Love Language [A Park Jimin FF]

사십오 (Forty Five) - S

A/N Disclaimer: Please be advised that this chapter may be triggering for some as it contains a scene of sexual assault with derogatory intentions...Should you need someone to talk to, my inbox is open 💓

~사십오 (Forty Five) - S~

It wasn't immediate, but by lunch the following day, Iseul had requested to speak to me in private after our meal.

The girl was stumbling all over her words as she apologised, avoiding all eye contact with me as her hands were full of gestures from time to time, her sudden loss of English literacy being prominent as she would panic and use filler words, obviously feeling guilty and remorseful about her actions while keeping her head low. If I had to be honest, I had already expected this to happen when she and Jimin had rushed back to stop me from informing the others about her supposed 'hurt' ankle; something which I may have done on purpose.

I knew that her misbehaviours - stemming from likely jealousy and unfairness - had all been intentional. This was not the first time that I've been at the receiving end of it, Iseul had always been rather competitive towards me and everything that I did. It did irritate me slightly when I was in my teenage years, but after hearing from both my mother and Aunt Sunji about Iseul secretly mentioning that she wished she could be more like me when she's older, I guess I could kind of understand her strive for wanting to be better, to keep up with me.

And so, I accepted her apology with a head pat. Iseul glances at me with surprise just as I pulled her into a tight hug.

"A-Are you not upset with me?" She stuttered, obviously stunned by my actions.

"Oh believe me, I was." I admitted without hesitation. "I was so annoyed with you that for a moment I felt like I could even strangle you." Iseul's were almost as wide as saucers now and filled with slight fear upon processing my words, while I continued on. "But at the end of the day, you're still my cousin Iseul, and I love you very much. So I forgive you and accept your apology."

"Stop it...why is Unnie so nice..." She mutters as I just laughed before flicking her playfully on the forehead, causing her to groan out in pain as I only smirked.

"Not always. Just know that if you pull something like that again, I might not forgive you the next time, cousin or not."

"I-I won't, I promise."

Jimin being Jimin, he was more than pleased when he learned that we had reconciled, immediately inviting Iseul to come hang out in our shared room whilst blasting BTS songs, evidently in a good mood as he entertained us with pretty spot-on impressions of the other members in different scenarios. Iseul was laughing to the point that she was having tears in her eyes while I'd giggle along watching them have fun. When they've decided on wanting to watch a movie, I quickly excused myself to use the bathroom, letting out a soft sigh the moment I arrived at it and closed the door tightly behind me.

Quietly, I pulled out my phone as I felt my stomach drop once more upon seeing the email again.

'Dear Ms. Laurent,

It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that there has been a recent change in campus rules that would impact the submission of your final draft, which I have received on my end, thank you for that.

Given that you are no longer hospitalised, even though I do understand you are currently provided with a Leave of Absence (LOA); the school board's stance is that for all final drafts submitted by students who are no longer on hospitalisation leave, it should be in hardcopy and placed in their supervising professor's pigeon holes.

Of course, the faculty has taken into consideration of your condition and we understand that this change may be of rather short notice. As your advising professor, I am also worried about how this may impact towards both you and your graduation.