Minji's Sitter | Taejin ✔️

Eighteen

"What's wrong with your brother?" Taehyung said over the phone to Jimin. He was so upset at what Jin had been telling his daughter. He needed not only to vent, but he also needed to find out how Jimin could've recommended him.

"W-what do you mean?" Jimin did not want to answer the call when he saw the caller ID, but he was not able to reach his brother and thought that maybe something had happened.

"He is teaching my daughter a lot of crap, and I don't like it one bit. He is telling her that I am "top," and he is a "bottom" It's like he has no fucking filter and even bargained with me recently for more money, but half of what he is supposed to be doing is not being done!

You claim he babysat previously for the best of the best, but now I am wondering what kind of freaking service did he provide them with? Today I had to take Minji to school and even had to pick her up. I made dinner too, all because he has the stomach flu. I had no warning that he was going to be sick either.

Minji then wanted me to put her to bed and brush her teeth and all sorts of shit I can't even do. I am so fucking annoyed right now and frustrated at the same time." Taehyung chest hurts him as he looked towards his husband's picture that remained on the nightstand; he felt like cursing him for leaving him the way he did.

He was not good at being a parent and was suffering hugely.

Jimin let out a deep sigh over the phone, " Taehyung, it sounds like you are stressed. I don't think what Jin told her was wrong, and it seems to me like he was educating her. Maybe you think she is too young to know that, but she is a growing girl, I believe she should learn this from within the home, rather than outside from a stranger.

Considering your husband is no longer around to teach her these things, I believe that this is what Jin is doing. I know my brother does not have a filter, and often, he can be a bit much, but I also know that he means well. He loves Minji, and I am sure he would not do or say anything that would cause her harm.

I don't mean to come off as disrespectful Taehyung, but Minji is your daughter taking her to and from school should not be a problem for you if my brother is sick. He is allowed to be sick, no one plans on being sick, so I am not sure what type of heads up you were looking for in that regard.

I am sure your daughter must have appreciated you taking her to school and preparing her dinner when the last time you did something like that? Your role as her father did not end because your husband died, your role as her father must continue, and you need to not be so dependent on Jin for everything when it comes to her. The reason why you lack as her parent right now is that you depended too much on your husband prior, you remained absent-minded and allowed him to do everything! That's unacceptable.

You seem like you are stressed out, and maybe you are taking it out on the wrong people. I know the past two years have been challenging for you. As for my brother, he is going through some personal matters right now, and I am worried about him a lot, so please go easy on him for the next few days.

If he needs to take some time off, please allow him to do so. I can take some time off work and babysit Minji if needed in his absence, but please go easy on him for me. He is a ticking time bomb right now, and I am concerned for him." Jimin wiped the tears that trailing down his face as he silently cried.

Today had been exhausting and painful for him. He had tried to stop Jin from making a mistake, but Jin didn't, as usual, he continued what he wanted to do because he had already made up his mind.

He ended getting dump because when he was supposed to be with his boyfriend, but he was with his brother, who made it clear that he didn't need him around. On top of that, he missed an important deadline to submit a case he had been working on for months. He was having a bad day, and he just wanted the night to cry and be alone, but now he had to deal with Taehyung, who had no idea that he just lost a child.

He could never in a million years betray his brother and let Taehyung know what had happened. He is not even sure how Taehyung would react to it all. He can't also handle being a father to Minji, so maybe another child would have been a nightmare for him. However, he knew Taehyung should have been a part of the decision making, but Jin was adamant about doing what he pleased.

"I figured you would pick up for him. I guess I am having a bad day right now. You always have a way of telling me off. I suck at this Jimin. I don't know what I am doing. You are right. I depended on him too much! He wanted a child, not me, but Minji came, and now, I am alone.

I can tell your brother is not doing well either, but he won't even answer me. If he needs a few days, I will give it to him. I need to learn how to handle Minji; I am not good at being a parent for her, and I can't find someone I trust to take on that role either. I want them to help and guide me.

Minji likes your brother though, that's the main reason why I have him around still, but most times he pisses me off. I can't read him, and it's frustrating." He still couldn't get over how Jin brushed off their night together. He had done it to others but never had he had it done to him.

"I think you are having a bad day, and it's okay to have a bad day, but don't take it out on others. I am sure you will find someone suitable one day, for now, try being the best you can be to Minji. Jin is not an open book, never have been. He is cheery on the outside but has a lot of cracks on the inside. He pretends well; even I haven't figured him out yet.

For example, I know he is hurting a whole lot right now, but he is going to deny it and act strong. He might not even ask for time off. H-he m-makes -m-my h-heart h-hurts-." Jimin broke down on the phone unexpectedly with Taehyung. He didn't mean to break, but he couldn't hold it in. The day had been too much.

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A/N: Everyone is going through their own battle.