Seven Brothers (JENSOO)

Chapter - 21

I froze on the spot. What the hell had happened? She couldn't have done anything, she wasn't that person anymore. She wasn't. She hadn't been since I'd known her.

"What do you want Jisoo for?" I asked, my voice undeniably shaky. "We've just got some questions for her. We went to her house and her mother told us she would probably be here" the taller officer explained. He exuded confidence and authority and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't threatened by him. Also I did recall seeing her mother pull into the drive as we pulled away.

My head was telling me to deny it, to tell the police officers she had moved to Yemen and was never coming home, but my morals wouldn't allow me to lie to them. It scared me that she may have committed a crime, but it scared me even more that I would lie for her. As if on cue Jisoo emerged from my living room, looking confused by the grieved looks on our faces. When she saw the two police officers standing there she looked genuinely surprised. I was briefly relieved to know that she hadn't done anything wrong, but I was also angry at myself for ever doubting her. No matter what anyone said, she had changed. She wasn't the delinquent heartthrob she used to be.

"Kim Jisoo?" The younger-looking, red-headed police officer asked. "Yeah, what's this about?" She moved in front of me to talk to them, blocking them from my view. I turned to look at my brothers who were gathered around looking confused. Gradually more of my brothers began to appear. Suho strolled into the room wearing an amused expression.

"What's the kid gone and done this time?" He chuckled to Doyoung. For the first time in his life Doyoung didn't have a smart-ass answer. He was in shock like the rest of us. In recent months we had all come to question this apparent 'bad person' and found she wasn't bad at all. In fact, my brothers practically worshipped her. None of us could believe that she was capable of doing something to get himself in trouble with the law.

"Where were you last night between the hours of one and two?" The braver one asked, it must have been quite intimidating to be surrounded by so many people. Jin and my father walked curiously into the hall, just as the officer asked the question.

Jisoo looked around nervously, I could practically see the pleading in her eyes.

"I was at home" she stated.

"Can anyone confirm that?"

"No" she sighed before adding "I was alone". My heart sank a little bit. She had to lie to the police to protect me. The fact she actually did it made me want to cry, she cared about me so much and watching her wring her hands nervously made me feel guilty.

To add to the terrible situation, Namjoon and Kai decided to join and Lord knows Namjoon would have liked nothing more than to see Jisoo taken away in handcuffs.
"What am I supposed to have done?" Jisoo asked, sounding quite defensive.

"There was a burglary at Mrs. H's household last night. Witnesses described seeing someone matching your description leaving the scene and Mrs. H is convinced she saw you"

"Yeah no wonder. That old hag hates me. Did you ever consider that maybe it was her delinquent son who robbed her?" Jisoo suggested in a less than friendly manner. I'd forgotten how rude she would be to people who weren't me.

"Kim, unless anyone can confirm that you were in fact at home all night we're going to have to take you in for questioning" the officer shrugged his shoulders as if it were no big deal. But it was, it really was. I began internally panicking, sweating on the surface. They were going to take her to jail even though she was innocent.

"I can't..." she muttered "I was alone".
"Come with us then" the older police officer sounded almost regretful. The young one took Jisoo's arm and as the girl I loved turned and gave me a look of regret, I couldn't hold in my feelings anymore.