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Chapter VII

A few days passed. Taehyung wasn't over Jang Mi, of course and nor was Jang Mi over him. They loved each other very much.

Jang Mi was staying at her parents house now. She had to take her father to the doctor for daily routine checkup as informed by the doctor himself.

One day, she took her father to the doctor. It was going to take a lot of time to finish his checkup, so she decided to roam around. She asked her father to call her as soon as his checkup was over. Her father gave her a thumbs up and smiled.

She was wandering around when she noticed a familiar person, entering a room.

It was Taehyung.

She went closer and peeked inside, there was indeed Taehyung sitting on the chair in front of the doctor. She checked the doctors name hung on the door.

Park Jimin - Psychiatrist.

She was confused as to why would Taehyung come to a psychiatrist. Plus he was looking so messed up. She took pity on him.

Was he having such a hard time that he had to come to a psychiatrist!
Jang Mi thought.

She saw that Taehyung abruptly got up and was walking towards the entrance now. She quickly hid behind a wall nearby.

Taehyung stormed out. The doctor kept calling him but he didn't hear him.

Jang Mi came out after Taehyung was gone. The doctor was still standing there, shaking his head.

"Miss Jang Mi?!" The doctor looked at Jang Mi.

"Huh? Do you know me?" She was surprised.

"Y-yes. Taehyung has told me about you. Can we talk for a bit?!" The doctor asked.

Jang Mi nodded and the doctor let her in.

"Please sit."

"Doctor.. why was Tae here?" She asked.

The doctor sighed.

"He told me to keep it a secret all these years but now I can't help it."

Jang Mi didn't understand what he was saying.

"Taehyung had a troubled childhood."

The doctor started explained her the whole thing. She sat there in disbelief.

All these years... I couldn't understand what my Tae went through.

Tears rolled down her cheeks. She was so shook that she had no words.

Taehyung was seven years old. His father and real mother, both had to go to work, so they had appointed a care taker to look after him. They thought it would be safe to keep a care taker but little did they know what would happen.

The first few days were the worst.
A little and lonely Taehyung would be taken to the basement by the care taker. She would beat up Taehyung every day, sometimes would also strip him and touch him in inappropriate ways. Taehyung would cry, wail and the care taker would ask him to stay shut or he would be caned more the next day. The care taker would tell him that it was nothing unusual and it happens to every child.

Taehyung wanted to tell about it to his mom and dad but was too afraid of the care taker.

One day, the care taker had taken him to the basement. He was beating Taehyung.

Suddenly, Taehyung's father entered.

"What is going on here?" He asked seeing Taehyung cry.

Taehyung ran to his father being all afraid.

"Oh it's nothing sir. Taehyung said he had a old toy in basement so I brought him here but seems like it isn't here. He is crying because we didn't find his toy. Right, TaeTae?!" She asked Taehyung, glaring at him.

Poor Tae was so afraid that he couldn't utter a single word.

"But what are you doing here, sir?" The care taker asked his father.

"Oh, I came here to get the wine from wine cellar." He said and went towards the wine cellar.

"A-App-pa. I will come with you,
pl-please." Taehyung said holding onto his dad's hand, not wanting to be with the horrible lady.

"No Tae! I have an important meeting. I need to go." He said and shoved Taehyung's hand away. "Take care of him." His father said to the care taker.

"Appa! But she beats me." Taehyung cried.

His father looked at the care taker.

"Oh that was once sir. I was a little irritated that's why. I am really sorry." She said.

"Oh no no, it's okay. If he is very mischievous, then you should teach him a lesson." He said.

"A-appaa!! Please.. Don't... Don't leave me." Taehyung cried his heart out but his dad didn't stop. He was least bothered about his son.

Taehyung once again had to face the horrible care taker.

It went on for a few days till Taehyung's mother found out about it and the care taker was kicked out from their house.

Taehyung had cried a lot that day in his mother's arms. But poor baby didn't know that the next day was probably be going to be the worst day of his life. The next day, Taehyung's mother got into a major accident and was in bed for two years. After two years she died.

Taehyung often hid himself in his closet not wanting anyone to find him. He would do that whenever he felt alone or whenever he was reminded of the care taker.

Taehyung's mother had asked him to stick by his father's side, no matter what. But Taehyung didn't want to, he felt that his father somewhere knew that the care taker beat him up everyday, although he wasn't sure if he knew the whole thing earlier.

Taehyung kind of disliked his father but he had to stay by his side for his dead mother's sake.

Jang Mi couldn't control herself. She felt the urge to go to Taehyung and hug him, kiss him and keep him locked in a room with her alone and not let anyone touch him.

Her heart broke. Not ever in her dreams did she imagine that Taehyung had been through so much in his childhood. He never told it to anyone.

That's why Taehyung always tried to be goofy, make fun of himself, be cheerful. But there were days he felt the bad and ugly touch of that care taker on him.

When he met Namjoon, Miso and
Jang Mi, he was able to forget about that incident a little. The inner child in him who faced all that ugly things was suppressed. The three of them were like his saviors. They always made him happy and he was so glad to have friends like them beside him.

Now that Jang Mi wasn't by his side, Taehyung was regressing back to that state. He felt alone and scared. He felt that inner child in him was awake. It was getting too difficult for him to not recall the past memories.

Jang Mi sat there in the doctors cabin trying her best to compose herself.

"I wanted to tell it to someone. Please look out for him. He told me that you broke up with him, this is your personal life, but please be there for him at least as a friend." The doctor said sadly.
"I won't tell Taehyung about our meeting."

Jang Mi just nodded.

She got a call from her father saying that his checkup was over. She greeted the doctor and left.