•honey• || KookMin

22. Plans for the future

"You don't have to listen to them you know?" she yawns, lying on Jin's soft chest. "Whatever they have to tell you, I'm sure it won't be worth it."

"Still, maybe it's because they believe me now..."

Namkyung stands up and faces Jin. She caresses his face affectionately. Her tender and contradictory boyfriend. Jin has always resented that no one in his family supported him and despite having cast them aside for his own good, he continues to dream that someday his mother will call him and say "sorry for what I said and sorry I didn't believe you. He won't come near you again!". It's impossible. It will never happen.

"My love... I'm not going to let him hurt you again Do you understand? You don't need his words, his apologies, his excuses... You don't need any of that" Namkyung promises with a saddened gesture. "You have me, Jeonggoo, Bangtan and yourself. Stop thinking about it. Please."

Namkyung kisses him on the lips and hugs him again. Jin strokes her hair with absent mindedness. Namkyung presses her arms around him. It bothers her too much that Jin's family dares to call him. They don't deserve him. Not after letting him be abused and then blaming him for it happening. Namkyung can still hear him crying; the way he suppressed it out of shame; taking it for granted that she wouldn't believe him and how scared he was that they would happen again.

It doesn't take years of life helping him recover and be happy for them to ruin it.

~ * * * ~

"Do you want to go to Seoul?"

"I want to devote myself to dancing. I know I'll be able to do it there. That's what I'm really interested in... A nice chance!"

Taehyung presses his cheek with Hosook's. Telling him about his plan to go to the capital with Jimin brought a better result than he expected. He wasn't going to ask her to go together, neither wanting to force a long distance relationship, at the same time it's out of option to leave his aspirations. That Hosook had the same plan was a real fortune. Although it is relatively common. Teenagers go to the capital to fulfill their dreams in many aspects of work. Mainly the artistic one.

"We could live alone... With Jimin of course, but without parents, suffering life, carrying stray dogs, accompanying each other to cry when the pressure is killing us" proposes Hosook and Taehyung laughs through his nose." It could be great, don't you think?

"It'll be great... Although I wonder if Jeonggoo would want to go too" Jeonggoo is so ingrained in his circle of friends that doubt creeps out. "I don't even know what she wants" Taehyung pats Yeontan's head. His permanent dog. He has needed the most care and attention. It has been impossible not to get too attached to him. Small as a plush doll. "She's so weird sometimes."

"I'd say always," she pouts, "but if not, she's not mysterious I guess."

"Maybe... Shall we watch a movie?"

Mrs. Kim goes upstairs with some treats and finds her son sitting on the bed, Hosook lying on his leg and the army of fifteen dogs tucked in watching TV quietly with the movie. It is tender to her. He puts down the plate and walks away. Taehyung barely noticed that his mother was there.

~ * * * ~

She isn't sure, but there are three people chasing her. She enters the nearest subway station she has, her hand shaking as she places the T-Money Card to continue. Fortunately, she manages to lose sight of these people and vice versa. She holds her breath from the shock of having someone standing behind her and now moving forward. Her gesture shows discomfort. Kangdae again...

How is it possible for them to match so much?

"Hello Mr. Jeon."

"I asked you to call me by my name."