Meeting Jeon Jungkook for the first time, Seong Aera soon realizes that they only have one thing in common. Their hate for each other. She hopes to never see him again. But since he is a member of the popular Korean Boyband BTS and she is their new...
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Aera's POV
"You can't go on like this."
Chul looked at me with his arms crossed over his chest. I had curled myself into a ball on the couch, not wanting to move or do anything. It was the third day, after I had been fired and didn't even get the chance to say goodbye to Jungkook. They wouldn't let me talk to him.
"It hurts." I winced, as Chul sat down next to me.
He lay a hand on my calf, causing me to flinch. I didn't want to be touched by Chul or anyone else. I just wanted to be touched by him.
"I know, but you can't just lay here all day and do nothing. Your visa is going to expire soon if you don't find a new job and they might force you out of the country then."
He rubbed my back in a calming manner, but it didn't help. The only thing that I felt, was the aching pain in my chest. It was the worst at night, when I cried myself to sleep and longed for Jungkook's strong arms to hold me.
"They didn't even let me say goodbye." I mumbled.
A tear fell down my cheek.
"They don't let you talk to him?" Chul asked with furrowed brows.
"No, his manager prohibited me from talking to him or his band members."
I wondered if Jungkook felt like me right now? Did he feel the same pain pulling on his heart, ripping it apart?
"Why?"
"To not damage his image further." I answered.
"Wow, and I always thought that all Kpop companies let their idols date in secret."
I tightened my grip around my knees.
"They do," I said, thinking about Jin and Namjoon, "but our situation is different. I worked with him and somebody threatened to expose our relationship, after we had been caught once already."
Chul kept quiet and listened. He was probably glad that I talked about this with him, since I had rarely opened up to him, sind coming here. I had just called him on Monday, saying that I needed to stay somewhere for a few nights. Now that I had no job, I could no longer pay my apartment and I saw no point in going back there. I couldn't risk seeing Jungkook there, too many paparazzi still crowded the apartment building. Mr. Choi would kill me if another photo of us showed up in the news.
"Some fans don't like when their idols date someone, because it destroys their weird obsession and fantasies. I received a lot of hateful messages when a picture of me and him was leaked on the internet." I explained, not able to say his name.
