Atelophobia || Bae Jinyoung

Twenty Nine (flashback)

Bae Jinyoung

" you owe me dinner for lossing the game Younghee. you better prepare something delicious and edible later " as i poked her cheeks.

" yeah yeah whatever " she boringly answer, and lightly slap my hands away. her cheeks redden and she looks cute to be honest.

i was about to tease her again when my phones buzz in my pocket. without looking at the screen caller, i answer the call.

" come home now! " i heard my dad strict and cold voice on the other line.

dangg. i thought inside. he must has put his eyes around again, as i look on my left side to see the familiar car that usually took me home forcefully after school, parked not too far away from me and Younghee.

yeah forcefully. and i hate to admit it but i controlled by my own father.

i tried my best to keep my smile to Younghee. after a few buzz of massages from dad demanding me for going home, i bid goodbye to her, parting my ways with her.

sighing, i adjust the strap of my shoulder bag and start walking toward the sidewalk then enter the car. as soon as i close the passenger door, the chauffeur drove back to home as faster as he could.

" you come here quicker than i expected " said by my dad who's in his black formal blazzer and white button down shirt with blood red tie.

" well you keep sending me massages " i answer back, was about to go straight to the staircase and go to my room but soon stop when he suddenly yelled.

" can you stop talking back to me ?! " his tone full with anger.

" you have no respect for me, don't you ? and what are you even doing for skipping classes for week straight ? there's no particular day that you never cut classes. there's always one or two classes that you'll skip. i don't raise you to be this brat Jinyoung. i have too much problem with the company without adding you into the list "

" then send me back to eomma. i don't want to live here with you. i want my eomma back. you took me away from her and force me to live with you yet you have no time for me. i barely see you in this house and eating on the same table with you will be the best joke of the year. and now you want to put blame on me for having this not-so-polite side ? its your fault that i raise into this unuseful son. its your fault that eomma choose to married another man. " i held my fist, as i look into his eyes with full hatred. i can't hold my anger back.

a slap come across my right cheek and i was turn to my left side before thrown on the cold floor. i was shock. this is the first time that my dad landed his hands on me. my cheek felt hot due to the big impact of my dad's hand on my small face.

" you're such an embarrassement's son " he said then left the living room and enter his room after i rush myself and went into my own room upstairs.

after about an hour or two sleeping, i was awake by my stomach growl. my room was dark. nahㅡthe entire house was dark.

" i was left again " i laugh bitterly as i drag my feet downstairs to grab a glass of water, before leaving to Younghee's.

its better to be with her rather than spending here alone in a big house that has no person to talk.

i chugged down a bottle of water and was about to grab my coat that i left hung on the couch before i sense my dad's figure lying on the cold marble floor holding his chest.

" abbeoji irreona !! " i tried to shook him several times. my hands trembling and i was out of my mind for a few seconds before taking my phone to call his secretary.

It took about half an hour for his secretary to reach my house and it also the same exact time that i cried for dad condition. afterall, he's my father and i'm scared to death after seeing him collapes on the cold floor.

" Jinyoung-ah!! " I heard his secretary, Mr.Choon on the door with another people follow.

" i don't know what to do.. dad.. he's.. " I'm sobbing hard, trying myself speak as clear as i can.

" Its alright Jinyoung. He'll be fine " Mrs.Choon, my dad secretary's wife whispered, after my dad was rush to the hospital for follow up treatment.

Mr and Mrs.Choon are someone that i really close. They not just my dad's worker but they also has been someone who's practically with me ever since i was young.

My parents divorced when i was in kindergarten, and my father won the legal right to be my guardian. My mother married another man not long after they parted and with that i banned from seeing nor cantacting with my eomma.

I was lonely because i have no sibling. I'm the only one. I keep questioning my existen to myself, but thankfully Mr and Mrs.Choon were there to treated me as like their own son. For the first time after being raise with my father, i feel warm love of a family that i missed the most.

" Where's Mr.Bae's guardian ? " A loud voice snap my thought as my hands were pull by Mrs.Choon.

" We are. This is Mr.Bae's son and i'm his secretary. But you can tell everything on me " Mr.Choon explain to the nurse.

" Mr.Bae got heart failure and they discovered him quite late  "

" please tell me that he's still here " i spoke, sounds more like pleading.

Mrs.Choon just held my shoulder to give me strengh.

" don't worry. he's still here with us but he's now fighting on his critical stage. " the nurse answer Jinyoung's softly.

" there something that the doctor must discuss with the adult " said by the nurse, and with that Mr.Choon follow behind to exit the emergency room.

" You dad will be fine Jinyoung. " Mrs.Choon told as she gave me warm embrace and pat my head several times to make me feel better.

you're such an embarrassement's son

Is the last view of me in my dad's eyes.

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ps: so this is what happen before Jinyoung left. and please support my Ong Seongwoo's work as well💕