The Ugly Twin #Wattys2017

Chapter 34 - Discovered

Taemin stared blankly at the television screen infront of him. He was watching his most favorite TV show, Running man. Usually that show would make him laugh and roll around hysterically. Today was an exception.

Taemin didn't find Kwangsoo's joke funny at all. He didn't giggle when he watched Jaesuk's blabber, he didn't get interested in Monday couple's interaction. Heck, he didn't even squeal when he saw Jongkook's well toned body!

Taemin closed his eyes slowly and sighed. These days had been quite crazy for him. He had to bear with Minho's sudden coldness, the fact that his own bestfriend betrayed him, and his only brother that just said that he hated Taemin.

"Ugh..." Taemin held his head with both of his hands. "I'll explode for sure..."

The sound of high-heels made Taemin turned his head around. He saw his mom, had been dressed up really pretty, was making her way out of her bedroom.

"Mom?" Taemin called out. "Where are you going?"

Mrs. Kim raised her head to meet his son's stare and smiled. "I'm going to my friend's party. Take care of the home, okay?"

Taemin just nodded his head and turned back his attention to the television.

"You don't eat the cookies?" Mrs. Kim asked while pointing at the chocolate chip cookies on the table.

"No... It usually Jongin who finishes the cookies."

Mrs. Kim felt her heart throbbed at the mention of her youngest kid. She gulped down and forcefully let out a small bitter smile. "Oh..."

Taemin bit his lower lip when Jongin's name accidentally slipped out of his lips.

"Then..." Mrs. Kim awkwardly straightened her body posture. "I'm going first. Goodbye."

Taemin nodded and watched as his mom leaving the house. He sighed and laid his body on the sofa. Exams will be starting the day after tomorrow but he had no energy left to even read one sentence of the subject.

Taemin inhaled deeply and released it slowly. His eyes darted from television to the jar of chocolate chip cookies on the table.

"Jongin-ah..." Taemin pouted. "Just... When will you comeback?"

***

Mrs. Kim hopped on the taxi that she had called a while ago.

"Seoul sky hospital, please." Mrs. Kim said.

The taxi driver nodded and started to run the taxi.

Mrs. Kim looked outside nervously. She hadn't told both her husband and Taemin about Jongin's disease. She wanted to check it out herself first.

Mrs. Kim's eyes averted back to the front. A glossy tear slowly making its way out of the dark orbs. Jongin had never told anything to her.

Anything.

How's school?

You've gotten taller.

Do you have any boyfriend?

Mrs. Kim bit her trembling lower lip hardly. She had never asked Jongin those questions for years.

Why didn't she realize it? When Jongin fainted back then, why she didn't ask him?

Mrs. Kim felt herself had failed as a parent. She had failed as a mom for Jongin. Especially when she started to compare Jongin to Taemin.

At first, Mrs. Kim didn't do it on purpose. She just got a little irritated at how Jongin behaved. Jongin was totally the opposite of Taemin. Those two were totally different.