"D-Detective Kim?"
"What are you doing here alone?"
Battling her eyelashes in disbelief, feeling her heart beating so rapidly it makes her feel like her oxygen supply has been cut rending her breathless. She looks up to him, catching his sharp eyes looking at her straight despite the dim surrounding.
"Miss,why are you here? It's dangerous for you to be here alone". He said it again, sternly but softly.
"I am—"
"Nana!!! Mom! Nana is here!!"
Both of them jumped to the sudden high-pitched voice of a little girl coming not far from of them. Taehyung turned to look at the little girl running towards them, her short wavy hair bouncing as she waves while giggling. He looks at her for a few seconds before turning to look at Nana with a confused pair of eyes.
"Nana! You are here! Let's go!", the kid quickly reached for her hands, pulling her. " I have been waiting for youuuuu!!!"
Nana couldn't even explain herself when the little kid just pulled her all the way to her little house at the corner of the street , leaving Taehyung standing at his spot looking ultimately lost. Nana glanced over her shoulder to check on Taehyung but then the girl was walking too fast, pulling her hands with her making her unable to say anything.
"Haru, walk slowly!", Nana laughs to herself when Haru suddenly tripped but then she quickly regained her balance the moment they arrived at her small house. The wooden gate is ajar when they arrived and there is a woman waiting there, smiling sweetly as she watches both of the girls.
"Nana, you're here". The petite lady greets her with the most beautiful smile, her eyes gleaming with so much clarity. "I am sorry but Haru has been asking me about you the whole day. Told her you will come right after work"
"I am worried you wouldn't come", Haru pouts as she hugs Nana's legs, looking up her with her sparkly doe eyes. "I miss you"
Nana lets out a soft sigh, smiling as she bends her knees, squatting, so that she could level her eyes with the small 5-year-old kid she loves so dearly. Haru is such an adorable little girl, her wavy hair framing her round face, her doe eyes following exactly like her beautiful mother's eyes and most importantly, her angelic smile that reminds her of Haru's late father.
"Haru", she calls her softly, taking her cute little hands into hers. "I have made a promise to visit you every Monday. It's a promise and I will never break that. I love you, do you know that?"
Haru's tiny pout gradually disappears as she jumps onto Nana for a hug, making both Nana and her mom breaks into a very gentle laugh as they look at her. Haru is just so lovable to both of them.
Min Jung, Haru's mother, lifts her head up when she heard footsteps trailing from the street catching her by surprise. She watches the tall guy bows to her politely as he stands a few steps behind Nana , making her herself bows back to him despite feeling confused at his sudden appearance.
"Mom! Nana brought her boyfriend too!"
Wait, Haru, no no no.
"Wait, what?", Nana released the hug and quickly stands up turning around. She lets out a loud gasp realizing that Taehyung is there in front of her, looking at her, dumbfounded.
"What are you—"
"You're Nana's boyfriend? Nana never told me about you? This girl...why are you keeping secrets from me?", Min Jung clicked her tongue, shaking her head as she pushed the wooden gate open, gesturing Taehyung to come in.
"No, Min Jung, there has been a mista—"
Haru suddenly walks towards Taehyung, her small doe eyes looking up him. She has to tilt her head upwards because Taehyung is too tall and she just wants to look at his face closely this time. She has a straight judging face as she looks at him, scanning him from top to bottom before letting out a very long "hmmmm"
"Mister, you are very tall", she commented adorably. "Why are you so tall ?"
Her innocent question made all three of them turn to look down at her, smiling as they watch Haru keeps moving here and there, admiring Taehyung's height. Her face twitches, her lips curving into a pout as her eyes looks at Taehyung with such pure amazement.
"What's your name?". Taehyung curves the softest smile as he bends his knees, squatting in front of her just so that they could be of the same height. "My name is Taehyung"
Haru turns to look at Nana and then to her mom, her confused eyes seem to be asking them for approval to talk to him.
"He is not a stranger, Haru. He is my friend", Nana nods, assuring that it is okay to talk to him.
"Okay! My name is Lee Haru. Nice to meet you, Mister Taehyung", she puts out her hand, smiling cheekily showing her teeth.
Taehyung curves a boxy grin as he takes Haru's hands and shakes it lightly. Nana couldn't help but to feel her heart skipping so many beats when she saw him smiling like that for the first time ever. True that she has been watching him for more than a month now, but this is a side of him she has never seen. The way he smiles so earnestly as he talks to Haru, the way his expression soften and how everything about him becomes gentle—it did a funny thing to her heart.
"Nana, I am watching you", Min Jung pokes her waist, smirking at her.
"What? I was not doing anything"
"So, why aren't you introducing your boyfriend to me?", she asked, tilting her head slightly. "Why have I not heard of him?"
"Because he is not my boyfriend"
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Nana has no idea how it came to this but currently, Taehyung and Haru is so engrossed playing "chamchamcham" in the small living room of Min Jung's house while she and Minjung sits at the round dining table, watching them. Haru seems to really like Taehyung and for some reason, Taehyung seems to have won Haru's heart.
Both of them watch as Haru keeps giggling whenever she wins and how Taehyung would deliberately compliment her for being so good in the game. And to her surprise, Taehyung looks like he is so good with kids and seems to really enjoy playing with Haru .Nana couldn't help but to feel amazed and somehow smitten at him laughing so loudly, his boxy grins that makes him look so much like a little kid compared to image of his she has in her head.
Taehyung looks like a different person.
"Nana, thank you for coming over. And thank you for always bringing Haru a lot of snacks. I couldn't afford it and—"
"Minjung, what did I say about saying things like that? You and Haru are like my family and I love you both so much"
Minjung smiles as she watches Nana takes her hand, holding it firmly in her hands. Nana has been there since day one, since the day she found out that she was pregnant with Haru, all through her challenging 9 months of pregnancy, while and after giving birth to Haru and till today. Nana has been there for her.
Min Jung is a widow. She lost her husband in a fire accident. Her late husband, Soobin was a firefighter and he was one of the heroes who managed to rescue the victims of the massive fire outbreak many years ago. But, unfortunately, he was caught in the blazing building when it suddenly collapsed and many other fire fighters were lost too that very night.
It was a tragic night
Minjung was 2 months pregnant when she lost Soobin and she wouldn't have made it if Nana was not there to support her. Nana has been her utmost moral support, taking good care of her when she was having a hard time being pregnant without her husband alongside her. It was tough for her but Nana made it possible.
Nana was there when she seems to lose all her will to live, feeling everything too heavy and burdening to her. Especially when she was in labour, Nana and her father was there with her, supporting her and never leaving her side. They are the blessing in disguise in her life.
"Haru seem to really like him", Minjung laughs to herself as she looks at her daughter laughing nonstop as she listens toTaehyung's story. "Who is this guy?"
Nana turns to look at Taehyung again, pressing her lips as she watches him sitting comfortably on the wooden floor. Haru is sitting in between him, listening to him as he reads to her. He tells the story with so much expression, his voice going up and low, his hands moving as he gestures the actions and the way he holds Haru in his hands.
"He is a police officer"
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NOTE
Hello everyone! I hope you are having a good day so far and eating well too! I have been updating everyday and I hope I can update regularly for this book. Thank you for reading my book, I am soooo thankful. Love youu