Him |JJK

Chapter 17

I hear silent sobs...

In Ha...? 

I see a blurry small figure, sitting by me. 

"In ... Ha?" 

She instantly turned to me before grabbing my hand. 

"Mi Young!! Are you ok??!!" 

Lifting a blanket off myself, I sat upright. 

"You fainted!" 

"Oh." I uttered out and looked sideways. 

Jungkook leaned on the door, gazing upon me. 

"Min Jun came and checked when you fainted, and he said that you should be fine for now. You should go to the hospital though." 

She glanced at the injury on my wrist. 

"No. I'm fine." I gave In Ha a smile to keep her reassured.  

"Maybe you should take a day off." In Ha asked. 

"Maybe. I'm gonna go for a while." I climbed off the couch before putting on my shoes. 

"Where?" In Ha asked. 

"Just taking a walk. Be back soon." I smiled at In Ha. 

Passing by Jungkook, I walked out the door without any words. His gentle grip made me stop, I stared at the ground as his fingers slid down to my wrist. 

"Mi Young..." There was an obvious difference in his voice. It was somehow soothing. 

I pulled my arm away from him before exiting the BigHit building.

***

The familiar chill hit my legs, the streets were still deserted. The silence was still there. Turning around the corner, I heard some familiar laughter and snickers. 

I stared at the gang of boys who crowded around a figure. Presumably a male. There was no hesitation in their actions as they threw punches and harsh kicks to the motionless figure. 

I realized, the gang was the same group who had robbed money the first day I saw them. 

The male beneath their feet didn't budge at their violence. 

Maybe too scared to move. 

I turned around. Deciding not to interfere. 

It's not my job to stop them. Mr Jun didn't say so. 

I stopped. 

I'm feeling something I shouldn't ever feel. 

Guilt. Guilt for walking away. For leaving the male alone. For witnessing but not doing anything. 

It surprised me. I never feel this way. I never hesitate. 

I shouldn't   ...    Mr Jun had said. 

I turned back to the scene as I stared at the black hooded figure who lay still on the ground, not budging from the group's tortures. 

I took a deep breath. 

"Yah-!" 

But before I could yell out, I found a hand secure around my waist before pulling me back around the corner, behind the wall. 

Struggling to free myself from the strong grasp, I wanted to yell and kick. 

Instantly, my mouth was covered as I stopped to feel a warm breath on my ear. 

"Shhhh..." 

The voice sounded familiar. I grabbed his hand before moving it off my mouth. 

"Yah Jungkook let me go..." 

My eyes widened as he instantly tightened his grip around my waist. He moved closer to my neck. A hot breath brushed over my skin. 

"Why?" 

I could just feel his smirk. My blush was coming back. 

Within a second, I lifted my hand before elbowing him. He immediately released out of pain. 

"That hurt..." He hugged his stomach. 

I glanced at him. Surprised, I stared at the red beanie that he wore. It was familiar to my eyes yet it couldn't be. 

I turned around, walking towards the group of boys again. Suddenly, I felt something warm grab my hand. I glanced back to see Jungkook staring at me. I felt a pull as he gripped my fingers tight. 

My face burned as I was pulled to face him in a 2 inch distance. 

"Yah. They have weapons pabo." 

Quickly stepping back from him, I peeked out from the wall. 

He was right. All of them had weapons. Either blades or bats. There were 8. It was going to be tough with just a rod. 

I turned back to Jungkook. 

In seconds, something was put on my head, blocking my view. Confused, I grabbed the soft fabric that seemed to be wool and pushed it up, out of my vision. Looking up, I realized that Jungkook had put his red beanie onto my hair.

"Stay here." He stated before walking around the corner, towards the commotion. 

I swear I heard a chuckle before he left. 

Leaning against the wall, I held my legs close to my chest and pulled my skirt so that it could cover enough to stop me from freezing to death. I grabbed the beanie before pulling it down to cover my bangs. 

I listened. 

"You guys." Jungkook's voice echoed out. 

The kicking ceased completely. 

"Oh Jungkook! Did you come to join us again?" A male spoke up. 

I furrowed my eyebrows. They know Jungkook?

"Busy." 

"Aw man come join us again someday."

"Maybe. Anyway who's the guy." 

"A bastard who insulted us."

"How?"

Something was thrown to the floor, before a crackling sound echoed out.

"A candy wrapper?...Isn't it a bit too much?" 

Laughter filled the streets. 

"What are you talking about?" 

"Let him go on this one."

"You've changed Jungkook." 

"Just let him go. You've got other things to do, don't you?"

Footsteps echoed out, the gang was presumably approaching Jungkook. I peeked out from the wall. The gang stood before Jungkook while a male closed the distance between them. 

The leader of the gang, I predicted. The male reached out his hand, before smacking it against Jungkook's shoulder twice. 

"...Alright. Just this time though. Make sure you come back to join us again." 

"I can't promise that." 

Hearing the sound of footsteps leaving, I turned back as Jungkook walked towards my direction again. 

"They're gone. But..." 

I stood up before looking out from the wall.  There was no one. The hooded figure wasn't there. 

"the guy's gone too."