•My Dear V•

-New Drama-

"W-what do you mean?"

I was stunned when I heard what Taehyung said. Instead of immediately answering me, he just smiled sadly, then returned to stroking his mom's grave.

Whoever she is, I'm sure Taehyung's mom is another angel.

"Tae..." I called him again, then he turned his head "Sorry, I'm still too confused"

The boy smiled and sighed, "Is it possible that you are able to listen to all my facts?"

Just that sentence, I already feel shaking with goosebumps. He seemed to convey how shocking the reality behind all his cruel life was.

"Okay, let's just walk slowly first. I also know you're not ready to tell me everything" I finally said.

The boy smiled again, then gently stroked the hair above my ear.

"But I want to hear about your mother" I continued.

Before answering me, Taehyung took his hands away, then hugged his knees while staring at the black tombstone of the Mom. I could tell he really wanted to cry then.

Taehyung is like a lonely child because his mother is gone.

"I never saw omma in person, I only have a picture of her when she was young from grandpa"

The child began to tell stories, then I watched his movements carefully.

"Omma should still be alive, she shouldn't have given birth to me like this, I'm afraid she's sad"

My eyes were wet again, I wanted to say that what he said was wrong, but I didn't want to break the story.

"Omma should get her happiness, not die in vain"

Now the boy's eyes were red. He took a deep breath to hold back his tears from falling.

"If I have the chance, I want to apologize to her because I couldn't do anything as a child, as a son. I want to hug her, I want to know how it feels to be hugged by a mom."

I can't hold back my tears anymore, now I'm crying silently while watching  Taehyung.

Just imagine, in the 18 years he has lived, he has never received a mom's hug or affection from his parents.

The world is too cruel.

And now he was blaming himself for his mom leaving.

"Tae, it's God's destiny, not your fault. Everything is not your fault" I answered slowly, he just smiled in response.

A moment later, the sound of thunder from above the sky was heard. Equivocal. Taehyung looked up, stared at the dark clouds that were slowly coming, then he looked at me.

"It's going to rain soon, let's take shelter first."

The boy stood up, without waiting for my approval. He took my hand, then helped me stand up after kissing his mom's grave and saying goodbye.

I also looked at Taehyung's mom's gravestone, then smiled sadly.

"Goodbye mom, I will definitely come again" I said.

Then, Taehyung led me out of the cemetery with his red and watery eyes holding back tears. He tried to hide it from me, but I of course knew about it.

We couldn't go home immediately because Taehyung didn't want to get caught in the rain on the way. Actually it's not Taehyung who doesn't want to. He's just worried about me.

Finally, Taehyung's prediction was correct. It started to rain when the boy chose to take shelter in front of a closed shop. After parking his bicycle, the boy took me to a shelter under the roof of the shop's terrace.