It's Just That - Jungkook & SinB

Distant

After the so called "incident", SinB's reputation went downhill. People at school started to talked behind her back, suspected that she wasn't hacked, and then acted nice and friendly in front of her. It didn't ruined her that much but, her friendship with Jungkook did ruined. She was so upset about it, and people being fake around her just made it worse. She wanted to quit school so bad but she didn't wanted to disappoint her parents, so like it or not she had to stay among her own friends.

On one Saturday, SinB and her brother went to their father's office in Gwangju to helped him get his stuff after his retirement. They put them in the car and since they weren't far from a mall, they decided to walked there and have lunch.

As soon as they get into the crowded indoors, they sprinted towards the food court as if they were chased. But really, it was just their growling stomach. Their eyes were busy locating the restaurant they wanted. Not long after that, her brother pointed his hand out to a stall behind her. 

"Let's have seafood! That restaurant has the best seafood menus in town."

"Aish, oppa! How many times do I have to remind you? Eomma said we can't have seafood for lunch!" SinB babbled to her brother who then pouted. Then she looked away to find another choice.

"Let's go to that Italian restaurant! I'm craving for the lasagna on that person's table!" SinB pulled her brother's hand, but she get pulled instead. "Oppa, wae? I wanna have them!" she growled at him.

"Ya, Hwang Eunbi. You just had fettuccine alfredo last night. I bought two of them for each of us but you ended up eating all of them!" her brother glared.

"Aish. Fine. Then, where are we going to eat?" she folded her hands in front of her stomach.

To save their time (and the author's time), they ended up eating in a Japanese restaurant. After they're seated, they ordered their own meal and waited. They talked about what they want to do for living, and not long after that, SinB's phone let out a beep. She reached for her phone in her coat pocket and received a text.

"Oh? From Jaehyun-ssi?" her eyes went wide as soon as she opened the text.

SinB and Jaehyun also just knew each other at the first day of school. They were very close until this day. And even when Jaehyun revealed that he once had a crush on SinB, she didn't made a burden and still wants to spend time with him. Jaehyun is also known as a anthropologist, loves archery, and wants to conserves the Korean culture in every way he could. They became close when Jaehyun liked someone and once asked for advice from SinB. The advice actually worked and since then, Jaehyun always came up to her, not just for that but also to talk about everything that his mind can come up with.

*texting with Jaehyun*

Jaehyun: SinB-ssi, I need to tell you something. Are you busy?

SinB: Well, I'm having lunch with my brother but it's okay, we're not eating yet. What is it?

Jaehyun: I've heard that you got hacked.

SinB: Are you gonna talk about it?

Jaehyun: If you don't feel like it, it's fine.

SinB: Aish... where are you going with this?

Jaehyun: I'm afraid it might hurt you but I think this is for your own good too..

SinB: If you say so, I don't mind. Go ahead.

Jaehyun: Okay. So I heard Mei Qi talked about you the other day. She was talking to the whole gang when you weren't around. She strongly believed that you weren't hacked, yet when you told your friends Jungkook's yours, she thought you said it yourself.

SinB: I knew it.

Jaehyun: I wish you knew how I feel. I was so mad at her for making such an assumption, I feel like I wanna punch her in the face for saying all that. Everyone there even listened to her.

SinB: Wait. Who's everyone?

Jaehyun: Dawon and the others.

SinB: And what did they say?

Jaehyun: I'm not sure. They just nodded.

SinB: Okay. I've heard enough now. Thanks for telling me this, Jae.

Jaehyun: Yeah, you're welcome. I hope you're alright.

SinB: I'll be alright.

*end of text*

SinB put her phone down, just in time for the meal. Her brother was already on his bento, munching it deliciously. She felt her heart was going to fall, she felt really sick. Her stomach was rumbling with hunger, but the pain in her chest because of the truth hurts more. Knowing that her own friends didn't trust her, gave her more desire to move school. But, she was in public so there was no chance for crying it all out. She woke up from her thoughts and quickly slurping in her beef ramen.

SinB and Jungkook's distance grew wider. They didn't talked or even greeted each other for 3 weeks in a row. They're classmates, but at that time, it didn't seemed like it. They were like... complete strangers. Her friends weren't also helping the situation. Once, SinB caught them talking in the washroom when she was about to get in it.

"SinB's kinda stupid, right?" a voice said.

"Yeah, she can't even lie." another one said.

"I feel sorry for her but she just made a fool of herself." one more added.

SinB felt like she wanted to burst into the room and yelled at them, made justice for herself. But she chose to keep it to herself. The bell then rang, somehow initiated her to go to class and let her friends think what they wanna think. And as she may not realize, she was making another distance.

"I give up..." SinB said to herself.