❝ When you're looking at those strangers, hope to God you
see my face ❞

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S O F I A

THE WEEK HAS NOT yet ended and already I feel as if I have been here for all eternity. Between school walls, time flows like cement, nothing has changed we were still the same, he was still with her and I was still alone. This Wednesday, it was a public holiday and I found myself in the kitchen beating eggs, rolling my eyes sighed with mock irritation.This morning when I woke up to find Jimin and Mia here so as Mia made lunch it's my turn to make desert and here I am trying to bake what some how was supposed to be a lemon pie, lemon that's Jimin's favourite.

Not did I wanted to but he forced me to do so.

He promised me that he would help me well now, he is there playing on Xbox with Taehyung and Mia. I was surprised when Mia said that she wants to play too.

Shrugging my shoulders in a nonchalant manner, I made my way towards the oven bending down holding onto the disaster I baked making a face of disgust, I dropped it on the counter.

The smell of burned lemon pie hit my nostril causing my face to cringe,
I rubbed my hands against my apron.

I mentally encouraged myself and decided to trow the burned pie in the dust bin but as soon as my bare hands made in contact with the heated platter, I jumped as a jolt of burning sensation throbbed against my flesh, the pie fell on the floor making a loud noise as my eyes flickered with surprise.

Shit why did I even took off the gloves

“What happened? asked a worried looking Taehyung rushing into the kitchen followed by Jimin and Mia.

“I ....I”before I could even finish my sentence Taehyung holds my hand in his large one, his warmth I closed my eyes as unknowingly a year ran down my eye

Stop Taehyung

“This looks bad,” he murmured, his voice hoarse, and low—he's gazing at me concentrating hard, my heart slammed against my chest, my heart beat raced as heat rose to my cheeks.

“Here”,says Mia handing Taehyung the ice bag.

“What were you even doing in the kitchen in the first place”,he mutters while putting the icy substance against my burned skin, I winced as the burn subsided very slowly, through the pain dying but the burn still evident.

“I was trying to...bake,”I breathed out taking my bottom lip between my teeth from the pain, the mere causes him to look up his eyes staring at my mouth, his eyes darken his gaze longer upon my face before very steadily he starts drawing, warm feathery circles against my flesh.

The way his lustful eyes flare into mine ,like I was his prey and he was the predator ,made my stomach feel an unknown sensation ,the way I never felt before, and I it only then it was fear, the fear of getting discovered. My eyes snapped and I pulled my hand out of his hold, straightening up he stood up.

I shallow hard nervously, his moves his gaze,  his deep eyes searched deeper into my soul with an emotion I dare not say, before he walked away leaving me there like that.

What just happened?

“What's gotten onto him now?”asks Mia in a confusing posture.

“I don't know ”,I mumble, moving a little unsteadily.

“I'll go see what's wrong,” Mia informs  before leaving me and Jimin alone to ourselves.

I glance up nervously to find Jimin  staring at me with dark eyes which made me somehow feel intimidated, I move nervously sucking in the air.

“We need to put ointment on that,”he utters point at my burn, acknowledging a simple nod he walks out of the kitchen leaving only to return back with the medicine in his hand. He looked impatient, his breathing heavy, his actions rushed, like he was in some kind of a hurry.

Now what's wrong with him?

He approaches me and takes my hand in his all the while he didn't dare to meet my eyes as he applies the ointment steadily, it seems to me that he was avoiding any eye contact with me but why?

Did I do anything wrong but I don't remember anything like that.

“Jimin?"my voice came out sounding a little too bright, I was trying to get his attention and it worked he glances up at me ,and I see a glint flashing through his eyes before he averts his gaze, staring down at our linked hands.

“Is something bothering you?"I ask looking down at him. Upon hearing my question his eyes flared brighter and I could see his pupils expanding.

His expression changes he moves his shoulder in a tensed manner.

“There isn't anything”,he murmurs, as I move my hand from his hold, I was aware that he was lying there is definitely something bothering him.

“You don't have to lie to, if you don't want tell me then that's fine by me.”

I hear him groan in frustration, there is definitely something.

“Sofia”he calls out my name, and I turn around to find him standing helplessly looking impatient.

“Taehyung cares about you a lot,”he says but the way he said it made it sound like a question to me.

“I don't know what you are saying, Jimin”I spoke with confusion, his brows furrowed, as his stare transform into a glare.

“You know, after moving here Taehyung never showed any sort of affection towards anyone not even Mia,”he says his voice dead low.

He says affection.

My heart sink in sorrow as I recalled the bitter words I said to Taehyung when when we split up. All our past memories rushes through my mind before I swallow the hard lump forming in my throat and look upwards at Jimin.

“It's not affection—he is just being responsible,”I reply hoping that he would buy it.

“May be”he echoed, tilting his head to the side his lips quirk up into a ghostly smile as I sigh in relief.

•••

Sitting under the illuminating light of the night, I breathed in the cold breeze crawled through my skin making me shiver and pull the coat closer to my hold covering my stone cold arms.

“Mind if I join”,says a voice making me turn my head backwards .

As I turn only to find a happy  looking Mia standing clad in warm clothes with a tray of two mugs in her hands,I smiled seeing her.

“Sure”I mumbled.

“I made hot chocolate for you,”she says stepping forward and placing the tray on the small table near.

Taking a seat beside me she stared at the starless sky she was beautiful both internally and externally.

Bringing the mug closer to my lips ,I sip in the hot beverage it feels good in this cold weather

An eerie of silence fell around around clashing against our thoughts making my mind  to consume with heart breaking thoughts.

“I never told Taehyung of how much I love him",she speaks up breaking the silence.

“Mia you should tell him,” I whispered softly leaning against the wooden chair.

I hear her chuckle,“You don't know what is to love someone who don't even wants to spend time with you,”she says, somehow making me  feel guilty, it's all because of me.

“Thanks to Jimin he agreed to come over this weekend at least I have reason to come here,”Mia reflected out her voice echoing.

“You don't need a reason to come here, Mia you are after all his fiance.”

I speak up holding her hands in mine. Her eyes lighten up a little before she look away dropping her head down.

She shook her head and pulled her hands back, and to my horror I witnessed a year run down her eye,“Things are sweeter when they are lost. I know because once  I wanted something—I got it and it was the only thing I wanted badly, Sofia.”

“I wanted him, I got him now and I just want him to be happy— the dreams I had with him have turned to dust, I have no one to blame but myself.”

She said no one to blame I wish I could tell her—that it was me I am the wall between, I'm the cause of the drift, I'm that unwelcoming storm.

TO BE CONTINUED

BANNER: king_Namjoon

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Author's Note:

I hope you all enjoyed reading this update ^^

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Love,
Shafaq-Shapel ♥

EDITED
14TH. JUNE.2019