I Hate You | Taegyu

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Day 5 of Taegyu's Bet

Beomgyu avoided everyone at school, he didn't bother going to the lunch room and he skipped gym to avoid having to change which would've revealed his bruises from his dad grabbing him.

He was currently sitting down at a park, the cold bruises making his cheeks and nose a dusty pink as he tried to light a cigarette that was in his mouth.

The lighter flickered but wouldn't light.

"Smoking is bad for you."

He looked and Taehyun was walking over to him.

"Living is bad for you."

Taehyun frowned. "Don't say that." He took out a lighter and gave it to him. "Here."

Beomgyu hesitated but took it, quietly thanking him.

"May I sit?"

"...sure."

Taehyun did so and listened to Beomgyu lighting his cigarette before gently exhaling the smoke.

"I didn't know you were a smoker."

"...I'm not...why do you have a lighter anyways?"

"You never know." He answered. "...It was actually only a few coins and I thought the pattern was cool."

Beomgyu smiled a little.

"So how have you been?"

"...'m fine."

"Still lying to yourself?"

Beomgyu looked at him. "I'm not lying–"

"How did you get those bruises on your arm?" Taehyun asked not looking at him.

"What–"

"Beomgyu it's very important that you tell me if someone hurt you."

"No I said I was fine!"

Taehyun looked at him, his eyes cold as he glared at him.

"I'm not going to ask you again."

Beomgyu shrunk under his gaze, Taehyun took his cigarette away and threw to the ground before stepping on it.

"Answer me. Now. Who did this to you?"

Beomgyu shook his head. "He...he didn't mean it." He murmured.

"Who didn't mean it?"

"...my dad."

"Your dad did this to you?"

"It...it was an accident he would never intentionally hurt me."

Taehyun didn't believe it. "That's it, I knew there was something wrong with him."

Beomgyu got offended and hurt by his words. "There's nothing wrong with my dad Taehyun."

"Gyu look at what he did?"

"I said he didn't mean it."

Taehyun felt himself getting angry. "Why are you defending him?"

"You don't understand Taehyun." He murmured turning away from him. "You'll never understand."

"I'll never understand because you won't let me." He spoke gently to him. "Gyu...I do care about you and you know that, I didn't have to tell you. I wanna be here for you but you keep pushing me away."

"Because I don't need you."

"Then what do you need Beomgyu? Because I'm willing to give you everything even if you hate me."

Beomgyu glanced at him but quickly looked away.

"I don't need anything from you."

"If not from me who?"

"None of your business, look just fuck off!" He stood and threw his lighter down in his lap before quickly walking away.

Taehyun watched him walk away and then looked down at the lighter.

...

"Hi Tae!" Chungcha said as Taehyun met up with him in the library.

"Hey Chungcha." He opened the door for her to enter the library.

"Thank you." He hummed and followed behind her. They took a seat at their usual table and she talked away like she usually did.

He was happy she was comfortable with him but...

"You have a black eye." Taehyun spoke suddenly cutting her off.

"H-Huh?"

"You have a black eye. I'm not gonna ignore it like you want to."

She looked down at her hands. "I-I fell."

"Bullshit."

"But it's true!"

"Chungcha don't lie to me!" He snapped at her making her flinch and instinctively raise her hands. "...so someone is hitting you."

She slowly lowered her hands and slowly nodded.

"Chungcha firstly what you need to understand is that I would never lay a finger on you, I was raised correctly so you're safe with me." She smiled weakly at him with tears gathering in her eyes. "Who's hitting you?"

"...my...my boyfriend."

"Who's your boyfriend?"

She stopped speaking and Taehyun knew he wouldn't get anything else out of her.

"That's enough studying for one day." He stood up. "Sounds like only one thing can lift up this horrible mood."

"What?" She asked quietly.

"Ice cream." He winked at her and she blushed with a small laugh as he helped her out the chair.

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