Kiss With A Fist // Taekook

Chapter 2

Today is the day wherein Taehyung has to move out of his childhood house. There's a little pang on his chest when he thinks about leaving his father to live here on his own. However, it's for the best. Only this way, can Taehyung provide enough money to support his and his father's need.

" How is your new apartment, by the way? Is it big or not? Any heater? Make sure to turn it on during winter. And eat well. I don't want you to skip any meals-"

"Appa!" Taehyung was quick to stop his father's rambling. He can notice the tears threatening to leave his father's eyelids.

"The apartment is good and the heater is fine. I will eat my meals and you don't have to worry about it. And don't talk as if I'm leaving you. I will visit you as often as I can. This is not a goodbye" Taehyung adds with a reassuring tone.

"I'm sorry. It's just-" Mr Kim sniffles quietly to prevent the tears from coming out and Taehyung immediately wraps his arms around his father's shoulder, to hug him tightly.

" I'm not used to let you live on your own, you're still a baby, my baby. I've watched you grow for 20 years and now I feel like you're an adult" Mr Kim ends.

"I'm never an adult, Appa. I will forever be your baby bear, yeah?" Taehyung asks and his father eagerly nods. "I will visit you as often as I can. You will not even notice that I've move out" Taehyung snickers quietly.

"How can you visit me everyday, you work, silly!" Mr Kim gently slaps Taehyung's chest. "Anyway, be careful when you go home after work. Public transportations are never safe" Mr Kim seriously says.

Yet again, Taehyung's chest is filled with guilt. His throat tightening. He hates himself right now for lying to his father.

"I will be careful, Appa. But you have to promise me to be careful too. Your legs are still weak" Taehyung points out.

His father got into a car accident, three years ago. He hardly came back to life and was in coma for 5 months. That's how Taehyung ended up being an escort, at the age of 17. The drunk bastard who drove the vehicle which crashed into his father's car disappeared and run away, leaving Taehyung to pay for the hospital bills. Fortunately, Taehyung had Kim Seokjin to help him, at that time. A friend that he lost sight of, months ago.

"I know, but I am doing fine" Mr Kim says after pulling away from Taehyung. "I can now walk without wincing!" He proudly says.

"That's good" Taehyung sweetly pat his father's shoulder. "But are you taking the medicine?" Taehyung cautiously asks. His father's medicine are quite expensive with the monthly hospital checking. And that's also one of the reasons why Taehyung is dating the old Junghwoon.

"I still take them. My monthly check up is in two weeks but I think that I don't need them, anymore. It's expensive and you're already doing too much" Mr Kim mumbles, he feels bad for letting Taehyung pay all of his expensive hospital check ups and medicines. Plus, Taehyung is already paying for the house rent and the foods.

Sometimes, Kim Mingee asks himself where in hell did his son find this much money. He doesn't want Taehyung to overwork himself. That's why he was happy when Taehyung got the job at the nameless company. His month salary must be enough than the salary of his ancient tiring job ( which was a waiter because Taehyung told his father that he worked as a waiter at a restaurant and that's why he's barely home). All of the burdens he's putting upon Taehyung's shoulder are enough to make him guilty. He's supposed to be the one in charge, not the other way around.

"What?" Taehyung gapes at his father's statement. "No way! You are going to your monthly check up and I'll make sure of that"

"But they're expensive!" Mr Kim retorts. "I don't need them anyway. I'm all good now. I swear I-"