"𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍"

BUNCH OF FOOLS

I took a moment to gather my thoughts. She gently traced her fingers along my denim jacket before stopping to rest her hand on my chest. When she looked up at me with those captivating cat-like eyes and a mischievous grin, I felt momentarily entranced.

"Is that true? My mom's a mad dog?" she teased, prompting me to clear my throat and look away while her fingers moved to my collar. With a firm grip, she pulled me closer, leaving me momentarily stunned as I found myself gazing into her beautiful eyes again.

Regardless of how difficult she is as a teacher, she's still my mother, She said and sighed, staring intensely into my eyes, her frustration evident, as Song chuckled and chimed in.

"Step-mother," Song corrected, earning a glare from her that made him avert his gaze. I pulled her hand away and tidied up my collar.

"I'm not the one who insulted your mother," I retorted, having inadvertently sided with them. " So, what's the issue with expressing my opinion? She is still my mother Am I wrong?"

"Yes, it's Step-mother," Song repeated, causing me to shoot him a glare before turning back to her, who looked irritated. Although it was about her step mother, even if she is a means women. She is not a parent but still she is my mother. She groaned and glared back at me.

"How many times do I have to say this?"

"IT'S STEP-MOTHER," Song reiterated, while Eunwoo suppressed laughter at my annoyance with Song.

"SHUT UP!" I yelled, frustration bubbling over.
"SHUT UP!" she echoed simultaneously.

We exchanged glances, and a sweet smile spread across her face, causing me to chuckle as we both grinned.

"Look, they're smiling!" Eunwoo laughed, and I realized I was smiling as well, her expression reminding me of someone dear.

Thinking of her made me blush. She's sweet, beautiful, charming-giving me the comfort I always need. She's the ideal idol for me.

"Jungkook!?" someone called, snapping me from my thoughts.

"What the heck were you thinking?" Song asked, raising an eyebrow. Ah, Song Kang is irritating as ever, I rolled my eyes.

"Oh! Eunwoo's eyes lit up. Let me guess, your role model, right?" he asked, sounding like a detective. Did I make it too obvious? Nah, but-

"Who is she?" Jennie queried, looking at Eunwoo, who smirked back with slightly creepy eyes.

"Aah! The TEEN CEO," Eunwoo announced, causing Jennie's eyes to widen in realization.

"Oh! I know, that's the LEE CORPORATIONS COMPANY. Her name is... hmm," she paused to think hard. "Yeah! 'LEE YN.' Don't tell me you have a crush on her," she said, clearly shocked as Eunwoo chuckled at her reaction.

"It's not a tiny crush; it's the size of a dinosaur," Eunwoo blurted. It wasn't hard to admit-I definitely had a huge crush on Yn. She's so perfect; who wouldn't like her? I'm just another one of her fans.

"He'll only meet her in his dreams," Song remarked, and the others nodded in agreement. What? I'll meet her, and then we can slowly fall in love. I blushed hard at the thought of Yn and me in a small garden, feeding each other strawberries. Ah, we have chemistry. I know if I really wanted it, I'd make it happen.

"Yeah, and those dreams are going to be wild," I smirked, enjoying their innocent reactions. Their expressions were satisfying, exactly what I expected.

I didn't think much of it, as it was beyond their imagination, which made me giggle. I glanced at Jennie, who seemed somewhat disappointed.

"Is something wrong?" I asked, concerned for her. She hesitated but eventually spoke up.

"I don't feel good about LEE YN. She seems kinda strange," her answer surprised me. Why would she think Yn was strange? What was her problem with her?

"What's wrong?" Eunwoo inquired, placing a hand on Jennie's arm. She hesitated again before finally saying,

"Don't you find it odd that there have been no rumors or negative allegations against her in the past three years?" Jennie suggested, making me somewhat confused.

"What do you mean?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Meaning she never receives hate or criticism," she replied, appearing uneasy. What was Jennie even thinking? Yn is genuinely a good person.

"Do you want her to be hated?" I snapped, anger surging as her logic baffled me. Was she implying that Yn deserved hate and criticism?

"It's not like that, Jungkook," she said, immediately regretting her words as my fists clenched. Yn is a good person; that's why she hasn't been criticized. I spat and sighed heavily, realizing I needed to calm down.

"Hey, cool it; that's her opinion," Song said, concerned. When I turned to Jennie, I regretted my tone; she looked like she might cry. I abandoned my irritation and placed a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.

"I'm sorry, Jennie. I didn't mean to snap at you," I said sincerely, feeling my heart ache at the sight of her distress. Jennie is good, and it was wrong of me to judge her opinion.

"It's okay, Jungkook. I know you didn't mean it," she murmured, sighing. I signaled for Eunwoo and Song to join us, and they nodded, walking over.

"Finally, some peas," Song remarked, and we all chuckled. "After graduation, we'll have our peace, and Song Kang will enjoy it peasfully," I joked, causing more laughter and leaving Song confused. "Yeah, you keep saying 'peas,'" he noted, prompting more chuckles as Eunwoo added, "You're always right-peas, peas." I struggled to hide my laughter at Song Kang's serious expression. I could just imagine him saying "peas" in an interview instead of "peace," making me chuckle again, although my friends looked at me strangely.

As I thought about it, I laughed harder, eliciting more confused looks from my friends until we noticed a classmate running up to us, breathless.

"Man, do you want to miss your own graduation?" he panted, making us exchange incredulous glances before bursting into laughter again, not even knowing why.

"You guys should have checked into a mental hospital before coming to graduation," he commented, still catching his breath as I cleared my throat.

"Yeah, let's go," Eunwoo said, still laughing uncontrollably. We continued to laugh as we made our way to the auditorium.

Just like fools, earning strange looks from those around us.

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