Caught in a lie: Park Jimin x reader

Chapter 21

"We're going home," he said to the translator woman, but looking at me.

And with that he yanked me from my chair and dragged me behind him.

Why was I always being dragged?

Suddenly feeling humiliated at not knowing what I did wrong and being dragged again, I broke free from his grasp with force.

Both of us stopped while I rubbed my wrist where Jimin's rings had left an imprint.

Looking hurt, I said, "I can walk on my own."

"For now," he said darkly and stalked away with me following after him soon, after recovering from the blow.

The drive was awfully quiet, which made me think of the quiet before the storm.

My heart drumming restlessly I peeked at Jimin who seemed to be deep in thought.

When we got home, he grabbed my wrist again.. but this time, I let him.

"Mother! Mother!," he called out when we entered the house.

"Jimin? What's wrong?," Ommoni came out of her room, startled.

His grip on my wrist got tighter.

"I want you to tell me the truth," he said with a slight waver, which made me look at his side profile.

He's about to confront her... but about what?

"I would never lie to you Jimin," she said softly.

"Did you," he began. "Or did you not make the soup on my birthday?"

Holy shit- I'm gonna get buried 666 feet under.

His mother's eyes darted from his face to mine and I gulped. I slowly shook my head with pleading eyes.

It wasn't just that I was scared for myself. I also didn't want to shatter Jimin's happiness. He was finally happy to have had a normal birthday with his mother's handmade seaweed soup...

She looked pained as she said, "I-I did."

Jimin scoffed and looked away, as if his faith was broken.

"You said you wouldn't lie," he said in a hollow voice and pulled my arm in front of her.

I didn't understand what he was doing until my eye landed on the smudge on the arm of my overall.

And I remembered the little story I had shared with Mr. Ren.

His translator must have translated it for him along the way!

My breathing became ragged as tears began to form in my eyes.

Why the hell am I this stupid?

"Jimin, I can explain-," I said but he yanked my arm so hard that I gasped in pain.

"I'm talking to my mother. Outsiders shouldn't interfere."

His words cut me deep, even though I knew that. Hell, I even said that to his mother while I helped her.

But when he said it... I don't know why it hurt.

Maybe it was because that exact reason was why I wanted to teach his mother how to make seaweed soup before I left or the fact I knew he would react exactly how he was reacting now if he knew, that I snapped. Or maybe even because after everything, I still failed.