ANGEL ☾ winwin one shots.

sold. [taewin]

sicheng yawned and stretched his body as he sat on the edge of his bed. it was a weekend morning, but he woke up early because he heard his mom talking with someone else. it was weird considering the fact they two live alone.

they might have guests over. but who the heck comes to visit so early in the morning? he wanted to sleep until it's noon, but of course god won't let him do whatever he likes.

he took a bath and changed up to a short-sleeved t-shirt and a pair of shorts. he didn't want to overdress himself because he figured out it must be his mom's relatives or friends because they came so early. plus, he couldn't care less about whatever he wears because he looks good either way.

he went downstairs. he expected to be greeting his aunt, uncles and annoying cousins but he was greeted by a few men dressed in fancy suits instead. he furrowed his brows in confusion.

he peeked his head through the dining room and saw his mother talking to another man in the kitchen. weird, ever since his dad passed away, she never showed any interest towards men. but he's glad that she moved on after a year.

when she noticed his presence, she managed a sad smile and walked to her only child. she cupped his cheeks lovingly and looked up to him. as she examined her son, she realized that sicheng resembles his father so much, even from his looks and behaviour.

but then she slowly sighed and averted her gaze. sicheng began to feel nervous. first of all, why were there men in suits in their house at this hour? and second, why is his mom acting this weird?

" we should talk, honey ."

" mom, what's going on ?" she looked up to him again and almost teared up, but wiped it away.

" you know that your father ran away from china and went here alone, right? he was short on money and had a lot of debts ."

" yeah. he won't stop going on about that until he died ." sicheng chuckled, rolling his eyes playfully.

he remembered the times whenever he asked his dad for money, his dad would go on forever about how he worked very hard to settle down on a foreign country and to feed his family.

he also told sicheng that he should work hard for money and not to rely on others, even though he was just fifteen at that time.

" honey... even after he passed away, he still hadn't completed those debts. and his debts are almost impossible for us to pay it back. so the loan shark is here today to –"

she paused as a tear went down her cheeks. sicheng hold his mother's shoulders in case she would fall down at any time from now on. he examined her face in worry. he hates seeing her cry. it must be serious.

" to... what, mom ?"

" –to take you away. in the contract, if he fails to pay, it is stated that the person he's indebted to would take away his child regardless of their gender. and the contract is legal ." she finished and more tears came flowing down.

to say sicheng was surprised of her words was an understatement. he thought she was joking, but her tears showed that she was being honest. his hands slowly drifted away from her shoulders and his jaw hung open.

" wh—what do you mean... take me away? mom, please tell me it's just a joke ." he wanted to hold her hands, but his own were trembling.

" I'm so sorry, honey. I tried ..."

" mom, you can't do this to me. I'm your only son !"

" I know, honey, it's painful for me. he left me and now they'll take you away. I didn't know of the contract until today. I'm so sorry ."