T.A.M.E || L.M.H x H.H.J

Chapter 5

     Mentally and physically fatigued, Minho stumbled into the apartment. After Hyunjin left, Minho continued doing the things that helped him forget his past. Dancing and singing.

     "I'm back!" Minho shouted into the seemingly empty apartment. It didn't surprise him anymore that his friends wouldn't be at home doing homework or playing video games. They often talked about this Han Jisung that looks like a squirrel and would definitely become one of his friends if he just let more people into his life. At that time Minho scoffed in their faces. As if he needed more friends.

     Even with his roommates going out more often, it was rare for him to have this much freedom in the apartment.

     Knowing fully well that Seungmin will reprimand him later, Minho took as many comfort foods as possible and dumped them on the couch. Quickly making himself comfortable, he turned on the TV and gorged on his stolen foods.

     However, not even 5 minutes later, he heard the lock click open.

     "How are you able to tell when Minho is back in the apartment? Geez, dude. It's like you guys are soulmates or something stupid like that. And WHY did we have to leave Jisung's apartment? He has better snacks"

     "Shush, Felix," Seungmin said as he pushed the door open, "your mother brought and chose those snacks. You know how he is with people picking apart his snack preferences."

     "Hmph. Fine." Felix said while crossing his arms," are we going to tell him that we told his life story to two complete strangers?"

     "YOU DID WHAT?" Minho screeched from the darkened living room. The only light came from the front door and the TV.

     Surprised and caught off guard, Felix spun towards the direction of the voice with his hands in the air as if he was surrendering. "Ah! Nothing! Don't hurt me please."

     "I THINK NOT LEE FELIX! TELL ME-" Minho started.

     "LEE MINHO! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT HAVING SNACKS ON THE COUCH?" Seungmin shouted while cutting Minho off.

      "That it's a wonderful idea."

     "NO! Obvi-"

     "Plus, if I wasn't allowed snacks on the couch, I wouldn't even be able to sit on the couch. 'cause like, I'm an absolute snack."

     "That is so disgusting but smart at the same time, I am effectively rendered speechless by your dumb remark," Seungmin stated.

     "That's what I thought. Now, Lee Felix. Tell me what you-" Minho tried again.

     "What do you think you're doing in the dark ruining your eyes like that?"

     "Oh, My GOODNESS SAKE SEUNGMIN! I'm trying to interrogate Felix here!"

     "And I'm trying to care for your well being," Seungmin retorted. "Maybe I should file a divorce. See how you like cleaning up the damn apartment and taking care of the child BY YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BARELY TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!"

     A wave of panic coursed through Minho. "No! Wait! Baby don't leave me!"

     "Then go to sleep and take care of your freaking body!"

     "Why should I sleep right now? It's not like you guys are going to sleep."

     "We also don't have morning classes tomorrow. Now shoo!"

     Minho rolled his eyes as he stood up fro the couch. "Fine then, have it your way. Goodnight."

     He slowly made his way to his room. However, he didn't enter it before turning around and giving Felix the stink eye.

     Pushing his ear against his closed door, he heard Felix say to Seungmin, "thanks for saving me."

     Feeling wronged, Minho angrily sat down on his bed with his arms crossed. Who would've been the people they told?

     Rolling his eyes at his own pettiness, he laid down while clutching his heart locket in his right hand and willed sleep to come faster than his monsters.

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     "Please don't leave! We need you! Minho still needs a father! I need you!" Minho's mother screamed while kneeling and clutching to the edge of the man's jacket.

     "Baby! You've got to understand! I love both of you from the bottom of my heart but I have to leave!"

     "I know you love me!" the woman screamed again, "but I need more than just words! You always SAY that you love me but you never proved it!"

     "What do you mean I never proved it!" the man yelled, "I left everything behind to start a life with you! But I can't stay any longer! The world needs me!"

     "I NEED YOU!" the woman paused and then sniffled. "Please stay, Minho doesn't live here anymore! If you leave... then I'll truly be alone."

     "You don't understand how much I regret this baby! I have to go! You have to understand that I can't stay here with you every single day!"

     "I sacrificed EVERYTHING to be by your side! I gave EVERYTHING up to have a future with you! SO why can't you just stay!"

     "IF I DON'T LEAVE THEN YOU EVEN HAVE A FUTURE! You have a son! THINK ABOUT HIM! If I don't leave, then he won't be able to experience a future!" The man yelled at the woman. His patience was running low. "Baby, please just think about everyone else who deserves a life. If I don't leave, then the other gods will ruin the world. I've got to go."

     Defeated, the woman asked her last question. "Will you ever come back?"

     The man turned away from the door and looked at the woman's tears, his own starting to form too. "Definitely once to say goodbye. The rest depends on how busy I become." Turning back around he started leaving the house. "Remember that I'll always love you."

     With that final sentence, the man left the room. Little did the two adults know that their only son stood right out of view but within earshot and heard the entire conversation. 

     That day, three hearts shattered.

     

***** A/N: Hellooo~ So I'm not dead yet! I'm still writing the story! I have all the chapters up to 8 and most of 8 finished! I'm just gonna say that there are A LOT of characters in this thing... Ummmmmmmmmmm... SO I said in the last chapter that I was gonna answer a question about myself............... but I have no question about myself to answer lol. Here's just a little TMI about me then I guess...

 So I'm a high schooler that is also Canadian. I'm a female... I have friends... I like BTS, Straykids, NCT, Day6, Ateez and a lot of other bands... I like k-pop. uhhhhhhh... I'm human... I have black hair but I dyed the ends "purple" which ended up red which washed out to brown... I have a name but for the sake of being secretive, I'm just going to say my name is Rosaline. I'm Canadian born and raised but my parents are both Chinese which I guess also makes me Chinese to some extent.

Idunno. If you have any questions... I guess just ask away?

ANYWAYS! I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I'm INCREDIBLY sorry for the delay in uploading! I'll try to upload chapter 6 tomorrow!*****