• I call you mine • ~ By Gabrielle

✨ Chapter 3 ✨

After breakfast I decided to take Jeongin to the park so he can get some fresh air and it was a beautiful day. I didn't have much to do.
It was a couple of blocks from where we were and we decided to walk to the park. I let him walk in front of me because he was more interested in the outside world than my world.
I enjoyed being able to just be with Jeongin. He was an interesting boy and I wanted to see him grow up.
I looked at him and he looked like he was lost in a dream. He would stop every now and then to touch something, he would walk right up to a bench and touch it.
He would laugh every time he found something that he didn't understand.
When we finally got to the park I saw the playground was full of kids.
There was a swing set and a slide and all the other kids were having fun.
I went over to a bench near the swing set and let Jeongin explore. He walked around the playground, looking at everything he could.
After a few minutes he made his way back to me. He looked at me with curious eyes and I knew what he was about to ask.
"Would you push me on the swing?"
He pointed at the swing set and I didn't want to say no.
I stood up from my seat and walked over to the swing set. I held his small hands and pushed him back and forth. I would push him all the way back and watch him fly through the air. He looked so happy. I was happy.
He looked up at me and I saw joy in his eyes.
He wanted more so I continued to push him.
I was having fun and I never wanted to stop. I felt at peace.
I wanted him to have a normal life, I wanted him to be happy.
When I finally stopped he got off and ran to the slides. I walked back to the bench and got out my phone to call the police station one last time. I feel the bond with me and Jeongin is growing tighter and if I don't find his parents today , I will keep him.

I Dialed the police station and was actually hoping no one was looking for him. I feel guilty for being selfish but if you're foolish to loose someone like him you don't deserve him.
After the call with the station I smiled and exhaled happily. I wouldn't have thought of keeping him a couple weeks ago , but he really is a stress reliever.
Distracting my thoughts I heard crying and kids yelling. I looked over to see Jeongin on the ground of mulch crying . His fist were covering his eyes and his lips turned downwards.
I quickly got up to see what happened.
" You can't speak can you?" One kid asked
" your such a cry baby. I didn't even push you that hard" My eyebrows furrowed as I heard what they were talking about.
Jeongin looked up at me with red puffy eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks.

I tried to hold my anger and reminded myself that there kids.
as I walked closer the kids turned their direction to me " whats going on?" I asked
All the kids looked dumbfounded as if I was speaking gibberish. But one of them spoke up

" No wonder he can't talk , look at his so called mother!"

I wanted to beat the shit out of this kid and his friends.
Jeongin looked over to the boy and opened his mouth but he couldn't speak. I felt my blood boiling and I turned to see that all the kids started laughing.
I took a deep breath and turned to the boy, I kept my voice low but firm.
" Don't talk to him that way. If you talk to him in anyway other than nicely, I will find you and I will make sure you regret it." I was beyond pissed.
I thought I saw fear in his eyes but I didn't care.
He stood there awkwardly and looked around the park.
I smiled at him and then at Jeongin.
" He can speak perfectly he is just a shy boy, and it is hard for him to talk"
The boy ran away quickly and I turned to Jeongin, who was now quiet.
" Do you want to keep playing?"
Jeongin looked up at me " I wanna go home"
I nodded my head and picked him up.
"Since you've spoken today let's get some ice cream on the way back" I told him.
He nodded his head in response and laid his head on my shoulder.

When I arrived back to the cabin I gave him a bath and fed him. I changed him into new clothes and gave him an extra big blanket to cuddle with.
I opened up Netflix and turned on some cartoons to keep him busy while I took a nap.
I woke up when I felt someone crawling on top of me. I opened my eyes to see Jeongin holding a bag of ice and laying on top of me.
He opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out.
He looked at me with sadness in his eyes.
I sat up and moved him off me, I saw he had been crying.
I moved some of his hair out of his face and spoke softly to him.
" You can talk Jeongin, tell me what's wrong."
" They all called me a freak and hit me " he said in a small voice.
He looked up at me with sad eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks.
I didn't know what to do, I didn't know how to comfort him. My mom would've told me to suck it up and hit them back but he was way to fragile.
I picked him up and set him on my lap, I grabbed a blanket from the back of the couch and wrapped it around his body. I put my arms around him and pulled him close to me, he laid his head on my chest.
I wanted to be there for him, I wanted to protect him.
He slowly fell asleep on my lap, his breath evened out and his chest rose and fell.
I was about to put him in his bed when I heard my phone ring, I saw it was the police department. I held him closer and picked up the phone.
" Hello?" I said with a small voice.
" We have a match for the DNA found on Jeongin, we found his parents."
My heart sank and I felt like my stomach was twisting itself into knots.
" I will meet you in a couple of hours in the lobby, and don't worry they're not going to take him from you."
" Okay." I said quietly
I hung up the phone and didn't move, I just stared at Jeongin. He was sleeping peacefully.
After what seemed like a couple of hours Jeongin woke up, he sat up and rubbed his eyes.
He looked at me with curious eyes " I had a bad dream."
I looked at him and smiled " its okay, I had a bad dream too."
He looked at me with big eyes " Do you wanna play a game?"
" Sure what game?" I asked
" Do you know what Mario cart is?"
I laughed, " Yeah I do, but what will be the prize?"