In White Houses
Ch. 32
I swallowed the lump that formed inside my throat and tried to smile so the atmosphere didn't feel even heavier. I didn't notice how close Taehyung was, he touched my face carefully wiping something wet off my cheek... a tear...huh--I was...crying?
"A mother's love is unconditional..." he softly said with a reassuring smile.
I nodded returning the smile, "Yeah, you know what they say, 'Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.'"
The warm summer breeze began to blow clearing the night sky revealing it's twinkling stars
"What a nice night to look at the stars huh?" he said looking up,
"I wish we could get a better view, back in my hometown the stars are much brighter,"
it was one of the perks living out in the country, that nature and everything around it was so raw and beautiful. Right now, if I were back home the cicadas would be chirping and my dad would start a fire in our yard most likely cooking meat or baking sweet potatoes, that's how we enjoyed our summer nights.
"Maybe...maybe one night we can drive into the outskirts of the city to see a clearer view."
I was internally screaming like seriously, he really wants to take me out to see the stars?! I lightly laughed, "And what, are you, my stargazing buddy?" I boldly joked.
He took a sip of his beer, "Yeah why not?"
I was trying hard not to blush with his answer so I just cleared my throat continuing to look up to the sky, "Y'know, I feel like the stars are our real home...we are nothing but space dust trying to find it's way back to the stars." I closed my eyes taking in the breeze. Taehyung didn't say anything but I felt his eyes on my side profile.
I opened my eyes and saw him just staring at me...hopefully, I don't have anything on my face?!
His piercing dark eyes were fierce, like a black hole in space pulling me in so strong that my soul cannot escape. I felt the blood rushing to my face I shyly smiled pulling a piece of my hair behind my ear and my gaze fell to my lap,
"why...why are y-you looking at me like that?"
He said nothing and began taking more sips out of his beer bottle with his eyes still on me,
"Because you're beautiful," he answered nonchalantly
I felt my heart skip a beat, did Taehyung just call me beautiful?? I began to laugh in panic,
"You're drunk Taehyung."
He wasn't smiling, "I could be, and even if I were, you'd still be so beautiful. A drunk mind speaks sober thoughts."
He was so serious...I didn't know what to say, no guy has ever called me beautiful...well, besides my dad and Jin oppa. I flushed turning my head in the opposite direction.
"That day, you were in my room," he continued, "when you talked about shooting stars...the way you were moved and how you easily expressed your knowledge of it just...made me feel a type of way. I wanted to kiss you Minjoo."
I was screaming 'Oh my god' in my head a thousand times hearing him confess that.
