Broken | jjk

2. puppies and bears

You could feel your heart fluttering and your breath almost stopping, as you saw Jimin. He was in his orange sweater that covered most of his neck and another black sweater over that. His caramel blonde hair stopped right above his brows and were slightly swept right. He had the cutest of smiles on his face.

"Did you give me the extra points in the best employee contest last week?", he asked though he already knew the answer. You were always so nice to him and so polite.

You nodded as words failed you.

"Thank you. You are the best", he exclaimed, his smile growing wider.

Aaand there went your heart.

"I need a favor, Eunha. My boss invited me to a party, it is for charity for under privileged kids", he said. "It is the same old, a ball dance and a little wine. It is special because it is his wife's pet project."

Was he going to ask you to be his date for the evening? Your little heart was almost bursting as your imaginations raced faster than the fastest thing you could even think of. The idea of having his hands around your waist as you danced to the gentle music and his eyes looking into yours was the idea that got breath hitching. You could almost feel yourself sweating just at these thoughts.

"I had hired a man to be the bear and he is sick.", he said, earning a confused look on your face. "Would you please fill in?"

Your heart shattered. Obviously, you were the bear. A nerdy looking girl like you never got attention unless anyone needed favors. You hated that.

You were almost going to say no when he held your hands in his and said "Please don't say no. You're the only one I can rely on"

Puppy eyes were your weakness. Especially when it was Jimin. His eyes twinkled and you could not say no.

So, you nodded and agreed to be a fricking bear.

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You put on the brown bear costume. As soft as it felt on the outside, the material inside was rough and made your skin within minutes of having it on. You felt like it was not worth it. Not a little bit.

"Thanks Eunha", you heard Jimin's voice and you forgot all the irritation

The party began and you started dancing for the kids in a corner as the ball dance began in the other corner of the hall. You distributed the balloons and for a minute, you felt like it was all worth it. The kids were smiling and they were so happy. You felt lucky to be born in a family that was fairly well-to-do.

"Eunha is now Bobby, the bear", you heard a voice mock your appearance, accompanied by cackles of laughter. Jinsun and her girlfriends.

"What did Jimin give you now, huh?", she said. "Was it a hug or was it a kiss?"

Hugs and kisses weren't big deals for them. They were infamous for sleeping around to get promoted. Sadly, it did work. They, with useless skills, had higher post than yours.

"I am sure she would be satisfied even if he held her hand", her accomplice commented.

The harsh truth pricked your heart, like it always did. Jimin would literally throw breadcrumbs of attention and you would give your heart like a lost puppy. You did not know is what he did was intentional or not.

"By the way, the anonymous letter you left for him on Valentines' Day, was highly entertaining for everyone in the office", another girl said.

You had become a joke because of your heart.

You ran away from that place and pressed the elevator button, ignoring the eyes staring at your crying form. You rushed into the lift, allowing yourself to weep as you sat on the floor. You thought about how excited you had been on the day you wrote the card and how shattered and stepped on you felt today. Totally a joke!

The door of the lift opened and you quickly put your bear head back on. No more drama, Eunha. You scolded yourself.

The person who entered the elevator was the notorious guy from your apartment. Jeon Jungkook. The murderer. His shirt was almost unbuttoned halfway through, showing off his chiseled chest and the beautiful tattoos on his left. Kind of destroyed the point of wearing the shirt. He had a membership form in his hand.

A criminal wants a membership in a library? Wow.

Thump!

The lift stopped as abruptly as your thoughts. What a great day!

You were stuck on the lift with Jungkook.

The elevator seemed to have no reception of network and it seemed to get hotter with each passing minute, increasing the itchiness your skin felt.

Jungkook, probably feeling just as hot, stripped his shirt off. You could only stare. This wasn't the first time his bare upper body was in front of you, but this was the first time you were so close. You took time to see the tattoos that were on his body. Intricate, delicate and beautiful. Surprisingly, there was a floral vibe from it. The beautiful patterns of tangled vine went till his wrist. His chest had bigger patterns that strangely stood out on his honey-dewy skin that had a shimmering layer of sweat on it now. Your eyes immediately and unintentionally dropped to his abs. Anyone could tell he worked out a lot. The packs were so well defined. Your gaze went to the defined V of the lower abdomen and that was when you realized that he was unzipping pants.

Jung-frickin' -kook was stripping in front of you.