ONLY YOU of BTS

Only You: Chapter 35

"Do you perhaps want something to eat?" I ask, hoping that food will make her feel better.

"No, I'm okay. Thanks anyway," she says, smiling at me sweetly.

"I will still buy even if you don't want to. Just in case you'll get hungry."

As I was about to walk towards the store I felt her pull down my sleeve, "O-oh?" I utter as I face her.

"Do you think it's okay for others to see us together? I mean—" she tries to whisper but I quickly interrupt her.

"Hey, don't be a pessimist. It's 6 am in the morning so just a few people are awake at this time of the day and besides we're not that popular yet. So, I doubt that someone will recognize me," I tried to make her feel at ease but she still looks at me like she doubts me. "Okay, I'll wear a face mask just to make you feel assured."

I returned with a paper bag full of food just in time as the train arrives. As soon as we boarded the train, I keep handing her food that I bought earlier and just basically force her to eat it. At first she will make this face like she doesn't want to but after that she continuously stuff her mouth with it. It was the cutest thing ever.

It took us more than three hours of trip when we finally arrived at Chungju. We didn't do anything for the past three hours. We just ate and slept our way on the whole trip. Well, mostly her.

As we head out, we immediately decide which house we'll go first.

"Let's go to our house first. I told my eomma that you'll be visiting her and she's so excited about it. She cooked a lot of dishes too for you to eat," I say with a full smile.

"Oh.. But I just messaged my eomma that I finally arrived at Chungju," she replied.

"Don't worry, we'll just be quick. We'll make it to your house at around lunch time and we'll bring her the food my eomma cooked," I tried to convince her one more time and finally she agreed.

My mom is very fond of her. She likes her cheerfulness, bright personality, sweetness, almost everything about her. That's why every time we went to our house my mom prepares something special.

Even though I know she changed a lot, I feel that she still has all of that inside of her. She just needs a little time and little love.

As we arrived at our house, the first thing my mom did was hug her before Hee Yeon could properly greet her. They both hugged each other like there's no tomorrow. I chuckled as I think about how she hugged her first instead of me.

"What are you laughing at? Come in here," says my mom as she pulled me with her vacant arm and hug us both, warmly.

After that brief reunion she immediately leads us to the kitchen where everything was already prepared. The sweet smell of her dish that I longed for months has finally become a reality. It left me teary as I realized I was home.

As we're sitting at the dining table, my mom happily watch us eat the dish she prepared.

Naengmyeon, the dish which my mom is really great at cooking. It consists of thin, hand-made buckwheat noodles with a tangy broth, raw julienned vegetables and fruit. A perfect dish for winter.