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chapter 6

"hi anna"

val froze and the words that she had in her mind disappeared almost instantly. had she heard him correctly? how did he know about anna?

"w-what? my name's not anna. i'm val, remember?" she tried to joke but taehyung didn't budge.

"so we meet again. looks like you've found another weakling to pick on," he said, his voice stiff and stern.

val couldn't really process what the hell was going on. did taehyung encounter anna before? did he experience the same pain that she's going through currently as well? although a jumble of questions muffled her mind, her only thought that didn't change was the fact that she wanted to get away from this boy.

"stop," val finally choked out, her eyes not daring to meet taehyung's. she was scared of how he would look at her.

"i'm not doing anything. it's anna you should tell to stop. she's going to destroy yo-"

"don't tell me what to do, taehyung. stop thinking i'm some shitty pitied trash!" val screamed, not caring whether people stared at her outburst.

"calm down, i'm only trying to help you," he hissed, grabbing her shoulder.

val flinched and tore away from him, her breathing uneven. she scoffed at him and spat at the ground,"help? you think you can help me? look, you fuckboy, i don't know whether you've gone through what i'm going through right now but don't mistake that you're some sort of hero because you've won your own battle. i have my own life and you're not going to suddenly step inside and make yourself at home."

after that, taehyung no longer made any attempt to come near her nor say anything. he just shook his head and sighed. val stared at him waiting for his counter-attack. it never came and all he did was shove his hands into his pockets, turn his back towards her, and saunter away from the furious disoriented girl giving her a lazy two-fingered salute.

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one minute passed.

two minutes.

five minutes and val finally stood up from the bench she sat on after taehyung left. she had no clue where all that anger came out from; she never knew she was so sensitive when it came down to herself. val took a deep breath and wondered if what she said to taehyung was too harsh. it was the truth but maybe, she could've tweaked the words a little. as val was about to head back to her house, she saw an unknown text alert her.

unknown: you said that making myself at home wasn't allowed but you never said i couldn't break in and enter.

val had to admit, for a stranger she just met about an hour and a half ago, taehyung was the first to ever impress her.