bodyguard || heejake

chapter ten

A/N: I HAVE PILES OF HW GUYS IM NOT KIDDING 😭😭 so sorry for not posting yesterday

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after school, i grabbed a snack from home after heeseung dropped me off. i was contemplating on whether to study at home or in the library near school. i decided for the latter and prayed that i didn't recognise anyone from school there.

i dropped my bag off my shoulders and sat at an unoccupied table in the library and began my work. i plugged in my headphones, the soft rhythm motivating me.

i was about an hour in when i felt someone grab my headphones and pull it off. i stopped abruptly to look at the person and rage boiled inside me. standing behind me was sooha, accompanied by her two friends.

i breathed as calmly as i could to compose myself before i did something i regretted. "what do you want now?"

her jaw ticked in annoyance. "i told you to stop hanging out with my boyfriend and yet you still are." she crossed her arms and stared down at me resentfully.

i stood up and towered over her now. she held eye contact with me. "i don't know who you think you are but heeseung isn't yours."

in a blink of an eye, i felt a sharp sting on my cheek, the result of her hand colliding with it. i tried as hard as possible to contain my anger; if i hit her back, i would be just as bad as her.

"nothing to say now?" she scoffed. "i can't believe he still talks to a peasant like you." she bit her lip smugly when her friends laughed.

i closed my eyes slowly. when they left me standing there, i packed my things and headed out. great, they just ruined my study session. could i not do anything without being targeted?

my cheek was slightly numb, but i ignored it, instead watching youtube and sighing at my depressing life.

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as soon as i slid into the passenger's seat, heeseung noticed the mark and questioned me. "what happened to your cheek?" he turned my face to look at it and held it in his hands gently. fuck, i forgot to put an ice pack on it yesterday. it was most likely forming a red patch.

"it looks worse than it is, trust me," i promised.

he frowned and let go of me. a part of me wished he didn't and kept touching me with his soft hands along with that concerned gaze in his eyes. what are you talking about, jake? i shook off the thoughts quickly.

he started the engine and asked again, "who did this?" i was hoping he'd forget about it but of course he didn't. heeseung wasn't that type of person. i racked my brain thinking of an excuse to tell him when he beat me to it.

"don't try to lie to me, jaeyun."

i fiddled with my fingers uneasily and didn't dare look at him. "um, i swear it was an accident. i hit my cheek on the fridge." i chuckled nervously.

the look on his face showed that he didn't believe me but he didn't press further. he looked quite mad though. was he mad at me? i didn't want him to be mad at me.

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"oh my goodness, what happened to your beautiful face, jake?" jungwon gasped and examined it carefully. was it seriously that bad? all she did was slap me.

"it looks pretty bad," sunghoon grimaced. "maybe you should get it checked." i slightly blushed; not because of sunghoon but because of all the attention. i was surprised yet delighted that it wasn't because of him. maybe i was nearly over him.

"guys, it's honestly nothing," i assured everyone.

"hold on, i'm gonna go fetch you an ice pack," heeseung informs me before rushing off to the nurse's office. i didn't even have a chance to stop him and classes were about to start.