The sun brings me comfort

Chapter 11: Through The Window

(Pov switch)

The three boys felt like they were ripped from someone that became so important to their life in a short time. One moment they were still visiting their hyung and gathering things they wanted to give him and the next second they were caught by their eldest brother and grounded.

Taehyung and Jimin were shocked when they found the youngest also guilty of taking stuff and meeting with Hobi. Jungkook told them he found out when he followed them but then he made friends with Hobi as well and he didn't want his hyungs to stop him so he kept it a secret but the twins only supported him and they wallowed together with their time stolen from them to be with Hobi.

The worst part was that they were forced to apologize to Mr Cha and the three boys disliked the older man more after they met Hobi. The twins had understood more of their hyung's living environment and his poor life but they also didn't know how else to help but to be there for him and to give him what they could since they cared for him and they only wanted him to be happy. No matter how many times Hobi argued that they could get in trouble or that he didn't need it they saw how his eyes lit up when he discovered a new sweet or food or when he got something warm and soft.

It was such an enduring sight when his eyes lit up and a heart smile formed on his lips as he thanked them for even the smallest things. Jimin and Taehyung had spent nights together crying and hugging each other feeling their hearts ache for their hyung that was so kind and loveable but looked like he was barely fed and like he was robbed of every nice thing one could possible have.

He couldn't even go out in the sun and play around or roll around in the grass. He might have never even experienced rain or snow and it made their small hearts burn with sadness as they cried knowing their new hyung still kept a smile on his face and was happy even with the smallest amount of things in his life.

Hobi really shone brightly like the sun when he saw them or when he was happy and they wished they could free him from the dreaded room. Jungkook felt even worse about his hyung as he was younger and he just wanted his new hyung to experience the things he had.

The 8 year old boy was shy and didn't trust or make friends easily but when he met the kind boy locked away in the basement he knew he wanted to make his new hyung as happy as possible. The fact that he ate so little was a nightmare to him and he knew stealing was wrong but it was for a good reason. It was the same way the twins felt and they defended themselves as well as their younger brother when they were scolded by their eldest brother and their parents.

The youngest got in more trouble than the twins when their mother found out that he had taken the plush toy from the one box in their room. Their mother scolded him but the sadness in her expression made it worse especially when the eldest two brothers told the three that they hurt their parents more than they would understand and that one of them needed to give the plush toy back immediately.

Jungkook however couldn't do that, he understood that he did wrong and with tears streaming down his face he buried his head between his hands as he told his brothers that he was sorry and that he lost it. Hobi didn't have a friend inside the horrible room, he couldn't have warm hugs, small pats on the head or even a small touch of comfort.

They never said what happened to the things they took because they were scared if they were to tell then Mr Cha would find out and take Hobi away. Mr Cha wasn't a nice man and they were sure he wasn't nice to Hobi as well since he left his own son without food for more than a week.

It made them scared of what would happen to Hobi now and the fact that their three older brothers were put on babysitting time with them the moment they got home from school was the worst thing possible. They had not seen Hobi for 5 days and it was terrifying to guess if the boy was okay since his father had found out that they were in his backyard.