Dancing With The Devil

devil's bargain.

"Hi Dad..."

"It's been a while"

"What do you want?"

"Still giving your father the cold shoulder after 15 years? You're just like your mother"

"Too bad she's dead"

"She's better off that way."

"What do you want?"

"Come in and visit me and then we'll talk"

"I'll pass. Thanks"

"There are some things you'll want to know."

"Like what? Your half-assed excuses?"

"Do you remember Dalgeon, my best friend?"

"What about him?"

"You have your very own Dalgeon and he's dangerously close to you"

"Why should I trust anything you say?"

"Come see me....alone. We'll talk more then. I promise you'll benefit from it"

"Yeah? And what's in it for you?"

"Is it such a crime for me to wanna see my kid?"

"Just tell me what you want"

"Come and find out yourself. It's a devil's bargain. You'll know where to find me when the time is right."

"Goodbye"

"One more thing"

"What?"

"happy 20th birthday honey" the line went dead.

He remembered. He never said it to me even when we were still a family but he remembered after all these years.

All the boys were still surrounding me, listening to everything we were saying. "It's your birthday today?" Jin asked.

"That's why he wanted to call you today and only today" Yoongi added, finally putting the pieces together.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Jimin said. Hoseok got another phone call and left the room again.

"Em, who's Dalgeon?" Namjoon asked. I was still in shock about my father remembering my birthday that I could barely comprehend what the boys were saying to me. I was staring at the phone in my hand, completely zoning out.

"Emrie!" Namjoon said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"What? Sorry."

"Who's Dalgeon?"

"Oh uh... he was my father's left-hand man and one of his best friends. He betrayed our family back when we were at war with the Lee's"

"Em, why didn't you tell us it was your birthday?" Jimin asked again.

"Because what does it matter? Nothing good ever comes with my birthday"

Hoseok came back from the hallway after finishing the phone call. His eyes were sad. Something was wrong.

"Hoseok what is it?" Yoongi asked.