Chapter 8: Distance

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Jaebum was out of breath, as he reached home in a hurry. He rushed inside and called for Jinyoung without even noticing the weird looks from Jackson. "Last time I checked, Jinyoung was not the only person to exist here," Jackson said pretending to get upset, getting Jaebum's attention.

"Jackson, where's Jinyoung?"

"I think you won't even notice if I disappeared suddenly." This was another remark from Jackson, but Jaebum didn't let it pass this time without giving him a slap on his shoulder.

"I wonder why you're still living here then! I don't get how can you not understand sarcasm, when you yourself are full of it!!" It was Jaebum's turn to be annoyed, but he was quick to get to the point, "Jackson, it's really urgent. Jisoo's coming, and we didn't tell her about Nayeon yet."

"Hyung, Jinyoung went to the convenience store, and what's wrong with that? We had to tell her sooner or later."

"You don't know the matter, do you? Jisoo's not just paying a visit. She found out about the billboard incident, and Jinyoung's already in trouble for not telling her about that."

"So, he didn't tell Jisoo after all?! He's in serious trouble then," Jackson shuddered at the thought of Jisoo's display of anger.

"So, as you're getting my point now, you must also know the reason why she can't find out about Nayeon for now. We'll surely tell her later though. If she finds out in this situation, she'll feel like we were not telling this to her on purpose. She's also concerned right now, as there was an incident with me too... And to make things more serious, it's all over the news for the reasons I don't get!"

"All over the news?? What happened??"

Jaebum showed his injured hand to Jackson, and told him everything.

"Hyung, this is serious," Jackson replied after watching the video of the happening. "I don't get why they've put Jinyoung's footage along with it. The one with you needs explanation, but Jinyoung one was clearly an accident. Why the people are linking both?"

"That's what I was thinking, but it has sparked the interest of people. Linking the things is what makes them complicated," Jaebum sighed and continued, "For now, tell Nayeon to go to her room and not come out for some time."

"There's no need to hide anyone, oppa. I've heard everything," Jackson almost jumped, and Jaebum spun around in the direction of the voice.

"J-Jisoo-yah.. I thought you were s-still at work," Jackson couldn't form the words to say.

"I've heard your concerns, so I'm not going to do anything you're expecting me to." Jisoo stopped for a while before turning to Jackson, "Seriously oppa?? What do you think of me as? I don't bite!" Jisoo pouted before saying, "I'm not letting this go though."

"You were eavesdropping?" Jaebum said.

"I didn't mean to, but you forgot to close the main door." Jisoo stopped before realizing something, "Seriously!! You forgot to close the MAIN DOOR?!?!"

"That's why we're scared of you," Jaebum said as he patted Jisoo's head.

"I'm upset though! I want to meet the person you're hiding."

Before anyone could respond, they were greeted by Jinyoung's voice who just returned from the convenience store. "I'm home!"

"You're not welcomed," Jisoo said as she faced him.

Without even asking, Jinyoung knew what could've happened. He spoke straight to the point, "So you've found out?"

"Hmm," Jisoo nodded trying to sound uninterested.

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