Neglect - Ji Changmin

chapter 9

(a/n): tw for the upcoming chapter.

"holy shit." minji said. she was shocked. younghoon was too.

"oh, younghoon my son, i missed you." the woman said and hugged younghoon.

younghoon pushed the woman slightly. the woman was shocked.

"don't you love your mom anymore?" the woman asked younghoon.

"mom, stop. i'm not a kid anymore." younghoon told his mom. minji clenched her fist. minji then scoffed. their parents looked at the girl.

"oh minji, it's you." their dad said. minji rolled her eyes at them. her mom gasped.

"who taught you that kim minji!?" her mom raised her voice.

"no one. because no one ever taught me how to give love and respect properly." minji said, though she knows how to respect.

"how dare you!" the woman said.

"didn't know you got back to each other. do you need each other's wealth?" minji asked the elderly.

"you bitch! i spent my money on you!" her mom said and she rolled her eyes again.

"spent? you didn't. grandma was the one who supported me financially. you always leave me at her house. she was the one who took care of me. i never felt the love that i should receive from my own parents. you never gave me what i wished, what i wanted! i was craving for my parents' love and attention! but i received nothing!" minji yelled as a lone tear escaped her cheek.

"i am still your mother!" the woman yelled back.

"you will never be my mother. you didn't fulfill the role as a mother to me. what did i even do to deserve that kind of treatment from you!?" she said. her mother then scoffed.

"you're an accident! i didn't want to have another child other than younghoon! if only your father used protection when we were drunk. you are an accident, remember that." her mother said and left the siblings.

minji's legs felt weak. luckily, changmin catched her. the boy hugged the girl. she sobbed.

"let it out, come on. you can hurt me." changmin said. minji lightly puched his chest.

"what d-did i do t-to d-deserve this." minji said in a shaky voice.

"you never did anything minji. it's them who's at fault." changmin said as he caressed the girl's hair.

younghoon softened at the sight. he pity his sister. younghoon then approached the girl and changmin broke their hug. younghoon brought the girl to the van and the others followed.

younghoon was hugging his sister all the time. the girl fell asleep while crying. younghoon then kissed the top of her head.

"i'm sorry you have to go through this jiji." he whispered.

when they were home, younghoon carried minji in bridal style. he led her to her room and softly tucked her in her bed. he was about to leave when minji grabbed her brother's wrist.

"stay... please." younghoon chuckled and played with the girl's hair.

"i will just take a bath okay?" younghoon said then she nodded.

younghoon took a bath and came back to his sister. his sister made space and they cuddled.

"i'm sorry minji." younghoon said.

"for what?" minji asked her older brother.

"because you're experiencing this." younghoon replied and sighed.

"it's okay hoon. it's not your fault." minji said softly.

"find a boyfriend that would love you minji. stop neglecting others." younghoon told his sister.

"okay okay. i will." minji said and chuckled.

"you know, i noticed how changmin was confused and hurt." younghoon said.

"eing, why?" minji asked.

"because you neglected him." younghoon said and minji sighed.

"i really did neglected him. he was the first one to approach me and i was afraid to open up to him. i don't know why. that's why i just neglected him." minji explained.

"open up. the guy is willing to do everything you know." younghoon said and chuckled.

"okay okay will do. let's sleep." minji said and they slept, cuddling each other.

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it's sunday and minji woke up from the smell of pancakes. she washed herself first before going out.

"hey minji, you good?" changmin asked. she nodded.

she sat beside younghoon, and younghoon suddenly nudged her side.

"open up to him okay?" younghoon whispered to his sister. minji rolled her eyes and chuckled.

"yeah yeah yeah just eat bbang." she said and younghoon ruffled her hair.

"hey changmin, are you free today?" younghoon suddenly asked that made all of them confused.

"eung. why?" changmin said.

"minji said she wants to get to know you. since she noticed you're least closer to her." younghoon said and minji chocked in her drink.

"what the fuck kim younghoon???" she whisper-shouted. her brother smirked at her and ignored her.

"o-oh. yeah. i'm free. i was planning to ask her either." changmin said.

"later. 3pm, lotte world." she said and changmin nodded.

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they arrived at lotte world and minji's jaw dropped.

"why?" changmin asked.

"n-nothing. it's just... it's been a long time when i came here." minji said, reminiscing the memories.

"well, let's have fun then." changmin smiled and dragged minji.

time passed and they enjoyed it.

"hey, let's go to the horror house!" minji suggested and changmin smiled.

"sure." changmin said and they entered the horror house.

believe it or not, this two people just laughed while going through the horror house.

"yah! i didn't know you're that brave!" changmin said and minji chuckled.

"maybe i showed some of y'all a little. i even bought a chucky doll!!" minji said and changmin gasped.

"no way! i bought one too!" changmin said and they both laughed.

"didn't know we have the same taste." minji said.

"the guys always tell me im weird because of it." changmin said.

"bro, i relate. like, you know i've been with bermuda since childhood. they always tell i'm weird. i bought chucky recently and it's sitting in my bed, younghoon scolded me because of it." minji said and rubbed her nape.

"oh! that's why i can hear younghoon hyung whining like a child." changmin said and they both chuckled.

they continued talking about things and have fun. when it's almost night, they decided to go home.