project jeon + jungkook

십팔

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it was wednesday morning and jia finally felt as though she was ready to go to school. jungkook's chauffeur came to pick her up for school yesterday morning but she kindly declined once again. she lazily put her hair up in a ponytail and threw her backpack on. as if on cue, a car began beeping outside. she walked out her front door and walked up to the driver. he rolled down his window and smiled, "good morning miss ara."

she sighed, "you're not going to give up are you?" she sent him a slight smile as she squeezed the strap of her backpack.

"jungkook's orders", he smiled, "i see you have your backpack, are you attending school today?"

she took a deep breath, "mm.. can i have a ride?"

"of course, thats what i'm here for! i'll get the door-"

"it's okay i got it, thank you." she smiled before getting in the backseat. it was quite spacious inside, the seats were leather and everything was shiny down to the door handles. she felt unworthy of riding in such a nice car. she was so afraid she'd scratch or break something.

"so, mr. chauffeur, do you have a name? i feel bad not knowing since you're nice enough to give me a ride to school and all." she broke the silence.

"oh! you um, you can call me mr. kim if you'd like." he answered seemly excited, "sorry no one's ever asked before i got excited."

she smiled. "it's okay, how long have you been working for jungkook?"

he chuckled, "for as long as i can remember. my family is very close with jungkook's. i grew up with his mother."

"ohhhh that's nice." she smiled but it quickly faded as she looked outside and realized they were nearing the school already. anxiety began to build up inside of her. what if hansol see's her or tries to talk to her? what will jungkook do if he sees her? she ran through an abundance of scenarios in her head, and none of them were good. she was so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't realized they arrived. she also didn't even realize it began to rain.

"ahh i love this school", mr kim broke the silence, "my son goes here as well."

"oh really? what's his name? maybe i know him?" she questioned just as the first bell rang.

"t- oh! you better get going, you don't want to be late." he turned around to give her a smile.

"thank you so much for the ride mr kim!" she got out and ran through the front doors. as soon as she entered the school, everything seemed to slow down. she looked from left to right and everyone was staring at her. she expected that much.. hansol dumped her and everyone knew. she slowly walked towards her locker and tried her best to ignore the stares and whispers but it was so hard.

"does she even know?"
"i'm surprised she's out in public right now, i'd be way too embarrassed to show my face."
"i kinda feel bad for her."

she neared her locker with her head hung low until one whisper stopped her in her tracks.

"the other girl's prettier."

other girl? she turned her head and looked at the group of girls next to her. the one that spoke's eye's shot open and they all immediately turned their heads and speed walked away.