He smiled even widely. The boxy grin was bringing cheerful jingles for her sour heart. The two coloured eyes glowed brightly as he smiles. The boy Kim Taehyung kept reminding her of her dead son. Without knowing Ari's hand went cupping one of the boys cheek. Suddenly he flinched from her act. His smile dropped as long orbs stared at her in a weird way.Ari took her hand away as she saw his sudden mood swing.

Maybe she freaked out the little boy?

Ari stood up from her place settling down her tangled brain. Isn't he good enough? He could fill her heart with happiness. Little Taehyung could take the place of Taehyun. He will be able to bring the joy she was missing for years. Ari can feel it. Time to remove the painful thrones from her life.

Ari turned and smiled at Jisoo with a satisfied smile. As she walk pass the other girls and boys she heard their low whispers but she wasn't able to catch what they were talking about. She shrugged off her thoughts about that and stepped near her freind and the other lady. Jisoo glanced at her twisting her lips to a smile.

"So?"she asked her freind.Ari again glanced at the boy who was watching her from distance.

"That boy over there,How old is he?" As she asks Bora's smile dropped. She was wearing a worried face.

"You mean Kim Taehyung?" Ari nodded at a response. The round faced lady looked at her within a concern.

"Can we talk for a moment?" She whispered them pulling from Ari's sleeve walking outside the big whole. Both Ari and Jisoo followed her exchanging dumbfounded glances with eachother.

"Is there any problem Bora?" Jisoo asked her as soon as they get away from the children. The lady heaved a sigh before talking,

"I don't think Taehyung is a good choice Miss Ari" she looked with concerned eyes. Both worried and nervous.

"What do you mean 'He is not a good choice'?" Ari knitted her eyebrows together getting slightly irritated by her words.

How is he not a good choice?

He has everything and Ari is hundred percent sure that she made the right decision. She clenched her jaws together wobbling her cheeks. Jisoo was lost in two worlds. Why it's always her?

"Bora explain please. What's wrong with him? I don't see any difference on him" Ari was exceeding her limits of patience. Jisoo held her hand trying to calm her down. She was nervous as hell.

"I'll tell you the truth"she heaved a sigh and took a deep breath like she was trying to calm down her self.

"He's not very mentally stable you see. Taehyung seems like he had faced something tragic before he was handed over here. He has mood swings" Bora said pursuing her lips together forming them to a thin line.

Ari thought about it. Her mind was thinking it in a different way.He's just like her isn't he? She also faced something terrible and suffered for a long time. Maybe he too need this. He too need someone to comfort just like her. This looks right from every angle. It was a long silence between them. 

"I will take Taehyung with me"

Ari's words are strict and firm. Other two looked at her helplessly. Jisoo knew she won't change her mind. She is always stubborn. But Jisoo couldn't complain about it. Ari was so fed up with her own life.

"I don't care if he has mood swings.That boy needs someone to take care of him.And I need someone in my pathetic life. From what I see we both have the same issues.I'll have Taehyung for me and he'll have me to take care of him" Ari talked fast not even taking a pause to take a breath.

The pain,the sorrow and the angst was all trapped on her words. Because of all the thing happened in her life,the bitter experiences turned Ari in to a person that get angry pretty quickly.She was getting pissed off easily now. Jisoo rubbed her temple and brushed off her hair backwards with her fingers. Bora glanced at her helplessly. Jisoo shook her head into side ways making the other one realise that it was no use trying to change Ari's mind. It was her decision,her life to live.

"Miss Ari,Sign the papers here please.I'll bring the boy here after he's ready" Bora handed the faded yellowish white papers to her while letting out a soft sigh.

Ari reflected a beautiful smile. She gazed at Jisoo who was trying to get rid off from all the troubling thoughts about the whole situation. She did felt little bad seeing her like that. Jisoo is more than a friend to her. She was there for her when no one else was there.

"You are not mad at me are you Jis?"Ari turned and asked her.A smile curved on her lips. She shook her head to side ways denying it.

"No,I'm happy for you.I just you to be happy. I hope this boy will bring you the happiness you want"Jisoo placed her hand on Ari's shoulder.

They both waited till Bora show up with the boy. Ari kept tapping the floor with her heels within an excitement. Not to mention the slight nervousness inside her.From today her life will change. New hopes will arouse. She was excitedly waiting for make some life changes. While she was excited Jisoo was holding into her black leather bag, digging her nails into it. She was thinking. Thinking what'll happen next

With the clicking sounds of the heels Ari lifted her head and swilled towards the corner of the passage. He was walking behind Bora, slightly getting covered to the woman's well built body. The boy had only had two items with him. One was his bag pack and the other was a small box with a handle on it. He was super excited. He jogged gleefully knowing that something is going to happen. Something good.

Ari's eyes caught the small figure who was heading her direction. Her heart fluttered in happiness as she saw how happy little Taehyung was. She knew it. She won't regret her decision. Ari flashed a smile to him earning one from him as well. Jisoo's eyes scanned the boy who was now near them.

"He doesn't look like he have any problems" she mentally told her self, trying to get rid of the slight guilt that was pleeding her from inside. She will be half responsible if something goes wrong. Jisoo knew that well.

"Thank you Miss Ari. I hope you both a happy life" Bora smiled forming pits on her squishy cheeks. She kneeled down and placed her hands on the boy's shoulders.

"Taehyung,from today on you'll live with Miss Song Ari here. She will take care of you. You will be a good boy won't you" she asked cheerfully. He nodded his head up and down fast twinkling his orbs.

"I'm a good boy"

"Right" Bora stood up smacking her lips together. She turned towards the two friends who were about to take their leave and not as they came but taking away someone that lived here for sometime.

After bidding a farewell to Bora three of them headed near the black shaded car of Jisoo's. Taehyung's small fingers wrapped around Ari's. She was getting amount of euphoric vibe as she gets back the long lost feelings of having a child on her life. As they got in the car Ari swilled her head to the back seat. He was sitting there like a statue wearing the cheerful expression on his face. His bag was laying next to him in the seat.She smiled and turned back. But then again she noticed the box in his lap.

"What is that Taehyung-ah?"Ari asked pointing the box.She called from his name for the first time. Taehyung..what a beautiful name..

"It's my water colour box Miss Ari" he answered him without any hesitation. His words were polite and well mannered. Ari was impressed by his behaviour.

"Oh sweetie you don't have to call me Miss. Just call me Ari Ok? Or you can call me eomma. No Miss Ari. It's a prohibited term" she said threatening him in a playful way. The boy nodded in agreement grinning widely.

"Okay Eomma"

Oh god it's been almost three weeks since I last updated 😬 Really sorry that I'm not updating this book like the other one. But I promise from now on I'll try to give frequent updates ok🥺

Thank you for waiting for me. Hope you won't leave me 😅

So you sense something fishy going on? Well idk... Don't ask me *shrug*

So see ya in the next chapter with our Tae Tae

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