SOFT BUN || markhyuck

28.

the storylines coming to an end soon

'Minhyung! Minhyung! No, no, please... minhyung.... you promised,' Fuck.

I had to leave.

I have to.

Only if I could make him understand.

Haechan begged, getting up from the bed, yet never having the strength. I still couldn't get my head around the fact that how they managed to drug him with something so strong. Now standing at the foot of the bed, as I leaned down, his fingers clasped on my collars.

I wondered if he'll be able to grow up into a fine man one day. If...

'You must take care of yourself,' I placed my lips between his brows, kissing him gently, as I cupped his face. He closed his eyes at contact, chin trembling. He exhaled hard, tightening his grip on the fabric of my shirt.

'...no,' he shook his head in denial. Cheeks getting covered with tears...again. I couldn't just tell him the situation I was in either.

I smiled, 'What do you mean no? You'll get really really sick if you don't buddy,' I notified softly, rubbing my nose with his, but of course, he knew that already. With everything going on, he never loosened his grip on my shirt for a second, I had to stay leaned down for a while, by now my back felt like it would break.

'Kiss me,' I was taken aback for a second, so I shifted my gaze on him fast. Oh how much I wanted to. I wanted to do it without a second thought. I wanted to kiss him every day and night, every inch of him, have him naked under me, let him know that he did not deserve all this. But I couldn't. Because if I did, what would happen to both of us afterward would make me regret doing it in the first place. And I never wanted to regret kissing him. Ever.

I didn't move. I just kept my eyes locked with his. Sliding my thumb on his lower lip, I felt my heartbeat picking up. Taking in a deep breath I let go of him and stood up.

'Promise me you'll take care of yourself,'

It was as if on cue, more tears left his eyes one after the other, as he shook his head crawl forward and getting off the bed slowly. I didn't have time. I had to leave before Katsu found any other reason to get rid of him too. I promised my self that I won't forget about him. That I'll come back and take him with me. When I have enough power. Because right now I was entirely a servant, brought here for reasons I was ashamed of. He screamed falling on his knees.

'Minhyung! No!' he could only just breathe properly. I knew if I had a sight of the kid I won't be able to get a hold of my self.

Right now one thing that was the most important in my eyes and of course Katsu's, it was me leaving. I had to persuade him into thinking that everything was fine.

'You liar!' he kept screaming with all his might. I stepped out of the room with my suitcase, having my way blocked by Jeno.

He was surprised. Breathing hard and sweating. He must've run here. I tightened my grip on my luggage. I was afraid to confront him. So I tried my best not to make eye contact with him.

'You're leaving?' there was disappointment in his tone. I wasn't surprised. He had every right.

'Yes,'

'Why?' he didn't take a second to respond. He forced me against the wall when I tried to pass by him.

'Jeno, don't make this harder than it already is,' I kept my voice low. Essentially, I was the bad guy currently. He scoffed, clenching his jaw right after.

'You son of a bitch,' he greeted through his teeth. 'What did he offer you? huh?'

'Don't-'

'Tell ME!!!' He screamed. I hadn't seen him like that. Hell, I've never heard his voice louder than the kids. He was really hurt. When I didn't answer him, he turned his face away. Figuring out a way to make me open my mouth.

He grabbed the bag abruptly, forcing the zipper open. I was done for. He laughed, punching me hard. The move was so sudden I moved with the direction of my body and dropped on the floor. 'You're more filthy than the things that come here to rape these kids,'

Haechan looked at the bag than at me. 'Seriously!? This is what got you? Huh? Money!?'

'I'm sorry...' I was helpless. I regretted it. I did it all for these guys.

He kicked me in my stomach. Making me gag. I hissed at the pain. But I didn't have enough time to process what happened when he punched me again and again. Was this how I would have been treated if I hadn't come here with Kim? Like a worthless piece of a dirtbag.

When Jeno stopped his hell, I tried hard to get back up on my feet with the help of the wall. Of course, he wasn't going to help. I had to manage myself.

'... you know how we deal things here? I try my best to stay away from making such a big mess. Regarding you, well, if it wasn't for that man you came with, I would've killed you myself till now and bury you in the woods with all the others. Or maybe would you like to be fed to the dogs?'  I never replied to him.

'I will give you only tonight, make a decision by tomorrow morning and leave quietly. If you do,' he turned around this time facing me 'I'll be nice enough to not sell Haechan to the dealer. You see, everyone is really interested to get their hands on him, and the price they are putting on the table is making my mouth water, but if you do plan on staying I might change my mind, and well like I said get rid of him.'

When I stepped off the last step of the porch, I heard a painful scream coming from behind me.

'Hyungie!' the kid begged.

I limped my way through the dirt towards the gate. Towards the door, that viewed everything to me from afar, but the darkness of that night kept everything hidden underneath its veil.

'Minhyung!' he shrieked again. I could hear everything and made an imaginary picture in my mind of his crying face.

My luggage dragging behind me.

The burden I felt of the bag in my left hand was the heaviest. Even though it wasn't physically, but mentally.

'Liar!' yelled.

My first step outside of the gate, I finally had the guts to turn back, as I did, the door closed on my face first before letting me have a peek of everything.

Leaving the image of his face in my memories.

His features.

Laughs.

Bratty behavior.

I was going to miss him a lot.

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