XVII

Fresh Meat

Hara dried her eyes before she found her brothers car. She got in the back without saying a word

"Hara are you okay?" himchan asked looking at her in the review mirror

"I'm fine" She lied plastering a smile on her face

She pulled out her phone and sent Jin a text. His phone vibrated in his pocket, he pulled it out as they began to leave the school grounds

"You were right" 

Jin looked back at Hara, she sniffed as quietly as she could wiping under her eye again. Jin turned around in his seat feeling extremely guilty.

 


 

Himchan drove Hara to the cafe and got out when she got out of the car as well 

"Hara" he said hugging her "If something was wrong you would tell me right?" he whispered patting her head

Tears started to well up in her eyes "Oppa" she mumbled holding his shirt tightly

Himcha knew something was really wrong, Hara never called Himchan Oppa, never. 

"What happened Hara?" he asked cautiously

She just hugged him back without saying anything, Himchan could hear her sobbing quietly. Jin looked out the window at the two, the guilt overwhelming him, he didn't know how he was going to fix it and most of all he was scared about Hara finding out he was possibly behind the entire thing. Himchan patted Hara's head and pulled away 

"Don't cry, it's okay i promise" he smiled 

"Can you wait here, i'm going to tell them that i don't feel well and i'm going to take the day off" Hara said wiping her eyes with her blazer sleeve

"Of course" Himchan replied leaning against the car.

Hara walked into the cafe, Sunny was standing at the counter humming to herself and when she saw Hara, her face fell into concern 

"Hey Sunny, i'm just coming in to say that i'm not gonna be able to work today" Hara said trying to smile 

"Uh Hara" Sunny said quietly fidgeting with her fingers 

"Yeah?" 

"Because, uh because you haven't been showing up to work lately uh"

"What?"

"You got taken off the roster" 

"Oh" Hara said a little confused "when am i back on?"

Sunny gave Hara a look that explained the situation better then the words she was trying to say 

"Oh" Hara laughed a little to herself

"I'm really sorry Hara" 

"No, no it's okay" Hara lied leaving the cafe.

Himchan watched Hara walk back over to him "Are you alright with you taking the day off?' Himchan asked 

"they fired me" she replied not making eye contact with him as she got in the car

 


 

Taeyeon and Jimin went out for coffee. Jimin wasn't interested in anything Taeyeon had to say his biggest concern was Hara. He wanted to go and find her, and explain it all again, if Hara wanted to hate him he at least wanted to set the story straight so she could hate him knowing what really happened. Taeyeon was bored and wanted to leave now that her part was over, she tried not to look at Jimin because she felt guilty, her first love had now moved on to his second and she had ruined it for him. She glanced at him across from the table and saw how miserable to was.

"Jimin-ah" she started 

"Don't talk to me" his voice as sharp as knife 

"You are the one who agreed to come with me to coffee" 

"I just wanted the free drink" 

"Jimin" she sighed pushing her hair out of her face

"You don't understand what i am going through" 

"How is this situation possibly about you? Are you that selfish that everything that goes on has to be about you? This is the second time you have torn me away from someone i love" Jimin covered his face with his hands 

Taeyeon felt terrible "Jimin you don't understand"

"You don't understand! First you leave me, and finally, finally! I have the chance to move on and you, you take it away just like you take everything else away from me, it's like you don't want me to be happy!" he snapped 

Taeyeon was taken back by his words "You think it was easy for me too? My first love i had to break up with because of my career! Then i come back hoping we could work it out because the contract was terminated and you have moved on!"

"Did you expect me to wait for you forever?!" he snapped "You left me! I didn't leave you, you didn't have to sign that contract! Tiffany didn't sign it! Sooyoung is still with Zico so why did you have to sign it?!"

Jimin was frustrated his past feelings surfacing, he just wanted to leave. The thought of Taeyeon was making him feel sick especially when Hara was so hurt by what she had done.

"You don't understand"

"Of course i don't understand why don't you explain it to me?!" he almost yelled 

People were staring at the two, they were causing a scene. 

"yah, quieten down a bit" Taeyeon sighed 

"Taeyeon, there was time when i loved you i wont deny that we were each others first loves but that's gone now, that was the past. You hurt me and left. I don't want you anymore. I want Hara and now after today" Jimin stood up from the booth "You have ruined it, just like you ruined our relationship, i want nothing to do with you, don't come looking for me again" Jimin said leaving the cafe 

 


 

Hara, Himchan and Jin went back to their home and in the lounge Mrs Kim was waiting for her two children 

"Jin, you're here too" Mrs Kim smiled though her eyes were giving away her emotions 

"Eomma what's wrong?" Himchan asked walking over to her 

"Your" she started 

"Eomma?" Hara asked running to her side 

"Hara i don't want you near me" her mother said pushing her away 

"What? What have i done?' Hara asked 

"YOU ARE FAILING SCHOOL, YOU STUPID GIRL WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! YOU ARE THROWING EVERYTHING AWAY, YOUR TEACHERS ARE SAYING THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH SOME STUPID BOY! YOU IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT!" Mrs Kim snapped 

"Yah, Hara is" Himchan started

"AND YOU STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR HER!"

"I'M NOT HARA IS A GOOD GIRL!"

"SHE ISN'T, SHE'S TURNED INTO SOMEONE I DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYMORE, SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE AS WELL!"

Hara thought back to that time she had gone out with Jimin, but, but how did she know?

"You think i am a fool? I knew you left when i saw your light was off. You don't go to bed at 9.30 because your favourite drama is on at that time! My only children lying to me like i am an idiot" she sighed holding her head

Mr Kim walked through the door with an exhausted look on his face 

"Appa, what's wrong?" Hara asked 

He smiled and walked over to her, making her sit down on the couch with him

"Why are you home so early?" Mrs Kim asked 

"Everyone just sit down" he replied with the same weak smile on his face. Himchan and Jin sat on the couch opposite Hara and Mr Kim, Mrs Kim being already seat adjusted the way she was sitting

"Im's company has tarnished our companys name and a lot of people have taken back the shares they have invested" he explained 

"What, what does that mean?" Himchan asked 

"It means that if we don't do something quickly the company will be bankrupt" Mr Kim replied 

"But"

"That Im !" Mrs Kim snapped "That's why he wanted Jin Ah to get close to us, so that she could snoop around the house!"

"Yah! Jin Ah wouldn't do that!" Himchan yelled defencively 

"Oh, try calling her then see if she'll pick up" Mrs Kim snapped 

"Fine!" he yelled back as he pulled his phone from his pocket. He dialled Jin Ah's number and put it on speak phone for everyone to hear 

"She's going to pick up" he said confidently

The phone kept ringing, and ringing and ringing untill it finally hit an answering machine 

"The number you are trying to dial has been cancelled, please redirect you call to another number or try again later. Thank You" 

The loud beeping afterwards drowning out any other type of noise and Himchan suddenly felt empty inside 

 


 

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milohunhun #1
Chapter 49: my first time reading this was in 2014, and here i am again. crying again (on their wedding day) in 2016.
i cant remember how many times ive read this fics. its one of the best fics ive ever read :)))))))))
exotic_kpopforever #2
Chapter 49: It feels like so long ago but it was, as I mentioned before, 2 or 3 hours ago when I started this fic. I caught that reference to the beginning of the story with Tiffany and Himchan saying "Don't vomit on my shoes." Thank you Author-nim for creating this wonderful piece of literature. I love you~ <3
exotic_kpopforever #3
Chapter 40: Thanks author-nim I'm crying now.
exotic_kpopforever #4
Chapter 37: I literally started this story 2 hours ago and it's starting to tear my heartstrings out.
Kpopfox #5
Chapter 49: Aww this was so cute
lee_angee #6
Chapter 49: I am a Jin and Hara shipper :'(
fabcocoa
#7
Chapter 49: OHMYGOD OHMYGOD IT'S ENDED
I LOVED THIS FIC SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
OMGOMGOMGOMG I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINED JIMIN AND HARA BEING TOGETHER DHWUHDFUQOFWEMDHEWUFNGUWE
btw, author-nim you should write a final chapter that explain what happened to everyone>< i'm still curious about jin^^
cheekylittlechubba #8
Chapter 48: Wow! That was really good!!!

But the ending was a tad disappointing, I was expecting of something grand and "damn, that was not what I expected" or something like that ^^

Nevertheless, the story is very good!!

Great job authornim :D :D
lee_angee #9
Chapter 48: you should just write a final chapter explaining what happened to everyone