"Okay, so this is my home, I'm sorry it's quite messy" I smiled but she couldn't look at me, seemingly embarrassed at having to take this offer or she was sulking about being blackmailed into it. Either way, she was safe.
"Are you hungry?" I asked, knowing what the answer was already as I had heard her stomach growling throughout our conversation in the park.

She shook her head and I struggled to keep in a frustrated sigh.

"Alright, can you take a seat here?" I asked, motioning to the table in my kitchen to which she obeyed immediately. I felt bad but you shouldn't trust a stranger alone in your house, she could pocket a phone or some spare cash lying around so I needed to keep an eye on her. "Thanks, well I for one am starving...I haven't eaten since breakfast. Work was a killer, I had a day shift" I said only to find I could probably get more of a reaction out of a brick wall.

I grabbed out some ramen from the cupboard (two packets) and proceeded to follow the instructions. While cooking, I felt her eyes on me...or on the food, she was too polite to accept my offer but she was going to take it one way or another. I turned to her and her eyes immediately shot down, her body rigid with what I thought to be anxiousness or even fear.

"Hey" I said as I sat down opposite her. "Please don't be scared, I won't hurt you" I gave a reassuring smile and saw the corners of her lips threaten to tug up but she resisted. "Can I ask you something?"

She looked at me for a while but then nodded.

"What's your name?" I asked, genuinely curious.

"Tiffany" she replied, barely above a whisper but I heard.

"That's a pretty name" I grinned, this time the tiniest smile came onto her face and her pale white cheeks showed some pink colouring. "Nice to meet you Tiffany, I'm Taeyeon" I said, holding out my hand.

She looked at it the same way she looked at my coat earlier. Step by step, she hesitantly reached out to touch me, the concentration on her face evident as she tried to keep calm. I made no movement, even when she touched my skin with her fingertips and drew back a little...I kept perfectly still. She looked up at me and I knew she could only see kindness there so she went in for another try.

She kept her fingers pressed on my palm before sliding them along my hand and then holding it reasonably tight. I placed a light grip on hers and shook our hands up and down while wincing slightly at the temperature of her (freezing) before letting go and tending to the ramen which was now done. I took out two bowls, filled hers more than I did mine and set the table.

"I..." She started when she saw the bowl but I interrupted.

"I'm not stupid Tiffany, you're starving so eat. Please" I added at the end not wanting to sound harsh.

I saw those tears in her eyes again and one actually fell, I said nothing. I tucked into my noodles glancing up now and again to see her taking hold of her chopsticks and bringing some into her mouth. She closed her eyes at the taste and went back for more, and more and more until the bowl was empty.

Her facial expression afterwards was mildly amusing, It showed a mixture of embarrassment, contentment and gratitude. Once I had finished mine she stood up from her chair and bowed, a very deep bow I might add, ninety degrees.

"Thank you" she said with complete sincerity in her voice.

"No problem" I replied, taking both our bowls and packing them in the dishwasher. "Now...would you like to take a shower?" I asked, knowing she needed one desperately. She wasn't the sweetest smelling thing in the world.

Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped a little as if I had just offered her the winning lottery ticket.

"I...I can't" she replied, her tone mixed with disappointment and sadness.

"And why not?"

"I don't want to waste your water" she lowered her head.

"Are you serious?" I asked, completely baffled at her answer. I tutted and carefully reached out to her hoping she would...ah yes, she did. She took my hand hesitantly and then held it tight as I pulled her along gently to the bathroom.

When I opened my hand to let go I could see she was reluctant to give it up so I simply swapped hands and used my now free right hand to turn on the water in the shower, waiting till it got to the right temperature. While I waited, I got out a towel from the airing cupboard and folded it neatly by the sink to be available for when she came out.

Every single movement I made she watched. I wasn't complaining but it was a strange feeling and I'm not entirely sure why. I checked the water and adjusted the temperature until it was to my taste before turning to her.

"Check if it's okay? If not I'll make it colder or hotter" I smiled and watched as she slowly placed her hand under the warm water, a full on grin ensued once she felt it and I couldn't help suspecting that this was the first shower she would have had in a long while.

"It's perfect" she replied, her one hand still under the streaming water while the other had tightened around mine.

"Aright, well there's shampoo, conditioner, razors and shower gel inside on the shelf so just use what you want okay?"

She nodded, the beautiful wide smile still on her face.

"I'll be just outside, call me if you need anything" I smiled back before walking towards the open door. Just as I was about to close it...

"Taeyeon?"

"Yes?" I turned around

She walked towards me but then stopped, I thought she was going to hug me for a second but it seemed she was too afraid to initiate that kind of contact. That didn't matter, I wasn't helping her to get hugs, I was helping her to let her know she had someone, a friend who she could rely on now.

"Thank you. You're an angel, you truly are" she whispered, wiping a tear that had fallen from her eye. I felt my own gather in my eyes at the sight of her being so grateful for something so simple but I stayed strong, for her.

"It's no problem at all Tiffany, like I said I'll be outside" I smiled and shut the door behind me.

She's the angel I thought as I glanced at a photo frame of Jessica hung up on the wall. I approached it and stared before taking it down and stashing it into a drawer. She managed to make me forget all about Jessica for that short time just with her presence and company...she was definitely the angel.