Better Now

5 ✧༺♥༻∞ After Dusk Come the Stars

Jennie left Tae's house that was not far from hers.  She thought about her new friends and it made her happy.  Lately, she didn't have the need to escape to her books as much.  Liking Tae filled her thoughts and kept the loneliness away.  This made her realize Yoongi must be very lonely and was looking for a way to have his friends back in his life.  As she thought about the troubled boy, he appeared before her.  

"Hey!"  She called out to him.  Yoongi smiled shyly and waved.

"Hi, Jennie," he said.

"What are you doing here?  Do you live close by?"

"I was just taking a walk until sunset.   Want to join me?"

"Sure, I love watching sunsets.  I have a swing in my backyard that's perfect for it.  Want to come?"  Jennie asks offering him her hand.

He smiles, nods, and takes her hand.  Jennie intertwines her fingers with his.   They walked hand in hand all the way to her house looking up at the beautiful sky.  Jennie is happy she bumped into him by chance.  When they got to the gate, she showed him the way to the backyard swing and patted the seat so he would sit next to her.  Yoongi was loving all the attention.  He was starting to really like Jennie even though he knew she liked Tae. When he would glance at her, he would get this weird feeling in his belly.  It was butterflies.  The feeling of her hand in his made him feel like he would float away if she didn't hold him.

As they both gazed up at the sky Jennie asked. "Did you leave me a flower the other day?"

"Yes," he says looking down at his hands shyly.

"How did you know where I live?"

"I've seen you many times walking home.  You stare at your phone and I marvel how you don't fall."

She laughed. "It's a skill."

"What do you look at?" Yoongi wonders.

"I read books."

"Me too! On the phone?"

"Yes. Don't you?"

"No. I go to the bookstore on Fridays.  I don't need a phone. Besides, I have nobody to call."

"Well, you can always call me."  Jennie didn't know anybody that didn't have a phone but Yoongi was different, almost a hermit you might say. "Why haven't I seen you in school?"

"I take classes online."

"Oh, that's cool.  I would have preferred that too.  Classes are so long and boring but now that I have Tae, school is not as bad, I guess."

Yoongi stares at her as she gazes up at the sky.  She turns to look at him and finds the twinkling stars in his eyes.  The look of wonder in his eyes catches her off guard.  She stares at his beautiful orbs as he slowly comes closer till their lips meet in a sweet kiss as the sun says goodbye to this day.

She gently pushes him away.  "I'm sorry, Yoongi.  I got caught up in the moment.  I shouldn't have kissed you," she says softly.

"It's okay.  I know you wouldn't like a guy like me."

"That's not it. You are perfectly wonderful.  It's just I like Tae and he likes me."

"Right.  I know. Let's just forget it happened.  Okay?"

"Sure, I really want us to be good friends."

"Me too," he answered with a sweet smile on his face.  

They sit there enjoying the peace and silence and each other.

Her phone rang.  "Shoot, I forgot to call Tae."

"Hello."

"You forgot me," Tae says.

"No, baby it's just I saw Yoongi and we wanted to catch the sunset before it went down.  I was just going to call you."

"Oh, cool!  You're with Yoongi.  Let me talk to him."  Jennie handed the phone to Yoongi.

"It's me, Yoongi."

Tae giggles, "I know. How are you?"

"Fine."

"Good. I've missed you so much.  I wish you could come to hang out with us.  Will you come to the hideout tomorrow and we can play some board games?"

"Okay, thanks."

"Great! Bye, see you soon," Tae says.

"Bye."