ENVY// AMBW

10.

"Come with me," Namjoon said. He took me outside into the chilly streets. "Where are we going?" I sniffled. He ignored my question and led me further away from the restaurant.

Where are we going...?

Where are we going...?

I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!

I began to get more and more frantic. I jerked my hand away,"No! Stop!" I quickly backed away from him in fear. Where was he leading me? Namjoon turned around confused. "What's the problem?" I looked at him in mere disgust.

"What do you mean 'What's the problem'? I don't even know you and I'm walking with you in the middle of the night!" I shot at him. He looked even more confused but this time, I could have sworn, I saw a glimpse of pain in his eyes. "Why'd you take my hand then, if you didn't want to come?"

Why did I come? "I...I--where are you taking me?" I stuttered.

He's different. I told you to stay away from him.

"I was going to show you this place I go to when I have a lot going on. You don't trust me?" I stood there as cold whispers drifted up my skin. I shivered as a result. "Hurry and take me there." I said stubbornly, crossing my arm. Why am I doing this?

I want to get to know him.

Is he even worth it though? Go back inside.

He stood there looking at me astounded. "Well...? Go on. Take me there." I motioned. Yet there he stood, frozen underneath the street lights. After a long and disturbingly silent two minutes, Namjoon turned around and began to take me in the direction of this place.

Neither of us uttered a sound. I could feel his irritation radiating off of his tall figure. He was a few inches taller than me yet his presence was overpowering. Nobody knows about him.

Namjoon stopped at a bench and sat down suddenly. I frowned,"Hey, what are you doing? You're supposed to take me to this place! Why'd you stop?" He kept looking ahead stiffly,"This is the place."

I looked around the area. Beautiful lights twinkled and reflected off of a quiet man-made lake. The trees rustled as the wind blew creating ripples in the water. It was a simple yet magnificent place. I sat on the bench beside him tightening my grip on the jacket I was wearing. 

"What you said in there...did you mean it?" I turned and looked at him. "What do you mean?" I watched as the smoke like warm air exited his mouth as he spoke," Your poem, I mean. It was very moving. Did you mean what you said up there?"

I shrugged in response. "Why'd you ask?" He mimicked my movements," I've never ran into a person like you--I don't know you..., but something...something inside tells me that you'd understand." Understand what?

We both turned to look at each other's faces. Namjoon's face was filled with sorrow and concern, mine with confusion. He's different, Nala. Different.

"Nala?" "Yes?" "No matter what anyone says, do you promise to not let it get to you?" I looked back at the lake, guilty. "I can't. It's too personal." I'm so pathetic. I can't even get the voices out of my head. 'You're too dark,' 'you look like a gorilla,' 'no guy would ever go for a girl as dark as you.' If only I was lighter, would life be easier?

He sighed. Once again, the conversation got dead silent. I had nothing to say due to the amount of information he was throwing at me. "I need you to hold onto something." He started messing around his jacket pockets until he found what he was looking for: a nicely wrapped box.

He gave it to me. "It's a box," I stated bluntly. "Well, yes. It's a box." He nodded. "What's inside?" I asked trying to unravel the bow before I was stopped by an anxious Namjoon. "You mustn't open it. Whatever you do, do...not...open...it. Nobody can know about this box. Not Luna, not Sarafina. Nobody, understand?"

I nodded. "Ye-yes. I, I understand."

Suddenly I felt a bunch of vibrations coming through one of my pockets. Luna was calling me. I looked at Namjoon expectantly. He nodded signifying our departure from his quiet place. We didn't speak at all on the way back although one question was burning to get out.

What is in this box?

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