Again || Banginho/Minchan

10

"min, should we tell everyone now or you need time?" minho thought for a second and said, "i think we can tell the kids during dinner and then, papa, mumma followed by dad and mom on video call." "okay." chan smiled.

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seungmin was in the cafeteria, searching for an empty seat. he was walking around when something came in his way and he fell down with sniggers covering the corners of the hall.

he tried to get up but was pushed back down. he looked up to see the boy who obstructed him with his foot; the boy who was harshly holding onto his hair; the boy named hwang hyunjin.

seungmin felt blood rush to his face due to the feeling of humiliation mixed with the fear of what time held next for him.

"aww~ my baby can't even stand? is he hurt?" he asked in sarcasm before mumbling 'asshole' and turning around to feel the hardest sting of his life as he subsequently felt himself hitting the hard, cold floor. he brought his hand up to his red, burning cheek, looking up at the boy who stood in front of him. "touch him again and you'll die." jisung said before helping his brother up from the floor, taking him to his table.

silence ecoed the room as hyunjin sat on the floor, processing what just happened. the students who witnessed the scene were themselves in shock.

"for how long has this been going on?" asked jisung with a stern voice. "i-i..." "ANSWER ME FOR FUCKS SAKE!" seungmin flinched at the elder's tone. "s-since the day i c-confessed-" "AND I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN IT, IF IT WASN'T FOR SEEING IT WITH MY OWN EYES?!" "s-sorry jisung." seungmin said before breaking into sobs. jisung hugged him, calmingly rubbing his back though, his face denied to let go of his angry expression.

jisung let out a deep breath to calm his nerves before saying, "if he does anything from now on, you will tell me. am i clear?" seungmin lightly nodded, looking down.

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"HOW DARE HE?! UGHH!" hyunjin hit the locker in frustration while his friends just looked at him in worry, mixed with annoyance for the boy who punched their friend. "hyunjin. calm down. we'll get back to that seungmin guy but before that, just calm down, okay? breathe with me. one... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten..."

"i'll make sure that he regrets getting involved with me." hyunjin said before walking to his class, with his friends following his lead.

the tall boy burst the class door open, catching everyone's attention while many flinched at the loud sound.

hyunjin walked up to seungmin's desk, further grabbing the boy by his hair and dragging him into an empty classroom.

"areum, lock the door," he ordered and the said girl did what she was told to do.

hyunjin forced seungmin into a sitting position on a chair before himself jumping onto the table with legs on either side of the shorter boy. he then leaned dangerously close to the boy, who gulped, leaning back into the chair. "oh poor boy~ he needs to call his elder brother to fight?"

*slap*

"never. ever. mess. with. hwang. hyunjin." groaned hyunjin, grabbing the younger's collar.

"hyunjin! let's go the mr. park is coming. leave him." said areum, who was still standing near the door, keeping at eye.

hyunjin harshly left the boy's collar, saying, "you just wait and watch what i do."

the group walked out of the class, making it's way through the group of students who were probably trying to peek into the room through the glass part of the door, to see what was going on.

seungmin sat in the empty class, biting on his bottom lip, on the verge of crying from the stinging pain on his cheek.

he went to a washroom cubicle and cried his heart out.

he couldn't decide if he should tell jisung or not, about what had happened. he was scared to tell his brother, knowing the consequences of doing so. the elder had already punched hyunjin once, so he didn't want to take the risk. he was ready to bear the bullying but not a situation that might ruin his brother's reputation in school.

thankfully for him, hyunjin's slap didn't leave a mark on his face, so, he didn't have to give jisung, or even his other family members, any explanation about it.