WARNING: this chapter will have flashbacks.
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‘W-what?’
‘(Smile) yes Aunty, Kim Taehyung and me never been related by blood, hell the name and surname itself was given by me. It was never been known when I first met him.’
A small tear left his eyes, suddenly getting the flashback when he first meet this innocent bean.
‘Name,surname… I am not getting what you saying?’ Mrs.Jeon is hella confuse now.
‘To be precise let me tell you, Taehyung was adopted or more like kidnapped by me.hahaha.’
‘Seokjinie you are making me more confuse plus scared what do you mean by kidnap… oh God you can trust this old lady to say anything baby. I will not judge you, never.’
‘Aunty, I trust you that’s why i called you here private. I wanna tell you everything before you start any relationship with us. You deserve to know everything.
It’s been a long time, I was so young lived with my grandma in Busan, we were very poor. But it was my birthday and my grandma took me to a cafe to make me eat pasta, which I always wanted to eat but never had enough money. But who knows i would get to meet the best gift that day. (He smiled fondly)
I was so happy to have the first bite of that pasta haha it was like heaven.
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FLASHBACK:
‘Granny its so tasty, wow I love you granny. This is THE BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT E-‘
The 14 years old Seokjin stopped shouting when he saw a small a very small boy looking at him with his doe eyes sucking one of his finger.
Seokjin got so amused by looking at him, he was sooo cute. But so dirty.
His dress were not proper ,wearing a small half pant and a ripped vest.
‘Granny, do we have extra money? I wanna feed him too.’ Little Seokjinie asked his grandma pointing at the boy.
‘Suki, we have no money for another dish. We have to return home,we want the left out money for that baby. Let him be. You just finish yours okay.
‘But granny he is looking at me. I will share this then.’ With that Seokjin called out the boy, standing not so far away from him.
The boy instantly run towards him,still sucking his finger.
‘Suki baby why you calling this dirty boy, he seems like servant here. You so hardly get to eat this dish why you wasting it.’ The Grandma said irritated and disgusted.
‘No granny I wanna share this with him. Aww look at him sooooooo cuteeeeee…chuku chuku, muku muku..’ Seokjin started to blabber poking his cheeks.
‘Sit baby, I will feed you.’ With that small Seokjinie pick the boy from the ground and place him softly to the chair, the 2and half years older Taehyung still looking at him with his doe eyes.
Seokjinie started to feed him. But the baby was hesitant looking everywhere it’s like he is scared of being get caught, which made Seokjinie so much confused.
‘What happened baby, you will not eat? Look I am also eating.’ He said and took a bite.
After like more soft talk Taehyung took the first bite, but got heavily startled by loud shout.
‘WHAT THE HELL THIS BOY DOING HERE. I TOLD YOU TO WASH THE DISHES, WHY YOU DISTURBING THE CUSTOMERS.
Oh god my apology ma’am this is our worker. He always disturbs our customers like this.’
‘NO HE IS NOT DISTURBING, I CALLED HIM HERE. WHY YOU SCOLDING HIM.’Seokjin shouted back hugging the shaking small boy protectively.
‘SUKI,Is this how I taught you treat elders haa? Say sorry.’
‘NO, SHE IS BAD SHE SCOLDED MY BABY.’
‘SUKIII.’
‘Its okay ma’am don’t scold the liitle boy. It’s been always like this, this boy has always attracts our customers with his innocent eyes.i know how to deal with him.’
NOW COME HERE.’
with a shaking body Taehyung went towards the woman who was shouting.
When Tae reach her she immediately twisted his ear and dragged him towards the back door.
But what shocked Seokjin most that the small boy not making any sound at all.
But the little Seokjinie didn’t give up there, he made his mind he will definitely find out his secrets.
…….
After that day he started to save his every pocket money which grandma gave him for school, only to visit the boy again.
After like one month he collected enough money to visit the boy.
That day Seokjin didn’t go for school he take a bus to the cafe. He even bought a beautiful dress to wear and a doll to play for the baby.
After half an hour journey little Seokjin finally reach the cafe. But he has no money left for any order that’s why he just ordered a water bottle. He could only afford this only to not threw away by the owner.
But for his disappointment there was no sign of that little boy whom he met before. He thought to ask a worker.
‘Umm hii?’ He asked hesitantly to a waiter boy.
‘Oh hello sir please take a sit and what would you like to order.’ He seems so sweet to him.
‘Umm ani, actually umm…..umm…boy…umm is there any small boy works here?’
‘O-oh yeah .. yes umm why?’ The waiter asked hesitantly.
‘Sir can I ask where his parents are?’
‘I am sorry sir, we are strictly prohibited to bring any private topic to our customers.’ The waiter said in apologic tone.
‘Sir,If the little baby is happy then you don’t have to say anything to me, I will leave this place. But if he is sad here then i request you to atleast help me to know about him. I came from far away more like I ran away from my home only to meet him.’
After a long pose…..
‘Umm we can’t just talk here anything,if someone hear us then it will-‘
‘AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, MY LEGGGG, AAAAAAA HELP MEEEEE, AAAAAAA’ the waiter shocked by his sudden shout.
Everyone staring at the shouting boy now.
The owner lady came rushing towards them.
‘AUNTY MY LEG JUST TWISTED WHEN I WAS WALKING PLEASE HELP ME TO REACH THAT CORNER TABLE.’ Seokjin said fake crying.
‘Umm sure sure, waiter please help him to walk.’
The waiter was still in shock like how the hell this small boy can be so smart.
After reach the corner table where no one can hear them….
‘Now tell me everything Hyung, I will do anything to protect him.’
‘Wow, you seems so brave boy. Impressed.’
‘Umm that boy is the owner’s nephew. His both parents were died because they had cancer at the same week when he was just 1 month baby. The thing that his father was in Army. So government gave a huge amount of money to his aunt only to take care of him.
It was never been like that, his Aunt never loved him. He even admitted many time to hospital only for malnutrition. I am here from 3 years now .. trust me that baby doesn’t deserve such attitudes. He is so pure..
He can’t talk, only because no one ever taught him to talk. He got beaten miserably only because he dont know how to cook.
I even tried to report this to police but the owner lady threatened me that she will hurt my family.
From that day it’s been always like that. I am just a viewer only in the sake of my family’s wellbeing. But now I am ashamed by seeing you that I let myself loose to someone who has been torturing a baby. I told you only everything because I saw the dedication in you. I will be more then happy to safe the child. This time I am with you I will help you with everything.’
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‘Thank you Hyung.’ Seokjin is speechless after getting to know the reality. The waiter has long gone he is just looking at anywhere.
After like 5 or 10 minutes there he can see the beautiful baby come out with a dirty cloth in his hand and started to clean the tables customers left dirty.
He felt a pang in his heart after getting the view, like how can people become so heartless, who even didn’t think twice before letting the small boy do such things.
He is just watching everything with a heavy heart.
Some customers shouted at him for his clumsiness, some even scrunched their nose when he approached them, But there was someone too who ruffled his hair smoothly while cooing.
But strangely he didn’t responded to anyone.
‘You had suffered enough, it’s time for your happiness which I will bring for you.’
He got startled by a loud shout.
‘WHY YOU STILL THERE? GO INSIDE AND WASH THE DISHES.’
The shaking boy instantly ran to inside, with wobbling legs. Hell this boy is soo small to even run fast.
Seokjin with curiosity thought to follow him.
‘Umm hello,’ he said politely to the owner.
‘Hellow boy, how is your leg now?’
The owner lady asked sweetly, which made him cringed.
‘Its fine now Aunty, umm I just wanna go to bathroom,its urgent.’
‘Oh it’s that way boy.’ She pointed towards the backside of the cafe.
With a small bow he ran towards the backside.
After like finding everywhere he finally got a glimpse of the baby who was busy ….?
‘OMG, WHAT YOU DOING BABY?’
Seokjin ran and shouted at him
Because he was eating the left over foods. He immediately stopped when he heard a shout. He is hella terrified and shaking now.
So Seokjin did what his heart told him to do— he immediately hugged the boy with so much affection.
‘I will protect you baby, your Jini will protect you from every bad people.’
Little Seokjin whispered to him.
But the boy said nothing he was just standing there with a emotionless face.
‘Umm what’s your name?’
No answer…..
‘Umm I am Jini btw, I am from Busan too, will you be my friend?’
No answer…..
‘Umm oh no no I am bigger then you, you will be my little brother from now on ok?’
No answer….
‘Umm I have something for you baby.’
Seokjin gave what he bought.
The little boy suddenly ran inside with the gifts. Which was so adorable for Seokjin.
‘I will visit you soon baby. This time Your brother will come to take you forever.’
With that he left the place with a dedicated heart.
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‘NO GRANNY HE IS ALONE THERE AND HE NEEDS US.’Â
14 years old Seokjin arguing with his granny, because she is not allowing to bring the boy to their house. He even asked his relatives too but no one agreed.
it’s been 3 weeks he last saw the boy he is collecting money from his relatives by saying that his granny is sick and he needs money for treatment.
First his granny didn’t have any idea of it. But when she heard it from a relative she was so furious. But she is now hella mad after getting to know about his real intention.
‘SUKI, DON’T BE STUBBORN, WE HARDLY HAVE MONEY FOR OURSELVES HOW CAN WE BE ABLE TO TREAT AN ANOTHER DIRT.’
‘DON’T CALL MY LITTLE BROTHER DIRTY.’
‘LITTLE BROTHER? FROM WHEN DID HE BECOME YOUR BROTHER?’
‘(gulp) IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU GRANNY, I WILL ADOPT HIM AS MY BROTHER.’
‘ARE YOU GONE MAD SUKI, YOU CAN’T BRING A DIRT INSIDE MY HOUSE. AND ABOUT ADOPTION (scoff) YOU WILL HAVE TO BE 18 YEARS OLDER FOR THAT. YOU CAN’T EVEN PROPERLY TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, HOW WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF HIM.SO ITS BETTER-‘
‘I HATE YOU GRANNY, THE ACTUAL DIRT IS YOU. … FINE. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT POSSIBLE, THEN I WILL. IF I CAN’T ADOPT HIM, THEN OKAY… I WILL KIDNAP HIM.’
‘OH ALMIGHTY JESUS, PLEASE TAKE ME TO YOU. IS THIS WHAT I AM LIVING TO HEAR? MY GRANDCHILD WILL KIDNAP SOMEONE?’
‘STOP YOUR DRAMA GRANNY. I WILL DO WHAT I WANT. AND YOU NO NEED TO TENSED BECAUSE I AM ALSO A DIRT FROM NOW ON, SO ITS BETTER I LEAVE YOUR HOLY PLACE. AMEN.’
Seokjin is packing his clothes.
‘SUKI WHAT YOU DOING? ITS NOT HOW YOU TALK TO YOUR GRANNY? OH NO NO NO… ‘
clash*
‘…. WHY YOU BROKE YOU PIGGY BANK . IT HAD YOUR MONEY FOR COLLEGE….
….WHERE ARE YOU GOING? SUKII?? IT WILL GET DARK SOON, WHERE WILL YOU LIVE?’
……’Granny you are so selfish, you never for once thought to accept my proposal even if I am leaving your house. I will never show your face anymore.’
With that Seokjin left the house.
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Its 8 in the evening he reached the cafe, for his happiness the cafe was still open.
‘Your brother is here baby.’
Seokjin is waiting outside for the customers to left the place
Itw 9 PM, his eyes are getting heavy out of tiredness. He is shaking outside because of cold.
Thankfully no one inside now. He carefully enters the cafe. There he saw his cute brother sitting in a corner chair sucking his finger while looking outside.
‘My adorable baby brother.’
and the waiter he talked before is mopping the place.
Thankfully the owner was no where to be seen.
‘Hyung?’
Seokjin called out excitingly.
The waiter stopped mopping and look towards the door shockingly where Seokjin was standing.
Suddenly he ran towards him and dragged him towards a private place.
‘What you doing here boy? If Boss, make any doubt on you, I swear she will make your life a living hell.’
The waiter said Whispering.
‘I am here to kidnap the baby.’
‘W-w-what?’
‘Yes Hyung I can’t adopt him because I am not 18 years till now. No one in my family is helping me. I can’t wait until I reach my 18, I even left my house.
I promise when I would get 18 I will make him my brother with legal process.’
The waiter is in so much terrified. Hell this little boy dont know what he is about to do… oh god what he should do???
‘Where you will take him?’
‘I don’t know, but I will leave this place with my brother I even bring more money.’
‘Oh God I am sweating… what to do??? …ok ok please wait here untill I bring him here, don’t come inside.’
With that he went inside ….
After like ages for Seokjin, he can finally see his baby walking silently with wobbling legs wearing the same dress he bought for him holding the toy with one hand and another hand holding a paper.
Seokjin run towards him and picked the boy from the ground and started to kiss all over his face.
‘I am so happy you come baby, your Jini is so happy.’
The little boy handed him a letter with some money, where was written:
‘I told him everything what you wanna do I don’t know whether he understood or not…but after that he instantly ran inside and came out with wearing a new dress which I never saw before and a beautiful toy. I am sure now that he also don’t wanna live here.
Please I don’t have time to write more. Boss is eating dinner that’s why I count it as your day.
Now listen carefully I am sending you to SEOUL, one of my friend live there.
(1********* )his number when you reach there please call him from PCO. He will be more then glad to help you. And I am giving you some money too. Take this as a gift from your Hyung boy, don’t come here, until you reach 18.
All the best and please take care of the bean.’
That’s it,that night Seokjin was so happy,to have a baby brother. And he promised that he will bring every happiness to him until his last breath.
‘Let’s go baby, from now on we have no one but each other.’
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Both Seokjin and Mrs. Jeon is now crying silently.
‘After that I stopped my studies. In Seoul as that Hyung promised me his friend gave us a room to live. I started to seek for works but my immature age didn’t get any. But my smart Taetae started to make flower bouquet, from where he learn I don’t know but from that we made enough money to live in Seoul.
But the problem was that
Because of my baby had to go from a mental trauma,his mental age is still slow then his physical age. But he is more then smart. I never allow anyone to call him abnormal, its just the effect he had in his childhood and I couldn’t give him proper treatment to get him better, because of lack money. But
I never let him shed tear for any reason.
When I got 18 I thought to adopt him by registering but there comes the real problem. I got arrested for kept him with me for years. They even beat me… but my Tae uttered his first voice in that plice station out of terror …(tears are not stopping from his eyes)
He shouted ‘Jini’ for the first time in that whole years.i was so happy to hear his voice. He was crying and shouting my name.
At that moment the Hyung from Busan reached the station and told the officers everything.
That Aunt of my Tae got arrested.
And I made my Tae my own brother that day by Giving him the name KIM TAEHYUNG. I started to save money more to finally start a cafe.
I started a cafe only in the memory of my Tae, where I first meet him.’
‘I don’t know what to say Jini, I am feeling so small in front of you now.’
‘No Aunty maybe we both are destined to meet like that, I just said you all of these because
I am going to give you my precious pearl to you, I am just so protective towards my baby that’s why I behaved that day in your house. I had enough of being selfish,
now it’s up to you how you treasure my pearl.’
Mrs. Jeon can sense now how precious his brother is for Seokjin.
‘I promise Seokjinie I will protect your baby and my son-in-law with so much care.’
(Chukle)’sometimes we made promises only to break Aunty. Haha just kidding.’
Ouch….
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Oopsie….
What Do you think Mrs. Jeon will be able to keep her promise or not?
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