For Life - Kim Seokjin ✔︎

#18 - Second thoughts

Tara's POV

"I'm not exactly ecstatic about this either, so you can all keep your opinions to yourself." Chunhei snaps, folding her arms across her chest.

She's wearing a white t-shirt with mint green shorts. Of course she has to make an appearance. I was beginning to think she vanished. It was a nice thought.

Until now. 

Groaning, Jin shakes his head in dismay and lifts himself out the pool after the water of out of his eyes. Jimin slowly stands to a proper standing position and awkwardly rubs the back of his neck, not wanting to say a word to her.

I don't blame him. 

Mirroring Jin's actions I hoist myself out the pool, standing on two feet next to Jin. Jungkook and Taehyung are still on the infrastructure but are watching the scene unravel from above.

"Why are you here?" I ask the question all five of us have been thinking the moment we saw Chunhei stroll in.

"Ahreum told me I have to stay with you two for the day. So here I am." She shrugs with her answer.

Jin's mouth gapes open and turns to me. "First we have to babysit a fifteen and two sixteen year olds. Now we have a seventeen year old to watch too?!"

"Babysitting?" Chunhei quotes his words and scoffs. "Yeah, right. Just because you're both eighteen doesn't mean you get to tell me what to do. I can make my own decisions."

"Then why decide to come here?" I wonder, tilting my head at her. "I mean, you 'make your own decisions.' So why come to us when you could've gone anywhere in the resort?"

Narrowing her eyes, Chunhei sends me a scowl. "Don't get clever with me, Tara. Last time I checked you were failing all your classes."

From the corner of my eye I catch Jin take a step forwards, and I can sense his anger starting to form. Quickly I lay my hand onto his arm and he stops.

But I don't break eye contact with Chunhei. "All my classes, huh? You clearly didn't check properly did you? Because the last time I checked, your name was at the bottom of the pass list. You see, I know because my name was at the top."

Jimin holds back a little laugh, looking slightly impressed by my words. I don't even need to look at Jungkook and Taehyung as I know their expressions are the same as Jimin's.

I hear a surprised chuckle from Jin behind me. "What a shame. And you still think my parents would want me to date you? I hate to break it to you but you're nothing compared to her."

With a smug smile Jin drapes his arm around my shoulder, tilting his head in amusement to make Chunhei pissed off. And it looks like it's working. Her glare hardens at me, and she clenches her jaw.

All of a sudden she breaks, and pushes Jin backwards, leaving me standing by myself. Before I can react she then pushes me so hard I lose my balance at the tip of the pool inches away from me.

However Jin grasps at my arm that I lash out, and he pulls me towards him. With his other free hand, he forcefully pushes Chunhei backwards instead.

Karma.

With a scream she ends up splashing into the water. Jungkook and Taehyung are on the ground now next to Jimin, and all three of them burst out laughing whilst watching the witch herself almost drown. She can sadly swim as she breaks the surface, gasping for breath.

Letting go of my arm, Jin crouches down at the edge of the pool and clenches slightly on his teeth. Chunhei locks eyes with him with annoyance and a little fear, to my surprise.