Invisible String (Jikook)

1. RUNAWAY

J I M I N 

I thought I was finally succeding in my life. I passed my school with good grades and topped the class and I did everything in my power so that my Grandma could see I can do it. I wanted to prove her wrong when she said that I was meant to be just cherished and loved by others and should stay home to be protected because the world is too cruel for my existence. I don't know why but thoughts like this make me want to throw up. 

I am my own person and no one but me has the right to decide what I want and what I should do. My grandma sent my brother abroad for further studies by taking loans because we can't afford it, we are not poor but not rich also. But what about me, I had to study here in Busan at a local school because all her money was spent on my brother's education. But still I managed to score good and acheive a scholarship to Seoul University but what now?

She is not allowing me to go to Seoul. She is saying I can't because I wouldn't survive there alone. I am fragile and people will cheat me or take my benefit. How can I tell her that I know martial arts and can very well keep myself protected from these theives or cheaters.

Eversince the stormy night in which my parents died, she has become overprotective of me. I can't blame her though, she says she does not want to loose me too, not when she has already lost so much. But still that doesn't mean she will lock me and cut off my wings. I want to fly, I want to explore the world.

I have never been anywhere else other than Busan. Just home to school then school to home. She wouldn't even let me go out with my friends. I wanted to hate her for her overprotectiveness but then the way she says "My Jiminie, I made sweets for you. Won't you like to eat some." and I melt away. I love how she pinches my cheeks and pats my hair or whenever I am not able to sleep she sings me sweet lullabies and I drift off to that.

Whatever happens I love my grandma. I love her very much that is why I am agreeing to this marriage. Yes, I am getting married today. Sitting in my room dressed in a nice white suit, I am ready to be married to a stranger. His name is Lee Chae-min. From photos he looks decent like a normal person. But I am still scared, you know, Like how can I marry a total stranger? 

All these thoughts occupying my brain stop as I see Taehyung, my best friend enter my room from the window. My grandma hates Tae, she says he and his mother are bad influence. Tae's mom is a single mom and the rumours are that she ran away from her house leaving her 10 year old son and husband by their own. Then she adopted Tae who was then 5. He was no one just roaming in the streets but Mrs. Jeon took him in. She gave him food, clothes and then when found out that he had no one she adopted him. 

There is no one like Mrs. Jeon. She is the sweetest except whenever you ask her about the photo of a small boy in her house, she becomes angry and starts to divert the topic. I think it's her son but she talks to no one about him. God knows what went down with them.

"Jimin-ah, you can't do this." Tae was panting because of the high climbing he did to reach my room.

"Do what?"

"You can't marry that asshole." He said sitting beside me on my bed and putting a hand on my shoulder. 

"Why? And how can you call my future husband asshole?" I looked offended even though I wanted to laugh at my best friends silliness. I thought he was joking but he gave me a glare and I knew something serious was up.

"Wh-what happened?" I asked.

"Jimin the person you are getting married to is an alcoholic, like severe alcoholic, does drugs and other intoxicants also has multiple relationships with multiple women. Last night I saw him with some older chick outside club and then I dig deeper to find this."