EUPHORIA ¦ PARK JIMIN

Chapter 12

September 25, 2010
6PM

Ha Eun stepped inside her house and toppled herself in bed. After an exhausting day at the office wherein she had to be in every meeting and appointment Jimin has, do everything he told her to and buy him things that he didn't exactly want. In instance, he once again, told Ha Eun to buy him fast foods and coffee and when she had arrived, bringing everything he askes for, he'd say that he didn't have the appetite to eat them anymore and instead just bring him a glass of water. Jimin, on the other hand, was enjoying it.

One of his reasons that he gave his favourite car to Ha Eun wasn't just because for her own convenience in transport from and off work but for Ha Eun to drive him around whenever he wanted. He had a driver, of course but watching Ha Eun run and rush after every order and demand he commanded satisfied him. He called her in weekends to drive him around the city then back to his house. Her legs ached from driving. Ha Eun expected that her life would be alot more easier and convenient that she had a car, but, hell, she was wrong. It seemed it was even more difficult.

Jimin sipped a glass of wine while walking up to Yoongi by the veranda. Yoongi's headed was too abstracted with things that even Jimin's presence was noticed in delay. He thought of Ha Eun, and how she was so similar to her.

'Hyung!' Jimin punched his arm.

'AH! You jerk, what do you want?' He punched Jimin back on the arm.

'You were spacing out!' Jimin reasoned out. 'I've poked you but you still didn't notice me here. I could've pushed you off but I don't want to waste so much just paying for your life insurance,'

'Shut up, you idiot,' Yoongi laughed.

'What are you thinking about anyway?' Jimin asked curiously.

'Secretary Jung,' He responded.

Jimin, stunned and shocked, choked on his wine. Is this man serious? He thought.

'Jeongmalyo? Secretary Jung? You mean, my secretary? Like Secretary Jung Ha Eun?!' Jimin assured.

Somehow, a small part in him wished Yoongi would say that it wasn't her and he meant someone else. But, who was he fooling? There is only one 'Secretary Jung' that they both know and in the company and that's Jung Ha Eun.

'Geurae. Secretary Jung,' Yoongi sighed.

'Seolma--geunyeoleul joh-ahani (do you like her)?' Jimin assumed.

Yoongi's forehead creased and his reflexes immediately reacted and smacked Jimin on the head.

'What crap are you saying?' he snapped.

'You're thinking of Secretary Jung! What conclusion can be assumed?' Jimin defended.

'You idiot, no. I don't like her,' Yoongi confessed which made Jimin sigh in relief.

'Then?'

'It's just that, whenever I look at Secretary Jung..,' he trailed then looked back to the skies again. '... she reminded me of noona,'

'Oh, Yoo Mi noona,' Jimin muttered. 'But, why?'

'You know how noona can be very workaholic and determined. The way Secretary Jung is, those times that you made her work until midnight, I saw my sister in her,' Yoongi explained. 'When I was with Secretary Jung in the office that night, when she cried after finishing all the tasks, I thought she was Yoon Mi noona. It was like a flashback when noona was in college where she panicked on not passing her board exam in being a lawyer,'

Jimin was speechless. It wasn't because he didn't know what to respond on Yoongi's word but because he began to think that if he should stop torturing her in work.

Ha Eun sat up from her bed upon hearing a knock on her door. She headed the door and peeked on the small hole. Taemin.

She released her grip from the knob and moved away from the door quietly and carefully. Her heart began to race and her whole system was in terror. Her mind went blank and she just kept stepping backwards, far away from the door. She huddled at the foot of her bed when Taemin stopped knocking then shortly after, her phone vibrated. She feared that it would be Taemin and she was right. She just watched her phone vibrate on her bed as she huddled at the corner. Just as she thought that he was gone, Taemin began to call out her name and banging the door.

It sounded as if, he was begging to for her to let him in but simultaneously demanding that if she wasn't going to let him, he was going to break the door open. Tears rolled down her eyes as she cupped her mouth to prevent any sounds from escaping. She profusely shook and was sweating bullets. She flinched everytime Taemin banged the door hard, and the only thing running in her head was if he broke the door open, he would repeat what he did before.

'Ha Eun! Open this god damn door!' He yelled, causing her to jolt in fear and cry even more.

She hugged her knees and prayed to the heaven's above or to whoever gods that were listening to her that Taemin would just leave her alone.

After what she felt like forever, Taemin stopped. She crawled up to her bed, no longer caring if he was still outside or not. As long as the sounds would stop. She shuddered and grimaced to the nightmares that flashed in her head like a storm. Taemin sat by her doorstep leaning by the door with the only purpose and determination of seeing her.

Ha Eun spaced out when another call interrupted her thoughts.

'Huijang-nim...,' she whispered.

She looked at her phone, motionless and just watched until Jimin had turned off the call and sent her a message instead.

'She's not answering?' Jimin muttered and sent Ha Eun a message asking about her whereabouts and why she wasn't answering.

'What's with the face?' Yoongi asked and sat across Jimin.

'Secretary Jung' s not answering my call, 'He replied.

'Mwo?' Yoongi snickered.

'Wae? Why are you laughing?'

'You look like a love sick teenager waiting for your non existent girlfriend to call you,' Yoongi teased.

'I'm not love sick and I don't need a girlfriend. I just have some errands for her to run,' Jimin defended.

'Ah, Jimin-ah. Again, with that,' Yoongi sighed. 'You should know, Secretary Jung is very patient with you. With all those things you made her do, some would choose to leave without hesitation. But her, she's with you,'

'That's just because she needs the job badly,' Jimin said.

'No. That's because she has determination and understands you more than anyone. Even yourself. It's hard to find someone like that these days. Your former secretaries wouldn't last even a month with you,'

'She's only been here for 2 months. She'll quit. I'll vouch for that,' Iimin confidently replied.