It had been two weeks and three  days.  Taehyung had tried his best to reach out to me but I had ignored him the best I could. It got harder when he started confronting me in real instead of sending texts or mails.

At first the boy was oblivious to why I was ignoring him so much. It wasn't my plan to ignore him, it was his mother's.

That day after Taehyung dropped me home, I crushed my room mate in a hug,  before my tears drenched her shirt. I was expecting a perfect date but ended up being shattered into pieces so bad that I couldn't fix it myself no matter how hard I tried.

Why would his mom ask him to leave me? She didn't even know me! From what I had heard from Taehyung and the boys, his mom was the sweetest person ever! She was very accepting and literally obliged to everything the boy asked for. But why- why not me?

When I had entered his house, I expected nothing more than a few sweet words. Just a few words and a smile or two wouldn't hurt! Would it?

But what happened an hour after I left his place changed everything for better. I received a call from Taehyung's mother. She wanted to meet me, at her office.

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At first, I didn't want to go. Why would I? To get insulted? To be made fun of? Or just have her tell me to stay away from her boy and leave him alone? No!

But my roommate forced me into it. She convinced me otherwise and took an extra step to drop me at his mother's office.

I fisted the hem of my shirt the moment I heard her say "come in" and I entered her chamber. It was extremely hygienic, wooden tables and chairs, the wall behind her orange while the other three were a shade of cream.

"Hello" I greeted her, bowing to show my respect.

She smiled, motioning towards the chair, asking me to take a seat after greeting me back.

" I'm extremely sorry for what happened yesterday " she apologized, her eyes softening.

I was beyond confused at this point. Why would she regret it if she didn't even like me in the first place? Instead of responding, I quietly waited for her to continue.

" Would you like to have something? Coffee? Tea? "

" No, thank you" I tried my best to keep my answers short and crisp.

She dialed a number on the telephone beside her before ordering her assistant to bring "lemon juice for two".

"You must be wondering why I asked to meet you after being rude and providing the worst hospitality at my place? " she rose a brow.

She looked so much like his son.. Scratch that.  Her son looked so much like her, it almost felt like I was talking to Tae. But I could only do as much as nod at her words, to show that I was listening.

" It's a little complicated but anyway-" she cleared her throat, "we both know Taehyung is a playboy"  she shrugged.

I frowned, what was she getting at?

"He has brought a few girls home before and as much as I love him, I hate it when he does it. "

I had to swallow the lump in my throat. Was I just another girl he took home, now?

Thankfully, her assistant entered with a tray and two glasses full of fresh cold liquid which I chugged down.

"But he never loved any of them. Those girls were attracted to him, and Tae wants to look cool by bringing girls home, he's an idiot"

The more she spoke, the angrier I got.

" But you-" she paused to look up at me, "You're different. He loves you"  she smiled. Sadly, I couldn't return it.

" He told me about the incident at the mall " she chuckled, " as much as I wanted to punch him, I was happy for him too".

I took a deep breath to maintain my composure. I wanted to leave.  Why did I even come?

"He has dated a lot of girls before and broken up for no reason. Sometimes, all he'd tell the girl is that 'he is bored of her'. " she shook her head, " I'm not proud of his activities of course, as a mother, I want him to change "

Great! Now she'd tell me to never bother her son again. I prepared myself.

" But surprisingly he has " she smiled again, " He doesn't like hanging out with random girls anymore. You are all he talks about.. But-"

"but? " I raised a brow.

" he needs to regret everything he's done. Being a bad boy is not cool Chae. I don't want him to leave you like he's left girls before "

That's when something changed;everything changed. The way I saw the woman sitting in the chair before me, changed. My thoughts about this issue at hand- changed.

" He needs to know what it's like to be left and I need to check how important you are to him. I want to make sure " she sipped on her juice, " sorry...that he loves you enough before he starts another relationship ".

" I-" I started but then I realised I had nothing to say.

" I had to hurt him. Putting him in such a situation and watch him get out of it is how I want to make sure that he doesn't mess up. He's my son, and I know he loves you. "

I smiled at that, but she continued, " but I've known you as a child too" she placed her hands on the large table between us,  "I'd hate to see you hurt".

" I'm not " I lied.

" Ah, I know you are. You probably hate me but it's okay" she laughed and I could only shake my head 'no'.

" Ignore him for a few days. He needs to know pain before he experiences true love and happiness " she had a point. I felt like an idiot for disrespecting her and hating her without fully confirming her intentions.
" The moment he comes up to me and tells me how much you really mean to him.. I'll send him over to your place" she winked, making me blush.

What the hell?

"I'm sorry, I just didn't know- I thought you didn't want us together and that you hated me"

"That's what I wanted you to think. But now you know " she stood up and made her way over, around the table.

" I'd never hate you honey, you're as important to me as Taehyung is. You've always been, since birth" she stretched her arms out and I quickly stood up to reciprocate.

"You've gotten taller since the last time I pulled you into a hug "

" I was like.. five back then" I laughed.

" Brownies? " she pulled away to raise a brow, after casually mentioning what I always loved eating at her place.

I giggled, " you remember ".

" Of course! I need to meet your mom though, it's been ages since I last spoke to her "

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A knock on my door had me shooting up from the couch. I was thankful my roomie stayed over at Hoseok's place to have a  'movie night'.

I opened the door and he was there. Grey sweats, black pull over and a red colored cap which held is hair away from his forehead.

He pushed his way in and I could only step away not knowing what else to do.

"Hey~"

His face had become rigid, jaw clamped tight, teeth grinding. I had no idea how to calm him down. What should I even say?

"Chaemin-ah... " he started and I bit my lip. Just kiss me already!

"Let's break up"

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