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Tae didn't like the sudden rain falling in the bright sky this afternoon. Because today he was wearing a white salwar kameez. She didn't even bring his bicycle with him. Now she was cursing herself. She had left college half an hour ago. She didn't have any friends with her today. Damm! When danger comes, everything comes together. Tae was standing in front of a half-open shop. People standing crowded inside were trying to save themselves from the rain. Tae was standing in front of everyone. The bottom of his salwar was wet, making his feet visible. If she waited a while, it wouldn't take long for her fully to get wet. Tae felt so uncomfortable. He was trying to hide herself by holding his stomach tightly against his chest with his bag. Most of the boys and old men standing in the shop were looking at her. As if they were waiting to watch the main drama.

In the torrential rain, not even a bus can be seen. Meanwhile, Tae can't call anyone. Not even his father. Tae's chest started to burst into tears. Whose face did she wake up to today? This was the first time in her life that she had had such a bad day.

At that very moment, she saw someone he knew walking past her. A handsome man in a white shirt, an umbrella on his head, was walking past him, twirling a key ring on his finger.

Tae, unconscious and confused, called out loudly to him, 'Jungkook!!'

Jungkook's feet stopped for a moment. He tried to understand if he had heard correctly! Once again he heard the melodious feminine voice, calling his name in a sweet tone... 'Jungkook!'

Jungkook looked back. A white fairy descended from heaven, bound by a swarm of ugly ants. At that moment, an indomitable force from the depths of his heart began to chase him inside to free this white fairy from its captivity.

Tae waved his hand at Jungkook and motioned for him to come closer, "Please listen. Come here!"

As soon as Jungkook came near Inan, Tae jumped under Jungkook's umbrella. Jehfil was overcome by the sweet fragrance emanating from Tae. He swallowed hard, trying not to let his inner fascination show, and looked away.

"You have a car with you, right? Could you please give me a lift? Please!" Tae requested in a polite tone.

Jungkook put one hand in his pocket and made a fist. His throat was dry and wooden even in the cold weather. Swallowing a dry swallow, he started walking towards the car parked nearby.

Tae was completely surprised. She couldn't tell if Jungkook was angry at her request or if he had agreed. She  felt a bit ashamed of herself. Has her dignity diminished because she has come to ask for help so has she? But she is helpless. She e has come to Jungkook for help out of sheer compulsion.

Tae was startled by the sound of the car door opening. Jungkook was waiting for him with the door open. Tae noticed that Jungkook wasn't looking at her even once. Did something stick to her face? Or... Tae quickly looked at his clothes! No! The clothes weren't wet, just the legs were still wet. As soon as Tae got into the car, Jungkook went to the other side and sat in the driver's seat.

The car is moving at its own pace. The sound of the raindrops cannot penetrate the glass. There is a dead silence inside the car. Jungkook does not even look at Tae. Tae does not understand what to do! Should she say thank you? We should start a conversation by saying something. It feels uncomfortable to sit like this like a song.

Wetting her lips with her tongue and making herself comfortable, Tae began, "I'm sorry for bothering you. I had to ask for help because I couldn't find any other way. Are you having any problems?"

Jungkook was speechless. Strange man! Tae's temper flared. What does it mean to behave like this in such a situation?

Tae bit her lip and tried to control his anger and insult. Then, looking through the looking glass, she saw a few books on the back seat. Tae turned back and squinted to try to understand what the books were for. They were from the Masters! Tae's eyebrows furrowed in surprise. Unable to suppress his curiosity, he asked,

'Why do you have the master's book? You haven't even given your honors final yet, what will you do with the master's book?'

Tae took the books without Jungkook's permission. Jungkook's hand on the steering wheel became stiff. He didn't like anyone taking anything without his permission.

Tae flipped through the book and stopped at a few pages. Most of the pages of the book had various types of pencil sketches.

"The book is a new edition. Why did you draw so much in it?"

For the first time, a sentence came out of Jungkook's mouth, and that too in a choked voice: 'My book, my wish.'

"So...wait! You mean your book? You're my batchmate," Tae said, looking at him in surprise.

'Nope.'

'So that's how I saw you in my class that day!'

"I just wanted to go into a class, anything else?" Jungkook said sternly.

'A strange wish.' Tae muttered. But he said, 'Oh, okay.'

Tae fell into thought. Seeing Jungkook's face that day, she had seriously thought he was a batchmate. But now that she saw him up close, his mistake was proven wrong. The boy's body was truly that of a strong man. She looked like a teacher. And even standing next to him, she realized how tall the man was! A pillar!

The surroundings are covered in darkness. The intensity of the rain is increasing. There is no way to understand that it is afternoon now, it seems that night will fall soon. Tae noticed by now that the road is completely unfamiliar to her. On both sides of the road, unknown trees are standing with their heads raised, touching the sky. Tae was a little shocked. This road is not familiar to her. It doesn't seem like he has been here before.

Immediately turned around and looked at Jungkook's, "Where are we going?"

Jungkook didn't immediately give in. He frowned and remained silent for a while, then said softly, 'Home.'

"Whose house? This is not the road to my house!" Fear flashed in Tae's eyes. Evil thoughts began to crowd her thoughts.

"My home," was Jungkook's simple answer.

"What the hell is this? Did I ask for a lift to your house? I'm going to my house," Tae shouted. His face was blue with terror.

'You didn't tell me your address.'

Tae put his hand on his head and sighed in frustration, his voice trembling with anger, 'Brother!! Listen. I must have forgotten to tell you, so why don't you ask me where I'm going?'

"That's not my problem," Jungkook said in a normal voice.

Tae's tears came out of anger. She really didn't mean to tell him the address at that time. So wasn't it Jungkook's responsibility to ask on her own? On the contrary, wasn't it his problem?

Taking a few deep breaths, she calmed himself down and said, "Turn the car around. Take me home. I'll give you the address."

"I'm not your driver, I'll listen to whatever you say." Jungkook's voice was cold.

Tae was losing her temper. She was also afraid, what was the purpose behind taking a girl to his own house instead of hers? Or would he take her to some other abandoned place instead of hims? Tae's hands and feet became cold. She started sweating profusely. She said in a trembling voice, 'Take me back to where you brought me! You don't need to take me home.'

Jungkook continued driving as if he hadn't heard her.

Losing his temper, Tae suddenly shouted, "Didn't you hear what happened? Let me go to college! Take the right!"

'I can't.'

Tae chewed it now and said, 'You're such a d*ckhead.'

Suddenly, Jungkook slammed on the car's brakes. He opened the door next to Tae's with a smile. Then he said in a serious voice, 'Get out.'

Tae's clothes started to get wet in the pouring rain. Tae closed the car door before his body could float through the white clothes.

"What do you mean? Why should I get off? You brought it, you'll give it to me," Tae said in a sharp voice.

Jungkook glanced at Tae's eyes. Tae couldn't understand the language of Jungkook's eyes. Jungkook let out a long breath and started driving,

"It'll take me two more minutes to get home. I have something important there. I'll take that then back to the city. If you have trouble trusting me, you can get out of the car. Stand here under a tree, I'll take the time to back up. And yes, mind your language."

"Are you kidding me? Under which tree am I standing here?"

Tae leaned her hand on the glass window and rested her head on her palm. Trying to keep herself calm, she took a pen out of her bag and hid it in her other hand. If something bad happened then.

Evening had also fallen. In the meantime, Jungkook's house arrived. It was a two-story house along the road. At first glance, the house looked like an abandoned haunted house. It didn't seem like anyone lived here. Isn't there a house in the forest? That's right. Inan gripped the pen in her hand even tighter. Jungkook stopped near the gate and looked at Tae.

'You can come up if you want.'

"The dog is biting me," she said through gritted teeth.

'Fine. Stay then.'

Jungkook got out of the car. He opened the gate and came back to Tae, thinking something.

He said softly, "You won't be afraid, will you?"

Tae said with great annoyance, "Will you please finish the work quickly?"

Without saying another word, Jungkook opened the gate and went straight to the second floor. Tae tried to understand the atmosphere around him while reciting prayers. The battery of his mobile phone was low, she didn't even have enough charge to send a message to someone. Only the road ahead could be seen in the light of the car's headlights. Occasionally, in the light of the lightning, she saw a small pond next to the house. There was no sign of any house around it. Darkness and dense forest all around. Looking at the road, it seemed as if she had entered the forest straight away. Tae's bones froze with fear of the unknown. Her breathing began to fluctuate rapidly. She repeatedly felt that there was someone in the back seat of the car. Again, dhe felt that someone was standing by the window. Tae, terrified, suddenly opened the car door and ran into the house. The ground floor was completely dark. It looked like there had been an abandoned warehouse before. A yellow light was flickering overhead. The light spilling from the second floor slightly illuminated the stairs. Tae stood against the wall. The big door of the warehouse was open. Seeing that, Tae felt even more scared. But a little less than the car. While praying with her hand on her chest, she suddenly felt someone standing behind him. A cold current of fear flowed through her spine. She swallowed a dry cough. Her arms and legs slowly started to go numb. She didn't have the courage left to turn back. Even so, with great difficulty, she mustered up the courage and looked back, but her face was startled. Jungkook had come very close and was standing. Tae saw how terrifying Jungkook's gray eyes and hard jaw with his neck tilted in the yellow light were to him. Like when you see a ghost in a horror movie. Tae felt how dark everything around her was becoming. Jungkook's terrible face was starting to blur. With blurry eyes, she saw two hands tightly holding him in his arms... Tae started to suffocate. She started to disappear into the darkness... slowly..

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