Love Me If You Dare

Chapter 84 ( Jimin's story )

Park Jimin (Part 1)

I just want to be with you.  Day after day.  Month after month.  Year after year.  To be by your side.  

This is my dream from young.  

I just want to be with you.  We will grow old together.  You and I.  We shall never, never apart.  

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Maryland University.  

It’s mid-August.  The university library is the favourite hangout for nerds to hide from the hot summer sun. 

Jimin don’t admit he is a nerd.  But this top student from Medical School loves hanging out at the university library.  Today, he wants to borrow the new book by the winner of this year’s Nobel prize winner for Medicine.  

It’s a popular book.  He is not the only person looking for it.  He finds a few of his fellow classmates at the bookshelf where the book is usually kept.  He smiles and greets them : “Hi.  Are you looking for the book too?”

Even though it’s his first year in his post grad studies, he is a well regarded student.  This is because he seems to have virtually all the qualities you want in a man.  He is tall, handsome, academically smart, and comes from a good family background.  Despite all that, there is not a hint of arrogance in him. He is a very good natured person.   

Everyone loves him.  Amongst all the Asian students, he is the elegant and perfect prince.  As for that guy Jeon Jungkook  from the Criminal Psychology Department? Oh my gosh! Ok, it might be a little mean to call him the cold devil.  But he is definitely an unusual and strange character.   

And at this moment, Jimin’s classmates are looking at this ‘cool devil’.  One of them says : “We found the book.  But it’s been borrowed… by the library overlord - Justin Jeon.”  

Every social circle has a hierarchy. Jungkook  is no doubt the overlord of the library. His arrogance, plus the fact that he is a consultant for the FBI means no one wants to mess with him.  

Jungkook  has about twenty books stacked in front of him.  The book that the medical school students are after is one of them.  

Jimin has been nominated as the representative to negotiate with Jungkook .  Their reason is that they are both Korean and it should be easier for Jimin to strike up a conversation with him.  And given Jimin’s reputation in the university, it will be hard for Jungkook to refuse his request.

Jimin has heard a lot about Jungkook  but it’s the first time he sees him in person. And it’s the first time he realises how childish Jungkook  can be.  

No one can finish 20 books in one afternoon.  But he took many of the most sought after and popular titles and hoards them in his ‘territory’.  This is like a kindergarten bully keeping all the toys for himself and won’t let others play with it.  Obviously, this nineteen year old genius has a very low EQ.  

Jimin walks over and sits opposite him. He smiles and introduces himself : “Hi.  I am Jimin.”

He spoke in Korean. Jungkook  lifts his head and takes a glance at him.  But he has no expression on his face after he sees Jimin, it is as if he was he saw nothing.    Then he continues to read his book.   

Everyone is offended on Jimin’s behalf. How dare him? Jungkook  is so rude.  But Jimin didn’t seem to mind.  He asks nicely : “If you are not reading this book today, can I borrow it?” 

Jungkook  doesn’t lift his head : “If I don’t intend to read it, why would I borrow it?  So that I can gather a crowd to observe me and talk behind my back?”