Without You

Chapter twelve

     A/N: Yi-Jin's point of view!

     I groan out loud as Erin tells me she couldn't make it. Because she couldn't make it, I've decided to change the location of where we were meeting. I asked Jimin to ask Ha-Eun to meet us at the bubble tea shop we were at last time. I contacted Jin to meet us there too.

     But what they really didn't know was that they weren't expecting to see each other.

     "Jimin! Shh!" I whisper softly, but loudly in his ear while I push his head lower.

     "Why are we eavesdropping? I thought we were going to hang out with them even though I didn't want to..." he pouts and I ignore him.

     Me and Jimin were both wearing a black mask with black sunglasses on.

     "Why are you here?" I hear Ha-Eun ask.

     Jin looks confused, so I sent him a message.

     Yi-Jin: talk to her! We arranged for you two to meet. Good luck~

     Jin: ...

     I shut my phone down as I look back up at them. Jimin lays his head on the table while groaning softly and mumbling, "I wanted to have a date and we are spying..."

     "I needed to talk to you Ha-Eun. Please listen to me..."

     "Fine. Speak." She says, I hear her pulling back her chair while sitting down. Jin does the same and they are now facing each other.

     "I'm sorry I wasn't able to do anything when your mother took you away. Please give me another chance... you know I love you..."

     I choke on my drink while Jimin immediately looks up. "That's straight forward." He whispers and I roll my eyes.

     "Yi-Jin... I love you..." he smiles at me. I blush and flick his forehead.

     "You idiot."

     "Yes~ I'm your idiot."

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     A/N: Jin's point of viewwww

     "I don't love you Jin..." She says while avoiding my eye contact.

     "Say it while looking in my eyes."

     She slowly looks up at me, but immediately looks away.

     "Jin... please don't talk to me anymore..."

     "Why?"

     "People don't change that easily, even if you give me advice, it'll just be a waste of time. I'm not the girl you used to know now, so... just give up on me okay?" She smiles weakly and gets up.

     I grab her wrist while she looks at me right in the eye, shaking her head sideways. "Jin, you're a very nice person, you'll eventually find someone who will love you, I'm not the ideal girl for you."

     I try to say something, but I find myself at the lost of words. I slowly let go of wrist, watching her leave the shop. Is... is she really leaving me again?

     I run after her and hug her tightly towards me. She gasp and tenses, but soon relaxes. "Why did you come out?"

     "You're- you're not a bad person! I know you're a slut and I don't care! I love you, I don't mind what you are."

     "Jin... don't say it out loud." She says as I immediately look around to see people turn their attention towards us.

     "Should we talk at the park then?" I laugh nervously. She nods in agreement and we head towards the park together.

     "Jin... do... do you really like me?" She looks up at me.

     "Of course I do. I've loved you ever since I met you, you're important to me. I've known you for long and I've known what you've been through. I don't care if you hurt me, but please don't hurt yourself."

     "I don't know if I can do that Jin... I'll need time to change..." She sighs softly.

     I nod my head slowly, not knowing what to say after that.

     "Jin... my father passed away last year. My mom is now alcoholic and she brings people to our house. I don't know who they are, but they are bad people..." She starts tearing up, but I hold her hand, squeezing it a bit and she continues.

     "They gave my mom drugs and made her crazy. I'm scared of going home, that's why I became a slut... so that way... I could earn money and also have attention. Jin, I'm the type of person who likes to destroy people's relationships. I'm selfish. I'm greedy."

     I look towards her as her tears start spilling from her eyes and roll down her soft smooth cheeks. I stop walking as I wipe her tears with the corner of my sleeve.

     "I'm sorry Jin... I'm- I'm a bad person." She says in between her sobs.

     "No you're not, you're just lost. Let me be the one to guide you so you won't get lost." I smile at her.

     She smiles back weakly and for the first time, in a long time, I saw her real smile back.

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     A/N: guess who's point of view this is?

     "Jimin. You are so cheesy." I sigh as I smack his head. Just then, I hear Ha-Eun's chair move and I immediately turn towards their attention.

     Jin and Ha-Eun were both standing up. I was about to follow them, but Jimin drags me back down the chair.

"Jimin, what are you doing?"

"Why are you like this? Stop meddling in people's business. Do you even know how I feel about you?"

Jimin suddenly becomes serious and I unconsciously gulp.

"Jimin, what you feel isn't love... I never want to be in a relationship."

"Why? I really do like you..." he looks down sadly.

I sigh as I get up from my chair. "Jimin, you're just joking around with me. You have a lot of girls at school who like you."