Gifted: A Journey Towards Epiphany

January 6 - EpiphanyA knock sounded on her door the next morning.  April grunted and rolled over in bed.  She was in the midst of a marvelous dream.  Tae had…

Jungkook sighed as he approached the apartment door.  If only his friend were simply hiding from him.  Behind that door.  With some cute girl on whom he’d developed a crush.Today,…

He had spent the night with her again last night.  He’d been curious.  He’d wanted to be there when she received her tenth gift.  So he’d slept above her head…

“Jungkook?” Yoongi queried as he entered the kitchen later that afternoon.  “What are you doing?”  He watched his young friend bent over his phone.“Trying to find a good cinnamon roll…

“Jungkook?  What’s wrong?” Hobi asked as he entered his friend’s room later that afternoon.“Something’s bugging me.”“What?”“The last gift.  Tae collected only eleven of the gifts before he disappeared.  What should…

Jin stood in front of her door, preparing to set the little box down on the floor.  And wondered where on earth Tae was.  He sighed.  He needed to be…

“It’s absolutely perfect,” he murmured as they sipped their hot chocolate and watched the snow fall.“The cocoa?”He smiled.  “The snow.  Falling on New Year’s Day.  It’s like the world is…

April peered down into the box.  And gasped as she stared at the white lily nestled into some folds of purple fabric.  It was a stunning beauty.  So perfect.  So…

Namjoon picked up the box and glanced at Yoongi.  “I can’t believe that Tae has been missing for three days now.  He missed his birthday with us.  And New Year’s…

The next day dawned bright and late.  Today was New Year’s Eve.  April groaned and rolled over.  She had nothing to look forward to tonight.  No one to hang out…