Our Summer

Chapter 12

Seori stares at the box like it has long fangs growing out on every cormer, thinking so hard about every possibility while mentally debating with herself on the impossibilities as well. It was Taehyung who told her about the box. That makes him the person who actually got her everything in the box.

But, she had never told anyone else about the coffee except Jungkook.

She never told anyone about getting an electric kettle to make her coffees at home either.

"What the hell is going on?", she grunts to herself, pacing about the space. "Screw this shit"

She runs to her room, snatches her phone from the nightstand and taps on a name from her contact list and presses her phone to her ear. She bites her lips as she waits for the person to answer her call, heart thumping so loud it feels like she is about to burst.

"Hello?"

"Kim Taehyung", she half-shouts into the phone. "What are all these?"

Seori can hear his surprise gasp through the phone. She waits, patiently, breathing slowly and heavily as she stares at her wall.

"H-How did you get my number?"

"I have all the important contact numbers here in case I get abducted by aliens and I need someone to look after my students", she speaks hastily . "But that's not the point. What are all these things? What is the box for?"

Seori can hear him moving about in his house, like he is thinking hard for an answer.

"Not from me. Jungkook sent that"

"Jungkook?"

"And Jimin", Taehyung answers with a strained voice. "Both of them. I did not get them from you so don't assume anything"

"I did not assume it was from you"

Taehyung is quiet again for a while and Seori wonders if the call got disconnected.

"Good then"

Seori is the one to go completely silent now, suddenly all the whirlpool of confusion and thoughts disappear and her head is blank now. She cannot remember why she called him. It was an impulsive move caused by the sudden waves of emotions hitting her. She was confused, still confused but at the same time, beyond overwhelmed.

She has been staring into the darkness for a whole minute, contemplating on what else to say but to her surprise, he has yet to hang up on her either. He says nothing, but she can still hear his almost inaudible breathing through the phone.

"Well then, tell them I say thank you"

He does not respond. Seori frowns at his complete silence and she dislikes the weird feeling roaming around her heart right now.

"Have a good-"

"Park Seori", he suddenly cuts her off, making her entire body jerk in surprise. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest at the sound of his deep voice calling her name through the phone. It sounds different and it feels different.

She has heard his voice multiple times but hearing the same voice on the phone does not feel the same, at all. It felt like he was so close to her ear. Too close.

"What?", she musters an answer.

Again, a long beat of silence.

"Nevermind"