The Tales of Angel and Devil

12

"Taehyung-ah, gwaenchanha?" Yerin asked again. Taehyung seems zoned out.

"Taehyung-ah," Yerin patted smoothly on his wrist.

"Eo?" he seems shocked.

"Neo gwaenchanha? (Are you okay?)" Yerin asked again.

"Eo, gwaenchanha (yes, I'm okay)"

"Geojitmal! (lie!)" Yerin pouted. Taehyung sighed.

"Taehyubg-ah. It's okay if you are not ready to tell me. But.. for how long? For how long you are going to keep it inside? You are hurt. You are burdened. You can tell me what is it. Maybe I can help you. If not, I'll try to find help for you," Yerin assured him again.

Taehyung sighed again then he smirk sarcastically.

"Seungwoo too told me that, before I told him the truth. Now, just look at us. We were like don't know each other," Taehyung slurped his drink.

"If I tell you this, you must stay away from me."

"Eo? Wae?"

"Because I know you'll stay away from me. It's better if I ask in advance. So that if you stay away from me, I won't be hurt that too much," Taehyung mumbled, but still can be heard by Yerin.

Yerin didn't give any answer, so Taehyung thought Yerin agreed.

"One year ago, for 12 years I live as a murderer. Though I don't kill, but I helped my brothers do it. I help them to bury down those body cuts. Without mercy and second thought, I just live like that. But since 1 year ago, I start to think that these are wrong! The people we killed, they have a family. We killed somebody's mom, somebody's daughter, somebody's son, somebody's father, somebody's sister and somebody's brother. I just think, what will I feel if my brothers were killed like that? Of course I'll be unhappy and sad. Then, I asked my other brothers, Jimin and Jungkook to fly away. Coincidentally, they have the same thought as me. So, we ran away. But we were aparted. I met Seokjin hyung. He took me with him. But for my other brothers.. up until now I don't know what happened to them."

"Geuraeseo, Jung Yerin. The rumour that I'm a murderer, jeo maja (it's true). Though I stopped from killing people, but it doesn't change my past. I'm still a murderer," Taehyung told her roughly.

Yerin kept silent. Taehyung smirked sarcastically and drink his ice, sweet coffee again.

"But that's in the past, right? You have changed," Yerin started to sound her mind. Taehyung seems shocked.

"Every human is imperfect. The thing is you want to change. And you should be given second chance. Everyone deserves it."

Taehyung sighed.

"Yerin.."

"I won't stay away from you. Let's be friend from now on. You don't have to isolate yourself from others. From now on, you can lean on me," Yerin cut Taehyung's word.

"Annyeong. Na Jung Yerin (Hi, I'm Jung Yerin)" Yerin make a sigh to shake Taehyung's hand. Taehyung looked at it quite long but Yerin never pulled it back.

"Na Kim Taehyung (I'm Kim Taehyung)," Taehyung took her hand. Yerin smiled.

****

"Ah, Yenny! Where are you now?"

"Wae?"

"Your father came to school. He.."

"Appa hakgyo-e wasseo (my dad is at school)?" Yerin asked excitedly and quickly end up her conversation with Sojung.

"Yah, Kim Taehyung! My father came to school! Let's go now!"

"You go first. I lost my mood to go to the school." Taehyung pouted.

"Yah, what if Seokjin oppa is at school too?"

"Wae he should be there?"

"Because both of us flee from the school (?)" Yerin replied, as if she's asking but ar the same time telling.

Taehyung slapped his forehead.

"Eo! Maja (right)! Kaja (Let's go)!"

***

Yerin entered the school excitedly. Actually, she misses her father so much! It had been one year and half since she last talked to her father. Though she used to it, but it somehow felt lucky thay finally her father came to her school when she has a problem. Now she understand why a lot of students make troubles just to grab their parent's attention. Though they know it is wrong, but the fact that their parents will come to school is fascinating!

But once she opened the door, her heart tore.

"We'll settle this problem in meantime. Thank you for contacting us," Yerin still recognise his one and only father's voice. So, his dad came to school not as Jung Hyun Bin, but as Inspector Jung. She should've known better.

"Oh, Yerin, Taehyung," Seokjin called them.

"Hyung," Taehyung shocked.

"What are you doing here?" Taehyung asked instantly.

"I got a call from your principal. How can he say you playing truant when you are here?" Seokjin looked weird.

"Keugo.. (that..)"

"Ah, Sojung did ask me to text her if I saw Yerin. Wait," Seokjin's finger dancing on his phone.

In less than one minute, Sojung ran towards them.

"Yerin-ah, why did you end up the call? I.." Sojung didn't finish her sentence because just by looking at Yerin's face, she knew that Yerin knew.

"You knew it?" Sojung asked. Seokjin and Taehyung changed their eyes direction toward Yerin. Yerin did look quiet.

"Eo," Yerin replied.

"Mianhae," Sojung asked for her forgiveness.

"Gwaenchanha, it's not your fault.."

"Eo, Yerin haksaeng, Taehyung haksaeng. Your friends said you left the school compound. How can you be here?" the principal looked shocked. But both of them kept quiet. Yerin glanced at her father. Looking her father didn't even look at her tore her heart up.

"Yerin, I've tried to call your guardian but they are in overseas, right?" the principal asked. And again, she felt so stupid! She put Sojung's parents as her to contact guardian, so her father won't know her business in school!

"Yes," Yerin replied. She hoped her father will say who he is towards Yerin and he also came as Yerin's father. But it's just an empty hope.

Yerin bite her lips. Taehyung realised it but he chose to shut his mouth. Later, he'll ask her.

"And, are you Kim Seokjin, Kim Taehyung's brother?"

"Ne," Seokjin replied, shortly.

"Can we have a talk? Yerin, I need you to give your statement to Inspector Jung for what happened today. I heard you were there," the principal told Yerin.

"Ne, algeseumnida (Ok, I understand)" Yerin locked her eyes on her father.