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"Boyfriend?" Jin asked, staring between Jungkook and Jimin.
Jimin removed his hands from their grasp and stepped backward.
"I don't remember you asking me to be your boyfriend, Mister," he said, glaring at Jungkook.
"Is there something I don't know about here?" Jin asked.
"There's nothing," Jungkook said and walked away immediately.
"What's wrong with him? He said you're his boyfriend, is that true?" He asked.
"No," he quickly replied.
Jin sighs.
"Then, what was he saying?"
"He has obviously gone crazy" he shrugged
Jin chuckled. He never seizes to amaze him with his words and actions.
Jungkook returned back and grabbed Jimin's hand, he faced Jin.
"We will be leaving now, bye" he said and dragged Jimin away.
Jin stared at them with a creased brow. A low smile formed in his lips.
"Is he getting smitten with him?" He asked himself.
****
"Let me go!" Jimin freed his hand from his grasp.
Jungkook stopped walking and turned to face him.
"If I hadn't stopped you, you would have followed him?" He asked.
He shrugged.
"It's not bad, he can't harm me that I know," he said.
Jungkook stared at him in disbelief.
"Are you being serious right now?" He asked
"And why are you so worked up about it? Claiming I'm your boyfriend, that's really crazy" he shook his head.
"Anyways, I need to get going. See you later, sir Jeon" he said and then walked away.
"He would have gone with him if I hadn't stopped him (Jimin) ?" Jungkook asked himself.
"Now, can you tell me the meaning of what you displayed back there now?" He heard Jin's voice behind him.
Jungkook turned to face him.
"Well, the old man thinks he's my boyfriend right now," Jungkook said.
"What? How?"
Jungkook explained everything to him and when he was done, Jin was already laughing his a*s out.
"That's funny, like you're in deep shit" Jin laughed.
"He's gonna kill you when you're done"
Jungkook frowned.
"That's not funny"
"Was that the reason why you rejected that guy I sent you advances? Because you have a boyfriend or should I say fake boyfriend?" Jin mocked.
Jungkook glared at him.
"F**k you" he walked away.
Jin laughed hard till his stomach started hurting him.
"Oww! My stomach" he groaned, holding his stomach.
***
SEOUL RESIDENCE***
Jimin entered the house and oddly it felt empty. He removed his shoes and placed them in a corner before entering the house fully.
"Why's everywhere so silent?" He checked his wristwatch.
"This is past seven, they couldn't have gone to bed" he shrugged and went to the kitchen.
He opened the fridge and luckily for him, he found some chocolates and juice there. He picked them and delved in immediately.
After eating, he drank the juice and dumped it in the trash can.
"Now, I feel better" he picked his bag and left the kitchen.
He decided to branch to his parents room to check if they were awake.
He got to their room, he touched the doorknob and just as he was about to twist it, he heard them whispering among each other.
"Chung, what are we going to do? Rider is not gonna take it easy with us. How in hell are we going to find 500 hundred thousand dollars to pay the debt?" He heard his mom's voice. By the way she sounded, he could swear that she was in tears.
"Debt?" Jimin whispered.
"I don't know. I tried every way today but I couldn't find any help. I'm fed up, my head is messed up right now" Chung Hee said.
Jimin could take it in anymore, he opened the door and bursted in, startling Hana and Chung Hee.
"What are you talking about? What debt are you talking about?" He asked, trying his best not to raise his voice at them.
"Jimin, yo... You're back. How, how was work?" Hana stuttered in fear.
"Mom, answer me! What debt are you talking about? Five hundred thousand dollars?? From Rider??" Jimin asked.
"Look here, we can explain" Chung Hee tried saying.
"Why??" Jimin screamed, tears falling down his cheeks.
"You know how dangerous he is, you know how dangerous he and his boys are! He can kill you if you refuse to pay him his money. How could you?" He sobbed.
Where in hell are they to find that huge amount?
"I'm sorry" Hana cries.
"What.... What did you use the money for?" He asked.
"For Jimoon's school fees and our house rent" Hana answered.
Jimin fell to the floor as the tears fell from his cheeks heavily.
"You told me, you were into savings" he whispered.
"You told me, you and Dad saved enough money to pay Jimoon's tuition fees. Why did you lie?"
"How could I tell my son that I'm poor? How could I tell my you that I can't afford my Jimoon's school fees? I'm a bad father already as it is, but I..." The tears couldn't allow Chung Hee to finish his words.
Jimin kept crying. When his parents paid Jimoon's tuition fees and their house rent at the same time, he was so surprised but they both assured him that they were into savings.
Jimoon was lucky to get into Seoul highschool through the help of one of his dad's childhood friends.
He was the one paying the tuition fees till he died. Then, they had to continue from where he stopped.
It wasn't easy for them but they had to continue pushing through it.
But now, how can they find five hundred thousand dollars in just a few hours??
"I'm so sorry, my child. I'm sorry" Chung Hee begged.
"We didn't know how to tell you because you've tried enough for us. You worked in different places just to make sure we're okay. How could we tell you that?" Hana sobbed.
Jimoon stood up, by now his face was already soaked in tears. He walked slowly to the door and left the room.
"Chung, what are we going to do now? What are we....." Hana cries loudly.
Chung Hee sat on the bed, his eyes were both red by now. He rubbed his face with his hands countless times.
He didn't even know what to do. One thing he's sure of is that Rider is surely going to kill them if they fail to return his money.
Jimin returned back with an envelope in his hand, he walked to Chung Hee and stretched the envelope towards him.
"Here is two hundred thousand dollars, you should give it to Rider. I'll find a way to repay the remaining money" he said.
Chung Hee stared at him in shock.
"Where did you get this from?"
"For the late night job I did last night, My Boss gave it to me as a gift" he lied. The money was actually the one his ex boss gave him when he fired him from working at the bar. Or, should he say Jungkook?
"You should use this, Dad. You just have to plead with him to bear with us" he said.
"My baby, I'm so sorry" Hana pulled him to a hug, crying heavily, her body shaking as she did so.
Chung Hee couldn't control his tears as they fell from his cheeks. He was a bad father, he knows that. His son was the one doing everything and he couldn't do a thing.
Jimin wrapped his arms around his mom as he cried softly. Even with the fact that he's mad at them, they're still his parents after all.
The only person who could help him at this moment was no other than Jungkook.
****
NEXT DAY, JEON INVESTMENT***
Jimin entered Jungkook's office immediately after Jungkook arrived.
"Good morning sir" he greeted slowly. His face was all red as he was crying throughout the night.
"Are you okay?" Jungkook asked when he noticed his looks.
"I'm fine. I'll get you your coffee" Jimin said and turned to go.
"Jimin!" Jungkook called. He left his table and walked towards him.
Jimin stood there motionlessly, his face was already soaked with tears.
Jungkook cupped his cheeks, staring into his eyes tenderly.
"Are you okay? Can you tell me what's wrong?" He asked.
"I'm going to do it. The fake boyfriend act, I'm going to do it" Jimin suddenly blurted out.
Jungkook stared at him confused.
A tear slipped down his cheeks and he wiped it off with his thumb.
"What happened?" He asked softly.
"Can I hug you?" Jimin asked instead.
Without waiting for his reply, he hugged him tightly, resting his head on his hard chest.
Like that, his tears came falling like a river, soaking his shirt badly.
He couldn't control himself any longer and he cried loudly against his chest.
TBC