April 1, 20XX
Wednesday
I am such a coward.
Every morning and afternoon so far, I have taken a different train.
I have been caught.
Did he know I was staring at him this whole time?!
I am so embarrassed.
LISA: Don't be late! It's my belated birthday dinner!
I bite my lip. I had no other choice but to take my usual bus home.
I mean what are the odds of seeing him again? Plus, he probably forgot about me and got a new girlfriend or something.
As soon as the train landed in the platform, I rush out and don't even dare to look across the platform.
I feel myself relax as I step onto the bus.
It's crowded, but I find a spot standing up and hold onto the grip handles.
I get bumped into so suddenly, I nearly fall into the person seated in front of me.
I turn to look and realize that it's him.
Train boy, Taehyung, him.
He's holding onto the bar since he's tall enough to, but right behind me.
As I look up at him, he stares back from behind his curly fringe.
I twitch my head away and gulp.
Wait, what about his ex-girlfriend?
I slowly peak to see if she is anywhere on the bus.
She is.
She's all the way in the back and she is fuming.
There is no winning.
I keep my eyes forward.
The whole bus ride, I could feel his gaze on me, but we never spoke.
It was time for my stop.
I struggle to pull the pull-string to notify the driver it's my stop.
He easily pulls it for me.
"T-thank you." I softly speak, trying hard to find my voice.
He nods as I slip past him.
I turn one last time to look at him before getting off.
He holds up the peace sign by his eye.
The peace sign: the sign that changed everything.