The Red String Of Fate | tk

Chapter 45: Linger

"Calm down. You don't want your Taetae to see you misbehaving now would you?" Seokjin utters and the boy stops his efforts to hit Jeongguk again who's out of his reach.

"He'll be so sad to see you not being a good boy right?" Seokjin says, gently holding the boy's wrist.

"Me wants Taetae." Sunwo's lips wobble again. "Will me sees him?"

"Yes, little one. You'll see him soon." Seokjin says, he hopes so too.

"But me don't wants to see him." Sunwo points at Jeongguk.

"And him and him---". He points at Eunwoo and Yugyeom who look down.

"And him, him---". He points at Namjoon and Hoseok. Hoseok pouts.

"And---". Sunwo stops for a moment when he sees Yoongi and Jimin but says it anyway. "Him and him." The two sigh.

"Okay. Okay little one. We'll do whatever you want." Seokjin says and wipes his tears yet the boy is still shaking a bit.

"Want something to eat?" Seokjin asks. Sunwo blinks multiple times, his little fist rubbing his eye and he nods.

"Me is hungry." He says in a little voice.

"Okay. Let's go." Seokjin grabs his little hand and leads him towards the kitchen.

"That's so unfair. Why would he like Seokjin hyung and not me?" Hoseok pouts.

"Because he has foreseen you'd be the most annoying person ever." Yoongi says.

"Baby I'm hurt!" Hoseok gasps. Yoongi rolls his eyes.

Jeongguk thinks what was he even doing? The boy is here just so Taehyung can come here and tell them about that guy who gave him the place to live. That's what they're looking for. He shouldn't even bother looking at the boy.

He sighs, the thought and reality that Taehyung might be here soon hits him again and he can't control his heart that's thudding violently in his chest.

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"Sunwo dear, what would you like to eat?" Seokjin asks, looking at the boy sitting at the counter top, swinging his legs.

He was calm now. Having trusted Seokjin, he felt safe here even though his Taetae told him its a bad place. He was also very hungry and seo was offering.

"Bread and milks?" Sunwo says. Seokjin chuckles.

"That's it? You're a big boy no? You should eat alot." Seokjin says.

"Apples?" Sunwo says excitedly.

"Me would also eats banana sometimes. And only Taetae would brings me yummy things." Sunwo pouts.

"They wouldn't give you much to eat in the shelter house?" Seokjin asks.

"No. But I told Taetae they gives me a lots or else he would be worries." Sunwo says.

Seokjin feels a lump in his throat.

"How about I make you something very special that you've never tried before?" Seokjin says and Sunwo's eyes lit up.

"Yay! Me would loves it." He says.

So Seokjin does just that. He makes a hamburger for him with fries and a soda that Sunwo choses because of its color.

"This is so bigs. Me can't eats this much." Sunwo says. Seokjin ruffles his hair.

"Just eat as much as you can." Seokjin smiles and Sunwo nods.

Seokjin watches with a gentle yet sad smile as he looks at the boy eat. As he said, he could eat just half of it.

"Me will saves this for Taetae. He will loves it because it's so delicious." Sunwo grabs the dish from the counter and covers the meal.