MY CRAZY BOSS (WINRINA AU)

CHAPTER 23

The dress arrived on the due date. This time, it's a white dress. Jimin had a few hours to prepare.

After some time, Minjeong called her.

"I'm on my way." She hung up immediately.

-

Jimin went in to the car. She saw Minjeong staring outside the window. Minjeong wore a white suit with black shirt underneath.

The whole ride was silent. When they arrived, Jimin linked her arm on Minjeong's.

They then sat on the round dinner table.

Minjeong tried to calm herself. Meeting this many people wasn't a big problem for her before. After her mental got disturbed, she started hallucinating and seeing all the people she killed everywhere she goes.

Jimin noticed that Minjeong tapped her foot rapidly so she put her hand on Minjeong's knee. Minjeong flinched and looked at Jimin.

"are you okay?"

Minjeong just nodded. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

-

After some speeches, the waitresses served the food. It was steak.

Jimin used the utensils to eat first while chatting with the other guests on the same table.

Minjeong stare at the knife. Her hand tremored upon touching the sharp object. She gulped cleared her throat. After successfully holding the knife, she cut the cooked meat. Reddish fluid started to flow from the meat. Blood. She saw blood coming from the meat. Minjeong started hyperventilating and felt nauseous. She then saw the blood flowing up the knife, fork, and to her hands. She tried to be as calm as possible and wiped her hands on the napkin a few times.

"excuse me." Minjeong ran to the restroom with hand on her mouth. She then went in to one of the stalls and threw up on the toilet.

"Jeong? What's wrong?" Jimin kneeled and rubbed her back. "you wanna go home?"

Minjeong shook her head and stayed on the floor, leaning on the toilet. She reached for the flush and got up. Minjeong rinse her face and mouth then stare at herself on the mirror. She then tilted her head sideways. A shadow behind Jimin mirrored her. the shadow then slowly turned into Dongwook holding a gun pointing at Minjeong.

"no!" Minjeong looked back and fell to the floor. Dongwook is still there. Minjeong held her hands up surrendered. Eyes shut closed; body trembled in fear. "Dongwook, I'm sorry!"

Jimin quickly shook Minjeong's shoulder as she continued to say stop at something. Jimin decided to held Minjeong into a tight embrace.

"shhh... it's okay. I'm here." She spoke. Jimin caressed Minjeong's hair to bring her back to reality. "let's go home."

-

Jimin walked in to Minjeong's room. she saw her smoking out the window, looking at nothing below her.

"why did you stay?" Minjeong asked not looking back.

"I'm about to leave." Jimin sat on the bed. "that's why I came here."

"no." Minjeong fixed her position to face Jimin on the bed. "why did you do this to me? making me food, accompany me, taking care of me, for short."

Jimin often questioned herself that. every time she wanted to leave, she found Minjeong at her worst times. It's always her. she herself didn't know. Maybe because she gave her a job, saving her from being killed by her own father, or simply she felt sorry for the girl.

"I don't know." Jimin looked down.

"is it because you get something from me? did you feel sorry for me?" as if Minjeong aware of what's Jimin was thinking, she spoke. "I knew it. I should've let him kill you. As expected, you're just a gold digger."

"excuse me?!" Jimin stood up and walked closer to Minjeong. "how dare you call me a gold-digger?" Jimin slapped her out of anger.

Minjeong dropped down to the floor, blocking her face from Jimin.

"stop! Stop! Please..." Minjeong whimpered. She's ashamed of herself for being a coward and denial.

Jimin lowered herself quickly checking on Minjeong. Again, she gave her a warm embrace.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." Jimin started. "you need to learn to open up your heart, Minjeong. You can't just accuse people of using you." Jimin caressed her head.

She then led Minjeong to her bed.

"I'll be outside." Jimin then left her.

-

"good afternoon, miss." One of the maids served a meal on the dining table.

Minjeong was confused. She never asks anything from them since all they do is just clean the house every morning and went home in the evening.

"did someone asked you to cook?" Minjeong didn't trust the maid. She might put poison or something on the food.

"miss Yu came this morning and told me to cook something for you, miss." She looked down. All the things she saw and cleaned are enough to make her traumatize.

"did she pay you? What makes you think you're allowed to take orders from someone other than me?" Minjeong walked towards the maid. "what's your name?"

"Alice, miss."

"mom?" Minjeong got confused. The maid is gone and her mother stood in front of her. "we're just talking. I won't do anything." Minjeong walked back little by little.

"miss, are you okay?" Alice tried to walk closer but Minjeong suddenly ran back upstairs. She looks so scared so Alice looked back but saw nothing.

Meanwhile, Minjeong asked herself. When will it stop? Her life right now filled with terror. She didn't know what to do to make it all go away. She then turned to sleep on her side and looked outside from her bed.

*flashback*

Minjeong and her mother sat below the window. Minjeong never liked to play with dolls or stuffed animals like the other girls. Mrs. Kim was okay with that.

"... and then I will make the building looks like this!" 6 years old Minjeong said to her mother. "I will make a tall building for you." She smiled.

"really? Then you must study well." Mrs. Kim caressed Minjeong's head.

Minjeong stacks up blocks of Lego and made something that her mother couldn't recognize. You can see Minjeong's imaginations impressed Mrs. Kim.

"studying is hard. Dad never studies but he has great building everywhere." Minjeong pouted. "whenever I want to go to the building, he never let me."

"he's too busy, Jeong. You're still a child too. Maybe someday you will be there."

"he never protected you." Minjeong lazily played with the Lego. "you always have bruises on your arms, legs, and face. Did you fall somewhere?"

"I did. I'm not being careful enough. Don't worry." Mrs. Kim smiled at her.

"then, I will protect you. I will study for you and have a lot of building like dad."

*end*

Minjeong cried. Shecouldn't protect her mom when she said she will. Sure, she has everything, herhard work paid off. She thought it'll be better if her mother can see and enjoyall this with her.