©~~~¥¥~~~It's been a year~~~¥¥~~~©
The toughest year the boy's had ever faced since the very hope encountered them. Between happiness, Anxieties too were what they both are now totally familiar with. As this is not a simple task to do two major thing, studying and working at the same time. It was very challenging for Jeongguk let alone Taehyung too as he was deeply in pain looking at his Hyungie's tired face all those days yet couldn't help with anything. But overall it was all for good, for better. And they are happiest now. As Jeongguk successfully positioned as the manager post after one year of training with his first salary of the training year. Happiness is just a simple word to describe their present situation. They got a home to be called as their too. But before they step into their new life, they wants to clearify their very own mistakes or should we say decisions they have ever taken in their life. And now here they are facing it.
"ap-pa!"
There stands Jeongguk with throbbing heart in front of his village house facing his father after three years.
With being eyebrows furrowed the man just get inside of the home leaving the boy's behind. Jeongguk about to enter too but got stopped by Taehyung
"Hyungie I don't think I should go too. You carry on."
Fear can be seen on the other's eyes.
"Sigh* We both will come inside chiku, Together. Now let's go."
"No way, I don't wanna get killed by your appa at this age. I've a lot dreams yet to live with."
Taehyung said shooking his head.
Jeongguk just rolled his eyes looking at his dramatic fiance.
"Shut up and follow me."
With that the boy dragged the younger inside who has a huge pout on his face now.
*Whisper* what if That drakula is standing somewhere pointing a gun towards me oh nooo."
Taehyung whispered behind the elder.
"Will you stop by yourself or I will have to kiss your lips to seal it infront of my father?"
Jeongguk whisper threatened, turning back.
Taehyung's face immediately turned into red like a Tomato.
"Hyungieeeee.. "
The blushing boy whined, slightly punching the other.
But got startled by a cough.
There standing the elder man glaring at them more like him.
He retreat his hands from the other immediately.
Whereas, Jeongguk's eyes are roaming all over the drawing room now after getting inside. The room is all the same as he left once only it's got Messier in some places. As the sofa pillows are not in their respective places instead crumbling down the floor, the room corner is filled with dusts and spider waves, The white cuisines are turned into grey and yellowish coloured cause of not washing it for years may be.
The glass frames are hardly in visible position out of too much dust. Talking about glass frames! He walks towards the specific and precious glass frame and hold it with his hand. His deceased mother's photograph. Her beautiful smile is hiding under the dusts. He abruptly rubbed the glass using the hem of his new shirt he was wearing, cleaning the frame in a soft motion. Jeongguk wanted to bring this frame with him. But couldn't. As he couldn't leave his father all alone. His appa too needs moral supports. Although that man never gathered any sense to atleast clean the beautiful photo of his beautiful mother but still that man must be tugging her a lot in his needs. The dried up tear stains amidst the dusts on that photograph saying it all, that this was never got neglected in these whole long years. His mother was never been alone nor his father. He sighed with a smile looking at now clean photograph. Oh how beautiful was his mother. His father sure the luckiest to have her as a spouse. Or he himself is the luckiest to have her as his mother although the time was not quantitive but qualitative.
Jeongguk sighed and positioned the all cleaned photograph again on its previous place. He then again roamed his eyes at different sections of the room. It was all neat when he was here. He used to do all the laundries here. His father never been fond to this kind of works. Rather he considered these works as the only work of a house wives. But Jeongguk's thinking were always different then his father's. He never gets it why people finds gender in works. He never steps back from doing anything with his ability like anything. Which is the first and core reason as his own father never liked his guts.
"Sit"
Jeongguk got startled by his father's voice. He almost got teared up after receiving atleast a simple gesture from his father after three years. That's it he couldn't stop himself running to the man and straddled himself on his warm body giving a bone crashing hug.
"Ap-pa."
He muttered while sobbing.
"I mis-sed you."
He continued repeatedly while hugging more. But unfortunately the man didn't even think of returning the hug as the other wanted.
Taehyung just looking at the duo with tears in his eyes. Oh how he miss his parents too. He is just waiting to only get over here as they can visit his parents later.
"Hmm. What brought you two here today?"
Jeongguk's father asked retreating himself from the hug.
While wiping those tears Jeongguk kneeled infront of his father leaving a slight embarrassed and astonished Taehyung behind.
"Appa I wanted to apol-ogise a long time ago for my deed, but couldn't gath-er much courage. I am sor-ry appa for leaving you behind without saying anything. But I am not sorry for which I had to leave you. Please don't be mad at us Ap-pa and understand us."
Jeongguk said looking down.
"Hmm stand up and sit properly."
Father said. Jeongguk followed.
"How is your study going?"
Father asked letting himself comfortable on his sofa making both the boys shock as hell.
"Ap-pa, that's... Well.. I me-ant it is going well... Ho-w .... I mean, How do you know?"
"Scoff* isn't it obvious for a father to guess by looking at his son's sudden change of moods and finding his bag filled with daily essentials and books all packed up?"
"Ap-pa"
"That very moment, I already got the idea that my son is grown up man now, he doesn't need his father's approval in anything."
"Appa that's not it-
"Steadily but surely some realisation hit me that son you needed it. I am glad that you stand for yourself not minding my protests. And I am glad that you chose it without letting me know. Otherwise I would never allow you to even think for studying rather then farming with me. Sigh*"
The man concluded while massaging his brows.
"Appa you are not ma-d?"
An astonished jeongguk asked.
"No."
His father answerd making the both boy sigh out loud. Jeongguk is now smiling ear to ear as he can feel a load has cleared from the top of his head.
"And you boy (pointing at Taehyung) as far as I know you have no interest in reading rather then playing around, what were you doing with kook hah?"
The man scolded looking at the boy making him gulp.
"Anii appa-
Jeongguk couldn't even protest but got interrupted.
"Such a spoiled brat I got here."
The man shook his head in utter disappointment.
"Anyway let your parents know about your arrival. Otherwise I will always remain as a kidnapper in this village."
"Wh-at... What's wro-ng? Appa? Kidnaper?"
"Yes Kidnapper. Things are not the same as it was before with me. This boy's parents filled a kidnapping case against you. They suspected me at first, I said that I've no idea where you both are. Still they brought me with them I had to live in police custody for one month as they doubted that you will atleast try to call me. But that never happened. Somehow they released me with a threaten that if I try to run away then I will be their main suspect. And here I am living a life of a kidnapper. People stopped talking to me. No one buys anything from my hand. Little childrens stopped coming here and there in front of me. I am just living with the basic thing I can do which is my own farming."
The man concluded with a sigh.
Whereas Taehyung couldn't control himself from bursted out crying.
"APPAAA..."
The mess boy immediately ran towards the man's arm and starddled down while sobbing.
"Ap- hic* pa I am sooryy.. it's all my fault. Aaapp-paaa..."
"Is he always this dramatic?"
The man asked his silently crying son while making a disgusting face.
Jeongguk just shook his head while sobbing. A feeling of regret is surrounding his mind. His dad had to go through all for his own selfishness.
"I am so-rry it was all m-y fault ap-pa."
Taehyung sobbed.
"Did I tell you to call me appa by any mistake?"
The man asked retreating his self from the other's tight grip.
"Nu-
"Exactly. And have my advice. Don't repeat such act again in your life. Never. At least we as parents deserves to know your wherabouts. You are not born with silver spoon. We all did a lot of struggle to make you stand on your feet. We have a culture, some ideology. You can't step beyond it. At least have a connection."
"I am sorry."
Jeongguk apologized not daring to even look at his father's eyes.
"Where are you two living?"
"Seoul."
"SEOUL? That far!!! No doubt why police are still unable to get a hold of you. And what you doing there to live and for your study fees and oh wait you still studying or already start any job getting there?"
"Ac-tually appa I got A job a year back. Now I am permanent on that position."
"What? That's my son. I am so proud to hear that."
The man said rubbing the boy's back soothingly.
"At least your mother will be happier then me today. As she always wanted to make you smartest out of all and not like a jobless one like me. Sigh*"
"You are not a jobless one Appa, infact you are the prom idol to me. Eomma always taught me to be like you first then anyone or me myself. She sure adored you a all. I do too."
Jeongguk said with a smile warming the man's heart. He sure is about to cry hearing those words.
"I don't deserve this. Never."
Father said shooking his head.
"Well now you won't decide what you should deserve or not right? Leave it all to us.chukle*"
Jeongguk teased while wiping his appa's tears.
"Sigh* This is all good kook. I am indeed happy to hear that. At least I can show off to all my neighbours now, with what my son is capable of. Scoff*"
Looking at his appa both Jeongguk and Taehyung giggled out loud.
"And what about you careless brat! What you doing instead of eating my son's brain all along?"
The man asked in a serious tone but instead of getting scared Taehyung is a red Tomato now. Oh how he wants to reply that he although didn't eat his son's brain out but something else for sure. Cough*
"Oh Come out of your imagination will you?"
The father interrupted startling the other.
"A-h Nu. I don't do anything appa-uncle."
"I am not even surprised though. Sigh* wait what's on your hand. That's ...that's ... DON'T TELL ME YOU ARE WEARING KOOK'S EOMMA's RING?"
The father immediately stands up from his seat with a huge shocked and mad expression.