The Red String Of Fate | tk

Chapter 53: Malachite

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Third Person POV

"Who was he?"

The voice brings the girl to look behind her while doing her work and find Jimin standing by the door. She didn't even hear the door open.

Suryeon looks surprised for a moment because it's been so many days that Jimin hasn't visited, disappeared without saying a thing and now he's just standing here.

She recovers from the slight surprise and raises her eyebrow. "Oh, someone's in need of a little company again huh?" She scoffs.

Jimin walks towards her and stands infront of her, making her take a small step back. "I asked, who was he?" And she frowns.

"You'll have to be very specific because there are many customers who come here." She says.

"The guy who you were talking to. He left just before me." Jimin says.

"A customer." She says as a matter of fact.

"Do you laugh around and touch all of your customers?" Jimin asks and she looks at him offended.

"What do you mean 'touch'!?" She exclaims.

"You touching his arm and then hugging him." Jimin says as he, prior to coming here had seen Suryeon and that guy chatting so animatedly and her touching his arm, him touching her hair, all smiley and giggly. Even hugging when he left.

"I can do that with my friend so I don't see what is it to you." She says.

"You said he was just a customer." Jimin utters.

"That's all you need to know atleast." Suryeon mummers and goes back to taking out the new vases.

"Are you sure he's just a friend? I remember you said you don't have a boyfriend." Jimin says.

"What's with the interrogation huh? And why would I tell you given the way you're asking me all this." Suryeon says and attempts to leave Jimin holds her wrist gently.

"I just simply asked." He says.

"And I told you he's just a customer and also my friend." She says but makes no attempt to free her wrist from his hold.

"Just a friend?" He asks and she looks at him un disbelief again.

"What's wrong with you? You cannot expect me to answer your demanding questions when you show your face after weeks and acting like---". She pauses.

"Acting like what?" Jimin asks.

"Nothing. Why are you here?" She asks instead.

"I always come here and you don't ask me this." Jimin says.

"Well before you didn't disappear like you didn't exist and never asked stupid questions." She replies.

"How was that a stupid question?"

"It was because you had no right to ask it." She replies and tries to move away from Jimin but he keeps holding her wrist.

"And how can i have that right? Of anything if I may ask?" Jimin says and Suryeon wants to tell her that he has no right to even ask her this many questions because he's always asking. It's about time he answers too.

But she can't ignore the way her heart almost bursts when she realizes what could be the implication of the question.

"Why are you asking when you already know." She whispers, looking at him almost desperately.