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❝Take me down to your paradise❞

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Sofia's POV|

“Come I'll show you to your room.”

I heard Nani says, I nod and follow her.

This house was actually quite big and beautiful, everything here looked  ravishing and elegant, the paintings and furniture was very professionally chosen. I wonder his taste is so good at this.

Nani stopped at a room, she twisted the nob and the door opened to my new room, I walked inside my luggage was already there. The room was neat and clean but there was this king size bed and large windows with white net curtains there was a wall painting the back of my bed which was very pretty, there were two other doors attached to it, why one should be the bathroom what the other one for?

"Why are there two doors?,” I asked turning to face her.

"Oh, one is the walk-in closet and the other is the bathroom.”

At which she replied her smile genuine as I turned back to explore more.

"Walk in closet, wow I feel like a princess.”

"I should really get going, I have got to prepare lunch for the guests,” said Nani turning back to leave.

"Guests?,”I asked her with surprise.

"Yes, Sir called that Jin and Namjoon are coming for lunch today,” said Nani, as I didn't have any idea who they were so I didn't bother to ask any further.

"Okay, thank you for showing me to my room,” I said with a smile.

"No need, dear if you need anything just ask I am only downstairs,” she said her voice sweet like honey before leaving.

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After taking shower, I went downstairs to see if Nani needs any help I was getting bored of doing nothing.

"Nani, do you need any help I have nothing else to do,” I asked her upon reaching the kitchen.

"No, dear please you don't need to do anything.”

“Have you set the table yet",I ask her.

She looks at me for a moment,“Take this basket,” handing me the basket,“and bring some fresh flowers from the garden,”she says.

“Thank you for giving me work",I told her as my hands held the basket before leaving.

I went to the garden, there were a lot of flowers here especially roses. I picked some flowers. I was enjoying doing this work, I even watered some plants, I wonder who manages this garden because its so nicely well organized, I was  doing my work and didn't notice when three cars coming in up from the front road one by one coming to a halt. There was the Lamborghini, the other was white Tesla and the last one was black BMW.

I picked up the basket that lay on the floor and continued with doing my work again then I noticed a man from black BMW walking towards me, he had tall figure, his hair were black. I looked at him with surprise.

"Hi, I am Jin and you must be Sofia,” he says offering me his hand, which I accepted gladly.

"Yeah, I am," I just replied shyly did uncle Kim Taehyung told his friends about me?

"So, I see this is Sofia,” says another man as tall as Jin walking towards us, uncle was also following behind him.

"He is Namjoon,”vJin introduced me to him, I offered my hand which he accepted gladly.

"Sofia what are you doing in the garden?”

Asked uncle Kim Taehyung standing beside me now and I averted my gaze trying not to stare.

"Oh, I was just picking up some flowers since, I had nothing else to do,”I joked still not meeting his gaze. Jin just held a chuckle as I felt Taehyung look at me with a stern look.

“Did you cut yourself…are you okay picking roses is difficult,” Namjoon says with concern reflecting through his eyes. I look down at my fingers there was blood droplets on my fingers, shit I poked myself and didn't even know.

"oh,these are just little cuts, I'll wash my hands," I said calmly shrugging my shoulders nonchalantly.

"You better be careful with roses, little one they do look pretty but can hurt you too."

Namjoon says giving me nickname of his own. I blushed fiercely looking aback.

"Don't worry about me, I can manage but I'll be careful from next time," I told them honestly.

"Good, but thanks for picking them could I take some of them home?” asks Jin.

"You can take them and Sofia you should treat your wounds," says uncle Kim Taehyung.

I was leaving before, I remembered something ,"uncle Kim Taehyung, lunch is almost ready you can bring your friends the table is served.”I told him and for some reason he was looking at me rather gaping like he have had his finger stuck in between of a door or something.

I don't know why Namjoon and Jin started laughing, uncle looked at them  angrily, Jin cleared his throat and looked up at me.

“Sofia, would you not mind if I tell you something its kinda weird you calling Kim Taehyung your uncle he is just 26.”

Says Jin, I looked at him with a surprise expression and then back at uncle his expression was blank, if I don't call him uncle then what would I call him?

"You can call him V though,” suggested  Namjoon.

"V?”,I ask with surprise.

"Yes,V is his name as designer," says Jin.

"V,” words popped out my mouth surprisingly, V looks at me  intensely.

"Let's go", says V trying to be less awkward not meeting my gaze. My heart beat fasten my chest tightened as he held by my wrist pulling me to walk in front with him.

We all went in, Nani have served the table. I was going upstairs when,

"Sit Sofia, have lunch with us," I heard Jin say.

Honestly, I didn't want to be a part of their conversation, they were nice but I felt like V didn't want me to be with his friends.

I looked at V first then at  Jin who was making  cat face making it hard for me to refuse which was irresistible for me, how could I refuse to such friendly  person .I bit my lips nervously.

"Sure, I'll stay and have lunch with you all,” I said Jin smiles, as I went over and sat with Namjoon, Jin was sitting beside V.

"Today's event was a total success,”says Namjoon.

"Hmm",mumbles V.

"So, Sofia how old are you?,” asks Namjoon, as I finish the food in my mouth and then spoke.

"I just turned seventeen," I answered him.

"When was your birthday?” this time Jin asks, I really admire the fact that they are trying to build a conversation so I don't feel awkward.

"30th November,"  I told him, he looks at V

"Isn't your birthday on the 30th of December?",says Namjoon to Taehyung.

"But he never celebrates it, always busy with work," says Jin with disappointment.

"Work is more important to me than celebrating one year ending of  my life bringing me closer to the day of my death,” says V with a bored look, seriously his friends are so nice what's wrong with him, can't he smile a little.

"You are seriously the most boring person on earth,sometimes I think why am I friends with you?"says Jin and Namjoon laughs at his remark.

“This food is amazing,” says Jin with food in his mouth.

"I'll tell Nani to pack some for you then,”I told him, he smiles at me which I returned with a smile. V glares at Jin, Namjoon was simply wiping the food he dropped on his pants while eating 

Gosh, he so clumsy.

After lunch they bid their good bye and went home, I really loved their company. They are so sweet I miss my friends so much now, I hope will be able to make new friends.

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It was midnight now, I was hungry my stomach was grumbling. I went out of the room, V was still in his room probably sleeping. I walked passed his room and made my way to the kitchen downstairs.

I looked in the fridge to look for any food.  Upon finding bacon and some bread in there so I decided to make myself a sandwich.

I finished making my sandwich, I was about to go sit and eat when V entered the kitchen he looked stressed, it didn't look like like he was sleeping.

"What are you doing her?”

"Making myself something to eat.”

I told him, he looked at the sandwich on the plate.

"If you were hungry you should have told me I would have ordered pizza," he said to me with concern.

"Well I thought you might be sleeping." 

"I was not sleeping, I was in my office working",he informed me hastily, his voice rough and drowsy.

“You look tired do you want me to make a sandwich for you too?”

I asked him, I don't know for how long he had been working.

"No thank you, I'll manage,” he says shrugging his shoulders and walking past me to pour himself a glass of water.

"My cooking is not so bad, it would just take five minutes to make you a sandwich  you go sit I'll make you one,”I argued with him surely he can't refuse that, he just nodded and went over to sit near the slab counter.

As I was making his sandwich he watched me intensely, I could feel him staring, it was making me nervous I was afraid to look up.

“Done.”

I announce once my work was done, I serve the sandwiches in two separate plates and putting  it on the slab in front of him and as I sat on the bar-stool across him.

He took his first bite, I waited for him to say something is it bad?

"So you like cheese",he mumbled to himself taking another bite.

"You don't, is it too much?", I ask him

Don't he like it?

"No, I love cheese and this is the best sandwich I've ever had," he says cheerfully making my heart flutter.

"See, I told you won't regret it.”

I remarked proudly, at which the man grinned, his long lashes casting a shadow underneath his lids making him look at little less intimidating, and in that moment for a very strange reason I felt my heart beating wildly in my chest.

TO BE CONTINUED

EDITED
16TH. JULY. 2018

Love,
Shafaq-Shapel ♥