Him |JJK

Chapter 9

My breath hitched as my back hit the table, causing a whimper to escape my lips. Gradually I opened my eyes, but to be met with the gaze of  his. Blushes started to creep up my cheeks as I comprehended what position Jungkook and me were in.

 His hands were pressed against the table , on both sides of my head and I was lying there, bewildered about what had just happened. My mouth opened to speak but no words came out. I hurriedly covered my hands to prevent him from seeing the wound. 

Jungkook's POV

Gripping her wrist tight, I tried to pull her up from her fall. But a thought a ran through my mind as soon as I glimpsed her expressions in slight pain. 

~Flashback~ 

Glancing at the girl who was asleep,  I scoffed at her inability to keep awake. She was completely immersed in her sleep that even I couldn't wake her up. 

"Yah! It's only 1 am get up." 

Her eyebrows furrowed a little before she returned to her peaceful nap. Her head laid on her arms that were placed upon the desk. 

How can she even sleep sitting??

I got up from my seat and walked beside her.

"Yah." 

But my eyes were attracted to something else. Her wrist showed a hint of redness. My eyebrows furrowed at the colour. Leaning in closer, I realised the deep cut on her wrist before looking back at her face again. 

Is she always this clumsy??

I strolled back to my seat, before glancing at her again. 

~End~

Realising the strong grip that was on her wrist, I instantly loosened my grasp, causing me to lose my balance. 

Pushing myself up from the fall, I looked straight down to see Mi Young express a look of pain. Her face gradually turned red as I unknowingly stared at her. 

Mi Young's POV 

My eyes unconsciously traced over his face, studying every detail abruptly as I awkwardly laid underneath him. 

His eyes stared right through me as I tried to avoid eye contact. 

"Mi Young are you ok-?" A female voice came from outside. 

Averting my attention quickly, I looked towards the voice. I blinked a few times at In Ha who stood at the doorway then hurriedly glimpsed the clock. 

7:00 am??!  The staff are going to start work!

I hurriedly pushed myself off the table but Jungkook stayed in his position, causing me to stop midway as his face and mine were centimetres apart. His hot breath fanned over my agape lips. In an instant, his eyes flickered while he quickly climbed off me as he looked in another direction. 

"Oh In Ha... Let's go..." I awkwardly ran towards In Ha before dragging her away. 

***

"In Ha. Are you ok?" I held her shoulders firmly. 

"Y-Yea. I-I know. I'm r-really sorry." She started breaking into tears. 

"U-Uh. I-I." I stuttered as I didn't know how to comfort her. 

"I-I s-should h-have t-t-told you about J-Jungkook..."

"O-OKk U-Uh..." I gently sat her down.

"I-I s-should have t-told you that I w-was J-Jungkook's l-last m-make up artist. A-And I s-should h-have t-told y-you w-what h-he a-actually w-was l-like..." She sniffed as I brought her some tissues.

"I-it's ok. I mean it's only been laundry and cleaning that he forced me to do..." I gave her a faint smile. 

"B-but I should have told you about this earlier..." Her tears ran dry. 

"It's ok. But are you ok though?" 

"Yea. What about you? Are you hurt anywhere?" She calmed herself. 

"Hurt?" I furrowed my eyebrows. 

"Yea. Apparently, he has hurt some employees before..."

"Then why hasn't anyone told BigHit about this??" I asked. 

"Well... you have seen how he is right? You just haven't seen all of him... he uses weaknesses against all the female employees..."

"Weaknesses?"

"He plays those who interest him..." 

"Plays?" 

"But please be careful? Promise me?" 

"Ok. Don't worry I won't let him near you... But what did he do to you?" 

"He played me... and once I found out... he said that if I tell anyone about this... he'll report me and have me fired..." 

"Is your job really important?" 

She nodded. 

"Money is something my family really needs and he knows about everything... I came back because this is the only job I have..." 

I held her hands tight and reassured her. 

"I won't let him hurt you..."

"But... how can you endure him... he's really forceful and apparently he hurts people when necessary..." She stared at me, waiting for an answer. 

"Don't worry...I can fight back... literally." I smiled at her. 

I gulped a little as I thought about him.

Will he actually hurt me? 

No. I need to stand strong. 

"MI YEONG!!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!" 

That raging voice of Ji Eun could not be misheard. 

I could see Jungkook staring at me, smirking a mile away. 

"N-Ne-e...?" My voice came out like a whisper. 

So much for "standing strong."