By Your Side

Chapter 4

As soon as the deafening bell echoed in the school, the students rushed in the class rushed out at the same time, for their recess. Sooyeon looked at the scattered students, clueless on what was happening.

"It's recess time. Want to go to the canteen together?"

Sooyeon turned to the Hyojin who was already standing by her table. Sooyeon stuttered for a while, not sure about what she should say. Jimin said he would accompany her during the recess time that earlier morning.

"It's okay. She's going with me."

The sudden voice cause the both of them to turn at Jimin who was standing by Sooyeon's table. Sooyeon then turned back to Hyojin, only to find her staring at Jimin with an unreadable expression.

"Sorry. Thanks, anyway."

Sooyeon sent her a smile before she stood up. Jimin casually put his arm around her neck and walked away, leaving Hyojin alone in the class. Hyojin's gaze followed them until they got out from the class. A thousand questions filled her mind. How can Jimin and the new girl became so close? What was going on between them? What was their relationship? She couldn't help but to envy the girl. Hyojin was one of the hottest girls in school yet Jimin didn't even lay an eye on her. She had liked him since she first entered this school, but Jimin seemed like he didn't even notice her existence. She rejected so many guys that confessed to her, just because of him. She wanted to confess, but she was too afraid. It didn't take a genius to know that Jimin was not interested in her. Or even other girls. He rarely interacted with opposite gender, except for school work or project. Seeing him having physical contact with Sooyeon really surprised her, and it hurt her too.

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Jimin pulled her through the crowd in the canteen, straight to the table where Jungkook was at. Jimin sat down and tapped the chair beside him.

"Sit here."

Sooyeon sat down with hesistant as Jungkook just stared at her while munching on his food.

"What did you buy?"

Jimin asked Jungkook while he fiddled with the plastic bag.

"Sandwiches. That was all I can grab."

Jimin suddenly handed her a wrapped sandwich, and she took it slowly.

"Thank you Jungkook. For buying this."

Jungkook almost chocked when she talked to him, and he didn't know why.

"Ah.. it's nothing."

He answered clumsily before reaching for the mineral bottle.

"Sooyeon, you're my cousin, right?"

Sooyeon eyed him, feeling weird at his question. But she nodded, nonetheless. Actually, she didn't sure with her answer. Well, they were not real cousin, but they practically were, right?

Jimin then looked at Jungkook who was staring at her, looking surprised.

"Told you I'm not lying."

"Yeah.. whatever."

"But we're not real cousin."

Sooyeon' words confused Jungkook. He didn't know what was that supposed to mean.

"I'm adopted."

Jungkook stared her, surprised. Jungkook turned to Jimin and he nodded.

"We lived together."

This time, Jungkook chocked, for real. He helplessly slapped his chest as his eyes started to become teary. Sooyeon panickly handed the mineral bottle to him. He grabbed it and gobbled it down. After finishing the water, he put in on the table and took a deep breath.