chapter sixteen (part one)

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"I'm gonna park the car...you guys go ahead and put the movie on."

Joon is particularly energetic today, jumping instead of walking, pulling my hand and making me almost stumble. "come on grandpa!"

I giggle though I know I shouldn't be laughing at his rather rude comment. "grandpa has knee arthrosis so we gotta go slow and wait for granny tae." it makes him giggle too.

We're going through the lobby to get on the elevators, him asking about what "art rose" is, when I notice someone besides them, leaning on the wall, hands in their pockets, looking down and deep in thought...

Is it...it's been so long I can't be sure but the way he's now looking at us, at joon, proves it.

I squeeze joon's hand tightly, pulling him back suddenly and he almost falls down, groaning. "daddy! What..."

I kneel down and pick him up, keeping my eyes on him. He's wearing all black, wrapped in a black overcoat. He's changed his hair color to dark brown. He's gotten mature and all muscly, shoulders broad...not the lanky boy who took my virginity and left when I was a nuisance.

Joon whispers in my ear. "who is he?" I only shush him and he obeys, a little scared at my behavior.

I take a step back and it's like he's out of a trance, standing straight. He takes a quick step towards me and I don't trust him, despite his eyes being full of regret. He can take joon away from me.

"why are you still here?"

Tae comes to stand beside me, looking at where my eyes are locked, fearful. "do you know him?" I can hear the frown in his voice.

Jungkook takes another long step forward and I retreat even more. Tae stands in front of me, noticing my distress. "I'm gonna have to ask you to leave whoever you are...he clearly doesn't want to see you." tae is calm but I can feel his threatening gaze even if I can't see.

I hide behind him, not able to see him anymore. Jungkook talks for the first time, his voice still soft and melodic after all these years. "I need to talk to jimin and I won't go before that happens." He's still a brat, wanting everything to happen when and how he wants.

Tae scoffs. "well pretty boy, in case no one has taught you, a conversation has two sides and one obviously doesn't want it so I suggest you be on your way."

Jungkook tries to get past tae, focusing on me. "jimin please...I just want to talk to you."

I take a shuddering breath, holding joon tight against me. tae seems furious now, getting ready to "put him in his place" but I stop him. "It's ok tae. Can you please take joon with you?"

He turns to me, frowning and shocked. "what? I'm not gonna leave. Who is that sh...?" he stops himself from cursing in front of joon who goes into his arms himself, apparently feeling safer with him being taller and bulkier.

I mumble. "Jeon Jungkook."

Tae's eyes are holding storms now. "no way I'm leaving you with him..." I cut him off desperately. "I don't want him near joon!"

I see him flinch from the corner of my eyes. I need to do this but not with joon here. I need to send him on his way to wherever he came from and if I can't...prepare for fighting a war I know I'll lose.

Tae huffs but goes towards the elevator anyway. "stay in the lobby and don't take long or I'll come back."

Jungkook looks sharply at his back. I go sit at the far end of the bench in the corner of the lobby, waiting for him, looking down.

He sits down, thankfully with as much distance as possible.

The silence goes on for minutes until he breaks it with a whisper. "is he...is he your..."

I sneer, unable to control myself. "you have the audacity to come back after six years and this is the first thing you say?!"

He runs a hand through his hair, nervous. "Sorry...he was so protective I thought..."

I cut him off, looking at his face this time. "I don't care what you think. Why are you here?"

He looks at my hands, tightly wrapped on my lap. "I thought of so many ways I was gonna say this to you but now my head is empty..."

"not a new thing." I mutter but he hears and chuckles bitterly. "ok I deserved that...it's just that I saw you were afraid of me and I can't think of a reason why...I expected anger and disgust to be honest"

I look down this time, ignoring his question. "what's changed? You said you don't want us..."



hello :)

I've been staring at these pictures all week and I was convinced it's jungkook's mixtape but then they proved I'm a clown...again :)) I can't get over yoongi's forehead. am I the only one? :))

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