2 3. H i c k e y s, a r e y o u
k i d d i n g m e ?

"Hmn.. status update?" Nari clutched my shoulder, allowing her actions to speak for her words.

"He's not fine. The doctor is saying that he needs bed rest and will have to stay here at the hospital for more days." I tried to control the tides of emotional distress and forlorn that was brimming in my voice and body. But just couldn't win against it, I was crying soundlessly to the heart.

A minute later, my mother entered the restroom accompanied by Jongi. "Dasom, go and eat something. Although they don't allow eating in their restrooms I slipped a sandwich in my shoulder bag sneakily. Just eat it."

She handed me a not-so-fluffy sandwich with its onion hanging down, ketchup drooping and the missing spinach. Oh! It was found in the mother's tote bag.

"Dasom I need to go to the home and get Jongi dressed for school. You can contact me if anything happens." She exited and Jongi loped along.

"Eat well, you look so dead right now." Nari mocked before picking up a magazine from the side shelf. Turning the pages with full speed and stopping where only her interest lies. "Do you know BTS will be attending their military services?" Her brows knitted in discontentment.

"Whatever," I fished out my phone with a free hand just to find a message from V.

*Count to ten seconds ❤

I wiped my hands simultaneously calculating the seconds in my mind. The table clock read 8:18 and I would have never imagined seeing V early in the morning. Supposedly he was not a morning person despite his job demanded him to be on time. But his five to seven minutes late arrival in the class can't be overlooked.

The new day's warm sunlight peeped through the gaps in between the window curtains, turning the room into a magical paradise. Not showing any corroboration with the dull hospital.

6 seconds left ~

"Where's Jimin?" I murmured as I smoothened the mattress and applied a tad bit of lip balm just to make my appearance more tolerable after considering Nari's remark, putting the lip gloss back in the drawer.

"What?" She exclaimed, still engrossed in her BTS World.

"I said where's chimchim?" I asked politely, resuming my work, a small smile slathered on my lips as I called him with his nickname. For the whole time, I didn't look at Nari and neither did she spare a glance at me.

"Come again, will you?" She asked with a lack of interest. Eyes glued to the magazine.

"I SAID--" I walked up to here, almost leaning in as I yelled in her ear. Sadly, someone didn't let me complete my sentence. Somebody abruptly entered the room. Opening the door with a gentle push.

0.123 second left ~

"Hey, Dasom."

"Hy V---," I said, my voice ungracefully laced with embarrassment as his eyes were taking in the entire scene. Basically, Nari and I were in a weird position.

V was confused, and I knew exactly why, with Nari's hand stuck on my waist as she pulled me closer and my face near her face any damn person could write an essay on our friendship quoted as the sensational new-age love story or the girls who are not even sparing hospital, fighting against the lust and dust of puppy love, etc, etc.

Someone barged in right after V's entry. To my horror, it was none other than Jimin himself, answer to my question.

"Hell Dasom---" It was all okay until Jimin saw V who was standing there wearing a long peanut colored coat paired up with Italian shoes. His hair parted from the center, a shade of caramelish brown matching with his shirt.

Jimin gulped a lump in his throat that formed cause of V's presence and also cause V held a basket of fruits with a greeting card of getting well soon for my father whereas he had come empty-handed.

Clearing his throat, both of them uttered the same words at the same time but they were easy to decipher taking their voice quality as the ground base. Jimin's voice was a honey-coated sort of, whereas V had a smoky, no doubt a super sexy voice.

"How's your father now?" The males spoke in unison. Thereafter everyone in the room exchanged the awkward glares.

"I don't know." I helplessly looked at my dangling feet as I slumped on the bed near Nari.

"Prof V, please have a seat," Nari said, giving a hand in a respective way, guiding him to one of the couches placed there.

"He smiled. "V will do it." earning a shy smile from her.

Meanwhile, Jimin sat in a squat position, hands intertwined with mine, and he asked, "How did this happen? Who did this?"

"The doctor declared the possibility of a hit and run case. He got a fracture in his leg too. I just don't....." I began to weep as I spoke my part.

Jimin's eyes darted to V, who was patiently listening to everything. "Can I have a word with you?" Jimin said in an angry tone.

"Yes you can, but why go outside---" V sat with crossed legs hands clutched together in a self-satisfied manner. Not a giving a fuck to Dasom and her problems bothered Jimin to the very extent that raised the courage inside of him to punch V on his face right before his girlfriend.

A loud thump sound, sounded in the room, "And why do I suspect your involvement in these couple of cases?" Jimin said, clenching his jaw.

V laughed sarcastically before kneeing Jimin in his sensitive area. "You are very suspicious of me since the very beginning, aren't you? Bring it on man!"

Nari pulled Jimin by arm, "Jimin please stop this."

On the other hand, I pushed my back at V's hard chest. Very sure about his muscular abs, turning around. "V you don't have to this."

"Or maybe cause she didn't let you have the chance of having her," V yelled in defense from distance.

"Oh shut up. I know whom she loves amongst us, after all you are the only hero of your sex slaves." Jimin added fuel to the fire, trying to get out of Nari's grip.

Suddenly my mind drifted to what Jimin was saying and I didn't realize when I let V attack at him.

V growled back, saliva flying out of his mouth. "Say that again and you will see the worst side of mine."
V punched Jimin while pushing Nari aside.

Nari sprinted off to me and said. "Dasom we have to call someone or else they will kill each other right here."

"Let them do their thing," I mumbled, without blinking my eyes, my emotions were like dead like the ones who have seen how dull their future is going to be, like the ones who want to die as they got all the answers of the mystical thing called life.

I left the room.

***

V had left, Dasom had left long ago and now Jimin was getting his injuries treated by a nurse at the same hospital.

"Nari I'll die and never get tired of telling Dasom about V's and his bad deeds. Dasom simply doesn't sense it all. How can she neglect it and live in la-la land with him?"
Jimin let out a cry in defeat.

Nari was sitting beside him. "Jimin, I think you have tried everything that was possible. Let's see what God has planned for her. I hope it should benefit her by every means." She stood up and patted Jimin's back.

Jimin buried his angelic face in her tummy. Nari jolted in realization of a new feeling that she never felt before or not least from Jimin.

***

V was sitting in his car, cleaning the bloodstains on his cheekbones. In the whole process, his face was morphed into an annoyed old man. Hating to see the marks on his beautiful face.

"One day you kiss me, leave me shivering in your touch and the other day I'm being treated like a piece of shit." He pounded his chest in aggression.

"KIM DASOOM I'M GONNA---" His words halted when he saw Jungkook plopping next to him.

"Hannam Dong."

"Did I tell you my decision of driving you to that place? No right." V eyed the other man, showing his fury.

"Cmon man, do you have plans for her?" He winked. "Are these hickeys on your face? Okay," He placed a finger to his lips after seeing V's deadly expressions, shutting the trail of his silly questions.

The journey came to its end. Jungkook stepped down before closing the door V snapped his fingers to gain the scared boy's attention.

"Can I get the keys of your Bijarim farmhouse?"

"Yes sure, but may I know for what purpose?"

"You will literally pee in your pants if I tell you that." He laughed like a clown.

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Word count - 1564

Captain's note- I'll further not take your more time since it was the longest chapo I've ever written >_<

*Diapers required as per Gucci Villain's advise*

Note: The news regarding BTS attending the military services is subject to change. Don't come to grab my collar if the decision changes.

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