Arrange To Love (Vope/ Vhope)

Chapter 4

This isn't what you think it is bitches, it's just the flashback of the day Hoseok found out that Taehyung left Hoseok and went to Daegu because of his sick grandmother. I wrote all this shit down because I thought you'd like to know what happened that day. BTW, For inspiration (not like any of you guys care) I took it from my 6th grade graduation 3 years ago. God, was I an emotional wreck that day.

(August 25, 2001. 18 years ago)

"Eomma, what's going on? Where's Taehyungie? Is he hurt? Or is he really sick?" 7-year-old Hoseok asked his mother, clutching the skirt of her dress tightly while she cooked breakfast.

Mrs. Jung sighed and stopped cooking. She didn't know how to explain this: the night before, Taehyung and his family left their house and went off to Daegu. "It's my mother," Taehyung's mother had said to her via call, "She's really ill. She needs a lot of help on her farm."

"Oh, that's terrible. I'm really sorry for you all, and I hope that she gets better soon. When will you guys ever get back?" Mrs. Jung asked.

She heard Mrs. Kim sigh sadly through the other side. "I... I don't know, honestly... Mom's illness is really dangerous, but at least it isn't life threatening. But I promise you, we'll try to come back before Hoseok turns 25 just like we agreed on."

"Oh, you don't have to rush it, so don't worry about any of it. Hey, you know what? I think you should take all the time you need," Mrs. Jung reassures her friend, "I'm just really worried how Hoseok will react. We both that Taehyung is his only friend at school. And he's very shy and an easy bullying target on his own."

"Hah! I know that feeling. At first, Taehyung threw a really loud temper tantrum and threatened to run away. And when I told him about his grandma, he threw another tantrum that's even worst than the first one," Mrs. Kim snorted. "He sure changes his feelings real quick. He's a lot like his father."

"But you're right though," she added, "It will affect the both of them. They're really close. Just like the two of us since high school."

"They'll be alright," Mrs. Jung says, although deep down she knows that they won't be alright. "I know they will," She did not. "We'll tell them before Taehyung's 24th birthday or after it?"

"Oh, it's right before Taehyung's, but maybe after Hoseok's," she replied, "Listen, I've got to go. Everyone's finished packing and I'm the one who's driving. I'll see you soon. Let's stay in touch," and then they hung up.

Now it was morning, the Kim family must be halfway until they reach Daegu by now, and while Mrs. Jung prepared telling her son all night long, she wouldn't lie if she said she wasn't prepared for this moment.

"Oh baby, well, Eomma have some really bad news, I do hope you take it well," Hoseok's mom sighed, brushing some hair out of Hoseok's forehead, "Taehyung and his family left. To Daegu."

She expected Hoseok to burst into tears, but instead, he blinked a bit and tilted his head, obviously confused. "Oh, okay," he says eventually. Really? she wondered. It wasn't what she expected, but hey, at least it wasn't a loud temper tantrum or a threat to run away and follow him.

"Honey, you don't understand," She says, grabbing her son's small shoulders. "He won't be back for a while."

That's all it took for Hoseok to finally realize what was going on. Tears ran down his delicate cheeks, and he started quietly sobbing. "Why?" He asked between sobs. "Why on earth would Taehyung leave me? I remembered that Taehyung promised me that he wouldn't leave me. But he did! He broke his promise!"

"I know what you're thinking, Hobi," his mom says, wiping his tears away. "But Taehyung never wanted to leave you. He cried a lot because he won't see you for a while. But you should know that their family is struggling. So I want you, the both of you, to stay strong. Can you do that for Eomma? And Taehyung?"

"Yes, Eomma," Hoseok replied, "I'll stay strong for you and Taehyungie." He should've known it sooner. Taehyung would never leave him, or at least unless he was forced against his own will.

He started crying again and hugged his mom. She lovingly rubbed his back and kissed his little head. Starting today, he'll stop being shy and clumsy (that'll take a while to fix for him) and (try to) be strong.

"Don't cry, my sunshine baby," Mrs. Jung says comfortingly, silently cooing at her son's cuteness. "It's supposed to be a happy day, because Eomma's making chocolate-chipped pancakes for breakfast. Do you want some, baby?"

"Yes, please!" Hoseok shouted joyfully, a big, bright, heart-shaped smile forming on his lips, as if he forgot what just happened. (Now I want some chocolate-chipped pancakes, too 🥺) His mom ruffles his fluffy hair.

Post time-skip from the pancake breakfast (Author's stomach is growling because she's been skipping meals lately), Over the years, he still loved Taehyung dearly, he was just not over the fact that he left him without an explanation or a goodbye.

But little did he know that "something" was going to happen in his adulthood. And whether he liked it or not, he was going to accept it.

It's kinda short, but it's just a flashback. And yes, I skip meals sometimes.

I'm gonna make a tiktok account soon because why not (okay, it's because 방탄 소년단 made me do it) LOL  😂😆😝