I didn't think.
Not even for a second.
My mind went blankcompletely empty
And then…
my hand slowly lifted.
I could feel my fingers trembling.
My breathing became uneven.
chest felt tight.
Still…
I didn't stop.
Not until
SLAP.
The sound echoed between them.
Loud.
Sharp.
Painful.
My hand stayed frozen in the air for a moment… as if even I didn't believe what I had just done.
He didn't move at first.
Then slowly…
His head turned to the side.
Silence.
Heavy silence.
"I…" my lips parted, but no words came out.
heart began to race.
Too fast.
Too loud.
I couldn't look at him.
So I pushed him weakly, almost like i didn't even have the strength
And ran.
Each step felt heavier than the last.
My chest burned.
... eyes stung.
I wanted to go back.
I really did.
I wanted to say sorry.
To explain.
To fix it.
But something inside me stopped
Maybe…
Maybe he wasn't the one needed to apologize to.
Maybe…
It was Jimin.
At the stairs
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"Yah…!"
Jimin's voice echoed behind her.
But she didn't stop.
She couldn't.
Her vision blurred as she rushed down the stairs.
Her foot slipped slightly
Her body tilted forward
And then
A hand wrapped around her waist.
Firm.
Warm.
She gasped softly as her body was pulled back
Right into him.
Her hands pressed against his chest.
She froze.
. Her body stiffened instantly.
Too close.
Way too close.
She hated it.
Every second of it.
"I..."
She tried to pull away.
But his grip didn't loosen.
Instead, it tightened slightly.
As if he was afraid she would fall again.
"I said stop," he murmured, breath slightly uneven.
But she shook her head.
"No…"
Her voice came out weak.
Almost breaking.
She pushed against him again.
Harder this time.
"I don't want"
Her words cut off
As their balance suddenly shifted.
His foot missed a step.
Her weight pushed forward
And then
Everything happened in slow motion.
Their bodies fell.
Down.
Hard.
THUD.
Her eyes widened in shock.
She felt his body hit the stairs beneath her.
The impact was heavy.
Painful
But
He didn't make a sound.
Not even a groan.
She landed on top of him.
Her hands pressed against his chest.
She could feel it.
The tension in his body.
The pain he was hiding.
"Are you…?" she whispered.
But her voice faded halfway.
She couldn't finish it.
"Minju…" he called softly.
That voice…
It made her chest tighten even more.
"This is a school, for goodness' sake!"
A teacher's voice cut through the moment.
Sharp.
Strict.
Minju quickly stood up, her heart still racing.
She didn't even look at him again.
"Min....."
Before he could finish
She turned.
And ran.
"Miss!" she called, forcing her voice to sound normal as she followed the teacher.
Behind her
... "Shibal…" he muttered under his breath.
He slowly got up.
His body ached.
But the anger?
That hurt more.
He took a step down
Then another
..... And suddenly
Someone brushed past him.
Hard.
Too hard to be an accident.
He stopped.
Turned.
Their eyes met.
Yoongi.
Jimin's jaw tightened.
In one swift movement
He grabbed Yoongi's collar.
His grip was tight.
Shaking slightly with anger.
His fist rose.
Slowly.
Hovering close to Yoongi's face.
Their breaths mixed.
Heavy.
Hot.
"Do it…" Yoongi said quietly.
A smirk forming on his lips.
"Come on… Park Jimin or should I say Jimin?."His voice dropped lower.
"Do it."
Something snapped.
Jimin's fist moved
Faster this time
BOOM.
The punch landed hard.
Yoongi's head snapped to the side.
The smirk disappeared instantly.
But he didn't fall.
Instead
He grabbed Jimin's collar back.
Blow him
And held his collar
Tight.
Both of them.
Holding on like they wanted to tear each other apart.
Their faces inches apart.
Eyes burning.
Blood slowly forming at the corner of their lips.
Neither of them let go.
Neither of them stepped back.
"STOP IT, BOTH OF YOU!!"