"Promenade" NCT TAEYONG FF

CHAPTER - 09

~'- Ijust wanna be happier feel the warmth of my hands. It's not warm, so I need youmore, Oh this ground feels so heavier.'~

Jaehyun POV

Jaehyun took it and his face brightened while reading the name... and quickly picked up the phone and spoke in an excited tone as it had been ages since he had spoken to her, "Hello...?"

"Yoon-oh ya~~~ how have you been... I'm missing you too much" the person from the other line spoke in a calm yet excited tone as she last spoke to him a few months ago.

"Granny~~ I'm doing fine... could be better though" Jaehyun mimicked in the same tone. "Is there something you need to talk about Granny?" he continued the conversation.

"How are my son and daughter-in-law treating you Yoon-oh?" she asked shifting to a more serious tone. Jaehyun visibly froze before sighing and answered his grandmother with a small 'so-so' and he knew that his grandmother could predict what had happened.

"Do you want me to talk to them Yoon-oh?" his grandmother asked again. But Jaehyun tensed up thinking of how another one of the family arguments would end.

"No need Granny~~ I've had enough of drama today and I have a headache now!" Jaehyun rasped out feeling heavy-headed.

"Drama? What drama are you talking about Jaehyun? Did your parents pull another stunt today?" Jaehyun sighed knowing his grandmother would never let go of this topic after hearing her call him 'Jaehyun'.

"Jihyun came back today grandmother..." he spoke lowly. Expecting his grandmother to let the topic go and let him sleep, as he was exhausted by now.

"Ahhh..." She started calmly and asked again, "Who is Jihyun?". Jaehyun gasps loudly after which he realized indeed his grandmother didn't know about Jihyun.

"Yunmi is Jihyun granny!" Jaehyun sighed having enough of all these.

"REALLY! Yunmi came back and I get to know about it now?" his grandmother starts dramatically. Jaehyun knew this was gonna be a long phone call.

And as though he had foreseen, his grandmother ended up gushing all about... from how the twins looked when they were born to the last time, she saw Yunmi and how much her son and daughter-in-law don't know how to take care of children. By then Jaehyun had fallen asleep with the call intact.

The next morning when he woke up, he looked up and realized he fell asleep at the desk. With his phone near the lamp.

Sighing heavily, he got up from his position only to hear a crack from his back. He inhaled deeply holding the scream as it was early in the morning, he rushed towards the washroom to take care of his back and finished his morning routine along with it.

About 8 am he walked through the house and hopped into the car, driving straight to the JH residence. He silently hoped his sister was still asleep as he didn't want the first thing in her morning to start off with an ugly argument that was left midway the previous day. He was determined to explain his situation to her one day but was also scared about what her reaction would be considering how he saw her hate him and his family with passion yesterday.

Ironically, she was a part of the same Jung family he belonged to but was never considered as a family member before. This hurt Jihyun from a young age, she had cried multiple times over this. But everyone had failed to see the little Yoon-oh who was supposed to be loved by all, suffer in silence, as he craved to hug her and stand up for her but wasn't allowed to.

Jihyun was neglected but, Jaehyun was controlled, almost programmed to do anything planned for him. Neither of them had the courage to stand up and fight for themselves until now... will this ever change?

Even until today, he never got the freedom to do anything on his own. Love? He got plenty from his parents just because they wanted him to do what he was told. Respect? He was taught to respect anyone who respects his parents but not those who didn't. Wants? He always got anything he asked for except for happiness and freedom.

What everyone had seen in Jaehyun was a perfect man on the outside, but inside him was a delicate and measly boy who craved Real Love, Care, and Happiness that would make him strong from within. All he wanted was to find a special someone who'd do that for him... HIS special someone.

End POV

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