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the next day, they do go to the police station to report the troublesome individual that is jinah. jinyoung, mark and jackson join them to back them up.
"so your apartment got vandalized by miss lee jinah, is that right?" the policeman asks youngjae, who nods. "do you have any proof of that?"
"she wrote a message on the mirror of my bathroom. we took a picture and my boyfriend can assure that it's her handwriting because they've been together in the past," youngjae explains.
"what would be the motive?"
"she didn't take our breakup very well. i even had to get a restraining order against her because she would harass me," jaebum explains.
"in other words, she's crazy," jackson summarizes in a very 'jackson' way.
jinyoung smiles sweetly as he pinches his boyfriend's waist, the latter hissing in pain. the police officer clears his throat, clearly taken back by the interruption before focusing back on the matter at hand.
"we'll have to verify if she really is the culprit before doing anything. is there any cctv installed in your building ?"
"yes, in the main entrance and also on every floor."
"alright. we'll investigate and notify you when we'll find something," the officer stops writing the file and stands up.
all of them do the same and bow to the officer, thanking him before leaving the police station.
"did you really have to make that comment?" jinyoung asks jackson once they're out.
"what? you're all thinking the same thing, right?" he pouts childishly.
"he's not wrong though," mark jumps in with a shrug. "the timing was just a little bit off, that's all."
jackson immediately finds his smile back as he high-fives his friend. jinyoung only rolls his eyes and grabs them both by their ear, dragging them to mark's car. the two boys groan in unison and reluctantly get in the vehicle.
"keep us updated, yeah?" jinyoung asks them.
jaebum nods, waving at them as they drive off. once they're out of sight, the older turns to youngjae and brings him into his arms, resting his chin on the top of the younger's head.
"let's just wait and see, okay?"
"yeah. i just want to get this over with as soon as possible," youngjae mumbles, hugging the other's waist.
"don't worry, it'll only be a matter of days and then everything will go back to normal."
"i hope so. i really hope so," youngjae sighs.
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over a week later, youngjae gets a call from the police officer who beckons him to the station immediately. when they arrive, jinah is there. and obviously, she's making a big fuss.
"how dare you accuse me of such a thing?! don't you know who i am?" she shouts angrily.
"yes. a korean citizen who committed a crime, miss. now sit down and stop screaming like that," the man, visibly annoyed, tells her sternly.
she scoffs but sits back down, sulking like a little girl. youngjae and jaebum exchange a glance before approaching them.
"ah youngjae-ssi, please take a seat."
jinah turns to glare at youngjae but as soon as she sees jaebum, she almost instantly changes.
"jaebum oppa! you're to defend me? that's so nice of you!"
jaebum completely ignores her, sitting next to youngjae and taking his hand in his. he then turns to the officer who rolls his eyes at her behavior.
"we investigated and it turns out that this young lady here is indeed the culprit. she wasn't very slick about it either and clearly didn't think. the handwriting matches and she was caught on camera," he explains calmly, ignoring jinah's poor attempts at defending herself. "lee jinah-ssi, we have evidence of everything. there's no point in denying the facts, not even in front of the judge. if you go to court, that is."
"court?! i can't! my father will kill me if that happens. i'm sure we can find an agreement, right?" she nervously says, turning to jaebum and youngjae.
the two boys look at each other for a while before youngjae looks at her, calmly stating,
"you don't know how much you hurt me. why should i give you a chance? you lied to me, you blackmailed me and broke into my apartment. and i'm pretty sure you sent minhyun to jaebum's place. you're just a vindictive bitch. what makes you think i'll give you a chance?"
everybody stands there in stunned silence for a moment. jinah is wide-eyed like a deer caught in the middle of the road and that makes youngjae chuckle softly.
"you're not even denying the fact that you know minhyun. give me a reason why we shouldn't press charges."
"i'll do anything you want. i'll give you money if you want. i- please," she suddenly starts crying, pleading.
"i don't want to see you ever again. don't come close to me, jaebum or any of my friends. and tell minhyun the same thing. if you can do that, we won't press charges, understood?"
youngjae doesn't wait for a response and stands up, bowing to the police officer.
"thank you for your help, we'll go now."
youngjae turns to look at jinah one last time before leaving the station for hopefully, the last time. jaebum blinks and bows too before running after his boyfriend. when he gets outside, the younger is waiting next to jaebum's car. he walks to him and in two seconds, has youngjae pressed against the car and kisses him hard. youngjae can't barely register what is happening that jaebum pulls back. the younger looks up with an opened mouth.
"what was that for?" he asks, breathless.
"what you said back there... that was hot," jaebum replies, grabbing the younger's hand.
"thanks? i had to get it off my chest. i'm so glad it's finally over. we don't have to worry about them anymore."
jaebum nods and pecks his forehead before hugging him. youngjae smiles, relaxing into his embrace.
