dreams || JEON JUNGKOOK

14//"Please stop crying, Eomma."//

WARNING: Brief mentions of violence and alcoholism.

MiHi POV

I've been off work for three days now. I'm losing precious money, but I have to be at home right now. There's just too much going on here right now for me to go to work.

I sigh as I bring Kang Dae's foot up onto the couch. I grab the bottle of soju from his hand. Which was actually quite hard he had a firm grip on it even while he was passed out. I grab a blanket from the back of the couch and throw it over him.

"I swear you just need to sober up. You were so much fun when you didn't drink." I shake my head at him.

I walk into the kitchen and dump the rest of the soju down the sink before throwing the bottle away. I walk to the bathroom and grab the first aid kit.

"I hope there's enough in here," I mumble as I make my way down the hallway.

"Mom?" I hear a quiet sob. "Please stop crying, Eomma." I squat down in front of her.

"Sorry. I'm supposed to be the strong one, aren't I?" She wipes her tears but winces when she hits the bruise on her upper cheekbone. I grab the rubbing alcohol from the box and put some on a cotton swab.

"This is gonna sting," I whisper before dabbing at the cut on her eyebrow.

"I went to go get groceries. I was gone for 15 minutes. What happened?"

"I'm not really sure. He came into my room and started yelling at me about your father, and then he—he hit me."

"It's not your fault dad is gone. Don't let him make you believe that okay? You weren't the one driving that car." I throw away the cotton swab and grab the ointment to apply it to the wound.

"But I'm the one that told him to leave." She sighs

"Because he was acting a fool mom. He needed to leave he needed air. You didn't know there would be a drunk driver on the road that night."

"I know but—"

I cut her off. "No but's." She only sighs in response. "I'm gonna go get you some ice for the bruise.

I put everything back into the box and take the first aid kit back to the bathroom.

After getting the ice to my mother, I start to clean up the house. Kang Dae has got everything thrown askew. 15 minutes it took him to destroy the house for the 5th time in three days. I miss dad. After dad's accident, Kang Dae went kind of crazy. When dad didn't come out of the coma, Kang Dae started drinking. After the funeral, he started drinking heavily. When the heavy drinking started, that's when things started to go all wrong. After a month of heavy drinking, he began to get physical. I've been to the hospital with broken bones. Mom has been to the hospital with broken bones. He just won't stop, though.

When I've finished cleaning the house, I go to my room. I need some alone time, and lately the only time I get it is at work or when Kang Dae is sleeping. Which means I haven't gotten much this week. So the moment I sit in my desk chair I break down. I cry for hours until I move to my bed and then cry myself to sleep.

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I never know what to say in the author's notes but I always feel like I should have one😂🤷🏼‍♀️

Me editing: you shouldn't it's okay to not have one shut up
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