too scared to be afraid

chapter eleven: surprise visit

"No, please. Just--forget about me!"

011: surprise visit

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They had gone to get groceries. Not too many though, Yoongi told him to try to at least eat a little bit every day and go from there.

After, they picked up Chinese just as Yoongi had suggested. Now, they were seated on Hoseok's couch watching an anime while Yoongi ate.

"You sure you don't want to try just one bite, Seok-ah? It's really good," Yoongi tried for the third time.

Hoseok shook his head, "No thank you. I'm fine."

The two sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes. Sounds of yelling came from the fight that was taking place on screen.

A knock sounded on the door, interrupting them. Hoseok thought first to Seokjin and Jimin. He'd be happy to apologize now that he had had time to think about what he was going to say.

"I'll get that."

Yoongi nodded, pausing the show.

Padding quickly over to the door, Hoseok opened it with a smile that soon fell.

"Hello, Hoseok. Can I come in?"

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He hadn't stopped shaking. The door was wide open as he stared at the figure in front of him.

Yoongi's footsteps could be heard approaching.

"Hob-ah, you okay? Who is it?"

"Oh! You have a guest over! Hello, I'm Hoseok's mother."

Yoongi's arm moved instinctively around Hoseok's waist. Hoseok was an orphan which meant this wasn't his mother, it was Mother.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you," Yoongi greeted in a voice devoid of emotion. He had to stay calm for Hoseok's sake. It wouldn't be wise to show her that he knew what she had done to him. "We were just having dinner. Do you need something?"

"Ah, I can't visit my little Hoseo-"

"Mother, I don't want to get back into contact with you. I'm sorry, can you leave?"

"Don't be rude. We should settle our differences. I need to speak with you about something."

"I-"

"Come in. You wouldn't mind if I intruded on the conversation, right?" Hoseok didn't turn to look at Yoongi, eyes focused on Mother.

"Hm, no that's alright. I'll come back another time."

"Don't."

"What was that, Hoseok-ah?"

"Don't come back. I don't want to see you ever again. If you do, I'll call the police," he said louder, suddenly growing bold.

"Call the police? On your mother? Have I taught you to be so unreasonable. I just wish to speak with you. Besides, the police can't help you, dear."

Yoongi sighed, "What were you going to talk to him about?"

"I wanted to apologize. I need Hoseok's help with something too. The orphanage I run is a bit in debt and I need money in order to keep it running. Think about it. Don't forget about Jungkook, dear. I'll take my leave. Good bye!"

She was gone. Just like that.

Mother was gone but the damage she did to Hoseok's mind remained.

"Hoseok, who's Jungkook?"

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Hoseok ran into his room and locked the door. His breathing was delayed and Yoongi was sat outside of his room waiting for him to calm down.

"It's okay, you're okay. Everything's okay, Seok-ah. I'll help you with everything. You won't need to do anything alone. But I need to know who Jungkook is and who he is to you, Hob-ah."

"J-Jungkook," Hoseok croaked from inside the room. "H-He's one of the kids at the orphange. Mother a-and Father promised not to hurt him if they g-got to play with me. He-he's almost always getting sick and has to visit the hospital for check-ups weekly. I--haven't ever been allowed to see him ever since we made the deal.They threatened to hurt him if they found out I saw him. It-it's really bad. If they hurt him, he could loose too much blood and-and-he'll--die. I--it's my fault, hyung. I should've gotten him out of there when I moved out. I should've got him out but they didn't ever let me see him and I was a corward."

"Shit, Hoseok-ah. You should've told me sooner. Don't worry about anything though. Hyung will help you. We'll go get Jungkook out of there. I promise."

"I--please, Yoongi hyung. I can look after him. I can pay for his hospital visits and medicine. I've been planning to for awhile now. I just-I'm scared. They can't hold it over me but they could hurt him.."

"Alright, we'll figure out something. Come here, Hoseokie. Let hyung hug you."

The door opened abruptly, revealing a red-eyed Hoseok. Yoongi opened his arms for him. He didn't even hesistate to run into them, crying into his shoulder.

"Jungkook will be alright. How about we figure out the best way to do this."

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