The Light in the Dark (Completed)

Chapter 7: Questions

  Three days later and they message every day. Waking each other with a morning message, usually discussing their day before even getting out of bed. 

  The media had caught wind of Jimin's story and ran with it. His phone rang constantly with requests for interviews. Big Hit had released a statement saying he would hold a news conference and answer any questions at that time. 

  Hoseok is now his manager officially, he felt so relieved. Hoseok knew about the sexual abuse, it was one of the hardest things he had ever done, but he told him everything. They had cried in each other's arms. 

  Big Hits first official statement had come days after the meeting with the CEO, the statement read that they were filing a lawsuit against Jimin's manager for physical, mental, financial, and sexual abuse. Jimin is relieved Dead inside is too wrapped up in his music to see any of it.

  Jungkook told his fans he was taking a break from social media to focus on writing music. He hasn't touched his phone in three days other than to talk to Tiny Dancer. He had sent Tiny Dancer his good morning text then headed off to make breakfast. While his eggs cooked he scrolled through his Youtube recommendations, the title of one of the videos on his feed jumped out Tiny Dancer Doesn't Deserve Any of This. He clicked on the video and sat his phone down so he could listen as he cooked. 

  The video began by showing images of Tiny Dancer dancing as the narrator spoke of his history. Then they began speaking about the lawsuit filed by Big Hit. The narrator read the statement released by Big Hit. He felt his stomach lurch as the word sexual abuse is uttered, he lost it grabbing the pan off the stove with a roar and flinging it against the wall oil and egg flying everywhere. How can anyone hurt one of the sweetest most gentle people on this planet? He ran to the sink to retch as images of his Tiny Dancer being pinned down by a monster as he did awful things to him, his cries of pain echoing in his head. 

  He grabbed his phone, he needed to know the truth.

  Jimin danced around the kitchen as he cooked chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. He had Dead Insides Youtube channel playing, he loved his voice so much.

  His phone dinged, giggling he picked it up. It's a message from Dead inside did he rape you his phone slipped from his fingers hitting the linoleum floor with a loud clatter. He walked back to the stove and turned it off no longer hungry. He's probably disgusted with me for allowing someone to do that to me he thought to himself as he made his way to his room. He crawled under the covers and cried himself to sleep.

  Jungkook clicked on Big Hit's website and scanned all the articles about Tiny Dancer, one of them said he would be having a press conference today at three PM. He paced his apartment waiting for a reply but after two hours he realized he wasn't going to get one. At three PM he grabbed his phone and prepared to listen to the news conference.

  Jimin walked to the large table Hitman Bang gave him a smile. Though his face is still bruised Jimin looked beautiful in his dove gray suit paired with a pale pink button-up and burgundy tie. He stood as they took photos of him then took a seat next to Hitman Bang.

  Hitman Bang stood up and addresses the media "we are aware of the statement made by the accuser released a few hours ago. Mr. Park will be asking all your questions so keep them short and to the point, if I find any of your questions inappropriate you will be escorted out. Let's begin."

   Jimin began answering questions most of them were just asking how he was dealing with his trauma or how it would affect his career, he answered honestly making the reports fall in love with him. A tall beautiful African American woman stood up "Mr. Park I would like to say first before I ask my question that it is a very personal question and you do not have to answer if it makes you uncomfortable" Jimin nodded in understanding "Mr. Park were you innocent when Mr. Jackson forced you to perform a sexual act on him?" Jimin blushed and looked down "I am or was, I believe you should love someone with everything you have before you are intimate with them" a short heavyset man in a wrinkled suit jumped to his feet "are you asking me to believe that you were never intimate with rapper Namjoon Kim, who you dated for a year" Jimin laughed "I'm sorry to laugh but you only know RM his stage persona, not Namjoon, Namjoon is one of the sweetest men I have ever met. On our first date he took me stargazing, he likes to randomly blurt out poems he loves. He is nothing like his stage persona. I was seventeen when we started dating he is older than me when we realized that our relationship was getting serious we sat down and talked about intimacy, he wanted to wait till I was eighteen. Not only because of the law but because he wanted to make sure I was ready."

  The man rolled his eyes "with your face and body I can't belive that he would refuse it you were willing to bend over for him, you are a bottom, right?" Hoseok is on his feet "that question is out of line, security escort that man out of the building" a petite blonde woman stood up "Mr. Park in Mr. Jackson's statement he claimed you tried to seduce him on numerous accounts is there any validity to his account?"  Jimin rolled his eyes "his entire statement is a lie I never tried to seduce him I never used my body to get in contracts, actually, I take that back I did use my body to get where I am now. I worked my body to exhaustion to become one of the most sought-after dancers but we all know that is not what he was implying in his statement. He said he took my money because he felt it was owed to him for putting up with my advances for years and the bruises are from fending me off."

  Jimin scanned the room his eyes landing on a tall muscular man in the front row "excuse me can you stand up?" Jimin walked around the table to stand in front of the reporters "this man is about the same size and height as Mr. Jackson, I'm five foot four and eighty-five pounds" he turned to the man "if I was trying to grab you how much force would you need to use to get away from me?" the man looked down at Jimin "not much a gentle push would probably knock you down" Jimin smiled and headed back to his seat "so a man that size could have easily pushed me away but I am cover in bruises, bruises he put there because he was angry I was making him money, money he was stealing from me" the reporters started talking among themselves. Byron didn't have a leg to stand on. 

Minutes later Hitman Bang called the conference to a close "you did wonderful" he said hugging Jimin. Hoseok is grinning "You're my new hero" Jimin couldn't stop smiling. He was anxious to go home he had a message to send.