’t help but smile at her because of her beauty. She was looking at the ground with stands of hair in her face. That second i couldn’t help but walk up to her and place the stand of her hair behind her ear. And thats exactly what i did... she slowly looked up at me with her cheeks slightly pink.

“Thank you ..... Kim Hyojoo” i said as i stepped away from her while smiling and walked towards my friends.

“Taehyung, where did you go? We were so worried about you!” they all said in unison. Before i could say anything Jimin spoke.

“And who is that pretty girl you were flirting with?” Jimin said with a smirk and I sighed.

“Do you guys remember the girl I always used to talk about?” They all looked at me blankly. “The one that left to America before I could ask her out? They all nodded their heads and some of them said “ahhhh”.

“Yeah that was her” I said waiting for their reaction while looking at the ground.

“Well then go get her to come with us!” Jimin burst out suddenly.

“I can’t; I’m trying to forget her. She doesn’t have feelings for me and plus i will be even more hurt leaving her tomorrow when we go back to Korea.” I said “And she has a boyfriend” The last part i mumbled to myself because i was emotionally wounded.

“Are you kidding me?” Jongkook said raising his voice.

“Are you blind?” Rap monster followed after Jongkook and I looked at them surprised.

“You could clearly see her falling for you when you were tucking her hair behind her ears!!” Suga exclaimed and all of them followed with a nod. My eyes widened wondering if i was actually blind for not realising her feelings. BTS have had more experience with girls then i have. Even the Maknea Jongkook.

“Look she hasn’t moved a step since you said bye!” Jin said while pointing at Hyojoo who is still holding her cheeks whilst is open.

“Still, when we leave tomorrow i will be hurt... again” I mumbled to myself mentally hitting my head realising how blind I have been through these 7 years of knowing her. I was at the edge of crying, but i didn’t want any attention on me. BTS noticed i was hurt and started cheering me up and j-hope put his hand around my shoulder. We then headed to universal studios theme park.

Hyojoo’s/ Your POV

*he actually remembers me?* you standing in the middle of the train station entrance still recalling what just happened. You where in shock

“Are you ok?” a stranger asked which immediately brought you back to your senses. I smiled and headed to the train station. Through the whole journey i couldn’t stop thinking about Taehyung....