When My World Falls-JAEYONG

22 | three words

"Mom, I'm going."

Taeyong was only in his plain shirt, sweatpants and sneakers, with his jacket. He also made sure he has his wallet, phone and keys with him. He was excited for tonight, he couldn't even stop smiling a while ago. If this was a date, he'd combust.

"Okay. Come home immediately," she said.

"Could you buy me some fishcakes and tteokbokki, Yongie? Pretty please?" his sister suddenly asked, begging for his baby brother to buy her some midnight snacks.

Taeyong pouted, "Give me money then."

"I'll pay you later."

"Fine."

The boy goes out and unlocked the car, opening it before he steps in. He started the engine then drove away from their lot. Taeyong quietly drove towards the apartment, not too far from them. It didn't really take him too long, although the traffic was still there. He pulled over and was about to go down but he was surprised when Jaehyun was already waiting by the sidewalk.

Taeyong unlocked the door and just watched Jaehyun to step into car. The boy couldn't help but think how attractive Jaehyun is in white shirt and black jeans with a black cap on. He wanted to squeal but he just did it internally and stopped himself from blushing.

"You good?" the boy asked, other than he looks good.

The man nodded at him.

"Okay. We'll maybe be home after an hour, just a quick night drive," Taeyong uttered.

"...It's alright."

It took them a few minutes, more like half an hour, just driving around the quiet empty lot where he and his father usually practice. They have the windows down and the radio turned on with a low volume. Taeyong doesn't know what Jaehyun was doing while he was practicing but he was pretty quiet.

"You want to go and check out the night market?" the boy asked.

Jaehyun looked hesitant, "I'm not sure..."

"But you want to?"

The man took some time before he slowly nodded at the question.

"I'm going with you, don't worry."

Taeyong made sure, trying to gain some trust from Jaehyun. He shortly drove towards the place and parked on the empty lane. He still needs to practice parking, he told himself to keep it in mind for tomorrow.

Both of them stepped out of the vehicle and locked it. The boy looked at the man and saw him staring at the open night market that was kind of packed with people, but not too much.

"Are you...scared?" Taeyong asked.

Jaehyun hummed, remembering what the psychologist told him, which is to open up. He asked his aunt about it and just meant to tell something whatever he wants to say. More like, letting people know about his thoughts and feelings. To think about it, it was a hard thing to do. If he doesn't really want it, he won't do it. But he actually wants to talk to Taeyong.

Taeyong does everything anyway.

"J-Just nervous...I usually don't like crowded places."

The boy nodded, "Would like to stay in the car and wait for me?"

Jaehyun took a second, "I would rather be in a crowded place than be alone."