save me

¡16!

she couldn't get enough of him.

it had been a couple of weeks since that trip to the amusement park and things could not have been better for irene. the moment taehyung had placed his lips on hers, she had felt a sense of being free, as if for the past year, she had been confined into her own mind and lost the feeling of freedom. but with taehyung, the feeling returned. she couldn't remember the last time she had felt so happy.

the nightmares still came, but rarely, and when they did, it only took a couple of minutes before irene was safely in taehyung's arms, his soothing voice calming her down. she needed him.

"hey, bae?"

irene glanced over at the boy that was driving, one hand on the wheel and one hand intertwined with hers. she hummed in reply.

"what do you want to eat?" he asked, his mellow voice music to her ears.

"how about that diner you took me to once? i really liked it there," she replied, reminiscing the last time they went there. granted, she had a nasty encounter with that jealous waitress, but she liked it regardless. she just prayed that the minhee girl, or whatever her name was, wasn't there.

"of course," he smiled, showing off his rectangular mouth. "i'm glad you liked it there."

it wasn't long before they arrived at the quaint place. irene smiled at the building, enjoying the last time she was there, minus the minhee part. they quickly exited the car and entered the small diner, taehyung intertwining their hands as they walked together.

they were greeted by friendly workers and were seated quickly. irene glanced around and didn't seem to see minhee anywhere, making her rest in her seat. their waiter quickly arrived and they ordered their meals. taehyung order chicken tenders and a milkshake while irene ordered a cheeseburger with a soda.

irene glanced around the small restaurant, smiling at the cute place. tucked into the corner of the place was an elderly couple, basking in each other's company. next to the window was a small family, a young couple with two small children, who were arguing their ears off. she smiled as she looked at the small family, wondering if she'll ever get to a point in her life like that. she glanced over at taehyung to find that he was already staring at her, which shocked her a little.

he gave her a lopsided grin. "what are you thinking 'bout, bae?"

"oh, just minor things," she shook her head, glancing at the small family. she knew this seemed too early, but maybe in the future, she wouldn't mind starting a family with the man sitting in front of her.

"do you have any siblings, tae?" she asked, her eyes still on the pair of small children.

he grinned, "i have two. a younger brother and sister. how about you?"

"i had a younger sister," irene replied, looking back towards her date.

"had?"

irene swallowed the lump her throat. "two years ago, my family got into a car accident. my mom and sister didn't make it."

taehyung's jaw slacked. it seemed like nothing went right in irene's life. he reached over and took her hand gently, slowly rubbing his thumb over the back of her hand.

"you're so strong, irene. i don't know how you do it, but you're amazing."

she glanced up at him with a smile and gripped his hand tighter.

"thanks for always listening to me. i guess my loss was the cause for me to turn into being reckless. hah, look where that got me," she shook her head.

"irene, i will stop at nothing to make you happy. you've dealt with enough pain to last a lifetime. you don't need to go through anymore."

"you're too good to me."

"i'm not good enough."

she looked him in the eye.

"you know that's not true," she said, her voice barely a whisper.

he shook his head a smiled. "if you're not happy, then it's not good enough."

"what did i do to deserve such an angel?" she smiled, tears filling her eyes.

they stayed like that for a few minutes before the waiter came back with their orders. the pair delightfully started to consume their food, with their occasional small talk here and then.

the couple quickly finished their meal, hungriness taking over them.

"you know i'll never let anything hurt you, bae."

"you can't possibly stop every bad thing out there."

"maybe not, but i'll do my damn best to try."

irene smiled. she had never felt so happy in her life. she had no idea what she did to deserve a boy who cared for her so much, willing to go to the ends of the earth just for her. a boy who was willing to pick up every single broken piece, even if they smashed to the smallest piece of dust. he was hers and she was his. she believed that he would never let anything hurt her.

"i'll be right back, okay? i'm going to go to the bathroom and then i'll pay for our meal and the register," he said, starting to slide out of his seat.

"i can pay-"

"no, my treat. i insist."

"it's always your treat! you have to let me pay sometime," she pouted.

"how about we get ice cream after this? you can pay for that," he suggested.

she thought for a moment and nodded. "fine."

he grinned. "be right back."

after he disappeared from her line of sight, she turned to her phone to keep her occupied while he was gone.

she clicked on her instagram app and starts swiping through her feed, liking a beauty post here, liking a food post there.

she kept scrolling until she got to a post that made her hands start to tremble and her anxiety to peak.

"no..."

she felt a presence sit down across from her and she looked up to tell targeting what she saw, but she almost screamed instead.

"miss me?"

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so i kinda didn't realized i had gone over a year without updating and IM SO ABSOLUTELY SORRY MY POOR LOVES EVERYONE PROBABLY HATES ME.

it's ok i'm here now, except idk when i'll be back again, but i promise it will not take a full year to get me back on this story I PROMISE.

sorry for the terrible cliffhanger, i hope you can forgive me <33

thank you always for your constant support, i don't know what i'd do with you guys.

have a good day/night <3