My Son

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"Mrs. Sohn so you knew where I was this whole time." She nodded guiltly. "There was also a microphone. Sadly my prick of a husband hacked it. He knows about the baby. The new one. I luckily escaped but concequences have been made." Hyunwoo looked at his mother and noticed something off. "In time I will....die." She pulled down her turtle neck and a terrible wound showed. "E-Eomma." Hyunwoo stuttered.

It was infected. "It cannot be healed. I have about a year and a half to live. It will be painful but I just wanted to see my son and his family one last time. I was thinking of killing myself where your father and I brought you when you where little-" "Eomma you cant do that. There has to be some type of cure. Jackson is good with medicine. He's saved-" "I know he has. This is different my child. I should leave soon. Death waits for nobody but me." She smiled and got up tears fludded her eyes.

"Mrs. Sohn....w-would you like to spend some time with Changkyun before y-you....yeah know." Kihyun asked. He needed to think of ways to get her to stay. She helped him when he needed it and now she needs it. "If that's okay. I didn't think I would be allowed to." Kihyun got up and dragged her out of the room. Hyunwoo followed confused. The younger sat her down on the couch and went outside.

"Changkyun come here." He said and the toddler instantly went to him. "How's it going in there." Jooheon asked. Kihyun responded not good but in a face expression. He went back inside. "Okay Wolfie would you like to meet your grandma." The younger shook his head. "But I already know my grandma." He questioned. "Neh but this one is appas mommy. Grandma that you know is my mommy."

The toddler didn't know what to say. He already had one grandma why'd he need another one. He saw the strange lady and instantly hid in his eommas arms. "He's quiet shy towards new people." Kihyun apologized. "That's okay." She mumbled. Changkyun let go and stood on his own. "Look at how big you are." She smiled brightly. "Last time I saw you, you weren't even showing." Mrs. Sohn held her hand out and Changkyun took it. Kihyun saw this as an opportunity to leave and take Hyunwoo with.

"I hope this works." He mumbled and started chewing on his nails. "What are you planing." Hyunwoo asked. "They will bond and she will stay. We can take care of her. Give her a reason to live. In the meantime we can find something to cure whatever he put in her." Hyunwoo was impressed by this. How he thought of ways to help. Hyunwoo was just gonna let her leave. "I'll pack our bags. If they've already hacked the mic we can't chance anything. I will go talk to JaeBum." Hyunwoo announced. Kihyun nodded. "Good idea." They went their separate ways. Hyunwoo to talk to JB and Kihyun to his boyfriends dying mother. "M-Mrs Sohn I know you had other plans but, I struggled while carrying Changkyun. I was wondering if you'd like to stay with us. Help me with th-the baby. I struggled so much with Changkyun. You're the only person who knows what to do." He stammered on.

"Kihyun-ah." She sighed. He knew what was coming. She'd say no and leave but he wanted her to stay needed her to. "I will only make you and Changkyun a bigger target. I didn't even rase Hyunwoo right. I'm better off dead." "Eomma." Changkyun mumbled and waddled to him. Holding his arms out and wanting to be held. The older picked him up and asked what was wrong. Then looked at his watch. "Ah Wolfie is it time for bed." He questioned. The toddler started sniffling and nodding. "He gets emotional when tired." Kihyun apologised to Hyunwoos mother. "I remember when Hyunwoo did that." She smiled. "Mrs. Sohn-" "Call me Jihyun please." She said.  The younger nodded. "Jihyun....Changkyun is a special kid. He's not like most and I have questions to ask. He's had night terrors and a stutter. He's very smart, yet also young. He struggles yet thrives."

Jihyun smiled at this. "We should put him to bed. Little ears shouldn't hear big words." The younger nodded again. "Let's go find your appa." He said to the toddler. They walked outside seeing everyone at the table from earlier. "I know this has been your home. I take full responsibility for our troubles, but you have to leave." "H-Hyunwoo." Kihyun spoke. They all looked at him and the sleepy toddler. "I'm gonna put him down for bed. Could you come with." The older nodded.

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"Sorry um what were we talking about." Kihyun asked an hour later. Changkyun didn't want to go to sleep without his parents so they laid down till he drifted off. "You were trying to convince me to stay." She answered. "R-Right. Listen Mrs. So- Jihyun I know Hyunwoo is trying but he really doesn't know what to do. If anything happened to me he'd be lost. If the baby was born and something happened..." He took a shaky breath and sniffled. "I'll stay." Jihyun said. "I don't even kn- did you say you'd stay." He asked. The older nodded. Kihyun bursted out in tears. "I-I'm sorry. I don't usually cry like this. It's just that." He couldn't finish and Jihyun hugged him. She didn't want to stay but if one thing was for sure. She'd protect her son and Kihyun along with their kids if it was the last thing she did.

"Jaebum said we could leave tomorrow. They're already packing everything valuable. Just a few things each to bring with them. Why don't we start as well." Kihyun nodded and brushed his hair back. "Let me help you Kihyun-ah." Jihyun smiled. They went back to the room Changkyun was sleeping in and quietly started packing. Whispering to each other where things went. "I...came here hoping to say goodbye. I've done nothing but hurt Hyunwoo. I tried so hard to keep him from being like his father." Jihyun sighed and folded some clothes.

"From what I've seen he's the complete opposite. Yes there are times when Hyunwoo snaps but it's only when he's scared." Hyunwoos mother wondered what Kihyun meant by snaps. When someone snaps they could do anything. "Snaps." She questioned. "Oh no, no, no he would never hurt me. It's more petty to be honest." Kihyun couldn't help but smile. "My parent's weren't the best and he'd never hurt me physically. It's cute when I make him mad. He takes my favorite cereal or snack and put it on the top shelf. Sometimes he keeps quiet. Usually he yells at the others. I of course and Changkyun hate when people yell."

He sighed and looked at Changkyuns sleeping figure. "You aren't afraid of Hyunwoo?" Kihyun shrugged. He didn't know. "I dont base people off of their parents or who they've had in their life. My birth father was a drunk. He slept around with anyone and anything. My mother as well. One night she forgot to take the pill. She hates me for it. She took them to try and kill me. Weeks and weeks of downing them. I had some birth defects. I'm nothing like my mother. I hope not to be, she rased me with a prick guy as my step dad. At least I got my brother. Sadly we don't look alike." Kihyun sighed again and this time yawned.

"They aren't birth father and son." Jihyun confessed. Kihyun hummed in question. "H-Hyunwoo and his father. I am the reason Hyunwoo, Changkyun, and you are in danger. For what I did."