HOUSEKEEPER - JAEHYUN x READER

family time

"Who is this young fella?" Baekhyun asked as we sat down at the table. Both him and Xiumin looked quite impressed by Jaehyuns good looks. Before I got to answer, Baekhyun continued, "Wait, I've seen you before! Aren't you a part of that big group called NCT?" Jaehyun smiled with his dimples and bowed to them. "She works at their place as a housekeeper, don't you remember?" Baekhyun snorted in a short manner as an answer.

The waiter quickly approached us and asked us what we would like to eat. His hair was dark and stuck to his forehead due to sweating. Rushing between tables surely has to be tiring. We all got to order our food before Xiumin clinked playfully in the glass, gaining our attention. "On a more serious note, there is something we need to tell you, Y/N". Jaehyun asked if he should leave, but I told him to stay. "You have probably noticed that neither mom nor dad has been calling and texting you, or any of us in that matter, in the last weeks."

A weird feeling slowly flourished in my stomach, and I could feel my hands getting numb. "I went to their house about three days ago, and I found a letter from our parents. It said that they had sold the house and some other people are moving in, in only a couple of days. They have left. We don't know where they are, but I don't think they want us to know either. Everything was gone, they are gone."

Everything around me stopped. I was in complete shock. A million thoughts spun around in my head, making it hurt. Why did they leave? Where are they now? How could they just leave their children behind without telling them anything? Everything that I have ever known, everything I had ever loved felt as if it was all disappearing all at once right in front of me.

"Y/N," Baekhyun said with a concerned voice. It took a few seconds for me to answer. "I-I don't know w-what to say," I stuttered and looked down at my fingers that were nervously rubbing against each other. "If you ever need us, always know that we are just one phone call away," Baekhyun stated, and Xiumin nodded in agreement.

It was quiet for a while. No one dared to speak up. The tension in the air was suffocating me, it made it harder to breathe. I could still not process what they had said. I just couldn't believe that my parents whom I have known my whole life could just leave me without even telling me. My hand automatically went up to my left breast as my heart started to ache.

"Are you sure? It must be a mistake or a misunderstanding" I freaked out when it suddenly hit me.

"You must be kidding me, is this one of your stupid pranks? If you didn't get it, it isn't funny!"

I stood up from my seat, frantic. My tears were on the verge of falling, for the nth time this week.

"Y/N, calm down-"

"No, I can't fucking calm down, Xiumin." I was about to walk away from them when Xiumin suddenly stood up from his seat and embraced me in a tight hug. "Why the hell is all of this happening to me, I-" I couldn't finish my sentence because of my tears. My brother tried his best to comfort me, but it was for no use.

My vision got blurry from the rivers running out of my eyes. I hiccuped as I had to sit back down on my wooden chair. There were some people staring at the situation, most likely finding it entertaining on a usual Tuesday evening. Jaehyun was uncomfortable, that was certain. He sat straight and just looked at us, not knowing what to do. His eyes held sympathy, he felt bad for me, and I both hated and loved it at the same.

I closed my eyes as tried to collect myself, breathing in through my nose and out with my mouth. My headache was growing even stronger, but there was no time for complaints. Laying in my bed and ugly crying alone have never felt more alluring. I dragged my thick hair back as I sighed. I pushed away my emotions, drying my tears with the end of my sweater.

"Anyway, what I actually wanted to talk about is the whole Jaehyun and I getting shot at-situation" I stated, my voice still a little shaky. Both my brothers stared at the NCT member, clearly bothered with Jaehyun having a part in this conversation.

Xiumin signalized that he wanted Jaehyun to leave before going any further into the conversation. Jaehyun noticed this, and stood up by the table. "Excuse me, I'll have to go to the bathroom." He said and rushed away from our table. I sat down, demanding answers from both of my brothers.

"How did you know?" My voice was raspy and tired. Raspy and tired from all the crying and all the lies I had been told. I demanded answers, and I demanded them now.

Baekhyun and Xiumin both exchanged looks before answering my question. "This will sound pretty bad," Baekhyun stated, before reaching out to hold my hand tightly. "There were desperate times in our family. Our parents were fighting, you shut yourself all alone in your room, crying." My palms were getting sweaty as he spoke up about the difficult past our family had went trough. All of us knew how it effected every single one of us, until we all became more distant towards each other. "Xiumin and I became desperate searching for new jobs, that it kept us up all day and night," Baekhyun shortly paused and took a deep breath. "Jackson had been talking to some guys that are in a gang, and made connections for us. We really had no other option left."

Xiumin looked down. I could tell he felt both embarrassed and ashamed. He had always taken care of his little brother and sister. When mom and dad were gone, it was Xiumin who took care for us. He was always the one who took care of us. He followed me to school everyday, and walked me home. He packed down lunch for me and Baekhyun when we went to elementary school. He was more like our parent than our real parents ever could be or was.

"What was the shooting about then?" There were so many questions entering my mind, creating an uneasy feeling inside of me. Now it was Xiumin's turn to speak up. He continued staring down at the white tablecloth, breathing heavily. "When you join a gang and become faithful and loyal, you're in deep shit,"

He looked up at me with all seriousness in his eyes. Never had I ever seen Xiumin this sincere. It seemed like he was trying to find the right words to say, not knowing where to begin on both his and Baekhyun's story in how they knew what would be happening that night.

"Enemies, the people that are against all of us in the gang, are desperate, trying to hurt every single one of us. This is simply because they wants us weaker, and them stronger."

His last words echoed in my mind. It felt as if I were in a movie, where my whole life turned upside down and I kept on going downhill. Xiumin's words was close to unreal, I almost couldn't believe the brother I had trusted and loved in so many years, could take a part of something so horrific.

Baekhyun continued when he saw it became more difficulties for Xiumin to speak. We both knew too well that Xiumin wasn't the greatest to deal with these sorts of things.

"We keep an eye on you, Y/N, you're important to us. We have a contact in NCT, which is Taeyong. He has promised us to let us know when you go out and stuff so we can defend you if anything happens."

I took a deep breath, trying to sort everything out in my mind. Only in a few months, the life that I knew was completely different. My mom and my dad, who wasn't always the ones to show up, nor the ones who always cared the most, still was dear to me, and I loved them, because they were my parents. It seemed unthinkable for me that they could leave their three children behind when things got rough.

Xiumin and Baekhyun, who I've known since birth, the ones I have played and had so much fun with throughout the years, now have becomes criminals. Taeyong, a NCT member, apparently helping them.

"I have to go to the bathroom, I don't feel very well." I said as I stood up by the table. Both of my brothers had a worried expression in their eyes, they understood I needed some time alone.

Little did they know that I wasn't going to the bathroom.

I walked past the doors that led to the ladies restroom.

I opened the back doorway of the restaurant,

and I fucking ran.

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