"The police have identified and they have caught the package sender", JYP says as calm as possible. He hugs Jinyoung softly, afraid that his muscular body might crush Jinyoung's now frail figure, "the police have confirmed.The Board of director wants to take legal action, but I suggested that we talk to you first because you're the victim".
Jinyoung's stomach rolls. He is not ready to hear any of this. As much as he is curious about the sender, he wants to jut let it all go and pretends that nothing happens.
JYP still hugs Jinyoung who is now burrying his head on JYP's shoulder. He can feel the younger man's body shuddering, maybe holding back his emotion. Fear, anger, anxiety, curiosity, relief suddenly creep up from the back of his neck. The barricade he's been building the past few days suddenly cracks, unable to hold loads of mixed feelings.
"Let's sit first..I have received the file from the police", JYP leads Jinyoung to the sofa, knowing that Jinyoung is on the verge of having panic attack. He is about to topple down, his knees are weak and his head is spinning.
JB and Mark rush forward helpsing Jinyoung to sit down. JB wraps his hands around Jinyoung's waist, his heart breaks feeling it to be thinner than before. JB guides Jinyoung to sit.
"Breath, Jinyoung", Mark tells him. Mark squats in front of Jinyoung and leans closer. The younger one is clearly showing signs of distress, his breathing is erratic and his face is paler. A lump is suddenly growing in Jinyoung's throat, making him unable to speak nor breath properly. Jinyoung clenches JB's hand so tight, JB lets him eventhough his hand is hurting. Jinyoung's palm is sweaty and his hands are shaking.
"Jinyoung look at me", Mark orders. He clasps his hands at Jinyoung's cheeks, forcing the younger one to look in his eyes.
"Take a deep breath, follow me", Mark takes a deep breath, hoping that Jinyoung will obey him like usual.
Other members look at them with tense expression. They are very worried that Jinyoung is about to faint but they are scared to make any move. They are staying on their place, giving a space to the oldest hyungs to control the situation.
"Yes, you're doing great. Nice and slow.. deep breath, you can do it", Mark keeps on encouraging Jinyoung. Slowly but surely, the younger one comes round, his breathing becomes steadier.
"Very good, keep breathing", Mark whispers with his deep voice.
It takes some times for Jinyoung to be able to control himself, he nods at Mark when he feels stronger.
"You good?", Mark asks.
Jinyoung nods again, still unable to speak.
JYP who is sitting on the sofa in front of him looks at him with worried expression, "are you sure, Jinyoung ah? We can do this another day if you want to".
"I.. it's okay hyung. Let's get this done with. I'm sorry", Jinyoung finally speaks, his voice is still shaking.
JB doesn't let go of Jinyoung's hand. He puls Jinyoung closer to him instead, giving him support.
Jackson gives Jinyoung water and the younger one apologize to him.
"It's alright. We're here", Jackson says to him, squeezing Jinyoung's shoulder. Jinyoung smiles.
"Okay then", JYP hands Jinyoung an envelope, "this is from the police report". you can read it or not it's up to you. I can give you the detail if you're reluctant to read the report".
"You can tell me hyung. You're right, I probably can't read it", Jinyoung says honestly. He knows it's useless to act stoic to them, he better tells them his feeling.
JB still holding Jinyoung hands knowing the younger one still needs his support. Eventhough he's much calmer now, JB knows Jinyoung is still feeling vulnerable.
JYP looks at Jinyoung then continues, "Gurae, I will explain this as simple as possible.. All the boxes are sent randomly. Some with local courier, some through post office. There's no sender name. Even the couriers don't know because the identity if the sender seems to be fake. After doing investigation, the police found a lead at one of the post office. The post officer recognized a girl carrying a box, she came dropping the box, leaving money and went off so quickly. It was a relatively small post office compared to other places she dropped the box. Only few people came there that day, so the officer remembered her".
"A girl?", Bambam asks.
"Highschool girl, to be exact".
"Highschool?"
"The officer recognized her bag. It's a bag from a prestigious Private school. The officer's daughter got a scholarship there so he knew. He was going to ask the girl if she knew his daughter but the girl already left".
JYP takes a deep breath before continuing, "her name is Kim Yuna. She is a die hard fan of other idol group. Police tracked her SNS amd they found she's overly obsessed with her idol and sees GOT7 as a rival for her group. She mentioned several bad things about GOT7 several times. As a sasaeng, she also violates privacy against her own idols by stalking them and she has a record of dealing with the authorities for several cases, stalking, following the idol to their homes. But she never receive any charges because she's still a minor".
JYP pauses for a while to observe Jinyoung's reaction. When he sees Jinyoung is calm enough, he continues, "Her motive to send the box... She said didn't really have any intention to wanting someone to die. She said she just want to scare you and make you leave. She thinks GOT7 will break if any of you leave".
"That girl is lunatic", Jackson clenches his fist in anger. He looks like he wants to break something but he holds it because of Jinyoung. Truthfully, all GOT7 members feel the same, their heart beating fast but at the same time feel disbelief how could a highschool girl do something so scary just for thr sake of her idol. JB's hands are all sweaty hearing the explanation, if he's not holding Jinyoung's hand, he would probably throw a tantrum.
JYP's voice becomes softer so does his ecpression, "As we speak, that girl is now being interrogated at the police office. As I said, BOD wants to take legal action because eventhough she's a minor, but what she has done is disturbing and she has a potential of doing it again in the future. But I'm still trying to convince them. She is still 18 years old and still in highschool. She also has record of mental issues, along with history of parental abuse".
"But still", he states clearly, "I agree that will be taking precautious actions for this matter. We are going to do follow up with the other idol agency she's a fan of. Some personnels form our office are heading there as we speak. I want her to be black listed for good, no compromize. We'll also urge the authorities to send her to psychologist to analyze her behavior and do treatment if possible so she won't hurt anyone else in the future. We are preparing for official statement, which I'm glad we decided to postpone it before. I think it's better if the press find out after we are sure that the matter is handled properly. It's a win win situation, I'd say. Whether or not we are going to make further action, well I feel obligated to explain and ask your opinion on this. You're the one who got harmed in this incident so I guess it's not fair if we make action without concerning about your wellbeing".
The room suddenly becomes very silent. They all drown in their own thoughts.
"Don't reveal her identity to the press", Jinyoung breaks the silence. His voice is small.
"We won't if you say so", JYP assures him.
"She's still in highschool, she probably doesn't aware of the consequences of her action. She is dealing with mental issues and is abused by her parent".
"I was scared", Jinyoung admits, "it affected me in a way probably she didn't think of. It affected my family too. My mother cried because she thought someone had actually prayed for my death. I thought of it too. I thought of it too. I thought about things I did, what have I done to deserve this".
When Jinyoung's voice is breaking, JB holds him tighter, stroking his back so the younger one can continue.
"But she must be in pain too. She's still young. What caused her to do this must be painful. "
"I forgive her ..", Jinyoung says finally.
Jinyoung can sense all eyes are on him now.
"About the blacklisting, I can't interfere with company's policy.. I understand it's for the sake of everyone. And maybe to warn other Sasaeng about how serious this is. But, just tell the person I forgive her. I agree that she should have counseling or therapy. I think she deserves better, she still has a long way to go".
Jinyoung can't say anything more as he struggles with his feeling. His anger just evaporates, he can only feel relieved and his head feels lighter than before. He is overwhelmed with new emotions circling over his head. Jinyoung doesn't know what to think anymore, he stands up feels nothing but a big affection toward his kind CEO. The CEO rises to greet him, pulling him tight to his embrace.
"It's over, Jinyoung ah, it'a over".
The soft CEO can't contain his emotion, tears falling from his eyes. He doesn't care if he's a well respected and a very tough CEO. This is only about being a hyung protecting his dongsaeng and his effort paids off. His dongsaeng is safe, it's all that matters now.
Relief washes over GOT7 members like a tidal wave. They all go forward, forming a circle to hug both Jinyoung and JYP. When they can finally hear Jinyoung's soft sobs, they break down in tears with him. They can rest assured because no one is going to hurt their member anymore.
Words spreading fast after the official statement is released. Threat to JYPE especially for Jinyoung becomes the headline on several newspapers. Some news also highlight it as a serious topic about how Sasaeng can actually commit crime.
As promised, the identity of the girl remains unrevealed. Ahgases are furious about the news, but all GOT7 members personally ask them not to take the threat further because it's over now and Jinyoung is fine. All seven members of GOT7 post the same picture of seven of them holding hands. All of them post the same caption about mental awareness and how they can overcome everything if they're together. As for Jinyoung's post, he adds more caption.
I'm still here because of my friends and my fans. This whole situation is scary, but it only reminds me of how grateful I am to have many friends and fans who support me. For that, I can't thank you enough. Please refrain yourself from doing things that will make you regret. Love yourself first.
All GOT7 members feel their love to Jinyoung grow bigger. They didn't expect him to forgive the culprit easily. Even they still can't forgive her completely. Witnessing what she had done to Jinyoung and his family is painful. So far only Bambam who seems to really understand Jinyoung's decision while the other still feel that she should receive more punsihment.
"You are such an angel hyung", Bambam praises Jinyoung, "I have to admit. You are my best hyung".
Jinyoung only smiles.
Jinyoung's family support his decision too. His sisters seem relentless but their father told them to respect Jintkung's decision and he agreed with him that the girl deserves a second chance. Jinyoung's father feels extremely proud with him.
They all feel very relieved in the end. Even the weather seems to be agree with their joy, the snow is melting fast, the temperature is no longer as cold as before. People can feel the spring is coming.
Jinyoung is no longer feeling anxious about the threat. He heard from JYP that the girl already wrote apology statement and she is now doing rehabilitation with a psychologist. Jinyoung is really glad for doing the right thing, for making sure that the girl who hurt him still have a future and a chance to redeem herself.
Gifts are sent to his house again after the conpany do a double check. But it seems no more unusual package this tine. He hopes that he won't receive anymore threat. He can't have anymore disturbance. Not when he has something else to worry about: his health assesment.
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Tomorrow, Today (COMPLETED)
FanfictionPark Jinyoung has cancer and his friends help
