Guys, I released a new work, but I absolutely couldn't remember the plot and it wasn't fun, so I deleted it... haha
Chapter 28. What Happens When Men and Women Are in the Same Space
He and I were sipping beer and watching an anime, completely absorbed in it. But after a few minutes, Jungkook was quiet. Wondering if something was wrong, I turned over to look, and there he was, clutching a beer can tightly in his hand, dozing off, nodding off repeatedly. His lips were pouting, and one side of his head was hanging down. Mong was leaning against him, sharing the moment.
"Pfft lol" Ji-eun
I petted Mongi, tidied his messy hair, and sipped my beer again. After a few hours passed, I turned off the TV because I was tired too. I took the beer can out of Jungkook's hand, who was dozing off on the sofa, laid him down, and covered him with the blanket. As I stood up, his hand grabbed my wrist, and my center of gravity shifted toward Jungkook. I fell on top of him because of him.
He spoke in a quiet voice with his eyes closed.
"Can I stay the night?" Jungkook
"N, yes" Ji-eun
"Thank you, Ji-eun," Jungkook
He slowly let go of my hand again. As soon as he let go, his breathing became steady, as if he had fallen asleep. I sat there blankly for a while, dazed, before belatedly getting startled and rushing into the room.
I flopped onto the bed and pulled the blanket over my head. His words kept repeating in my head like a radio playing. Because of him, I ended up staying awake all night. No matter how hard I tried to sleep, his words kept waking me up. I hadn't slept a wink when the bright morning arrived, and standing in front of the mirror, I looked like a zombie itself. Dark circles had reached my chin, and my skin was pale. As I trudged listlessly into the living room, I found him sleeping soundly, completely oblivious to everything. I had tossed and turned because of his words, so seeing him sleeping so peacefully with Mong made me feel annoyed. I pretended to hit him and went to the kitchen.
Still, I was preparing breakfast for that annoying guy. While the soup was boiling, I turned around to place the side dishes on the table, only to see him sitting there, waiting, having arrived at some point. His hair was a mess, and he was rubbing his eyes. He ran his hand through his tangled hair several times to tidy it up, then spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Good morning" Jungkook
"You too, senior," Ji-eun
I couldn't bring myself to say the words that were about to come out: "I can't say it's a good morning because of you." I scooped the hangover soup, which had been boiling vigorously beside me, into a bowl and placed it in front of him. I left mine behind and sat down in the seat opposite him. As soon as I sat down, he picked up his spoon and took a spoonful of the soup. Seeing him like this reminded me of the time I had with Jimin sunbae. The bean sprout soup Jimin sunbae made for me back then was delicious.
Jungkook must have enjoyed it because he ate every single grain of rice. Seeing him eat like this really makes cooking for me worthwhile. I was about to do the dishes with a proud look on my face when he told me to move aside, saying he would do it himself. I told him to sit down, but he snatched the rubber gloves from my hands and pushed me aside. When I stared at him with a bewildered expression, he told me to go sit there myself. Well, I’d be happy if he did it for me.
I sat on the sofa while waiting for him as he was doing the dishes. When I turned on the phone charging next to me, there were dozens of calls.
Yoongi-sunbae took up half of the calls. The last time he called was yesterday evening. I was too lazy to call back, so I just closed my phone.
Chapter 29. A Changed Atmosphere
The distant sounds of dishes and water stopped. Having finished the dishes, he scratched his head and came out of the kitchen. Senior Jungkook began gathering his belongings scattered in the living room. Just as he was about to leave, I suddenly remembered the shirt he had lent me yesterday. I told him to wait a moment, carefully folded his shirt, and placed it in a shopping bag before handing it to him. After taking the bag, he stroked Mong's head and opened the door. I waved my hand at him.
"See you at school later" Ji-eun
"Uh" Jungkook
Jungkook came out, roughly shook his head, and crouched down.
"Did I sleep at Ji-eun's house...?" Jungkook
His cheeks turned red, as if what he had been holding back earlier was finally coming out. He fanned himself, perhaps realizing his cheeks were getting hot.Then, looking at the shopping bag in his hand, he chuckled, stood up, and walked excitedly toward his house.
As soon as my senior left, I hurriedly got ready for school. I stuffed my pencil case and wallet into my eco-bag and ran to school. As I entered, I saw Senior Taehyung, who looked anxious and restless even from a distance. I ran over to him, greeting him as we were in the same class today. As soon as he saw me, he looked surprised and checked me.
"S-Sun...bae?" Ji-eun
"Jeon Jungkook didn't do anything yesterday, did he?" Taehyung
"Huh? How did you know Jungkook sunbae came to my house?" Ji-eun
"The tattoo on the guy's hand in the Instagram story. That's the one Jeon Jungkook got." Taehyung
"Ah... that's right," Ji-eun
"Ah... I'm glad nothing happened..." Taehyung
Taehyung's anxious expression seemed to relax a little. Just then, seeing Jungkook walking leisurely from a distance, Taehyung clenched his fists tightly. On the other hand, Ji-eun didn't see Jungkook walking from afar, but Taehyung saw him, and Jungkook's eyes met his. Taehyung mouthed the words to Jungkook.
"You son of a bitch" Taehyung
Jungkook's expression froze as he was insulted as soon as he arrived at school. Taehyung glared at Jungkook and went into the lecture hall with Ji-eun, who was standing next to him.
For some reason, Taehyung seemed to be in a bad mood today. Usually, we would exchange messages via Post-it notes during class, but he didn't reply even after seeing the note I gave him.
I wondered if something was wrong. He had his reasons, so I felt I shouldn't ask why he was in a bad mood. The long class ended just like that, and as soon as it was over, he left without saying goodbye. I stared at the spot he had left for a long time before packing my bag.
I was walking while thinking about Taehyung sunbae, who seemed unusually strange today, when I saw Yoongi sunbae walking with a woman in the distance. He saw me, ran over quickly, and hugged me tightly.
I was worried..
Seeing the woman next to him whose expression turned cold as he hugged me, I quickly pushed him away.
"Your girlfriend is right next to you, so if you hug like this..." Ji-eun
At that, he raised one eyebrow, looked at the woman next to him, and muttered a curse. Then, he approached me, who had been pushed away by the bet, and hugged me even tighter than before. This time, I didn't even budge.
"She's not my girlfriend." Yoongi
"Then who...?" Ji-eun
"My name is Jin Chaeyeon. As you can see, I have a crush on Yoongi oppa?" Chaerin
Saying that, she let go of him who was holding me and linked arms with him. Oh... you two look good together. Just as I was about to step aside for the two of them, I saw Jimin walking toward me from a distance with his hands in his pants pockets. I snatched Jimin's wrist, spoke loudly to her and him, and stepped aside.
"Chaerin, you and Yoongi sunbae look good together!" Ji-eun
Yoon-gi's expression turned cold as he muttered.
"I only look good with Ji-eun," Yoon-gi
I ran so hard that I ended up coming down to the first floor. I stopped running, caught my breath, and spoke.
"Senior, don't you think things might work out well between Yoongi and Chaerin from earlier?" Ji-eun
But he did not answer.
Again. That expression. The same look he wore while drinking outside during the MT. He kept staring at me with a face that looked like he was about to cry.
"Senior?" Ji-eun
"...."jimin
He still stared at me in silence, and unable to stand it any longer, I asked him directly.
"What's wrong with all the seniors today? Why is every single one of you acting like this?" Ji-eun
"....Are you asking because you don't know?" Jimin
"Yes. How would I know?" Ji-eun
He remained silent for a while, then sighed and spoke in a low voice.
"You were in the same house with Jeon Jungkook. Just the two of you." Jimin
"Why do the seniors care about that?" Ji-eun
"I don't know. It's just that when you're with another man, a corner of my heart aches. I don't know how I feel myself, but whenever I see you, it feels like my heart is going to burst." - Jimin
I froze at his words. With an even more wistful expression, he held me in his arms. As I was embraced by Jimin, I could hear my heart pounding.
"Please only look at me now, Ji-eun."
