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right now❞

Kim Taehyung's POV|

"Uncle, Kim Taehyun,” heard a Sofia's voice that was still sweet like a 4 years old's.

Turning with a smile plastered on my lips. But to my surprise a young girl standing there looking right through me. When did she turned into a young and beautiful girl?

Her features they are just like her mother's with a shade of dark brown hair, brown eyes everything is just like Sara, her mother.

The last time I saw her she was a little girl and now its looks like I am meeting a total different person, when did she grew up so fast, I thought I was bringing a child with me home but one thing I didn't know she is not a child. She is a young girl. A woman

When I was 4 years old my mother married another man when my birth father died, and that was Sofia's father's uncle (his father's brother) but wait a minute.

'Why the hell am I saying this also it doesn't matter. I am her uncle, not real but she don't have anyone except for me so I need to hold on my horses', my subconscious reminded me.

"Well, it seems to me you don't look as little I thought you'd be,” unexpected words slipped out of my mouth, why the hell did I just say that?

"Well I just turned seventeen",I heard her say, well as matter of factly at this point she was quite like her father, who knew how to handle such situation, which is good though.

"We should get going we have a long way to go,” said before walking towards her and picking up her luggage I kept it in the car.

"Thanks,” she says at which I nodded.

Walking to where the driving seat was. Hastily unlocking the door I got in, she was already in the car. I was about to start the car when I noticed her seat belt was not on.

"Put..it on your seat belt."

I told her, she looked surprised which told me that she wan not aware.

I kept driving quietly, but something was wrong. She was restless, she kept moving looking out the window, I caught her taking glances at me.

I halted the car to a sudden stop making the woman beside me to glance at my way.

"What's the matter why are you so restless, Sofia?”

My voice reached her ears. Fidgeting her fingers together like a simple act of nervousness. She looked at me anxiously and bit her bottom lip and how much I wanted her to stop doing it.

Stop staring at her lips!

"I am ...afraid to travel in a car after mom and dad—,” he said scarcely meeting my gaze.

I offered her my hand,"Hold my hand you won't feel restless again."

I told her, she looked at my hand then back at me. First she hesitated but then she kept her hand in mine. I held our hands close, her hands were cold. My warmth filling her.

Sofia give me a slight smile of assurance, which I returned back with a smile of my own. I intertwined our fingers and resting our hands on the coffee cup holder and roared the engine to life.

During the whole ride back–home I kept taking glances at her, to make sure she was okay, she was fine though she didn't even move her. With my mind was more focused on the road.

"Am I going to join highschool?,” she asked breaking the silence, killing the awkwardness.

"Yes, you will I am sure you will settle in quickly,” I replied keeping my eyes on the road.

"Hope so."

"Listen... I am not even married and I don't have any child or I don't know this whole guardian thing but let me tell you one thing I have set some rules which you'll have to follow."

My voice stern with my eyes focused but from the corner of my eyes I noticed the look of unease over her features.

"I will try to follow,” he says after sometime with a firm expression.

"So rule number one is that you will be home before 10 pm,” I told her.

"Okay, that's fine by me",she says.

"Rule number two you will do your laundry by yourself.”

"I always did my laundry myself,” she replies.

"Then its good for you, rule number three no drinking, no smoking and no drugs,”  told with a stern look.

"I don't do any of these,” she says with a profound look.

"Rule number four no school troubles, I don't want to be called at your school for your behavior,” I warned her. She just nodded her head but yet she did roll her eyes, like I wasn't there.

"And the last rule no boyfriend, until you turn 18."

And believe me I don't know where that was coming from but nowadays everyone have relationship at a young age I don't know why did I say that?

Why do I keep talking nonsense?

"I don't want to be in any sort of relationship,"she paused then looked out of the window then slowly whispered,"Definitely not right now,"she said the last part so low that I couldn't ever have understood it.

"Okay what ever you please,”  mumbled running my tongue over my dried lips I continued to drive before taking left turn to where the house was.

"Take out the luggage and bring it to her room, ask Nani she will tell you her room,” I told the security guard, I have two security guards and one maid Nani, she is a good lady her son is a crippled she works, so she could earn money for his operation.

"I will tell Nani to show you to your room, I have to get ready for work.”

I told her before going inside she followed me, I heard some noise from the kitchen I know Nani must be making lunch.

"Nani this is Sofia who I told you about and the rest I think I don't need to tell you what to do,” I said to the maid.

"Oh ,I thought you were bringing a child home. I must say she is a fine young lady,” says Nani, I wanted to tell her I thought the same. I guess she is really a fine lady.

"Thank you Nani,” eplies Sofia with a smile, giving her a one last glance before I go upstairs to my room.

After a quick shower, I didn't sleep a blink but I know coffee could manage that and today is a big day, today will be the launch of our brand new design for the summer clothing collection, people are crazy for that.

I was drying my wet hair when, I heard my phone ringing, I got out of the bathroom and walked over to the night stand where my phone was kept, I picked it up and saw Jin calling .I answered the call.

"Hello, Uncle Taehyung,” he says from the other side note the sarcasm though.

"Yes, mom please what do you want don't worry I am wearing the new scarf you brought for me,” I replied back to him.

"Its not funny, Taehyung you know I bought it for this special event"-Jin

"I know that just that I like teasing you.”

"Well, so how is your little girl is she cute? I wanna meet her, you know I like kids so much.”

I nearly choked when he said
'your little girl '

"If you like kids so much then why don't you marry,” I tell him irritatedly seriously I am tired of everyone telling that I mistook her for a little girl.

"I don't wanna marry now, its still a long way to go but I wanna meet Sufi.”

"Her name is Sofia not Sufi, but there is a misunderstanding she is not a little girl, she is seventeen.”

"Woah man, shut up are you kidding mean you really mistook her for a child"- Jin

"Yeah, I know.”

"So what now are you going to still keep her?”

"What do you mean? I still have to keep her, this doesn't change anything."

"But you sure about that, dude you are just 26 and you know things could happen between the two of you,"-Jin

Shut up Jin

"You are mad and you better stop reading those kinky fan fictions, its making you dirty minded."

"Hey it was not me Namjoon reads them.”

"What ever I am hanging up."

"You better make me meet her."

"Bye, see you at launch event,” I said before hanging up.

Seriously how am I going to act as her uncle?

With Jin's words still fresh in my head. I continued to get dressed.

TO BE CONTINUED

( Taehyung's look for the event )

EDITED
16.JULLY.2018

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Shafaq-Shapel♥