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[V] A Change of Plans - Urgent Call

Namjoon POV

Taehyung and I were just having a casual talk while drinking some red wine. He laughed at one of my jokes when suddenly I heard a ringtone. I thought it was my phone, but I saw a blank screen instead. So I asked Taehyung if it was his phone that was ringing or the phone of a stranger near me. Little did I know that as Tae was searching for his phone, the ringtone kept ringing, so I immediately assumed it was actually his. He finally found it and looked at the screen... and his smile immediately faded away.

"Who is it?" I asked, starting to feel a bit nervous.
"My sister..." He replied. "I just realized that I'm supposed to be at my father's right now."

I finished my wine and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.

"Why?" I asked as Taehyung remained frozen on his seat.
"I promised my family that I would come visit them every weekend." Taehyung replied with shakiness in his voice.

I started to feel sick. I didn't know if it was the effect of the wine or Taehyung. I knew that he was probably going to be in some sort of trouble, because his father was an alcoholic and he would beat up Tae and his sister Eon Jin when he gets drunk.

Taehyung picked up the phone slowly, put it on speaker, and started with a weak "hello?"

I heard the whole conversation. And... it was oddly disturbing.

"Taehyung... You must come home immediately."

Then, we suddenly heard screaming on the other side of the phone. Taehyung yelled her sister's name. I assumed she got slapped or something. I hid my face with my hands, her scream echoing through my head.

"Eon Jin!" Cried Taehyung.

The call caught everyone around us off guard, even the bartender.

"Excuse me sir," the bartender came to me, "do I need to call the cops for you?"

I smiled it off and shook my head.

"No no," I replied, "thank you for asking."

The bartender bowed down and continued serving his orders.

"Taehyung... I don't want you to come home..." Eon Jin continued.

And we heard more screams and slaps. We even heard glass shattering. Everyone around us gasped at what was happening there. At this point, Eon Jin was getting horribly beaten by her father.

"Why does she not want you home when she clearly needs your help?" I asked in a panic.

Taehyung didn't reply.

3rd person POV

[Taehyung] Flashback

"Taehyung..." Eon Jin started.

Taehyung had waterfalls coming out of his eyes as he saw the damage inflicted on his sister.

"You must hide when dad's beating me, okay?"

Namjoon POV

He looked so uncomfortable.

His expression started to become more serious and furious. He clenched his fists and hung up.

He finished his glass in one shot and left without saying anything. I called out to him, but he soon vanished into the crowd.

TO BE CONTINUED