Where We Came | TaeGyu

Chapter 8; "Waiting."

'Waiting'

Let us dig deeper inside the character's informations, should we?

They had come home from school and ever since math class, Taehyun hasn't seen Beomgyu. Maybe hiding from each other and drifting apart.

(Beomgyu pov)

Beomgyu could sense people that were probably students following him as he walk on the dark empty hallway, his footsteps getting more faster at it's pace as panic and nervousness take over him. He was just told to being over books for the next class in another section, it was peaceful just then.

He could now hear heavy footsteps behind him as he started to run, the students managed to catch up and block his way, making him stumble backwards. Beomgyu felt his heart beating fastly anxiously, his eyes roam around and figure out a way to escape. He counted how many people were surrounding him, they were six. Three boys and three girls equally. Probably the boys were here to beat him up to a pulp and the girls were here to trash-talk and have something to gossip over their girls for. He couldn't fight all of them due to how weak he is, they would probably gang up against him which leads him to further danger.

"What do you want?" Beomgyu said while walking backwards until he felt the cold hard wall meeting his back, not being able to run away. He grips on the books he was holding, some pages were crumpled.

"You like Taehyun, right? It seems like it." One of the boys spoke, he sounded furious and scary. His hands met Beomgyu's shoulder, his grip on it were tight.

Beomgyu slightly winced at how tight the grip is, his gaze were now at the other dude who just spoke.

"How can that guy like a stupid shit like you?" He stated while staring at Beomgyu with a sharp glare.

Beomgyu gulped, he realized that he was an Olympic for their superior class. No wonder everyone wanted to transfer, they were secretly bullied by people who were smart and athletic.

"You guys are no match for each other." A girl finally spoke, she added another complain that made Beomgyu's last light on his eyes dissolve.

"Why are you guys doin-" Beomgyu tried to ask but he was cut off when someone's hands were chocking him, he was gasping for air while trying to get the hands off his neck.

"He seems like a weakling.." The guy chocking him described Beomgyu.

"P-please.." Beomgyu said between his gasps, "Please let me go, I didn't do anything.!" He pleaded and begged, tears forming in his eyes as he asked himself what he did wrong. It was dreadful.

"You better not be near Taehyun, if I see you in the same place as him, you're not gonna be the only one harmed." The guy let go of his neck as his gasps get longer, he grabbed his neck and let some tears escape his eyes while the students leave him.

Beomgyu fell on his knees and stared at the floor, he could see his tears on it. He didn't experience this just once but multiple times when he was in elementary. He was an idiot and a decent kid according to his classmates back then, Beomgyu was a loud energetic kid that everyone wanted to avoid. From that cause, the effect was Beomgyu becoming quiet but a sunshine to everyone. He started to study even more until his grades were high, along with his parents who praised him so much when he got high grades for surprisingly the first time. His parents believed in him by that time, they knew Beomgyu would mature and finally realize. They let him have fun for a while because he was a kid but they didn't know Beomgyu started to have mental issues.

"Do I have to avoid him now..?" He mumbled, sniffling and standing up quietly. He had to do his business with a lot of thoughts in his head that sent him distracted and his mind overloaded.

To be honest, it's not just because he was introverted and doesn't like crowded places, it's because he had trauma of being surrounded by people who were stronger and taking more advantage of him. He had memories of getting kicked on the stomach, punches on the face and bruises on his arms. He tried to hide it as unnoticeable as possible, his parents wondered why he was so covered when it was summer. But Beomgyu bared got used to it.

No one knew except Yeonjun, he always protected Beomgyu until they stopped.

(Taehyun pov)

"Mom, Dad, I'm home." Taehyun quietly said, going over to his room and to his study table to do his assignments.

No response. God, why do they have to work and drag their son with them? they were rich enough but his parents wanted more, they were afraid maybe they would run out of money due to how much expenses they would have to buy for Taehyun's materials in school and for his food. They were protective and caring, but it was too extra.

He sighed deeply, sliding his bag onto the floor and getting notebooks and a pen, sitting on the chair as he begin to answer the math equations.

Taehyun still couldn't get Beomgyu out of his mind, he was kinda focused and worried about him. Why? he knew Beomgyu would overthink about this situations. They both know they can end their friendship if something goes downhill so they are careful about their actions.

He dropped his pen down, exhaling deeply and loudly as he bury his face onto his arms and whining dramatically.

Taehyun squinted his eyes tightly, making him see and imagine something in his head.
He has been doing this for the past few hours to think of something else, making him get distracted but no matter what he'll fail.

He then tried to force himself to answer it as long as he did something, wanting to finish early to wait for Beomgyu.

Oh, the things he do for him..

He'd even kill himself just to prove that he loves him.

Taehyun doesn't like to express his love for Beomgyu with words, he would rather do it with his actions like mentioned or noticed in the previous storyline. He would be glad to make Beomgyu satisfied with something that has him included in the reason.

And back to it, Beomgyu didn't know whether he should come or not because he can get caught by the students who just attempted to harm him. Taehyun on the other hand is waiting for him to come, maybe or probably his desire to talk to Beomgyu has increased because the feeling of missing him had just hit.