TaeJin Short Stories

The Accused

⚠️ Trigger Warning! ⚠️ Please read carefully!!! The following short story is for adults only. It is dark and will deal with sexual assault and the aftermath of the horrendous crime. I strongly urge you not to continue if you are not comfortable reading triggering content. Please don't read further if you are sensitive to such contents.
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Kim Namjoon was rushing through traffic trying to get to his friend who called him in a panic.

He arrived at the empty building in a bad side of town and quickly got out of his car. He looked around at his surroundings, wondering what his friend was doing in a place like this.

When he rushes into the building, he heads to the place his friend said he would be.

He was carrying a paper bag with extra clothes and shoes. Though he didn't understand what he needed them for.

The sound of panic in his voice made him worry so he just wanted to help him.

He knocked softly so as not to draw attention to him. He then heard the door open and was pulled inside.

Once inside, he saw his longtime friend looking frazzled. He was soaked in blood and he had multiple cuts and scrapes on him.

The shirt he was wearing, which was supposed to be white, had a mixture of blood and dirt.

Joon took in the sight and stood stunned.

"Taehyung-ah, what happened to you?" He asked worriedly.

Taehyung went to sit on the lone sofa in the room.

"I did it Joonie. I fucking did it. And I don't regret it one bit.

I did it for my sister.. What they did and almost got away with.. I just couldn't let it slide.

She was my sweet, baby sister and they ruined her. You know she was never the same after that."

He then breaks down crying and Joonie moves to sit next to him. He pulls him into a hug and comforts him.

"Taehyung, I understand why you did it. I'm not sure what 'it' is just yet, but I understand. You felt powerless against them because they are rich.

And they committed a horrible act against an angel. So I don't fault you at all.

But I'm not so sure that society will agree with how you went about doing it. What are you going to do now man?"

Tae sniffles as everything is starting to hit him at once.

"I don't really have a plan. I'm actually sorry I even called you and got you involved. The last thing I want is to drag you down with me. And you know there's no hope for me.

There's no way that I'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison. Especially for getting justice for my sister.

I want you to go home and pretend you haven't seen me. Though I do have one last request of you. And it's my only regret.

Please go to my Jinnie's office and tell him what I was too much of a coward to do."

Namjoon listens to everything that Taehyung says, and promises to relay the message.

He then hands Tae the bag of clothes and they hug their final goodbyes. Joonie knows that Tae is determined and if the roles were reversed, he would have done the same thing. And expected Tae to do as he asked.

Once Joonie was gone, Tae quickly changes his clothes and places his old clothes in the paper bag.

He has something to do and he'd prefer not to be found in the clothes he wore as he avenged his sister. What he did wasn't even painful enough in his eyes. Not for the disgusting things that they did to her. Which made her take her own life.