Taehyung loses everything when his father dies. His uncaring mother remarries, and all hell breaks down on Taehyung. His step-family hates him except his oldest step-brother. To make matters even worse, he finds out that his girlfriend is also cheat...
"Thank you, Jungkook," I breathe. "You have no idea how much of a help you were back there." I can't really express my gratitude with words, but I know I owe Jungkook a big time.
"Taehyung, I told you to focus on calming down. You don't need to talk," he scolds me in a gentle manner.
"I owe you, sorry. I ruined your perfect day." Jungkook was so excited for this exhibition.
"No, hyung. You didn't ruin anything."
"I know you're kindhearted, Kook. But anyway, I can stay here alone. The exhibition building is just across here." We've been sitting on the bench since we came outside. I think I'll be fine and Jungkook should go inside the exhibition hall.
"Tae," he pouts. "Don't you want me with you?"
"What nonsense!" I exclaims.
"Then why are you forcing me to leave you?"
"I'm not forcing you to leave me. I'm telling you to enjoy what you like the most," I explain.
"Well... if you put it like this, let me tell you that I like spending time with you the most. Plus, the whole purpose of coming to this exhibition is to spend time with you and to show you what I created," he finishes. My heart flutters every time he talks like this , and it's breaks me from inside, knowing that I can't return his feelings. I feel like an asshole for wanting him to be saccharine and loving towards me.
"Jungkook, you're very... nice," I compliment after pausing for some seconds.
"Thank you." He giggles cutely. "Anyway, you want something to eat?"
"No, not now. But let's go to my place. I'll cook something for you," I suggest.
"I'm down for your food."
"You're hiding here, huh?" My mood shifts from sweet to sour when I hear my mother voice again.
This time, I don't get a panic attack. Instead, I look dead in her eyes and stand up. I have strive a lot in my life to back up now. I have nothing to fear.
"Hello to you too, mother." The word sounds so bitter.
"I thought you'd left like a coward, but you're still here. You didn't even greet your own mother inside." Is this woman serious?
"I didn't think it was necessary," I answer coldly.
"You're talking back to me?" She knits her eyebrows, starting to get angry.
"I'm not. I just didn't want any unnecessary drama."
She tsks then looks at Jungkook, who is standing behind me, holding the back of my bicep.
"Is he the one?" She asks.
"What?"
"Your new plaything." Her answer makes my blood boil. It's obvious that she is trying to create a misunderstanding - not knowing that she herself is misreading us.
"The one for whom you insulted your girlfriend," Soran adds.
Girlfriend.
I scoff.
"I don't know if you know it, but the thing is that I broke off with her because she was caught cheating," I keep a calm, sarcastic voice. "And I don't give a cheater a second chance." I look directly at my mother because I know she knows what I mean.
"That's 'cause you don't deserve her-"
"That's right. A good heart like mine doesn't deserve someone like her." I deadpan.
"You got some nerves to talk to me like that," she growls.
"I should've started talking like this a long time ago."
"Keep your voice down, Taehyung. She's my daughter." It pangs in my heart, but I am still calm.
"Who told you to approach us with you, daughter?" Jungkook speaks, walking right next to me and holding my arm.
"The man next to you is my son, so I'll approach him anytime I want." My skin crawls when I hear her calling me son.
"Really?" Jungkook mocks. "Good to know a mother like you exists to make fun of other mothers."
"Other mothers? Hey, who the hell do you think you are?" She spits.
"I'm exactly what you think I am. A king of my own world." He flips his hair, and I press my lips hard to stop myself from laughing.
"A king?" She snarls. "Well, you're going to live a life of peasant with him."
"I accept. At least he's not like you two."
"Hey, what the fuck do you mean?" Soran gets real angry.
"Well..." he looks at me and our eyes lock. "My mother, my Omega Papa, said that a pure heart is worth much more than..." he turns towards them. "Some two-faced, heartless snakes."
"How dare you?" Soran advances towards Jungkook, but I stand before him.
"Back off. Don't come any closer to him."
"Come here, Soran." Mother takes her hand from behind. "His choices were always faulty."
"Is this your way to call Nari a bitch," I retort and watch her eyes widen. Soran tries to slap me with her free hand, but I stop it in midway. She wince because I hold it tightly.
"This is not your house and I am not the punching bag for you. If you dare to touch me, I'll break your hand." I shake her hand off, and she goes to mother, rubbing her wrist.
"What have you done?" Mother tenses up seeing Soran's wrist. "Do you want to get beaten by her father?"
"Bring him here. He's gonna meet a new person, not the one he used to know," I deadpan again.
She turns her head towards me in shock. Yes, that's right. You're not meeting the person you used to know.
"You're going to pay a heavy price, Taehyung."
"Just try it," Jungkook comes next to me. "And you're gonna regret your action forever."
"Your boyfriend will also pay for it," Soran says. I laugh internally that she still has audacity.
"I have no money to pay you, but if you work for me, I'll think about paying you." I cackle a little because of how Jungkook is making this wild.
"Let's go, Soran. It's useless to talk to brainless people."
"Oh my God! I'm gonna cry to sleep if you don't talk to me," Jungkook keeps his antics.
They leave, and I finally burst into laughter. Jungkook joins me, too. I'm laughing because of Jungkook's behavior, but deep down, it's kind of happiness that I stood for myself.
"Kookie, my guts are telling that stepfather is going to call Yoongi hyung soon," I utter between my laugh.
"Please, I want to know what is going to happen."
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