used | JJK

Chapter 25

The next morning you bid adieu to your parents and left the place. Before you left, you had received a ‘session’ from your mother as to how a woman should establish her control over her man from the very beginning of a relationship. By the end of the ‘session’, you and your sister had cringed into a ball.

You and Jungkook had left separately saying you had to go somewhere before leaving Busan. Jungkook was confused as to where until he found himself standing in front of a very familiar gate.

“N-No.” He took a step back looking at you.

“We have to. You have to.”  You said dragging him inside.

You ringed the doorbell while holding on to Jungkook who was pleading with his eyes. You assured him that he didn't have anything to feel guilty about.

The door opened and revealed a man who was about the same age as your father. He was confused seeing you but his confusion turned unreadable as soon as he saw the crouching boy standing next to you.

“Jungkook…”

“Appa..”

Awkward and terryfying silence followed. Maybe it was because your first impression of Jungkook's father was bad but you had already developed a disliking towards him. He looked terrifying like one of those scary ahjussis with bad teeth in a kdrama.

You both got in and waited in the living room for sometime.

“Jungkook-ah? You came?” You heard a feeble voice. You looked in its direction to find a woman who seemed too weak for her age. You had also noticed a blue spot on her eye.

She quickly embraced Jungkook who reluctantly hugged her back. But anyone who knew Jungkook could tell how much he wanted to hug her too.

Her attention quickly shifted to you.
“Omo, is this your girlfriend? Are you Jungkook's girlfriend?” She asked with the same enthusiasm she had a few seconds ago. But Jungkook's smile faltered a little.

“Ne.” You smiled. His mother held on to your hands and sat next to you and chatted for a little while.
“I slipped and hit the door. I'm pretty clumsy.” She laughed when she noticed you looking at the blue spot frequently. You smiled. She didn't know that you knew the truth.

Jungkook's father joined shortly and his presence had brought a gloomy atmosphere. You looked over to Jungkook's mother who kept looking down the entire time.

“You must be his girlfriend? Seems like he has finally done something good in his life.” He said looking at Jungkook. Your fists tightened. “What are you even doing in Seoul, nowadays?”

Jungkook and his mother crouched. They both didn't want to cause a scene in front of you.

“He's recently been casted by a very famous entertainment, ahjussi. He's also at the top in his department in university. You should be really happy that you have a son like him. Even though I consider myself very lucky to have a boyfriend like him he also has a lot of girls swooning over him so I have to stick to him 24/7 to keep them away.” You laughed. Jungkook and his mother both looked at you with their eyes wide open.

But Jungkook's father looked like his eyes were about to pop open. ‘Who does he think he is playing with? He might be his father and everything but nobody can downgrade your boyfriend like that.’ You thought.

For the rest of the conversation Jungkook's father was pretty cautious with you. He might have suppressed his wife and son but he was now dealing with you, who could spit venom in the form of sugar.

You both were about to leave when an idea suddenly popped into your mind.

“Ahjussi, are you into gardening?”

He nodded enthusiastically showing that it was some thing he enjoyed very much. You couldn't believe that someone like him was into something so patient as gardening. Jungkook looked at you confused.

“Oh. I love gardening too. Can you show me around some popular local species?”

“Of course. Come with me.” You went behind him. Jungkook was about to follow you when you stopped him.
“Go talk to her.”
Jungkook understood what you meant.

He quickly went into find his mother. He hugged her.
“Eomma, mianhae.” He dug his head into her shoulders as he hid her in his embrace.

“Jungkook-ah..” Her eyes were filling with tears too.  “Why are you apologizing? It's not your fault. It's my fault that I chose to stay behind. You are not angry at me?”

“Ani. How can I be angry at you?” He chuckled.

“Kook-ah. You should know this. I chose to stay behind not because I didn't want you but because I wanted you to be safe. If I came to Seoul, he would have followed us there. We would never live in peace. But if I stayed back, he would have a reason to stay here.” Jungkook sobbed louder as he hugged her tighter.

“I promise I will visit more frequently, hmm?” He lifted his head to look at his mother's bruised face. “Does he hit you frequently?” He caressed her bruise.

“Ani, I told you, I hit the door.” His mother said adamantly. He smiled and hugged her again. After what felt like an eternity, he let go and they both walked out. On the way his mother said, making Jungkook's heart race
“She's a fiesty one, right?…….. I like her.”

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You looked over at the man bending down showing you local variety of roses. He quickly handed you a rose.
“This one is a favourite here.”

“It's funny, don't you think?”

“Hmm?” He looked up at you who was examining the rose.

“Roses. They look so beautiful. These petals look so soft. You would think they are so easy to pluck. But you don't know about it's thorns that could prick you. Some thing so beautiful and soft yet it becomes dangerous once you try to hurt it.”

Jungkook's father was looking at you puzzled thinking about what you were intending.

“Ahjussi..” You said in a serious tone. “A women may look sweet but she has her thorns. You cannot abuse her without facing any consequences. Next time if I hear that you touched so much as a hair on her body without her permission, I will show you how dangerous roses can be.”

Jungkook's father gulped. He was scared of you. He usually showed his power over his wife but something wise in him told him not to mess with you.

“I'll take this one.” You said smelling the rose. You bowed deep and smiled.
“It's good that you enjoy gardening...... So you'll have something to do when you're in jail.” You muttered under your breath.

But Jungkook's father heard it.

And so did Jungkook.
He had heard everything.