HOLD MY HAND TIGHT || JIKOOK ✅

14

JUNGKOOK POV

"I want to thank you all for coming out here today." I begin, standing at the podium.

"I know some of you have been waiting to hear this announcement since before I even knew I was giving it."

I smile amicably and a light laugh ripples through the crowd of reporters gathered in front of me.

Jackie really came through in setting all this up.

The small platform at the end of the driveway, the podium, the sound system and a specially designated area for the press to stand so they're no longer crowded together out on the street are nothing short of miraculous.

A couple police officers are positioned in visible locations to act as a deterrent in case anyone wants to sneak off and slip inside the house.

"I think it's important to be upfront and address the issue brought up in this morning's newspaper." I continue my speech with confidence.

I wrote every word of it myself because I knew this had to come from somewhere genuine.

Cameras are dotted throughout the crowd so this is my moment to make all that public speaking experience count.

"The fact of the matter is, the entirety of that news article is a fabrication."

"It is a falsehood that has been constructed as nothing more than an attempt to sell papers."

Before I even finish that sentence, the crowd erupts into a cacophony of questions. It takes a minute or two for them to quiet down enough for me to continue.

"These falsehoods were extruded from a series of photos obtained through somewhat unsavory methods of spying on my private residence. Nevertheless, the reporter who obtained these photos came to my assistant for a comment and we provided him with context for what he saw.

"This morning's article is not the work of the man I spoke with."

"As of just a few minutes ago, I've actually learned the man I spoke with last night has resigned from his job at the paper in question due to his out-rage over their decision not to run his article." A murmur of discontent runs through the crowd.

I know several reporters from the newspaper are in attendance here and I'm sure they're not particularly happy with what I'm saying.

"Still we're not here to besmirch a newspaper, We're here to refute their claims. There are, in fact, two truths to the article that was published this morning."

"The first is that there is an omega who has been living with me for the past two weeks."

"The second is that we are romantically involved."

A new series of questions erupts from the crowd.

In order to be heard, I have to raise my voice to speak over them until they quiet down once more.

"However! This omega, Park Jimin, originally came to my home to recover from injuries he received when he was attacked at his place of employment."

"I came across him while he was being attacked and I defended him to the best of my ability."

"The bandage on his cheek is the only remaining visible evidence of that attack. It is not, in fact, a brand, as the article suggested."

"I will be providing full details of the assault, including Jimin's statement, medical records and a log of evidence to prove Jimin has been undergoing treatment for a series of injuries sustained during the attack."