ALWAYS

III

“Why of all universities, you have to study to where I am studying…”He glared at her who’s sitting beside him…

They’re inside his family car heading to their campus… she remained quiet while looking outside the window trying to distract herself by looking at the blue sky….   It’s so beautiful… she feels so peaceful just by looking at it… the weather outside is nice… such a waste if she’ll bother herself listening to his hurtful words.

“And first of all… why do you still need to study…? You’re just nothing now… Just a plain, stupid b!tch who’s just suppose to stay at home and feed my needs…” He continued…

She sighed as she shifted her gaze away from the window… she caught the eyes of their driver who’s watching them through the rear-view mirror.

Everyone at the mansion except for his parents knows how their young master treats her… they are all worried about her… and wondering why can’t their young master treat Rosé nicely even is she’s a very kind lady.

They also know about his lover for he always brings her to the mansion back then… they know how he sacrificed marrying someone else just to protect his lover… but it’s not enough reason for him to abuse his wife.

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Rosé smiled to the old man driving, assuring him that she’s fine… one month of being with him is enough to make her feel numb by his cruel words.

“What are you smiling about…? Do you find everything that I said funny…?
Huh…?” He asked her as he pulled her arm and gripped on it tightly which caused her to wince in pain.

“No… ah… Jungkook it hurts… I’m sorry…” she answered as she tried to pull his hand off of her… he squeezed it one last time before letting her arm go roughly… she held her arm and caressed it as she saw it slowly starting to bruise.

“B!tch…” she heard him muttered as he glanced outside the window.

She must not cry… not this early morning… not on this fine day… she only needs to bear it for more minutes until they arrive at their campus… for there will be her temporary freedom… she had thought about it… going to school wouldn’t be as bad as she first thought it would be… after all they have the different courses…. She’s in arts while he’s in business… totally away from each other.

All she has to do now is to make some new friends… since all of her friends are in abroad, she doesn’t know anyone aside from Jungkook.

After a while they finally arrived… she sighed once again…now in relief… at last some freedom… at last she’ll got to do what she wants for the meantime…

As soon as the car stopped, he immediately got off without even bidding goodbye to her… the driver opened the door for her and supported her from going out.

“Thank you Mr. Lee…” she said to the old man… she heard him sighed as he reached for her almost bruised arm.

“The young master is really going too far…” he said… she just smiled as she tapped his shoulder.

“I’m fine Mr. Lee… this is nothing… maybe he’s just in a bad mood today…” she said… he released her arm and forced back a smile to her.

“You’re still covering up for him…I wish he could see that he’s missing someone like you in his life… I feel sorry that you got to marry someone like him…”

It always warms her heart whenever she hears but it also falls her into thinking that she stole his opportunity for him to be with his love and it makes her feel that she deserves everything that he’s been doing to her… and... maybe her life is planned to be that way.

She doesn’t know about falling in love… she knows he’s in pain and those rough attitude he’s showing towards her is an evidence of it and by seeing him like that makes her want not to fall in love with someone… she doesn’t want to feel the same pain he’s feeling… it’s enough for her the sufferings he’s giving her…

She also had realized that falling in love and suffered from it could make someone turn into another person…he’s the best example of it… she have heard that back  then he’s a really nice man…. Always happy especially when his lover’s around… always giddy just by the mention of her name… it would be great if he’s still like that now… but everything had changed when she entered the picture.

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“I have to go now Mr. Lee… I still have to find my room…” she said as she started her tracks ad waved back to the old man.

“Good luck on your first day Lady…” he waved back… she waited for the car to drove off first…A smile crept on her face as thoughts of creating a wonderful day filled her mind.

[Rosé’s POV]

So what if Jungkook’s in the same campus as mine…? This place is so big that it’s impossible for our ways to meet…. I am too drown in my thoughts that I forgot paying attention to my tracks…

BAM..!

I stumbled on a rock…! I completely fell flat on the ground…! What does a rock doing on a cemented floor…? Maybe I spoke too early about having a wonderful day…

“Ouch…” I mumbled as I felt pain on my knee… I looked around and saw my things scattered…. People are now staring at me… This is so embarrassing…!

“Are you just going to lie down there forever…?” I heard someone said behind me… I tried to look back… but I didn’t saw his face immediately because of the sun… not until he blocked its rays…

A calm, handsome face welcomed me… Then something hit me… I think I’ve seen him before… but the thought washed away when I saw him creased his forehead… his eyes turned into tiny slits… he looks cute…

“You really don’t have any plan on getting up eh…?” He said…. Oh my…! I completely forgot myself…

I immediately supported myself with both of my hands as I stood up… and once I got up, I felt the sting in my knee… I saw him got my things… he approached me again with an expressionless face.

“Here” he simply said as he gave me my things.

“Thanks…” I answered… he just nodded and started to walk away from me… ‘I thought he’s nice… he’s cold after all…’ I thought.
I started to walk but then the pain in my knee grew worse… I couldn’t even make another step… I don’t know if I wounded myself inside my pants… I tried to walk again but then I failed and I almost fell again when out of nowhere a strong arm caught me by the waist before I landed the cold ground..

I looked to where it came from… and surprised to see him again… he brought me up and held tightly on my waist… our bodies so close to each other that I could feel his warmth…

“Hold on to me… I’ll bring you to the infirmary…” he said not looking at me… I was just dumbfounded and didn’t even hear what he said… I’m just too occupied with my thoughts… I could feel my heart suddenly racing when he looked at me… our faces are just inches away from each other.

“Aishht…” he said… as he grab my other arm and put it over his shoulder… twhile my other arm is still holding onto my things… we started to walk inside the campus.

I looked at his face and think that I really saw him from before… but I’m sure not in the states… I’m too focused on looking at his figure and remembering where I saw him…

“What…? Is there a dirt on my face…?” he said looking down at me as he raised a brow… I find him cute when he did that.

“No… I’m sorry…” I quickly looked away… it was absurd of me to be watching him.

After a while we finally reached the university’s clinic… he still supported me in and sat me on the bed as the nurse instructed him to do so.

“Thank you… again…” I said.

“You owe me…” he said in a serious tone.

“Huh…?” I was surprised with what he said… then he suddenly chuckled “Just kidding…”

We stared at each other for a while…not until the nurse came back with the first aid kit on her hands.

“I have to go…” he suddenly said as he immediately turned back and headed out not waiting for my answer… he’s strange… I even forgot to ask his name to properly thank him.

Just as I thought… I wounded myself on the knee because of that fall… after the nurse tended my wound… I quickly headed out and went to my first class… I’m sure I’m already late…! Late for my first class and especially on my first day…! What a nice impression I could give them. After a while, I finally found my room…

“Good luck…!” I cheered myself… did I hear someone chuckled…? I looked around but then didn’t find someone... I sighed deeply before entering…

“Ms. Jeon… You’re late…” the professor said…. “I’m sorry ma’am…” I said as I went to a seat…
I could hear some of the students whispering about me… maybe they already know about my marriage with Jungkook… I know this will come once I stepped on the same school as his… I’m still not used to be called Jeon since the people in the mansion just call me Lady… But that’s what I am now so I must get used to it.

“Mr. Kim… it’s your first time to be late in my class…” I immediately shifted my gaze to the guy who entered the room… he’s the same guy who helped me…! He’s at the same class as me…?

“Sorry… I helped some clumsy kitten on the way here…” he said… am I the one he’s talking about…? But still… he shouldn’t be late since he just dropped me off at the clinic and headed out quickly…

“Fine… fine… just take a seat…” our professor told him… I eyed him as he slowly approached me and sat next to me I don't know if he had seen me... and then he suddenly turned to me.

“Good luck…” he said as he flashed me a big grin then shifted his gaze back to the board.

“Eh…?” he left me dumbfounded.