Jina's P.O.V

It's been only fifteen minutes, and Jungkook have already stopped in the midway. Parking the car, he left only leaving me and Aesook in the car. The atmosphere feels so suffocating, and I'm completely helpless and stuck in the situation.

I can feel Aesook turn around, while I was looking down, not wanting to do anything with her. She puts one of her hand on my left thigh and squeeze it. "Hellooo?"

She is acting innocent, and I still ignore hee and remove her hand from mine. She chuckles, "Oh Jina, you're so cute. Don't be mean to me. It's not my fault that you're not Jungkook's type." She proceeds to take a cigarette and lights it, takes a huge puff and blows it in my direction. "And for some very unknown reason he really hates you." She says with a shrug.

I hold in my breath, trying my best not to cough out and just then Jungkook. Getting inside, Jungkook hands over something I can't figure it out, but the. It turns out it was extra tickets for her. Aesook screeches in full excitement, hugs him and gave him a kiss, which he happily complied. "Oh my Gosh, Jungkook, I can't believe you did this for me?"

Jungkook looks at me while stroking her hair, and then starts to drive off. The whole car ride was only her giggling and saying random things to Jungkook, and he happily responds back.

To calm myself down, I just scroll through my gallery, looking at my son's pictures. JungSu's bunny smile is enough for me to relieve me from some sadness.

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The whole road trip to Airport was just a disastrous thing to experience. The whole time I felt I'm the third wheel. In fact, I felt like I wasn't even present in their sight. Even right now, inside the airplane I had to exchange seats. Me and Jungkook was supposed to be in the business class and besides each other, but he exchanged mine and Aesook's tickets. So now I'm faraway from them and sitting beside the window, with an old lady next to me.

I was just glancing at the window, looking at the blank sky. The city looks so tiny from the above here. "What's your name?"

I hesitantly face her, and reply, "Park Jina."

"Nice. Oh you're married." She looks at my wedding ring with a slight hint of disgust. She then looks at me, and says, "You know I'm gonna tell you a secret." Come here." She gestures me to come closer, I then proceed to put my ear near her.

"I killed my husband."

With a loud gasp, my head falls back and I cover my mouth. She then laughs silently, which reminded me of those evil Disney villains. She then puts her hands on my shoulder. "I'm just joking....or am I?" Her smirk was giving me the impression that she isn't.

Looking at my horrified face, she chuckles. "Ok I didnt kill that you know...that monster..husband...yuck...but I did something that made him deport to hospital. And I stole all his money,and here I am setting myself on the honeymoon..", she stretches her arms and crosses behind her head, "... all by myself."

All I can say after gulping, "Okay?"

She then comes closer to my face. "You should divorce your husband too. Men and marriage are not worth it. They treat you like slaves. I hated him so much. Married him when I was I don't know, I was probably nineteen or twenty. He tortured me with whatever way he could, and made me go through five miscarriages, threatened to kill my family if I ever leave try to escape. I couldn't get courage, but last week I finally got the courage to beat him, steal his money. His shitty parents who loves him a way too much is paying the hospital's bills."

"W-what?"

"And yes they can't send me to jail, because their secrets, you know dark secrets will get exposed too. You know.... murder cases?"

My eyes widened, and I gasp so loudly, while she says chuckling, “Yeah murder cases...his parents have two, and I threatened to expose to them."

" Umm I?" I was speechless, so I couldn't comprehend a sentence.

"And you know, I stole his parents money too," she bursts out laughing but silently. Shakes her head in laughter, her face turns dark red and she starts to cough.

After finishing her laughter, she then sighs and looks at my puzzled face, and pats my head as if I'm a child. "If you ever need  help then just..," she takes out a pen from her jeans picket, takes my left and scribble her numbers some numbers on it. "Call me. Or better the police. Don't be dumb like me. Understood?"

I don't say anything and simply stare at her, but then she glared which reminded me of my mother and I did a quick nod.

"Talk." She orders with a stern voice.

Gulping down, I clear my throat. "Y-yes Ajhumma."

She then grabs my jaw and squeezes it little harshly, “What did you call me? Do I look an Ajhumma to you? Am I that old?"

I quickly shake my head, "I'm sorry...Unnie."

"You know people called me and dumb and weak for tolerating the abuse, and told me why didn't I leave him?" She sheds a tear, "but not a single person asked him why does he abuse in the first place. And I'm dumb for not leaving? Where would I go if I leave? Obviously at the graveyard since he had too much power, and if even he killed me that time also he would never go to jail. I'm glad he lost all his power, and now money too."

Wiping her tear, she continues, "I was called dumb for not fighting back..but I have never fought anyone in my life, how do they expect me to... just punch him and I will get the victory. If it was so easy to just leave the abuser, no abuse would happen. But the luck is never on women's side, because everything—the power, money are controlled by men. But they thrash the victims."

My hands were slightly trembling and I can feel my anxiety returning. But I put on a brave face and smile at her. "I'm sorry."

Happily she pats my head, as if I am a child, and gestures me to lie on her shoulder. She then forces my head on her shoulder, runs her hand through my hair. "Sleep sleep, Jina." And with that she dozes off, and I am just rethinking everything happened as soon as I sat here.

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"Wake up. Wake up." Someone shakes my head, and my eyes quickly snap open and I realized I fell asleep. Rubbing my eyes, I then it's the same lady but she just took her purse and went straight ahead without looking back at once.

I quickly get up from my seat, and try to follow her, but she was disappeared like a thin air. I then remembered that I'm in whole different city and Jungkook is still present with none other Aesook.

Exhaling a heavy breath, putting on brave face with a heavy heart, I follow them...not willing to get lost in the middle of nowhere. The whole time I felt like a third wheel, and an invisible human being.

While walking I look at the number, and then I realize I forgot to ask the Unni's name. I angrily facepalm, and sigh heavily. I just hate myself for being dumb.

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Sitting in the front seat of the Uber, while Aesook and Jungkook are in the back seat, giggling and hungrily kissing each others neck and lips, doing some extremely inappropriate stuffs.

The Uber driver is a middle-aged woman, who was shaking her head in embarrassment, "Love birds these days." She then looks at me weirdly. "Are you with them?" I shake my head, not to make any further mess.

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This should have been my trip, even though I wasn't expecting anything from Jungkook. I should have enjoyed for having the most expensive and gorgeous room but Jungkook gave all of these to Aesook. They didn't waste a minute after stepping into the room, and started kissing and undressing each other.

Jungkook's shirt was already off, and few buttons on Aesook was unbuttoned. They were already in the edge, while I was sitting beside the door, looking down in embarrassment.

"Jungkook, stop stop." Aesook breaks the kiss. Both of them are heavily breathing. Angrily, Jungkook asks, “What now? You're fucking ruining the mood."

In return she glared at him. "Fuck you. I'm just suggesting that, you know.." she runs her pointer finger along his jawline, “why don't we make Jina join us? It will be fun isn't it?"

"Oh fuck no!" Jungkook angrily gets up, and looks at me. "I would never with the face like that. Get out of the room!" He comes towards me, grabs my arm and throws me out of the room.

I hear the door shut, and I seat beside the door. I don't cry, because my heart is fully numb. I then look at the number again, and then see few numbers are erased but I don't feel anything. I didn't feel the need to save her name, or I don't think our paths would cross again.

A/N:- Sorry for the messy chapter, I feel like it's rushed and messy...but i hope u all did understand what I'm trying to tell?? Anyways forgive me.

I hope the story gets better...I have so many ideas for this book. Love you all. 💕💞