His First Love

Chapter 8

Jungkook keeps his hand on me to be sure I stay behind him.

"Don't treat her like that. I already have to deal with a lot at my own home. I don't want to see someone else being treated the same way."

Does he think my grandma's abusive or something?

"No, Jungkook. She's not hurting me. You know how old ladies act. They hit to show-.."

I try going around him, but he pushes me behind him again.

"This isn't the boy you left with. Who is this, Leera?"

"He's Jungkook. I had to clean with him after the dance was over as a punishment."

"Punishment?! You got in trouble already?!"

I open my mouth to speak up, but Jungkook interrupts me...

"It was my fault. Don't attack her for it."

Now he's taking the blame? He sure didn't do that when we were in the principal's office.

"She's not going to attack me for it, Jungkook."

I push him away from me so I can finally not just be standing behind him.

I then look him deep in the eyes so he knows I'm serious.

"She's not abusive. She's like my parent, so that was just her way of disciplining me."

He doesn't say a word, he just clenches his jaw...

"She doesn't hurt or even try to hurt me. You've never been lightly hit when a parent is scolding you?"

He just looks between my grandma and I before simply walking off...

"That boy was ready to fight me!"

I walk inside our apartment quietly as I try to process what just happened...

He said he has to deal with a lot at home?

It reminds me of something he said back when I was over at Hoseok's house...

*flashback*

I hear the front door open, so I brush off my clothes for whoever Hoseok's guest is...

"My parents were trying to fight with me again, so I came-.."

Jungkook stops in his steps once he sees I'm here instead of Hoseok...

"Why the hell are you here?"

*end of flashback*

Is that why he was so eager to protect me? Because his parents may be abusive...

*another flashback*

"What happened? Jimin did something wrong didn't he?"

"N-no.."