Why him? ✔️ {JJKxR}

28: Confrontation.

(Because I actually managed to write and publish this chapter all in one sitting please acknowledge it may suck xD)

I'm done! I'm done with all this drama. I decided last night that I would just take my time to get over whatever happened last night. I got home late, the look my mum gave me and my wet dress once I had entered the house would have made me laugh but I was in no mood that night. I just waved her questions away with one hand and a meaningful look. I had trudged up the stairs and collapsed on my bed miserably. At that moment I had decided that it was okay to give myself time. The people at the restaurant that night were currently in my 'people to ignore' list. Even Sun-hee. Wise people say that it is childish to brood. But I knew that I simply couldn't meet any one of their gazes, even if I wanted to. I felt badgered, disrespected and humiliated and I was considering not even going to school but I knew I had no choice.

I stuck my nose in the air and looked down it at everyone passing by me. A couple girls appeared to be laughing at me. 'Kang Jae, I will destroy you,' I thought bitterly, positive she had told them of my unfortunate fall into the pond at the restaurant. She probably lied and said I tripped. I hoisted my bag up and more securely on my shoulder. I caught a cluster of familiar people standing by my locker and groaned. I sped up and flew past them, sure that I heard Sun-hee's voice calling after me but I ignored it. I didn't fail to notice that Kang Jae was with them, pressing herself up against Jungkook like she always did. I almost felt like throwing up inside my mouth at that. I never liked to admit it but I was obviously jealous. I hated how she had known him so much longer than I had, I hated how she was pretty and how she got along so well with everyone. I went straight to my first class and buried my nose in a book. Jungkook sat beside me and tried to gain my attention but I pretended not to notice. 

After the class Jungkook rested his head on my shoulder and acted babyish but I shrugged him off. I gasped, Jungkook suddenly snatched both my wrists and hoisted me out of my chair. 

"What the?!" I protested. Jungkook dragged me out of the classroom. "Jungkook wait!" 

He turned and gave me a looks with a mixture of emotions, sparks of annoyance and a slight happiness. It gave gave off a fierce kind of appreciation. He spoke; "So you're talking to me now, are you?" 

"Only because you're dragging me through the school to who knows where," I flushed. He smirked and finally once we reached a perfectly quiet and lonesome corner of the school. Jungkook pushed me against the wall and held me there by the shoulders. I refused to meet his eyes and dropped through his hands and squatted on the floor at his feet. He plopped down and covered my view. His breath brushed my face and my eyes flew up without my consent. I blinked as my eyes eyes locked with his intense gaze. Jungkook leaned forward and he pressed his forehead against mine. I closed my eyes at the contact appreciatively my coldness evaporating slightly. 

"I was worried for you," he whispered. "but I was also angry with you for ignoring me," he added making me smile. 

"I'm sorry," I replied. Jungkook drew away again so that we could make eye contact. "Did Jae tell you what happened?" I asked some bitterness entering my voice at the thought of her feeding lies into Jungkook's brain about what went down last night.

"She tried, but after you stormed out... So did I," he said with an almost guilty look. "She looked really shocked. I felt kind of bad." 

"Well," I began in a matter of fact kind of tone. "I don't want to seem like a blabber mouth or whatever but I'm not going to that last night didn't happen," I explained in great detail everything that had occurred in the restaurant's garden and Jungkook seemed shocked. 

"I'm sure you were just imagining it," surprise echoed in his eyes as he spoke. 

"You're saying I imagined her slapping me?" I snapped indignantly.