Soul Exchange

2. First Meeting

Meanwhile ..

Jungkook's POV

What day exactly is it today? How could I hear such terrible news? Arranged marriage? Jeez.. How could such a tradition still prevail in this world? Tsk.. This is really driving me crazy.

Just because I'm the one who spend money with different girls everyday doesn’t mean I have to throw away my freedom by getting married, right? Especially with girls I don't even know.

Tsk, my parents are really conservative.

How could they still maintain such a tradition? If only Dad didn't threaten me to block all of my credit cards, I would have completely refused.

But unfortunately I really need all my favorite cards. Yes, only with those cards I could get anything I wanted. Everything. And like it or not, I had to say 'yes' to my father's request for my credit cards.

♬ ..Baby look at me now.. Look at me now.. ♬

The ringtone coming from my cellular blew away all my thoughts. Keeping one hand on the steering wheel, I grabbed the phone and put the earphones in my ears.

["Honey .."] a girl's voice came in my ear.

"Who?"

["Tsk .. Honey you don't recognize me? I'm Ellie, honey."]

"Ah, yeah, what is it?"

["Honey, where are you now?"]

"Err.. Somewhere, I guess. Why?"

["Can you pick me up? I want to go to the mall to buy new clothes."]

"Ah, sorry. But today is not your turn, err .. I mean I already had an appointment with someone else."

["Who? Are you going on a date with another girl?"]

"Sorry, we will go out next time, okay?"

I immediately cut off the call.

Yes, it is not the turn for me to take out with that girl. But with Angela. Somehow I'm a bit excited when I remember that girl.

Not because I like her. No. I had never felt liking or rather loved for a girl.

All this time, I was just having fun. But with Jung Soojung, I just feel better. Maybe because she tends to be more mature than the other girls I’ve been dating. Sometimes I even treat her as a big sister to me.

Hmm, if only the girl I was arranged to be with was Soojung, surely I would feel better. But it looks like fate has said something different, I'm going to marry a girl who I don’t even know what she looks like.

After a few minutes, I arrived in front of a pub that I used to visit. After parking my car, I got out of the car and stepped inside.

But as I arrived at the entrance, at the same time a girl came out unsteadily, bumped into me and almost fell. Even though I was a bit annoyed that she made the coat I was wearing smell like liquor, there was nothing I could do but help her stand up.

"Hey, Miss, are you all right?" I grabbed her shoulders to keep her standing.

"Why? Hik, tell me why are you doing this, huh?" she said, hitting my chest with both hands weakly.

I knew she was really drunk just by seeing her. I was a little surprised to see her eyes were swollen. Did she just cry?

"Oi, why are you silent? Tell me what to do now.." she said again as her hands kept hitting my chest.

Of course because she was drunk so her punch didn't hurt me at all.

For a moment I looked over her face. Well, not so bad. It can even said she is pretty. But why does she look so messy? Did she have such a big problem that she has to become like this?

"Hiks, you know that I love you so much, but, hiks, why are you doing this to me?"

Okay, I got it, it was all about romance. A problem that was too mainstream for girls her age. I could guarantee that she has a broken heart right now.

Too bad, even though I thought she's quite cute.

Oh, what am I thinking just now?

I was surprised when suddenly the girl grabbed the collar of the coat I was wearing. She seemed to be looking at me sharply even though her face was flushed from being too drunk.

"Come on, hiks, let's just elope .."

"H-huh?" I gawk at hearing it.

Eloping? Gosh, this girl really can't be helped anymore.

"So, hiks, do you agree?"

Of course I didn't answer. Surely she thought that I was the guy she loved.

After being satisfied hitting and babbling incoherently, the girl fell back and again, I held her body.

"Miss, you're already drunk. You better go home.." I tried to help her stand up again.

I saw her grimace like laughing but her eyes were still half open. She tried to stand up and I let go of my grip slowly. She started walking unsteadily. I shook my head to see it.

The girl walked towards the road, but because she was so drunk and didn't know the direction, a car almost grazed her.

Tsk! You stupid girl. If like this, of course I'm the only one who's bothered. Finally, I couldn't help but go back to the girl. And right at that moment she fell unconscious, fortunately I had already held her body using my both hands.

"Oh Gosh! Jiyeon?"

I turned to hear it. I saw two other unknown girls suddenly came and approached us.

"Sorry, is she your friend?" I asked.

"Right. We're friends. But, what happened to her?"

"I saw her accidentally leave the pub drunk. Ah then—can you guys take her home?"

"Yes, of course. We'll take her home. Jeez Jiyeon.. What happened to you? You don't usually like this .."

"Is she having a problem with Sungyoon? Ah, how about we just call him?"

"No. We just take her home. But, surely she will be cold in clothes like this."

I was stunned for a moment to hear the conversation between the two girls. At the same time, a taxi passed in front of us. I immediately waved my hand asking him to stop. After bringing the still-unconscious girl into the taxi, I got out and took off my coat.

"Here. Use this to warm her body." somehow I just handed over my coat to that girl friend.

"Ahh, thank you so much."

I just nodded, then left them.

Well.. I think I'm starting to regret it now, considering it was my beloved coat that Soojung just bought a few days ago. But stupidly I lent it to someone else I didn't know.

Seriously .. What day is it actually today?

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