𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇

#.. THIRTY-FIVE

"i'm home!" hyeongjun shouted, confused that no one answered. only his cat came to greet him, rubbing her body against his calf.

leaning down to pet the soft fur of the pet, his father eventually joined him. "there's something your mother and i would like to discuss."

he sounded serious. and this could not mean anything good. nodding nervously, he put his helmet aside on the shelf, waving the cat goodbye before following his dad to his room.

all of his clothes were thrown out of the closet, an empty suitcase lying open on the floor. his mother was sitting on the bed, a stern gaze.

"your father does not have any parental custody over you" his mom stated, not even looking at her son as she talked to him.

in shock, hyeongjun's lips parted as he looked at his father. "what?"

this couldn't be. "it was decided in court today. you'll live with your mother."

no. how was he supposed to do that? his brows furrowed. "but-" hyeongjun turned to face his mother.

"didn't you want to let me live with dad? you practically disowned me!"

the woman just sighed and stood up. "at first, yes. but that was the court's decision.

also i think it'll be a great exercise for you to unlearn how to be a fag when you're not around jooyeon.

i always knew this guy was not good for you. first he got you poisoned, then he made you gay.

his insanity is spreading on you!"

his mother knew about jooyeon's stay at the mental hospital, their parents being in close contact.

so jooyeon's mother must've told hyeongjun's. which was not good at all.

hyeongjun didn't feel ashamed to backlash on his mother. "don't talk about him like that!" he exclaimed, louder than expected. but that did not hold him back.

"besides, i've always been into boys! and he was not the one who spiked my drink! if so, he was the one who protected me before it could get worse!

you're just hating him because he's a boy! if he was a girl you wouldn't bat an eye about anything that makes him imperfect in your eyes!"

hyeongjun had to take deep breaths in order to stay calm. he couldn't believe what he just heard.

will he really have to stay with his mother? wasn't her plan to move back to indonesia?

the woman seemed angry. taking intimidating loud steps towards the boy, he took shocked steps back, suddenly scared of her.

"how dare you-" she slapped him in anger, unable to control herself anymore. "i wish i could leave you here with your pathetic dad!

do you know how hard it is to love you? you contribute nothing to our family! nothing!"

at this point, tears were streaming down hyeongjun's face. he has never seen his mom that way. and she has never hit him before.

but she wasn't done with her talk. "you're our only child, hyeongjun. you can't just decide to be selfish and end our bloodline like that!"

hyeongjun wiped his tears with his shirt. "do you think i wanna like boys, huh?!" he shouted back even louder, his voice breaking.

"i wish i could like girls like every other boy! but guess what? i'm still so fucking happy with jooyeon, isn't that what matters?!"

the woman really seemed close to snapping. "your father isn't even biologically related to you, yet you still prefer him" she just hissed before storming out, slamming the door behind her.

this left hyeongjun speechless. silently sobbing, he smeared the new tears over his face. "what does she mean by that?"

apparently it was hard to answer. this was probably never meant to be revealed.

his cheek still throbbed, he was sure that a handprint would definitely swell on his cheek.

"well, there's a reason why i did not gain custody..." the man started, clearly hesitating and not knowing how to continue.

hyeongjun just focused on breathing deeply. until his father dropped the next sentences.

"it's true, we're not related, at all. you are the result of an ivf."