Breaking In {BTS In School}

19. Exposed

YeongMi quickly pulled her arm from Hoseok's gentle hold, turning in an instant and walking away. She tried really, really hard not to stomp away.

She didn't want to give away that she was upset, irritated, and feeling a little betrayed, a little used.

More than a little.

Sure, she shouldn't have assumed that Namjoon would know to tell her if he was involved with Bora, and she had knowingly gotten involved with boys who had other girlfriends before, though that was a thing of the past and she didn't want to think about it. And this time it was different, she didn't want to be a side thing, desired only for the mattress, not worth a second glance in public.

She wanted to be the main bitch, she deserved that, right?

God, she sounded dumb, talking about this time being different.

That's what naive, ignorant girls say. Not her. She wasn't stupid; she knew all about the games, she was a master of them.

And it's not like she was bloody in love with the boy.

She was not. Definitely, surely, obviously she wasn't in love with him.

There was no way.

A small hand latched onto her wrist, and YeongMi turned, prepared to yell at the first year before she realized that it was Jimin.

"Mimi? Hoseok told me. I'm sorry about Namjoon, I guess it must've been upsetting to see him with Bora."

YeongMi looked away, a sculpted, pointed look on her face.

She didn't care.

She did.

"I mean, after you guys - "

"It's not like it meant anything Jiminie, it's fine."

YeongMi mustered a small smile for the boy, trying to get him to not worry anymore. She patted his cheek lightly, and he smiled, clearly not believing her.

Was she that obvious?

Besides, she was only irritated because Bora was always irritating, it's not like it was about last night.

It was only a distraction, after all.

Nothing more.

That wasn't the end of it, because Yoongi had wandered over, his face clearly showing that he knew she was total bullshit at lying about this.

Well fuck him.

And then she was surrounded, and even Jungkook reached out to pat her hand in what must've been intended as a comforting touch.

"God, you guys, it was nothing! It meant nothing! I don't care!"

"YeongMi - "

"Damnit, it was nothing! Fuck off!"

YeongMi felt bad for yelling at Jungkook, immediately as she saw his face, she felt horrible.

But she reminded herself, it was not the time to care about these boys. She had learned this already. Caring wasn't her style.

She lightly shoved through them, turning the corner in a run.

Immediately she was being grabbed, and she looked to see Namjoon staring at her in surprise.