BTS Caretaker ( BTS x OC)

Chapter 99: Revelation IV

Her place was only 10 minutes-walk from the store, but they purposely took another route which took another 15 minutes. She did not mind the long walk especially with Jin by her side. That quiet walk home was her chance to relax and gathered her thought.

Jin on the other hand racking his intelligent brain to find that one perfect word to inquire her about the incident happened inside the store. The harassment was intentional to him, he had a strong feeling that the perverted old man knew Seul.

"We are not done Seul. I will see you around" his voice rung in his head non-stop and for some reason it couldn't be erased from his memory. A displeased grunt could be heard clearly shifting her attention to her. Seul stopped walking, interlacing their hand together surprising the latter.

Jin eyes landed on their intertwined hand, and a smile crept on his face. "Do you have questions for me?" she muttered softly.

"What questions?"

"You can't bluff me, it is written all over your face. What's on your mind?" Jin bit his tongue, sighing one more time. She giggled and stroked the visible line on his forehead "Look you are sighing again and stop frowning. You don't want to have wrinkle at this age" Jin studied her face.

Her long eyelashes batting at him, and her brown eyes stared out, wide and lovely. Her beauty never fails to render him speechless. Jin shrugged the thought off and wrapped her wrist, holding it down "Lets find a place to talk" she nodded in agreement, letting Jin led the way.

As they walked to nearby park, hand in hand, Jin spotted empty bench. They sat in silent for few minutes until he finally had the courage to ask the question. "The man earlier, do you know him?" Seul knew he finally asked her about Mr Kwon, it's matter of time.

"He is someone from my past. The memories that I had with him was horrible and pathetic" her fingers fiddled with the hem of her blouse, inhaling a deep breath. Jin didn't expect her to tell him everything. Seul's expression darkened as she was remembered by the past again, nothing seemed to be working every time she wanted to get rid of the horrible memory.

"Seul, if you are not-" "My father sold me to him. Mr Kwon, that man...my father made a deal with him. In exchanged of the freedom from his debt, I have to serve Mr Kwon. He used me to satisfy his needs and.." she had a stoic expression that pained Jin. Although close to tears, she tried to make her voice sounded casual.

He stared at her in a different, and in curiosity. Jin least expected to hear such things came from her mouth. He thought it only existed in dramas or movies, so it really happened in real life. A clawing sensation tugged at his chest, her emotional pain nearly suffocated him.

"And..I was locked in a room ever since he brought me in. I thought of ending my life right away, I couldn't handle the pain. It was too much..I..I just.." she was not able to finish her sentence and her voice cracked. She inhaled deeply, as pain engulfed her heart breaking it like a crumbling wall.

Jin threw his arms around her protectively, caressing her long hair "I am sorry.." he whispered.

"You did nothing, don't be sorry" she felt tears brimming in her eyes. With a single blink, the tears spilled down like a broken pipe. After regaining her composure, she settled herself comfortably in his embrace and continued with her stories. Seul thought if she told him about her dark past, it would help her to heal the wound.

Although he listened attentively to her story of life, her humiliation at the awful past got to her. She was ashamed and disgusted of it. What is Jin felt the same way? When she first opened up to Jungkook, she didn't expect his reaction contradicted to what she imagined.

It went well despite her struggled between the sobs.

Jin took one deep breath in as soon as the story ended. "So you and Hoon are step siblings? Different father but same mother?" Seul smiled meekly. "Have you found your real father?" he looked at her with a concern look.

"I don't know who my father is. I asked my mother about it but, she refused to tell me the truth. I stopped asking after that one time because she looked hurt and furious"

"Arent you curious?"

"I am..i really want to see him, my biological father. I wish I can find way to reach him" she murmured in defeat.

He sighed "Your father, you will find him. I..damn how should I put this, is it possible for you to quit your job considering Mr Kwon is the owner of that shop. It is risky to stay Seul-ah. Now, that he knows you're working there, he will find way to get to you again" his hand stopped around her waist and continue to make a small circle around it.

"I need that job to cover up our daily expenses"

"But you have the caretaker job with us, isn't it enough to pay for everything?" his brows quirked up.

"The money that I earned from that job I used it to pay mom's medical expenses. This permanent job that I have, to pay for the bills and Hoon's college" he gave her a disapproval look.

"If this is about money, I can help you. Your safety is my utmost priority, I want to quit that job. The things that happened today might occur again, you never know when that bastard decided to strike again. Please Seul, think about it" taking her hand in his, he brought it close to his lips, kissing it softly. 

Seul shuddered at the contact of his lips against her cold skin, a gush of memory invaded her mind. The kisses that Jin gave to her when she had her panic attack made her face pink. "I will think about it" she coughed away the awkwardness.

"It is late, you need your rest too. Lets go back now" she pulled her hand form his grasp and arose from her feet. She couldn't stop the thudding of her heart as she waited for him to come up. He smiled to himself and grabbed her hand once again making the latter to squeal softly.

"Lets go" he interlocked her fingers with his, and started walking side by side.

Underneath a sky blanketed with stars, there were two confused souls walking through the darkness. They pretended the sound of their loud heart beatings were not caused by their close proximity.

Was she swooned by Jin's little gesture?