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thirty-nine

Jin's P.O.V
I run around what seems like the whole school till I stop at one place every school has. The nurses office, a place that smells of old sheets and candy. A place I never go to unless it was that time I fell up the stairs trying to get to the furthest bathroom. Namjoon is there, hopefully, sleeping maybe or else he's up and thinking about what happened. Stupid Taehyung having to get into a fight with him. I messaged him non stop and he didn't have the courage to answer. Probably around too many people he couldn't answer back. Busting through the door I'm met with angry stern eyes. "What are you here for?" The nurse frowns.

"I'm here to see"-

"Jin?" I hear Namjoon. He peers out from a wall and a smile comes to his face, along with a red cheek. Funny how he got hurt but can still smile like nothing is wrong. Does he have pain inside him that smiling can be the only answer? The nurse rolls her eyes going back to her desk typing away on her computer. Maybe she's typing a fan fiction by how fast she's typing. Shaking my head I put my attention on Namjoon.

"Are you okay?" I go into mother mode skipping my steps to Namjoon and examining his cheek. It's red and it looks like it'll bruise up soon but I don't know for sure. Taehyung took a number on him. I saw all the videos and photos and Taehyung did set back for a little till Namjoon said something. Taehyung went all out to hit Namjoon in front of students. Now he's the talk, Taehyung beats up the drug dealer, drug dealer doesn't give Taehyung his things, Taehyung got the wrong drugs. And and on with so many assumption and rumors.

"I'm fine, really. Just hurts a bit..." Namjoon removes my hands and locks his teeth together. It must really hurt. He's covering it all up with a smile like nothing is wrong. Now I really have to be here for him if he's acting like this.

"So, Taehyung really did do this to you." I lower my head.

"It wasn't his fault, I think I came off the wrong way." Namjoon shrugs with a smile again.

I grow confused at his statement not knowing what he meant. Came off wrong? Namjoon sits on the bed the nurses room provides and I'm there beside him. "How did it start?" I ask.

He sighs. "I saw him walking into school and I thought it was the good time, but he looked angry so I stopped him to question if he was okay," Namjoon cocks his head to the right in my space. "He got angry all of a sudden and told me to piss off, when I asked how you guys were he ticked and"- his hand goes straight to his face. I can't help but feel really bad for what happened to him. How could Taehyung be so heartless?

I can't believe Taehyung did this. What an idiot I am for going back to him again. "He is a jerk," I whine taking Namjoons hand away placing it in mine. "I'm sorry." I say.

Hoseok was right. But I can't leave. Again, my heart won't let me, there is no freedom. A hand gently runs through my hair brushing it out of my sight. "Don't be sorry. It's not your fault." I'm met with pure innocent dimples. "You're cute, you know that, Jin?" Namjoon smiles more. My eyes widen at his words, Namjoon called me cute for...the very first time?

No, Jin what are you thinking. So what if he called you cute, Taehyung has called you cute, right? Don't say anything back, don't do anything just yet. Not yet. It's cold. I shiver. The wedding is soon and I'm still not going. I eye Namjoon and smile showing my teeth. "Are you going back to class or going home?" I ask him.

"I don't know yet. The principle wants to talk to me and Taehyung soon." Namjoon tells me as he looks over at the windows that show the leaves falling off the trees. Winter isn't my favorite, I don't like the cold, I like being warm and able to move. So who wants to go to a wedding when it's cold outside? I wonder what the punishment will be for Taehyung since there is hard evidence of what he did. Of what went down. I wonder if Taehyung will try and get out of it somehow. I can see him doing that. But I am not going to be done with it once rumors go away. I will pester Taehyung till he apologizes.

Sorry for such short chapters but I feel like they have a lot of information anyway. I'll be updating soon so stay tuned. Check out my other stories if you want <3