Lunch Time! (TAEKOOK)

Chapter 5

Things have always been quite difficult for me but I never complained. I always smile and my children at school help me keep going. It's a blessing to be a school teacher for a person like me. I have always lost people in my life. When I was five, I lost both my parents in a car accident. When I turned fifteen, the nanny who used to take care of me committed suicide, I was shaken because she really adored me and I loved her as my own guardian. When I turned eighteen, I lost all my friends because apparently if you're bisexual, you're not acceptable in the society because a person can't like both genders, it feels alien to them.

Yet, I have never let any of these things get to my skin. I think of these at night and in the morning get up with a bright and happy smile because of two people who are my entire world. My hyungie and my hyung.

Kim Seokjin or should I say, Jin hyungie is my elder brother. His husband, Kim Namjoon is my brother in law but he was no less than my own elder brother.

I feel like a burden on them most of the time because I stay with them, in their house and I feel that I am invading their personal space but I am too afraid to leave them and live alone because I know if I do so, I might end up losing myself. They keep telling me that they love me and they wouldn't ever want me to leave the house but I know they are just being nice because they know I never had the proper teenage life every teen has. Yes, they know how I got bullied everyday.

Now that I am in school again as a teacher, I try my best to keep myself aloof from my colleagues because we really don't want history repeating itself. Though there is one person who is always there with me and that is Jung Hoseok, my childhood best friend. He isn't in Seoul currently for a month but I feel things would get better again when he is back.

Come back soon, Hoseokie, I miss you.

I was zoning out while peeling the potatoes on the table while I could hear the utensils click and clack from time to time indicating, hyungie has started cooking.

I stopped peeling the potatoes and aimlessly stared blankly at nothing in particular.

Gosh, I now realize why you go on making friends at a bank, your behaviour obviously doesn't let people stay with you.

The words ringing in my ears loud and clear. It may have been heat of the moment kind of a thing but he definitely meant it. But does he know that I wasn't trying to make a friend, maybe I was hoping we could be friends but that was my last thought, I really wanted to apologize for my behaviour and the boy seemed scared and really fragile to me.

No one can stand you let alone be your friend.

I could feel the tears brimming at the back of my eyes again. The words he spilled out without thinking twice were actually so true. No one really could stand me because according to them I was an alien, an outsider. Someone abnormal, someone psychotic.

"Taehyung? Hey?" I heard hyungie shaking me a bit as I was abruptly brought out of my train of thoughts.

"Your hand is bleeding. Why are you so careless, Taehyung? See, you did not cut one of your fingers but you cut your palm deeply yet didn't realize it. What will I ever do with you?" He asked with concern laced to his voice.

I smiled sadly looking at him. No one can ever love you as much as your family will. Even if they are not blood related to you, the one who is meant to be your family will always be there for you.

"Come on, I'll clean the wound and bandage it before you infect it, silly boy." He said scolding me.

I laughed a bit. The cut didn't hurt a bit or maybe I was too used to the pain.

"Aish this boy! Stop laughing and we're taking you to get a disinfectant injection tomorrow." Hyungie declared as he slowly bandaged my wound.

Suddenly the bell rang indicating that hyung was back.

Hyungie placed my hand carefully in my lap and opened the door.

Namjoon hyung quickly pecked Jin hyungie on his lips and then came towards me as he placed a kiss on my forehead.

"What happened to your hand, Tae?" He asked because my entire hand was covered with the white bandage.

"Silly boy being careless again." Hyungie replied as he went back into the kitchen to probably prepare tea for hyung.

"Be careful next time, Tae." Namjoon hyung said, sighing.

"Is something wrong, hyung?" I asked, clearly aware that something was bothering him.

"My college, Tae! They want me to open a new salary account with the new bank they have partnered with." He said, sighing.

"That's fine, what's the issue?" I asked, confused.

"They clearly said that the professor's have to open an account with one of their family members for future securities." Namjoon hyung said, annoyed.

"I'm still not getting the problem hyung." I said, still confused.

"The problem is I can't open a bank account with Jinnie as he already has two present accounts in two banks." He said rubbing his temples.

"Then I am here, I'll open the account with you." I said, smiling.

"But won't it be a problem for you?" He asked me with raised eyebrows.

"Not at all hyung! You're a professor and I am a teacher. I don't even have such issues currently. Hyungie is a doctor so it's better to keep him away from the teaching stuff anyway." I said giggling that made Hyung laugh as well.

"Thank you so much, Tae! I'm so relieved now." Hyung said, smiling.

"I am more than happy to help, Hyung." I replied smiling.

"Tomorrow is Sunday, it's fine if we go on Monday, first half?" He asked standing up, probably to go freshen up.

"Perfect. By the way, hyung? What is the bank's name?" I asked picking a berry from the fruit basket lying in front of me.

"It has a weird name, some 'Bank of gleams' or something like that." He said.

The berry fell from my lips and I gulped looking at the table.

"Bank of dreams." I mumbled.

"Yes! That one." Namjoon hyung replied as he disappeared into his room.

I gulped harshly as only one word screamed in my head.

Shit!

Oh no!🤭

I PURPLE YOU!!💜💜💜💜

Love,
Miri!💜