My Beloved Rival [Kim Taehyung FF]

Chapter 14- Mother

"But Taehyung... I've never seen you celebrate your birthday even with your Hyungs.... why is that?" I questioned. Taehyung's movements halted when he heard my question. His hands went inside his pocket as he took out the lighter and continued opening and closing the cap of it creating a rhythmic sound. I think I asked him the question he has always wanted to avoid. 

"Taehyung..."

"It's because of my mother" He spoke all of a sudden. That's when something struck me. Come to think of it... I've never seen his mother or even heard him talk about her. 

"Is she..." I hesitated to ask 

"No, she is not dead but I wish she was... it wouldn't have hurt this much if she was dead rather than knowing that she is alive and she wants to stay away from her own son" He spoke, biting his lips to prevent from letting out any sobs. My hands reached out to his hands smiandle I gently held it. He looked at me eyes glistening with tears. This was the  first time I saw him like this. 

"You became the one with whom I was willing to share anything without hesitation because I knew that I won't be judged if I do so. Now it's my turn. Taehyung... you can tell me whatever is bothering you and I'll always listen to you. I don't know about rivals... but this quite common among friends" I said with a smile

I got off my seat and stood next to him. My hands reached to him as I wrapped my arms around him, embracing him in a hug like he always did to me. His head rested on my stomach while my hands gently caressed his hairs in a comforting manner. 

"Your are too tall, so if I hug you while sitting, it'll seem like you are hugging me" I said making him chuckle a bit as he hugged me back by wrapping his arms around my waist. 

"Taehyung... from now on, I'm your comfort zone. No one can hear or see you other than me for the next few minutes so you can cry and yell as much as you want" I said remembering what he said to me in the past

"Y/n-n... did my mother-r hate me that much that she left-t me and dad just-t a few years-s later? And you-u know what was more-e painful? The morning-g my mother left-t... I woke-e up to drink water-r and I saw her-r loading-g her items in the taxi-i... by the time I came-e out, the taxi had-d already started... I ran-n behind it yelling, 'mum! mum!' till I stumbled-d and fell... I though-t she would-d come and say, 'Taehyung... don't run so fast or you'll fall' like she always did... but she didn't-t.... she just-t left.... and it-t was my birthday that day-y" He said while he continued weeping. I blinked a few times because tears welled up in my eyes as well while listening to him. I would've never known about this side of his behind his smiling face if it wasn't for now

"Nobody in-n the kindergarten wanted-d to be my friend... nobody-y wanted to pay with-h me cause they had their-r mother used-d to bring them to the-e playground-d but I didn't-t have one but a busy-y dad who didn't have time for me. I had-d no one to attend my parent teacher meeting-s so while everyone-e enjoyed-d with their parents-s... I sat in-n one corner-r and envied them... tell me Y/n-n.... did she hate me that much-h? Was all her-r affections-s a lie?!"

"Taehyung-g... don't-t cry... She never-r hated-d you and I'm sure-e she still wishes-s to meet you-u and tell-l you how much... she loves-s you... I'm sure she-e had her reasons-s for making such a big decision-n" 

[Time skip: Two days later; Morning; Gangnam]

Walking down the streets of Gangnam, my eyes roamed around the beautiful and luxurious shops. The sky was clear blue with the sun shinning the brightest. The streets were usually busy during this hour. I stopped in my movements when I heard my phone ringing. A smile spread on my face as I saw the caller ID. It was from Ji-ah.

"Hello?"

"Hello! Y/n! It's Sunday, should we hang out?" I heard her say from the other side

"Let's go in the evening, I'm outside right now"

"Where are you?"

"Gangnam. To order my prom dress also, mom called me up and asked me to visit a friend of hers nearby and to buy some flowers from there on my way back home" I replied

"Right! Prom! I need to order one dress to! Let's meet in the evening then!"

"Sure! Bye" I said disconnecting the call as I looked around trying to search for the shop whose name mom had send me. Minutes passed as I kept looking for the shop when I finally decided to ask someone about it and fortunately, I found the shop. The shop had a vintage vibe and the flowers outside looked really pretty especially the bouquets. The decoration, the combination, the arrangement... everything looked very skilled. 

"Are you Y/n?" My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a voice from behind me. I turned around to find a lady almost of my mother's age and from her outfit it looked like she was a florist

"Are you Ms. Kim?" I asked. She hesitated before nodding a yes

"Your mother called me and said that you'll be visiting. Come in" She said as I followed her inside. The shop looked even beautiful from inside

"I've heard a lot about your skills from my mother" I said

"Is that so? I'm happy that she liked my work" She said chuckling while he started arranging the flowers which mom had asked her to prepare. I looked around the shop while she was busy with the flowers when my eyes landed on a photo-frame hanging on the wall. It was a family photo. The lady in the photo looked a lot like Ms. Kim. Although I couldn't recognize the man well, the child looked somewhat familiar

"I didn't knew you were married. Sorry, for calling you Ms. Kim instead of Mrs. Kim" I said drawing her attention

"No no don't apologize. I don't live with my family anymore" She said sounding sad 

"Why?"

"I left them to fulfil my dreams. I'm quiet selfish aren't I?" 

"No. Even mothers must have a dream and her family must understand this decision of her. Fulfilling one's dream is not selfish" I replied

"Thank you, Y/n. You said something I've always wanted to hear" 

"Your son resembles someone I know. May I know his name?" I questioned to which she smiled before saying

"His name means, 'all wishes will come true'. It is Kim Taehyung. A beautiful name right?"