Perks of being single

*****Diya's POV*****

So,they finally did it.

Should I say that it was a treat to eyes? Jin was hovering over Ridhi and she was all panicked like she has been attacked by some kind of animal. I laughed hard thinking about it after I closed the door.

Like, SERIOUSLY! They didn't even bother to close to door. I'm happy for her. But what about me? They didn't even think about this lovelorn single as fuck girl. Why in my home??? I couldn't concentrate on studies yesterday. So I tried to watch porn which I never did before. But who can even concentrate on porn with all those real sex going around?

Goddamnit! Why am I single? I kind of hate and love winter at the same time. Winter gives me serious kind of frustration about being single. I can't even cuddle with someone else rather than my stuffed crocodile. That too a crocodile!!

It's already 11.30 AM and they're not up yet. I could've tried to make breakfast but that's not my cup of tea. I always end up with burnt pot and food whenever I try that. We have to attend seminar today too. I go and knock at the door...

"Ridhi, are you up yet?"

No answer.

"Ridhi, it's 11.30. we've to attend seminar at 1. We should get ready."

Still no answer.

Fuck it man! I call on her number. She receives on the second ring. Wow! She's awake and not answering. I can figure that out.

"Wake up man!!! Let him go now. Are you going to eat him alive today only?"

"Uhhh...ummmm.... I'm alive. She hasn't eaten me up yet."

WTF!!! It's Jin.

"Ohhhh.... sorry to disturb!!! But she has to attend a seminar. You guys should wake up now."

"Uhh...is it important to attend?"

"Come on! She's a research fellow. You can't keep her from attending a vital seminar."

"What? Are you jealous?"

I should go and bang my head on the wall now.

"Mr. Kim Seokjin, you're the speaker at the seminar. You've to go too. I know I'm single but I'm only concerned here. Not jealous. Open the door already!!!"

"Okay, okay. Why are you screaming all the time? Wait a minute..."

He opens the door. "God! You're such a ferocious girl all the time. Can't you chill for some moments?"

He's bare body!! No please!! I'm single and You're my best friend's boy friend!

"Fuck! Put on some clothes first. You're giving me rotten eyes!!!" I literally escape from there. I can hear Jin laughing hard.

Sometimes later, Ridhi is making pancakes and swaying her waist with the music playing. Jin is standing leaning on the door of the kitchen and watching her quietly. And I'm watching her while sitting on the couch and pretending to put on eyeliner.

What's wrong with her? She never does that. And she's in a shorts today. Even in this cold. I'm so done!

"Ridhi, it's 12. Are you done?" I call her out.

"Coming honey. It's done."

Honey? Like SERIOUSLY? I don't know her anymore.

I sigh and go over the dinning table. The moment I go and try to sit on the chair Jin comes from behind and grabs the chair. Just beside Ridhi.

"I'll sit here. You sit over there..." and grins at me in a way what only I can see.

I stop for a moment, "you know what guys? You both are giving me eyesore. I'll just eat alone in the corner of my room."

Jin bursts out laughing, "Ridhi, please get her a boyfriend. She's red with love but pathetically single."

"Yeah yeah...go on... I don't mind. I'm happy being single. I don't have time for all these."

"Diya, he's teasing you. Don't mind him. I Know you're strong and you don't need a boyfriend." Ridhi tries to console me.

What? No! I need a boyfriend too. I want someone to watch me like Jin was watching Ridhi making breakfast. Even though I'm ending up with burnt pots.

I quietly start forcing the food inside my mouth.

...............

Jin gave us a ride today till office. I saved a one way bus fare. That's all. They were giggling over silly dad jokes throughout the road. I tried to pretend not to hear but ended up laughing on some of those too.

Ridhi asks me to go ahead and keep a seat for her in the seminar hall. She has something to get a print out of.

I enter the hall. It's on the 3rd floor. It's quite big with a capacity of at least 250 people. I go and take a seat in the front row. It's empty as we're a little bit early. People have just started to come.

I am going through the points to be discussed today when someone pokes on my shoulder from behind. I turn around.

Well...ok... Park Jimin. Now what does he want?

"When did Jin go home yesterday?" He asks without any introduction.

"He didn't." I reply while still looking at the notes.

"He didn't means?"

"Means he didn't. He stayed at our place."

"Sorry, what?"

"What do you want to know? He fainted yesterday while dropping me off. We didn't let him go home. He stayed at our place and slept."

"He slept with whom?"

"He is 27. He can sleep with anyone that he wants.

He can even sleep alone if he wants too."

He looks at me with suspicious eyes. "You can't answer anything in a straight way. Can you?"

"Why should I answer you? I'm not bound to do that."

He suddenly brings his face near my ear and whispers, "I told you to behave properly with me if you don't want to be controlled in a different way." and leans back again.

What the hell? What does he think? He can't control everyone. He should know that.

I turn around to give a proper reply to that. And see that he is already intending to go.

"Mr Park, please excuse me for a moment. I need to talk."

"About what?"

"Let's go outside. This is not a proper place to talk."

"Okay, come out then."

We go outside the seminar hall. There is a long balcony covering the whole area. People are chatting there.

"Yeah, talk now."

"You need to explain things about yesterday. Why did that person threaten me? Who is he? How does he know about us?"

"Can we not do this right now?"

"No, I need to Know right now. I'm pissed off. My best friend is apparently dating your friend. And we both are getting threatening probably from an ex friend of yours. What's going on?"

"Wait wait... who's dating whom?"

"I was not supposed to tell you about all these. But yeah, I guess Jin and Ridhi are in a relationship since yesterday."

"Oh wow! I didn't know that."

"Well, now you know. And as you can see, now she's basically associated personally with you all. So I'm worried about her. Please tell me if she can be in any kind of danger due to this."

Jimin stops for a moment and sighs. He looks genuinely worried now. He suddenly grabs my hand.

"Diya, I can understand what you're feeling right now. But you can trust me. If she's genuinely in a relationship with Jin and if Jin also feels the same then I'm ready to protect them both with everything that I've got. You just need to have faith on me and Don't talk about this to anybody else. Can you do that?"

I am feeling like he has kept this caring side of him hidden purposely. I stand there being all numb. I never knew things can turn out like this. Jimin being this kind of concerned and sincere is a new thing to me. All I know is that he's an extremely bratty and rude person.

"Ummm...okay...but you need to tell me everything. I need to know about it because I need to protect her too."

"Okay, I will. Later. For now go and attend the seminar. I'll go to Jin's room now. Bye." He leaves my hand and without any more words leaves that place.

I keep standing there while thinking about everything that this man has shown me since the beginning. Whom should I believe?

That person who can apply force to a lady to make her listen to what he wants?

Or, that person who can suddenly become vulnerable to the same person to make her believe what he thinks?