Chapter 16: I Don't Lie

Taesung's POV:

I was truly debating whether I should tell her or not. If I told her that she was the one who didn't let me go, she would be ashamed. I had to tell a different story.

"Noona, yesterday you went to the restaurant and drank. I have never seen you to drink. Why did you drink so much?" I looked at Noona in askance. She looked so beautiful in her dump hair. Her captivating dark eyes stared at my soul. She closed her eyes and sighed.

"It's not my first time drinking. I used to drink a lot but my Dr. said my kidneys are not healthy. If I kept drinking then there's a chance that I would have high blood pressure. So I stopped. Besides, I can't remember anything after I drink, so." She paused as if she was having a flashback.

'Did something happen in past while she was drunk?'

She shook her head and said, "It's better not to drink. Who knows what can happen when I am drunk?"

To be honest, I was a little surprised to know that she used to drink. She never drank a plain soju in restaurant.

"So, what happened after I got drunk?" She raised one brow in askance.

Then I told her most of the things that happened last night. I kept little information in the dark to not embarrass her. " You were too tired. I felt bad for you and I was worried. That's why I stayed with you." I didn't want her to be ashamed.

She looked at me in suspension, "Are you sure nothing else happened?"

"No, Noona. Nothing else happened." I tried to keep the calm look on my face.

"Hmm," She looked down as if she was deep in her thoughts.

"Noona, I don't lie. Seriously, what else could happen?" I raised one brow to prove my point. She didn't need to know all the details.

"Fine." She sighed.

Suddenly I felt something vibrating under my butt. Noona heard the vibration too. She looked at me in askance. I got up and noticed her phone. It was under my butt. I handed over her phone to her. She was blushing.

'Why is she blushing? Because her phone was under my butt?'

She looked so pretty when she blushed. Noona didn't have a very fair complexion. Her skin tone was Golden color which made it more complicated. When she blushed, she didn't look like a ripe tomato. I understood it just by looking at her face because she chewed her bottom lip and looked down to avoid eye contact. This time she chewed her bottom lips harder to not laugh.

'Why does she always look beautiful? No matter what she does, she just looks beautiful.'

Sometimes I felt like I was going crazy. I wasn't complaining. If being loved, being cared meant I would be crazy, then I was happy to be crazy.

She hanged up the phone when she looked at me and said something.

"Hmm?" I was lost in my thoughts.

"I said, I am going outside. My friend called me to be accompanied."

'Friend? Which friend? Is that the same male friend?'

I didn't know why but when it was about Noona, I got murderously jealous. I wasn't ashamed of my behavior. All of her friends had plenty of people to care for them, love them. I only had Noona.

I must had narrowed my eyes and looked angry because all of a sudden Noona asked, "Taesung, are you okay?"

My heart skipped a beat every time when she called me 'Taesung'.

I smiled nervously and replied, "Yes Noona, I am fine."

"Okay." She smiled.

"Noona, is this the same friend you introduced to me?" I tried my best to keep my voice normal.

"No, it's another one. You have seen her with me in the restaurant."

Ah, so it was a female friend. I didn't mind as long as it was a female. I just hoped Noona didn't care too much about her friend.

"Okay, then I should give you some privacy." I stood up although my feet didn't want to move an inch from her room. I didn't know what was happening to me. As if I was drowning in all of these. I wanted to be with her. Always just with her.

"Take care of yourself." Noona smiled at me brightly.

"Take care of yourself too Noona. Have fun." I turned and left from her room.

Fahami's POV:

"Can you just imagine? He fought with me just because I was smiling at my friend. Just smiling!" Eunjin screamed in frustration. I tried not to smile.

"Eunjin. Don't you find it enjoyable? I mean, come on, nothing is more humorous than a jealous boyfriend." I smiled at her to ease her tension. I failed undoubtedly because she glared at me.

"Fahami, you may enjoy this kind of situation but I don't." She sighed. "I don't like it at all when we fight" she whined.

"Okay, clam down. I will talk to him. Don't worry, everything will be alright. Now, can you start the engine and drive?" We had been seating in her car for almost an hour. She described me about her and Haewon's recent fight and cried. I patted her back to soothe her tension. This time it worked.

She exhaled deeply and said, "Okay. Let's go."

Shopping with Eunjin was one of the most exhausting things I had ever done. My legs were shaking with every step I took. I managed to climb all the way up to my flat. I kicked my heels as soon as I entered my room and jumped on my bed. My face was drowned in my pillows. I felt like sleeping. As I inhaled, a strange smell burned in my nose. It was a good smell but very unknown. I got up and stared at the pillows. Then it clicked in my mind. Of course, Taesung slept on this bed last night. It was his smell. The smell was faint but I found it amazing. His smell was different from Nabil. I grabbed the pillow and hugged it in absent mind. I inhaled slowly.

'Things are really going well with Taesung. He doesn't avoid me like before. As if, he cares. He cares about me too.'

A smile formed on my lips. I jumped back on my bad and looked up at the ceiling. I felt like I was happy.

Things were going well with Taesung, more than I could ever imagine. He didn't dislike me anymore. I loved to spend time with him. Our time of being together always reminded me about the time when Nabil and I used to be together. Just a month ago, I didn't see Taesung smiling. Now, he smiled. I was so happy. Little did I know, things were not gonna remain same. Our times of being together wouldn't remain like this.