A SECRET WROLD

12:00

December 30, 2016.

The date shown in her phone lock screen. Aarohi looked at a calendar and circled the date which was kept on the desk. She smiled at herself and whispered "Taehyung's Birthday".

It has already been 4 months since Aarohi saw Taehyung for the first time that night. It felt strange, celebrating the birthday of someone who didn't even know she ever existed in this world. But still it was more than a date to her. It was a reminder of the boy who had filled her world with lights and happiness.

The whole night she stayed up scrolling the fans posts and birthday projects. Pictures videos, handwritting letters and weverse posts ....they all are showing their love for him . She didn't join the birthday project but she created a post on her secret Instagram account. Also she baked a tiny cake, lit a candle and whispered " Happy Birthday Taehyung"

Her parents were unaware of the reason for cutting cake. They asked her "are you celebrating someone's birthday?

She didn't say anything just smiled.

That day between her regular class and studies, she carried a lot of joy and happiness in her heart. Taehyung was older by one more year, separated by distance and fame. But still she was connected to him by her heart. Every time she opened her phone saw edits of him smiling, videos of fans cheering, videos of turning Seoul into Taehyung's land. And she felt happy to be a part of something large - an invisible family of people who loved him deeply.

Still it wasn't easy to explain this world or universe to anyone who didn't know about this world. To her classmate she was a serious girl whose whole world revolved around studies and books. To her parents she was a girl who was chasing for good marks. But they didn't know that now her whole world revolves around Taehyung's voice, BTS music, and the laughter of seven boys. It becomes her comfort zone.

She begins collecting things of this world like treasures. A folder of their photos and videos name 'happiness' saved in her gallery. Her music apps are filled with BTS songs. Whenever she doubted herself always wrote her feelings in her diary.

"DIARY : I don't know whether I could meet you or not but I just want to say thank you for existing in this world, Thank you for making my worst day bearable, Thank you for making me believe tomorrow can be better."

One day her best friend noticed the way she smiled when suddenly Taehyung's song played in her phone.She asked her "whose song you are listening to now?"

Aarohi shyly answered someone I just admired.

But the admiration was half of the truth. What she felt was deeper, something she didn't dare to name. How could she explain that Taehyung and other 6 Angels are strangers but more real to her than the people she sees around her everyday.

This is how months passed and the boys grew bigger,louder, and brighter. They started performing on the bigger stage. In 2017 they won the top social artist award at the Billboard music awards and became the first k-pop group to perform on a major U.S. Award show. Aarohi cheered and clapped alone in her room when they won awards, and murmured "I am proud of you Taehyung".

It was her secret world. A world no one else knows about.

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