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Jackson unexpectedly came back in Jin's mansion from his hospital. He immediately searched for Jin but unfortunately, Jin went inside the garden. He doesn't have much time to go there and talk to him so he searched for his brother instead who was currently sitting on the couch, watching his favorite soap drama on TV.

"Nams!" Jackson called for Namjoon.

Namjoon turned his gaze to him. Confusion was evident in the way he looked at him. "Oh? I thought you have work?" he questioned, inviting Jackson to sit with him.

"Yeah. I just literally came back so that I can give you these medicines," He replied, putting down the sealed medicines on the table in front of them.

Namjoon striked an eyebrow. "What are these for?" He asked, swallowing his saliva. "I'm not sick Jackson," he added.

"파보," Jackson paused, finishing putting the medicines that he brought. "These aren't for you. These are for Taehyung," he continued.

[REVIEW: Pabo means stupid or foolish.]

"Huh? For what?"

"I haven't told you and I'm sorry for that. In the time that I came to have a check up on him on the other day, I noticed green marks on both of his nape and on his arms. I didn't told you guys 'cause I still need to consult these marks with my fellow doctors in the hospital. I found out that the drug that was injected to your friend was not only making Taehyung weak. The drug quickly kills the WBC (White Blood Cells) causing it to stop producing antibodies that fight diseases," he swallowed as he presented his findings about Taehyung. Gladly, it was fast to find out the information about the drug, if not, they may not know.

"The drug has adverse reactions. Its making the person sweating, hearing noises, increased heart rate and blood pressure, rapid shifting of emotions, hallucination and many more. So, me and my team decided to look at this case. The drug was far complicated and its hard to make the counterpart. So, for the meantime, I brought these medicines to lessen the green marks and the hallucination. 1 tablet every night," Jackson further explained to Namjoon.

Namjoon slowly nodded, still processing what Jackson has said.

Jackson suddenly stood up, arranging back the papers he presented and placed it back on his envelope. "Okay, I gotta go back now. I still have patients on my own. Bye," Jackson bid his goodbye before he left.

Silence.

There was no sound that came out from Namjoon's mouth. It was   just the soap drama that can be heard.

Namjoon looked at the medicines in front of him. "He's heartless! Taehyung is his son for God's sake! Why would he do that?! He's gonna pay for this! After all I discovered, I will not gonna let this all pass! That inhuman heartless wicked old man! I'll make sure he's gonna stay in jail with his wife for the rest of their lives!"

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"How did you discovered that you had a pyromania anyway?" Jin suddenly asked Taehyung.

Silence was what all Taehyung answered. Jin couldn't figure out what that means so he looked down with a guilty look written on his face.

Jin apologetically pardon himself. "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have asked that. I should have waited for the right time. I'm sorry. Please, pardon my words. I-"

Taehyung cut him off. "It all started when my parents beats me to death when I was 3 years old..." Taehyung said, still closing his eyes as he's feeling the cold breeze brushing his skin.

Jin widened his eyes. "W-what?..." he automatically reacted in disbelief.

Taehyung continued, "I was an adopted son. My biological parents was long gone from a plane accident so my current parents adopted me since they are my true parents' only siblings. Basically, they are my uncle and my aunt," he then paused. "They accepted me, not because they wanted me but because they wanted the money my parents had. They used all the money... Until they emptied all of my parents' bank accounts. Because there were no money anymore, they started to beat me everyday. Locked me inside a cold dark room. Letting me starve for days. No food, no water. They're greedy. They wanted more," he continued, explaining what happened to his life.

Jin looked at the flowers, with both disbelief and shock written on his face. He can't believe it. Taehyung has suffered since childhood. He had enough! Why would they continue to torture Taehyung? They're heartless!

"They even tried to sell me off..." Taehyung said as he let out a bitter smile. "But no one wants to buy me because I always cry and whines alot. They continued to beat me because they said I was a useless child who can't even make them money. When I was 6 years old, I started to get fond of fires. Fire calms me down. I started to make fire and that made them even furious to me. I never loved making fire, it just that... it's just that the fire really calms me down and I felt safe when I watch it or whether I'm around it. My current father was a doctor, yes. And he found out that I have a pyromania so they neglected me and kicked me out from the house at the age of 13," he added his explanation.

Jin still couldn't sink in Taehyung's words. It was beyond horrible. Terrible. No wonder why Taehyung loves fire. Those tortures, those abuse he experienced, all of those unforgivable sufferings, that's maybe the reasons why he was being careful in making friends or being nervous on nearing with humans.

Taehyung swallowed before he spoke again. "At that time, I started to make a living but everything I do and wherever I go, I set fire. That's why I was entitled as the well-known arsonist of the country. The apartment house? I burned it. The stores I've been working? I also burned it. My things? I even burned it...." Taehyung sighed as he smiled in bitterness. "But what can I do? Fire always calms me down."

Taehyung opened his eyes and intently looked at Jin's. "Hyung, I am dangerous... You guys shouldn't keep me or I'll make everything in fire... You will regret everything... You'll wish someday that I shouldn't have been friends with you... I have no luck for you."

Silence.

No sound. No voice. Only the breeze of the wind and the chirping of the birds above them can be heard.

Jin let out a smile and suddenly embraced Taehyung into a hug with full of love and care. That sudden action made Taehyung shock. He did not expected that reaction.

"Oh, Tae... You are always lucky to us. You are not dangerous and you are always our friend. We'll get through together. Okay?..." Jin said soothingly making Taehyung drop a single tear coming from his right eye.

Taehyung nodded in return.

"I love you Tae. We love you and always remember that..."