Chapter 43: The Truth That Breaks Us ⚠️

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A slap.
A shove.
The sting of cold tile
against his skin.

Taehyung blinks, his breath shallow.

"I thought maybe... maybe they just needed time. Maybe if I behaved, if I worked harder, if I was better-"

His voice breaks.
"They'd love me."

A sharp, guttural sound rips from Yoongi's throat. Low. Dangerous.

It sends a shiver down my spine.

But Taehyung doesn't even notice.

He's too deep in it now.
His voice drops lower.
More hollow.

"They hit me a lot."

A tear slips down my cheek.
Yoongi doesn't move.
Doesn't breathe.

"They told me I was useless."
Taehyung's voice is so quiet now.

"That my parents left me with nothing because they didn't love me. That I should be grateful to even have a roof over my head."

A soft, broken sound escapes me.

I don't even realize I've made it until
Taehyung flinches.

And God.

The fact that his body still reacts-instinctively, involuntarily-like he's bracing for more-

I feel sick.

"They-" He stops. Swallows. Takes a breath.

"They had a son. My cousin. He never hurt me, but he never treated me like family either. He just... ignored me. Like I wasn't even there."

A pause.

A flicker of something across his face-
But then, his next words come out flat. Detached.

"But my uncle... he enjoyed hurting me."

Yoongi's entire body locks up.

Not a single muscle moves.
It's the kind of stillness that is lethal.

Taehyung shakes his head slightly, voice trembling. "It became his... hobby. Kicking me when I didn't move fast enough. Punching me when I made mistakes. Throwing things at me just because he felt like it."

              "If you weren't such a burden,                we wouldn't have to do this

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"If you weren't such a burden,
we wouldn't have to do this."

"You should be thankful
we took you in at all."

"You think anyone else
would want you?"

A blow to the ribs.
A kick to the stomach.
The taste of blood on his tongue.

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