Jimin's POV:

Since childhood, I was made to think that Ara knew what I had done, what happened that night.

A twelve-year-old boy who was present in the same room couldn't save her mother from jumping out of the window even though he could.

That night, when I went to call Ara to play with her, she wasn't there in the room, nobody was. I turned to leave when suddenly I heard a soft cracking voice near the bed.

"Jimin, honey, come here," I heard a weak voice. I found Ara's mother who had stains of blood on her clothes. She looked pale but still smiled as she made me sit on the floor beside her.

"What's wrong with you aunty?" I asked as she slowly caressed my face and smiled weakly.

"Ara went to my friend's place, she'll come back next week but when she does, will you promise to take care of her and be her friend always?" She asked as tears couldn't stop flowing from her eyes.

I didn't understand why was she asking me such a question nor did I know the meaning of it at that time. I blankly stared at her, she ruffled my hair gently and said, "Promise me that you will never leave Ara alone and always be her best friend," she said removing her pinky finger that had blood on it.

I look into her eyes, she looked in pain but the minute her gaze met mine, she put on a smile waiting for my reply.

"I promise aunty, I will always be there for Ara," I said and crossed the pinky finger and smiled at her, assuring that I will keep the promise forever.

"Please wipe your face," I said handing her the little handkerchief that I had.

"Stay here aunty, I'll call Ara's dad," I said but the minute I did, she pulled me towards her making me sit on the floor abruptly.

"Please don't, please," she mumbled with her voice cracking as she started to sob even louder. I couldn't comprehend what was wrong but I knew, she was bleeding, something had bad happened to her.

I sat for a minute with her and then, she asked me to get her a glass of water. I rushed to go to the kitchen and as I was filling the glass of water, the loud sound of the glass window breaking made me flinch.

I ran to the room and found the window broken with pieces of glass all around. The minute I looked outside to the ground, tears pooled in my eyes and everything got blurry as I saw Ara's mom lifeless, covered in blood on the ground.

I panicked, started to shout and ask for help as my family and Ara's dad came.

"What are you doing here Jimin?" My stepmother asked pulling me aside.

I wasn't in the state to answer as I knew if I didn't leave, this wouldn't have happened. If I would have called Ara's dad first and then left, things wouldn't end up this way and Ara's mother would be alive.

The cops came and so did the ambulance, they asked me questions about the conversation that I had before she committed suicide but I didn't say anything.

My father, being one of the finest businessmen didn't let any further investigation take place or get me involved and got me home. Ara's dad didn't want justice for her either, he just wanted the case to end soon.

"It's good that she's dead, nobody cares for a mistress anyways," I heard as I passed through Ara's house and suddenly, when I was drowned in the incident that took place and blamed myself for it, Ara's father pulled me towards him and caught both of my wrists harshly and ordered, "Don't tell any of these things to Ara."

Mrs Lee knew everything that happened, she started to explain how nothing was my fault but somewhere, after what happened, I had started to hate myself.

I wished I wouldn't have gone to get water, Ara's mother would be alive.

"I promise, I will always be there for Ara."

I had made a promise to her mother that I would be there for Ara and I didn't break it.

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A year later, when I tried to finally get closer to Ara, Jia said, "You were there in the room with her, still you couldn't save her, imagine how much is Ara going to hate you for this."

Those lines made me stop.

I knew someday or the other, Ara would come to know about this. Till she was a child, her father didn't let her come to know about her mother since she was just seven.

But as she grew up, her dad made up a story of her mother being a drug addict and that day onwards, she never even liked to speak about her mother but the reality was, her mom loved her the most.

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Jia was jealous and I knew it, as we grew older, she made me grow further apart from Ara. I tried to be friends with Jia so that I could frequently keep a watch on Ara. I saw how she wasn't treated well by Jia and her mother but I had no options.

If I'd try to get close to Ara, Jia would threaten me that she would reveal the truth and make me the culprit for Ara's mom's death.

I don't know whether I am the culprit or no but, if I didn't leave aunty alone that night, she might have been alive.

If Ara would come to know about the truth, she would hate me for the rest of her life and I had promised aunty to never leave her alone.

I grew further apart from her since I was powerless but I studied, I worked hard and finally, after year's altogether, I became the vice-president of Park's corporation.

Once father would retire, he will hand over the company to me.

I now had power.

Jia on the other hand, always wanted to crush Ara, she never gave her a good life, she always treated her as a nobody. I was sure that she was filled with burning rage when I tried to get close to Ara, she didn't want Ara to rest easy.

She gave Ara the hardest times of her life and also, made her get the lowest position in my company but with help of Yoongi, I never let that happen.

Jia wanted marriage so that she could be as powerful as me, I asked her a favour to help me out with Scott and I would return it with marriage but there goes my drama, that's when I had a chance.

"No, I wasn't drunk at my wedding."

"This wedding wasn't something that I did for revenge because Ara lied, it was all part of my plan."

I married her because I wanted to, I made her mine because she always was and I'm possessive and jealous if anyone tries to steal, touch or sometimes even look at what's mine.

I grew complicated, aloof, a person with no friends, I isolated myself and kept away from everyone because though I was rich, I had everything that I wanted but just one thing that I couldn't have and that was... Peace.

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I turned my gaze to the beautiful woman who was asleep on the seat beside me.

The thought of Jungkook even trying to touch her in high school would make me mad. I didn't dare to talk to her before, the only way I found where I could keep Ara close to me was marriage.

My family thinks I hate her, her family thinks I hate her, she thinks I hate her, though Mrs Lee knows all of it along with a few hints to Jia as well and, I can't even picture a world of mine where Ara doesn't exist.

She was a friend to me during childhood, she was shy and never approached me and I couldn't do it either since I was helpless but a few years later, as things went according to what I had planned, I got married to her and that's how I can keep up with the promise.

The contract was something I wanted for myself, my fantasies that I had since I was a teenager with her, I don't even know how and when I got so attracted to her.

I remember, at times, I've even stalked her though she never came to know about it and all of this is not just because of the promise that I have to keep, there is something more than it.

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We reached home, I pulled over and caressed her face tugging her bangs behind her ear.

"Hey," I said softly.

"Did we reach?" She asked in almost a whisper.

"You don't have to worry about that," I said and picked her up in my arms.

"Jimin, I can walk," she insisted but that didn't stop me.

Her head rested on my shoulder as her arm was wrapped around my neck and her gaze was fixed on me.

I've shown her the aloof, icy aura of mine but not anymore. I have known her since childhood and she was always all smiling and happy or silent with her head lowered.

Ever since the day we married, I have been hurting her but not anymore. I want to make her happy.

I placed her on the bed gently and covered her with a duvet. A pink tint covered her face, she looked beautiful.

"Go to sleep, we have to wake up early tomorrow," I whispered and left her room.

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A/N;-
So now you know why Jimin is so bipolar and confused with his feelings when it comes to Ara hehe.

I hope you're enjoying it, there's going to be a lot of drama in this book so be ready!

Until next time
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