Anger never builds; it only tears down. In the heat of a single moment, it can feel like strength, an armor to hide behind. But when the fire fades, all that's left are the ashes of what once mattered. Anger doesn't solve anything-it devours patienc...
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Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.
Chapter 01: Eomma
The sound of the phone's ringtone caught the tattooed boy's attention while he was checking the reports from the Management department. He looked at his desk and saw an unknown number calling him.
Jungkook doesn't like answering unknown calls, but he is also hoping for someone to call him. He wanted to know about her.
But since she cut off the connection between them, he can't reach her. He tried to find her, but it always failed him.
“Hello, this is Jeon Jungkook, who is this?” He spoke while tapping his pen on his desk.
“Jungkook, it's me.”
The voice that Jungkook wanted to hear for so long. The shock was written on his face after knowing that she was alive. He missed her so much.
“Eomma, is that you?” Jungkook asked, hoping this was not just some scam.
The woman on the phone wasn't his mother. It was actually the maid in his family's house. He was closer to his nanny than to his real mother, who was always busy. He called her Eomma because she is like a mother to him.
“Yes, you're looking for me, right? I'm alive and maybe safe. But, Jungkook, I know what you want for me. The evidence, isn't it?”
The evidence. It was about someone who is Jungkook's family's rival. But it was so confidential that surely that person's life will be ruined and also connected to the death of Jungkook's parents and his nanny was the witness.
“Eomma...”
He doesn't know how he should respond. There were a lot of things bothering him and wanted to know everything about her after running away from them.
“I have it and I will give it to you, Jungkook. But you have to promise me something, please, will you do that for me?”
“I will do everything, Eomma.” Jungkook replied.
“Please, if there's something happened to me, protect my son, Taehyung, you still remember him, right? Make sure that he won't get involved with this. I don't want to drag him into this mess, so please, do everything to protect him.”
Jungkook can hear her sobs on the phone.
“I can protect you too, Eomma, just tell me where you are, and I will make sure you and your son will be safe.” Jungkook retorted.
“They have their eyes on you, Jungkook. I'm sure they also know your moves, they will find out about me if I still have a connection with you.”
“Tell me, who killed them? Who killed my parents, Eomma?” Jungkook asked, wanting to know who's the suspect.
“If you wanted to know, let's meet at the place, I will text you. You should text me if you're there, and I will give them to you. Do you understand, Jungkook?”
“Yes, Eomma.” Jungkook responded.
The call suddenly ended and Jungkook received a message from her. Jungkook immediately took his coat with him and ran out of the company.
“Eomma, I'm going to work now!” Taehyung told his mother while wearing his shoes.
“Okay, make sure to text me once you arrive there.” Kyushu said, watching her son.
“Is there anything you want me to buy for you, Eomma?” Taehyung asked, standing up from the floor.
“Hm, nothing, I'm fine.” Kyushu replied.
“Are you sure, Eomma? I will get my salary later, I can buy anything you want.” Taehyung said and held her hands.
“Don't worry about me, you should save them for yourself.” Kyushu giggled and ruffled his hair.
“Okay, if that's what you say, I'll get going now. See you later.” Taehyung smiled and ran out of the house.
A chuckle left Kyushu's mouth, finding her son adorable. However, she hopes for the best for him. She looked at the time on her phone and saw it was about time to meet him. She went back to her room and hid something underneath the tiles and above the ceiling.
She made sure that nothing was visible to the sight of people who were watching her for a long time. She looked around her room to see if something was suspicious.
Suddenly, she heard someone knocking on the door.
“Taehyung, is that you? Did you forget something?” She asked while going out of her room.
She got no response, but maybe it was because Taehyung couldn't hear him enough due to the loud sounds of knocking. The knocking kept on going as if that person behind the door was eager.
“Please, calm down, Taehyung, I'll open the door now. Why are you such in a rush? I told you to make sure everything was already prepared before you left the house.” Kyushu pulled out her phone, contacting Taehyung.
Her phone rang while she was standing in front of the door, waiting for someone to answer her call.
“Eomma, why did you call for me? Did you forget to say something?”
Once she opened the door, the tip of the gun was pointed at her forehead. Her eyes met the person's eyes and suddenly, the gunshot was heard. Kyushu's body fell to the floor with the phone in her hand.
“Eomma? What's that? What happened?” The worried sound of Taehyung's voice can be heard through the phone.
The intruder went inside the house without caring about Kyushu'a body on the floor, searching for something.
“Can you hear me, Eomma? Please, speak up! I'm coming there, wait for me!” Taehyung tried to speak to her mom to no avail.
When the intruder heard that, the person left with something in their hands and ran away from the house.
Meanwhile
Jungkook was waiting for Kyushu to meet him up at the café shop she mentioned earlier. He's been there for quite a long time now. He tried to call her, but he didn't get any response from her. He kept tapping his feet on the ground, feeling uneasy for some reason.
“Please, be safe.”
Jungkook muttered, hoping that Kyushu was fine, and nothing bad happened to her.
