COLD BLOOD - Hera kids

12- Cruel Punishment

CONSEQUENCESS

The skin slap sound echoed around the sound proof room, little groans in pain that came from a young man made the devil smile in pleasure.

"What made you think you're allowed to fail a test, huh?"

He pulled his latigo, preparing to hit his son's skin again. As the cow leather make a contact on the bruised skin.

the young man ihnale sharply, shutting his eyes tightly trying hard to not whimper as he was suprise at the contact. His father didn't even warn him, he just straightly did it.

"Answer me!" His father yelled as he did it again, the young man flinched at the sudden connection of his back and the thick latigo.

Blood is dripping into his trousers from his beaten up skin. His skin is becoming numb from the coldness, as all he can feel is his bruises now.

"Sorry, father. I'll do better." He mumble with a shaky voice. The young man's body is shaking with a lot of mixed up emotions.

His father scoffed walking in front of him as he bent his knees to face his son, scowling at him.

He leaned in closer and stopped when his mouth is beside his ear. The young man can't help but grunt as he began to feel all of his bruises again.

"Do well not better! I want your test score to be perfect the next time. Do you get me?" His father ask in a hushed tone sharply.

Joo Seokhoon shut his eyes again in agony as he look down.

"Yes father."

***

"I'm sure Yoon Hee-ya have a good reason whatever is she hiding from you. Just trust your mother, okay?" Shim Su-ryeon's advice kept on appearing on Rona's mind.

She's been waiting for her mother for hours already to talk to her, she was so eager to talk to her but as time passes by all the excitement and rush she's feeling had fade because of dissapointment.

She didn't know what to do and who to listen to anymore, all the people she cares about is hiding something from her. It makes her feel desperate to know.

She's done of all the bullshits her mother has been telling her for weeks as her excuses. She doesn't understand why would her mother be hiding something from her.

Before she can go inside her room again the door opened revealing her smilling mother. That sight alone can make her scoff, she's been waiting for hours and here is her mom enjoying whatever she did.

She somewhat feels betrayed, and worse part is she doesn't know why.

When she met her mother's eyes she looked away.

"Rona-ya..." Her mother utter, as she go inside and close the door behind her, as she put the paperbags on the floor.

"Save your excuses." Rona responded and go inside her room not even bothering to look at her mother's face.

I'm sure Yoon Hee-ya have a good reason whatever is she hiding from you. Just trust your mother, okay?

Good reason? What? Shopping?

I don't know what's happening at all.

***

A knock on his door made him end the call immedietly, putting it beside his notebook.

"Jehun-ah, let's eat dinner. Take a break from studying." His mom's soft voice made him relax his tense body. Of course it's his mother, who else would it be? His father will just straightly go inside without knocking.

He stood up and open the door as he aprroach his mom with a smile, closing the door behind him as he put his arm around his mom's shoulder.

His mom glance at him as she genuinely smiled at him, he's never like this to anyone except his dad and mom and his parents are aware of that and very worried sometimes.

It's good that their son is cautious and aware of what world is he in, but he's worrying especially when he have no one to trust. They had brought their son into their world, so it should be their burden to carry. Not his.

His dad's handsome face came into the view as he nodded at him and smiled, pulling the chair out for him to sit on beside him.

He curiously look at his dad. The man look at his son's questioning gaz as he laughed, he can never get used to his son's innocent face.

"Ya! You're scaring him, just tell him." The only women and the one who's in charge of them say, as she sat across his dad.

He eyed his dad nervously, as his dad put the utensils on his side again as he look at his son too serious. It was so unlikely of him.

"I know what you're doing Jehun-ah, what made you think going against our back can be a good use to you?" He ask with anger in his voice but still remaining sitting calmly, but his eyes gave him away, he's demanding an answer, he badly need it.

Jehun stopped on whatever is he doing as he slowly tilt his head to look at both his dad and mom.

He blinked and gulped a few times as his adams apple nove everytime he does. It seems like he's still having trouble of answering his question, he isn't sure how or what to respond.

"I already thought of all the consequencess before I did it." He responded not even bothering to apologize to his father.

The women in front of them silently watched them in concern and not knowing what to do.

His father scoff, turning his head to his mother to share a –is–this–the–son–we–raised– look with his mother.

He didn't ask for any of it, why does he need to show some gratitude towards their sickening actions? Everytime they do this to him it makes him feel pressured and his past is haunting him.

And I never think of him, except midnights like this.

OOOHHHHHH WHO'S HIM, AND WHAT IS YOON HEE HIDINGGGGG!? BWGQHSHAH short update