I am brought back to reality when I hear a knock on the door. I realize that I am in my office and need to focus on my work. I clear my throat and say, "Come in." The door opens, and Jimin walks in. I glance at him and try to focus back on my laptop, attempting to clear my head and concentrate on my work.

"What's wrong?" Jimin asks as he settles on the couch in my office.

"Nothing," I reply casually, continuing to type.

Jimin furrows his brows and studies my face. "Something is definitely wrong. You went on a date yesterday after 10 years and didn't even call me to give me the details and how you felt about it. You're ignoring me... Did you enjoy the date?"

I sigh and push the laptop away, getting up from my chair. I sit on the couch beside him and tell him everything from the start. I explained how nervous I was about the date, how Bogum was a perfect gentleman, yet I was thinking of HIM the whole time. I told him about yesterday's encounter, the song, today's encounter, and how he fixed my car. I describe how he looked, everything.

Jimin sighs and massages his temple. he then looks at me and asks, "So... what are you going to do now?" 

I shrug my shoulders and look up trying to stop my tears. Jimin pulls me to him and hugs me. this is my breaking point. I completely break down. I sob in Jimin's arms for the next hour.

" w-why did h-he have to c-come now? wh-when I w-was finally moving on? why!!!"

Jimin comforts me and helps me calm down. I get up and wipe my tears. Taking a deep breath, I straighten my tie.

" whatever. I don't have time for this bullshit. I am a very busy person." I convinced myself and call my assistant. a few minutes later, Hoseok walks in. I ask him to gather the documents needed for the deal sign meeting we were going to. 

hoseok is my assistant, my driver and a close friend of mine. He nods and we both leave the office in my Mercedes Benz with him driving. we reach the building and I walk with confidence. I am not Taehyung here. I am 'The Kim Taehyung' the most dangerous CEO this world has known. I am not the emotional taehyung here. I am a ruthless and strict CEO who is successful and has the whole world in his hands. 

we reach the conference room and I sit down. all the other members are already seated. hoseok takes a seat next to me.

" you are late, Mr Kim," one of the members remarked.

I smirk at him while Hoseok replies, " Kim Taehyung is never late. the others are simply early."

a few chuckles are heard in the room. everybody agrees with this statement because I am the most powerful man in this room. they have to abide by my time and rules. And my Ego. 

we start the meeting and discuss the deal. After negotiating all terms and conditions, all the members in the room sign the deal and I stand up. As I stand up, all others do and bow to me. I give them a small nod and leave with hoseok behind me.

as I reach the car, I sigh and loosen my tie. today has been a long day. hoseok sits in the car but doesn't start it. he looks at me with concern and asks, "Tae, are you okay?"

I shake my head and reply, "It's been a long day, hyung. I am mentally exhausted."

Hoseok gets down from the driver's seat and slides into the back seat with me. I put my head on his shoulder and sigh. he caresses my head and we stay like that for some time. his hand on my head gives me a strange peace. hoseok is very close to me. he is like the brother I never had.

After he is sure I have calmed down, he puts my head on the seat and gets down from the seat. He sits back in the driver's seat and starts driving. I suddenly said to him, " I don't want to go home. Let's go somewhere else."

Hoseok looks at me, " your spot?"

I nod at him and he drives us there. It takes a little while to get there since it's not exactly in the city. Hoseok stops the car and I get down. We are on a mountain. This is a very high-altitude place and usually, no one comes here. We are at the edge of the mountain from where you can see the whole valley.

I sit down on one of the rocks looking at the valley. It's a very quiet place with only the moon as my Companion. I open the trunk of my car and take out a bag. I then smile at hoseok and wave bye to him. He sighs and drives away.

I sit down again looking at the moon. This place is my solace. It's almost like the place I previously found solace in.... almost like the place he used to take me.

I take out a bottle of wine from the bag and open it also taking out the strawberries box. Now it's just me, under the moon... with strawberries and cigarettes. Cause after all this time, they'll still taste like him.

I pick up a strawberry and put it in my mouth, savouring the taste... remembering all the times we spent together.

flashback

Waking up the next morning, I felt this weird itch to meet Jungkook again. It was like this magnetic pull making me want to hang out with him more—maybe chat, know him better, that sort of thing. So, I shook off the sleep, got ready, and started my stroll to school.

On the way, Jimin joined in, and our usual banter about weekend shenanigans made the walk more lively. When we hit school grounds, we split into our classes. I settled into my seat, notebook out, ready to absorb some knowledge. Or at least, that was the plan.

But my brain seemed to have other ideas. Instead of diligently jotting down notes, I found myself scribbling Jungkook's name in the margins. His vibe from yesterday lingered, leaving me strangely curious. It was as if I couldn't shake off this urge to figure him out a bit more.

Back to present

I was lost in the sweet moments I had spent with Jungkook and how our relationship was a solace, an escape from reality. but this was all in the past. the present is that I am sitting here alone, on the top of a cliff... alone with my strawberries and cigarettes. I sigh and look at the view in front of me. I can see the whole of Seoul from here. It is so beautiful. and yet, the only thing I can think of is... Jungkook.

I snap back to reality with the constant ringing of my phone. I look at the screen to see Jimin calling me. I pick up the phone sighing and mutter, " I'm at the cliff"