𝖪𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 | 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗄𝗁𝗒𝗎𝖼𝗄

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"Hyuck?" Mark quietly asked. He didn't want to trigger the younger, because if he did he'd probably be kicked out. And he wanted to stay with the other.

"Yes?" Haechan answered. He was still lying down on the bed, mark hadn't stopped holding his hand.

It's not like he minded though. He enjoyed more than anything else.

"I-if I'm allowed to a-ask-" mark got interrupted mid sentence.

"Jaemin wasn't answering, and to be honest, you- you are the only other person I still trust, that's if you were asking why I called you out of all people" the brunette explained.

That made mark smile, the younger still trusted him. After all this time, mark had some hope that maybe things could go back to how they were.

Just maybe

"Mark... I'm sorry"

The latter frowned, what was he saying sorry for?

"I'm sorry for everything" Haechan muttered, he was staring up at the ceiling as he squeezed marks hand a bit.

"H-Hyuck... you want to talk about this now?"

"Yeah I do" the older asked one last time If he was really sure.

"Y-you remember when I started ignoring y-you right?" He started, the other only nodded motioning him to continue.

"it was because s-something had happened" he stated the obvious.

"I-I had a talk with my parents. Around the age of 14, I started feeling strange. My parents kept on asking me when I would get a girlfriend, or if I liked a girl, and that's when I realized that I had no king of attraction towards females. Yes they're pretty and all, but I couldn't imagine myself with a woman. I found out I was gay. And I had decided to tell my parents about it. Even though I was pretty much scared of a bad reaction"

"Tha-at night before the day that i started ignoring you came, my parents said some- let's just say that they reacted really badly once I told them that I was gay. I wasn't harmed physically, well- I got slapped yes but nothing more. They assumed that I was like that because of you, and they forbid me to see you. My da-d he threatened to- to- he threatened to beat me- but that's not what scared me. He said he would send people after you too if I- if I didn't stop seeing you. So I did what was the easiest for a 14 years old boy. I ignored you."

Mark was stunned, his eyes wide and even some tears in his eyes, as he watched how Haechan continued to speak.

"The thing is- that even when I left you alone- he- he still beat me. He did, and once if it wasn't for Jennie coming in, he would've raped me mark. He would've raped his own 15 years old son just like that" what scared mark is that while the younger was explaining, his face was emotionless. He looked like he had already shed enough tears for this.

"Jennie then called the police, t-they both got arrested. She was an adult already that's why I was allowed to stay with her" the brunette finished, one single tear slipping down his eye.

"I'm sorry- I'm so sorry"

"Hyuck... it's not your fault at all. I acted like a child that day we discussed. And I'm so fucking sorry you had to go through that all alone. If- if only I noticed if- then maybe-" mark sighed.

"Mark, none of this is your fault. And you couldn't possibly know what was going on, because I hid it very well" Haechan internally praised himself for being such a good actor, because he knew it wasn't the moment to say it out loud.

"so...maybe if you are.. alright with it... I'd like to retry? You know being friends and all"

(A/N): hei