The boy they left behind [II]

♡ Chapter 3 ♡

"Taehyung! Angel! Baby, it's fine. Come on..."

"J-ungkook.... he.... he was here.... he...." Taehyung is hiding inside the cupboard. His old habit (of hiding in the cupboard and not under the table) has returned. Seokjin said it's because his mind is reliving the past and getting nightmares since it is 'abnormal' to not find John or anyone trying to ruin his body. So his mind keeps playing with him. All he needs is a time to time assurance from someone, more likely from Jungkook, that things are alright. 

It was midnight and Taehyung slept on the couch while watching the television as Jungkook was tucking Byul in her bed. 

Now Byul doesn't even go to see what's wrong with the shouts. Even if the screams interrupted her sleep, she had stopped checking on it. Firstly, because her Dad scares her the most at that point of time. And secondly, she's tired of her Dad behaving like a 'monster' to seek the attention of her Appa, and she's of no help. The screams prove to her that her bully was right. Is her Dad really that bad? Why he screams like that in the dark? Did the criminal taught him to do so? Why does he has to torture her Appa who's nothing but an angel? 

"Angel. You are fine. Come. Let's cuddle and sleep, yeah?" Jungkook's encouraging voice reaches to her room.

"Don't touch me! Go away!" She hears the monsterous scream as well.

Why does Appa call her Dad an angel? When he himself is one! She covers her ears by the pillows and tries to sleep. 

"Angel!!" Jungkook yells a little when he finds Taehyung wildly hurting his hands by hitting on the inside wall of the cupboard. He catches his wrists and makes him look at him. His dazed eyes finally comes around. 

"Love-"

"I'm sorry...." Taehyung sobs as the realization hits him. The realization of how he again has interrupted the precious night of this precious man and probably that precious little girl in her room. "I'm sorry.... I.... sorry... please" He breaks down and Jungkook takes him in his embrace. "Shh. Everything is fine, Angel." He places the soft kisses on the fluffy hair of the elder. 

He carefully picks up the sobbing man by sliding his arms under the elder's legs and waist, and takes him in his embrace, carrying him on to the bed. "Let's have some water, okay?" Jungkook says softly after putting him on the bed. He pours a glass of water and offers it to the elder who was still shivering from the shock. 

Jungkook makes him have the water and he calms down a little. Jungkook wipes the sweat beads and tears from the elder's face. "Now it's time for the medicines." Jungkook whispers. 

"K-Kookie... I'm... I'm sorry.... I don't know.... I was just sleeping... and I..."

"Shh..." Jungkook cups the elder's face. "You can scream all you want baby. It's your home. It's your people! You don't have to apologize for expressing yourself!" 

"But... I'm weird.... I'm stupid.... I'm a coward... I'm sorry Jungkook..."