SMOKE RINGS | VMINKOOK [ ONGOING ]

CHAPTER-3



(Note:- This book doesn't promote violence against animals.)

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"Taehyung! Where the fuck are you?"

Taehyung's eyes blew wide as the words echoed in his head. He breathed heavily as he looked around to get familiar with his surrounding. It was then that he realised the present scenario.

He wasn't at home.

He was out on the streets.

He was practically alone with no adult by his side to feed him.

Taehyung's insides rumbled as an uneasy feeling rubbed his chest.

This was a mistake.

He should run back to the house.

It isn't too late to just beg and go back home.

It's the right thing-

Taehyung's eyes fixed over the tiny male that slept beside him completely turned into a cocoon, rubbing his toes to bite away the cold. He scooted closer to the Jimin and slowly turned him around to meet him.

Why is he burning? Taehyung furrowed his brows and placed the back of his hand over the male's forehead.

"H...hey, you need to wake up. You are having a fever." Taehyung tried to nudge the boy but Jimin didn't respond. His feet turned cold as he watched the bruises over the male's chest and legs.

It was his fault.

It was his fucking fault.

Taehyung quickly stood up and rushed towards the roads to ask for help but the alley was empty. He tried screaming for help but his lonely voice echoed back to add to the eeriness of the place.

He wanted to cry.

He needed to cry.

But why was he not able to do so?

His heart was twisting inside his ribcage and his legs trembled to the point he could collapse over the floor at any moment.

What was happening?

Why is his body reacting but his face isn't?

Taehyung screamed his lungs out but the tears couldn't fall out. The pain shot through his nerves until they hit his brain causing a throbbing sensation.

He scooted over the ground with his small hands over his ears trying to stop everything that was occurring in his body then.

"H...help us," Taehyung's breath hampered as he kept calling out but none responded to his dismay.

He let his hands hang lifelessly on either side of his body and walked back to Jimin was trying his best not to shiver but his body couldn't keep up with the subzero cold.

Taehyung stopped in front of Jimin and looked down at the male with a million thoughts but absolutely no emotions to express as a part of empathy. He scooted before the tiny male and pulled his arms over his shoulder to lock them against his neck.

He lifted himself off the ground and grabbed the male's legs as he started walking towards the city. He stopped at a times but managed to keep his pace along the way.

"What are you doing...?" Jimin mumbled as he tried to open his eyes.

"I don't know," Taehyung answered monotonously and looked ahead as he kept slow and heavy steps.

"You are going to fall if you keep carrying me," Jimin spoke weakly as he tightened his grip across Tae's neck.

Taehyung felt the same crushing sensation within his heart but his face couldn't respond. He inhaled sharply as he decided to ignore everything around him.