Mental

4

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"Alright. Which one of you touched my rats?" Ms.Bae's cold stare hit Jungkook like a bullet before her eyes moved to another student. Her high heels tapping on the floor with an echo, no one saying one single word. The bell rang yesterday before Ms.Bae got back to her classroom. She noticed her cage for the rats on a separate table in the room was tampered with.

"You all know the rule about touching my items without my permission." She paces back and forth in her spot right in front of the students desks. "Now who will come forward and tell me what they've done?" Ms.Bae had her skinny arms crossed, tightly placed around her chest as she waited for an answer.

Jungkook knew.

"The longer you wait the more trouble you'll be in."

That's when he had to do something.

With his head down, Jungkook's hand slowly raised making all heads turn on him. Even the assholes of the classroom were in shock. A boy like Jungkook messing with a teachers item? Pretty badass considering the punishment.

"Jeon Jungkook? You're the one?" Ms.Bae raised her eyebrows, strutting her way towards him. "Yes Ma'am.." His voice belittled, eyes staring at the generic white floor design.

"Unacceptable." She grabbed both of Jungkook's smooth, soft hands and placed them flat on top of his desk surface. A metal ruler slapped across them, making a whipping noise and leaving a bright red mark. His hands throbbing as he sharply inhaled because of the pain. "You ought to know better by now, young man."

"Those rats are for observation only. No touching prohibited. Didn't you see the red tape at the bottom? It means NO TOUCHING. Do I make myself clear?" Her voice raised like an angry serpent, a vicious bite to them afterwards.

"Yes Ma'am....." Jungkook gulped, her words ringing in his ears like a blasting alarm bell.

"Good. The rest of you better take my words seriously too. Don't touch anything unless you have permission." Ms.Bae rolled her eyes into the back of her head annoyingly, sitting back at her own desk. "Now, on with the lesson."

Seokjin reached from behind his chair and softly rubbed Jungkook's back to comfort him. But it didn't really help. Jungkook still heard Ms.Bae's statements ring in his head, it wasn't going away. The pain in his hands were unbearable. She must have practically broken his hands while slapping that ruler down so damn hard.

While Ms.Bae went into her useless lesson for the class, Taehyung scooted his chair a bit closer to the youngest and whispered. "Hey.. Jungkook... are you alright..?" He glanced over to the teacher a few times to make sure she didn't see him talking.

Jungkook didn't answer though.

"Kookie..?" Taehyung whispered again, rubbing his shoulder a bit, causing Jungkook to flinch. Fuck... he knew the younger must have been shaken up by Ms.Bae. She was harsh as hell. Very martinet.

Nothing.

"Mr.Kim? Do you have something to say to the class?" Ms.Bae paused the lesson, looking over to the table with the group of seven boys. "Oh.. no Ma'am, sorry." Taehyung sat up straight before giving one last glance to Jungkook. Meanwhile, Yoongi sat in his seat being quiet as a mouse and pretending nothing ever happened the previous day. He acted like a 'good boy', eyes on the board and looking as if he was really paying attention. Bullshit. Min Yoongi paying attention in class? Bet.