April, 2019 :

"Pick it up, pick it up.... Pick up the goddamn phone JK!",Seokjin hissed as he glanced out of the bus's window.

He won't be able to suppress the whole tension in his own mind anymore.He needs to tell Jungkook about all of this.

But the fact that Jungkook knows absolutely nothing about the incident that occurred three years ago,was making Seokjin nervous.

How would he react to everything? Is he going to be disgusted or is he going to be mad at him?

Pursing his lips, Seokjin sent his bestfriend a short text to call him as soon as he gets a break from work.

Sighing, he massaged his temples and closed his eyes for a few seconds.

"Eomma why don't you let me go anywhere alone?",a small,sweet voice chirped inside the bus.

"Why do you always go everywhere with me?! Halmeoni tells me that I'm a grown up girl now,then why don't you leave me alone out of the house?My friends tease me all the time because you go with me everywhere."

Seokjin smiled bitterly, his eyes still closed.

"Promise me you won't follow me everywhere. This is so embarrassing, Eomma!"

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-["Jinnie,I'm so sorry! I couldn't make it to the Parents-Teachers' meeting.I had a really important appointment. I... I hope you understand..."]

-"I do,Eomma... Its alright."

-["But Jinnie... This hasn't been the first time. I- I'm never available for you,I'm unable to be there whenever you need me,Jinnie.I'm so sorry!"]

-" Trust me,you don't need to be sorry.You're working hard for us,right? For...for me,right? Then why are you saying sorry?!"

-["Jinnie-"]

-"Eomma~!  Its alright, I promise. Now tell me,when are you coming home,I think its gonna-"

-["Jinnie,I think I have to go now... I have to assist my boss during two meetings.I guess... Oh Jinnie,I'm gonna be late again!]
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'...I'm sorry that I can't be there with you when you need me the most,Jin-ah.I know your Eomma is struggling a lot to secure your future. But,she can't give you enough time because of that.I can't blame her though. I don't have any right to do that,anyways. But...I just wish....'

A thirteen years old Seokjin traced his fingers upon his father's letter and smiled.

His mother had informed him that she won't be able to return home anytime soon.But it was raining and the clouds were too dark for his liking and he was... scared.

He clutched the piece of paper against his chest firmly and splayed himself upon his bed,a faint smile still visible on his face.

The sound of a loud thunder made him jolt on his spot. The boy curled up into a ball,squeezing the letter flushed against his chest.Eyes clenched shut,he chanted his mother's name every time as he shivered because of those loud thunders.

"Eomma..."

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Seokjin's eyes snapped open as his phone vibrated. Swallowing the bitter memories,he received the call and cleared his throat before chirping in his usual calm,soft voice.

"JK... I need to talk to you. There's... a lot to- umm... discuss, actually."

August, 2016 :

Seokjin hissed in frustration. There wasn't a sign of a cab or any kind of public transport.

It was raining cats and dogs and he was stuck at the bust stop,all alone.

His lips formed a thin frown as he buried himself against those yellow bust stop chairs.

Seokjin stared at the dark beach infront of him and nervously licked his lips,considering whether he should call someone to keep his mind busy or not.

But before he could act according to his thoughts,a streak of blinding flash sliced the dark sky into two parts and Seokjin flinched.

'Great!',he scoffed internally.

Closing his eyes,he became ready for the thunder to struck when he clearly heard a sound of rushed footsteps in midst of the sound of heavy rain.

Seokjin kept his eyes closed and fists clenched, unbothered by the new presence under the shelter as he braced himself.

His jaw started flexing,nails almost digging in his palms until he felt something soft and really warm engulfing both of his ears and he flinched.

The thunder did struck and Seokjin whimpered, but as the warmth against his ears became firmer,he had to open his eyes.

Only then he realized that his ears were actually covered by two big,warm hands and those belong to none other than his stranger,the red haired boy... Taehyung.

Seokjin's eyes widened.

"W-what are y-you -",he stuttered, only to be stopped by the bone crushing sound of another thunder.

He closed his eyes once again, feeling Taehyung's hands almost gripping his head as firmly as he could,the boys fingers almost caressing his hair and maybe a bit of his nape too.

"I told you that you won't be able to get a bus,didn't I?",Taehyung's deep,honey-like voice rumbled under the shed.

"I-its fine...",the older breathed, opting his slightly shaky hands on top of Taehyung's to remove them from his ears.

"Ofcourse!",the younger scoffed.

Seokjin blinked.

"I swear I'm fine...",he claimed."I'm just...a bit scared of thunders..."

"I figured that...",the younger sighed as he tipped Seokjin's face up."You don't have to stay here..."

Seokjin frowned.

"W-what do you mean?! I-I am absolutely fine-"

"I meant that you don't have to be fine every time.",Taehyung interrupted the older, grabbing his wrist to pull him up from the chair.

"Taehyung.I don't-",Seokjin tried to reason, a bit too weakly.

"You think I came out of the cottage for nothing? And you really think that I'm going to leave you here all alone like this?!",the younger asked sternly as he grabbed a dark blue umbrella from one of the chairs and tightened his grip upon Seokjin's wrist.

The older stood froze at his spot,his face clearly showing the signs of contemplation.

Taehyung sighed."Jin-ssi...",he muttered, making the older shiver at the way his name tumbled down his lips so alluringly.

"You're just going to stay there until the rain stops,because honestly... I can't leave you here like this. So please... You won't have to bear with me once the sky gets clear, alright?"

"Its not that,Taehyung!",Seokjin defended with a small frown on his lips.

"Then what is it?!",the younger was adamant."I can help you with your fear of thunders, can give you a cup of warm hot chocolate, can be a bubbly or silent company,all according to your preference and well... I don't even bite,you know..."

Seokjin huffed, trying his best to hide his smile as Taehyung chuckled heartily.

The older shook his head before sighing in defeat.

"Alright...",he trailed."Let's go..."

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A very late update.

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