A Wistful Summer's Night

Chapter 31: Announcement

Esther steps back in horror, her eyes bulging "My hair!" She cries.

I look at Jimin, his eyes fixed on Esther. What is he doing? This is going to bring too much attention to him, to us. I start to panic slightly and fidget.

"Ugh!" Esther turns to Jimin "What the hell do you think you're doing!?" A circle slowly forms around us as people watch what is happening.

"I told you, to shut the hell up," Jimin repeats.

I tug on his arm, "Jimin." But he doesn't look my way.

"Who do you think you're talking to!?" She howls.

He steps forward "I'm talking to a whiny, stuck-up, spoiled princess!"

A wave of gasps and whispers washes through the crowd and Esther seemingly taken aback looks around at the faces around us for pity. "Did you see how rudely he just spoke to me? And to even pour his drink over my head." Her eyes well up with tears.

Perfect faker.

Drops of water roll down her cheeks "Why are you being like this to me? A-Are you jealous? All I d-did was try a-and be a good mentor to you." She dramatically clutches her chest and cries.

Jimin scoffs and crosses his arms "Please, all there is to be jealous of is your flawless ability to lie through your teeth." Esther snaps and hurls her champagne at Jimin's face.

"Jimin!" I desperately wipe Jimin's face clean.

"How dare you call me a liar!?" She screams hysterically.

"That's not the only thing I should call you."

"Jimin, stop. Let's just go." I plead anxiously.

He turns to face me and holds my hands in his "It's going to be fine. Trust me."

Esther lets out a sarcastic jeer "What? More name-calling? If anything you're the liar here!"

"Ah, that's true. I have been lying." I see people pull their phones out and hold them toward us.

Wait...he's not about to announce our relationship, is he? I mean here? Right now!?

"The dating rumours surrounding me are true."

I...okay that's one way to do it...I guess? I think I can hear Hobi's soul leaving his body despite him not even being in the room.

"HAH! You see!" She points her beady finger with a long acrylic nail hanging off at the end at Jimin.

"But you knew that already, didn't you Esther?" Jimin steps forward "In fact, you've known for a while now haven't you?"

"Yeah, so what?"

"So admit you we're jealous."

She whips her head at Jimin, her expression confused "Excuse me?"

"You hated the fact I had a girlfriend."

She scoffs "I couldn't care less who you date!"

"That's not the point I was making. You hated all the attention I was getting."

Wait, seriously?

Jimin steps forward again forcing Esther to take a few steps back "The fact I was on the news and all over social media. You couldn't stand it."

"What are you getting at?"

"I'm glad you asked." He smiled but it wasn't Jimin's normal smile it was sharp and cunning. "The paparazzi snapping us at The Parka House, you arranged it all."