Chapter 14

Treat me like Somebody

Enters Kim Taehyung

QUICK INFO- Current Time – Taehyung age 18 –Hoseok age 20 – Hyeri age 24 – Yoongi age 27 – Namjoon age 26 – Seokjin age 29 – Jimin age 27 – Jeongguk age 18(?) – KEEP THAT IN MIND

''TAEHYUNG!! Please don't go'' begged his mother

''NO! I AM GOING, AND NOTHING YOU SAY IS GOING TO STOP ME'' shouted Taehyung

''Please son...just...Just try and listen to your father ok pls'' begged his mother

''Why? Why should I ever listen to that man?''

''Because he is your father so stop calling him 'that man' and respect him''

''I will start respecting him once he starts acting like a father to me. The man hardly pays any attention to us. He prefers spending time with his gang 'family' than spending quality time with his real and true family and you expect me to sit here in this huge mansion all day waiting for a father who barely looks my way? Fuck no!''

''WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE I AM STILL YOUR MOTHER SHOW ME A LITTLE BIT OF RESPECT YOUNG MAN!!'' now his mother was the one yelling having had enough of her only son's childishness.

Tae chuckled with spite '' Well, Well, Well what a happy family this is. You know what...'' Tae who was standing in-between the door a minute ago on the process of stepping out of the house before his mother came behind him nagging him, suddenly turned around and walks back to face his mother with both hands in a fist.

He grits his teeth while he speaks emphasizing harder on each word, ''Wan'na know something ... huh mother... I am beginning to lose respect for you too. Yep that's right. Letting the man you claim to love continue to control you and have you stay locked up in this huge mansion all by yourself every single day.... A FORGOTTEN QUEEN! ...and yet you're still adamant on always taking his side. Hm I bet while you stayed here like the obedient wife you are he is probably out there making other new families and making more bastard children he can deem qualified of to take his role when he chokes one day. Ha-ha he is out there surrounded by his more important bitches having the best time of his life while you and me are told to stay in this prison house dead bored and alone with no fun to our name. I guess it doesn't matter to you right? Well, at least you get to keep the title of the so called 'First Wife' or 'THE LEGITIMATE WIFE' OR 'THE MADAM' that way you might get your hands on more of his mone-...'' Taehyung's speech abruptly cut short in mid-sentence.

Swiftly Taehyung felt a hard slap right across his cheeks that made him lose his balance on his feet falling on to the floor harshly. A very loud sounding slap that echoed throughout the entire walls of the hall room.

It took a second for the slap to sink in as it was the first time his mother had ever raised her hand on him. This only implies that he had crossed the line this time.

He slowly turned to look back at his mother who seemed shocked at her own reaction. The slap was so strong that she probably hurt her hand in the process as its pipping red and uncontrollably shakes violently. Her entire body was shaking uncontrollably.

She uses her good hand to hold on to her chest since the other hand that hurt her son not only hurts when she tries to move it but also felt numb and fell loosely as if it is no longer attached to her own body anymore. She felt disgusted with her own act. She loves her son dearly and would never dare to raise a finger on him EVER! She felt a tremendous ache in her chest that immediately renders her to her knees in tears exploding in sobs.

When she eventually lift up her head and her gaze sets upon her son staring back at her in shock with pained eyes, he hasn't made a move since falling to the floor. Taehyun's mother notice how half her son's face now has her hand printed red and swollen on the side, she felt like the worst mother in the world.

''Oh my God Tae-yah I am sorry, I-I didn't mean to... I .... I am very sorry ... I shouldn't have done it ... I am sorry baby please... please I-I ask that you forgive me p-please I –I didn't mean it .... I-I...'' she stumbles with her words and frantically crawl on her knees towards her son with arms stretched desperately reaching out for him.

She just wanted to have him in her arms, to caress the pain away and make it all go away like it has never happened in the first place. She wants to go back to before. Before the slap.

She felt so bad for not being able to control herself and regretted her actions immediately. However with teary eyes of heartbreak and a shock Taehyung pulls further back from her approach towards him as if he lost trust in her, as if she was a monster coming to hurt him again. As if he no longer recognizes her as his mother any more.

But Taehyung didn't intentionally mean to react like that but he couldn't help it either, plus, his emotions are also all over the place.

When he first turns to see his mother standing a few feet on top of him after the slap, the look of shock, tiredness, loneliness and pain evident in her eyes that reflected back to him made him immediately regret everything he had said due to his fuming anger.

Taehyung truly and utterly loves his mother more than anything in the world and the last thing he wants is to see her cry because of him. Now he really hates and detests himself, but he was just pushed to the edge this time and he is only trying to get her to realize what his father's constant absence is doing to the two of them; to their once happy family.

''D-don't touch me...D-don't come near me (please)'' he mumbled but loud enough to reach his mother's ears who suddenly stops in the middle of crawling her way to him and looks down depressed broken and sad cowering into herself.

Those words were like a confirmation to her that her son not only hates her but now she had gone and made him fear even her touch.

Everything is her fault; Taehyung really doesn't deserve a mother like her who raises her hand on her child out of anger. No matter the situation she should have never taken to violence. There are many better nonviolent ways for her to have handled the situation a lot better, heck; she is supposed to be a good role model to him. What lesson has she just taught him? The lesson being ... 'always take to violence to get your point across' ....wow...bravo... mother of the year. Clap-clap-clap (notice the sarcasms).

Heck, bet this is why her husband doesn't spend time with her anymore.

Taehyung has been the one to occupy the empty hole her husband left abandoned in her chest.

In fact Taehyung became everything to her and the boy has witnessed how lonely she felt since he was too young to fully understand and yet she has pushed him away completely this time by allowing her depression to shut the boy up by slapping him across the face.

She isn't stupid, she knows that everything coming out of her son's mouth is possibly the truth but she just can't accept it. She knows she is in full denial but if she just hears it, it will roll over in her mind and slowly she will have to believe it or go paranoid.

She knows it will break her.

And so her strong need to be in denial, to still have trust in her failing marriage; a loyalty and trust to her husband who forgets her birthday and doesn't even call on their anniversary, a person she has hardly seen in their home for almost a year.

She managed to use her devotion to her husband to push away everybody she ever cared about or loved completely isolating herself from the world behind their mansion walls. Then it's probably her fate telling her that she is always meant to be alone. She deserves everything because she is neither a good wife nor a good mother.

It became quiet between the mother and son.

The two of them clearly hurting by the looks and emotions displayed in each of their eyes; filled with all kinds of regrets from both their actions and words, not knowing where else to go from there. Their face filled with flooding tears.

Taehyung couldn't bare the silence anymore and so he stood up to leave.

On his way out, he stops at the same spot in between the exit doors of their Hall room and spoke without looking back.

''I only do this mother because I see how much you also miss him and it pains me. I only ever wanted to see you smiling the same as when I was 4 years old and the three of us went on family trips. I am ok on my own because at least I have friends at school that filled up that missing hole Father left behind in my chest but not you. E-ever since he became the head of the 3 mafia family he barely has time for us his only son and his beautiful loyal wife and a wonderful mother that I could never trade for anything or anyone else. But-but because of his new and important position in the mafia you are forced to mostly stay indoors and not go out...the same goes for me, but I have school so I at least get some break time from being locked in doors all day yet ...yet you... You not only couldn't work but all your friends are too scared to talk or hang out with you. I don't know why but members working with my Father ... even wives of those members don't treat you well and always put on a friendly mask when you are around but the minute your back is turned their true colours show. If you couldn't see it ...well, I could. I even hear some of the whispers going around about not just you but also about father being some kind of betrayer or the devil incarnate so they dislike spending time with our family. I get angry when I hear them say these foul things about my family. ....'' He stops to wipe away some tears before continuing.

''They say it with detest like their being forced to hang out with you unwillingly just to please us when I know that the truth is you only innocently just want to be accepted and treated like a friend or a family and trying to find a way to help father and get close to him again. I mean, it used to be just the three of us but Father has changed, everything I know has changed and so have you and you know it but you choose to not say or do anything about it ....but it hurts me even more to see you become like this. (Sniff-sniff) ...Do you know that you ask me every single day of every waking hour about whatever I am up to or have been up to?'' he stops to cool down because he could tell that he was raising his voice again.

''Sigh! You are not living your own life but mine. How devastating do you think it makes me feel? Hell, You inform father of everything you do and he now controls us like a Muppet ... I don't know if that is exactly what you want and that's why you tell him those things. Whether if it's your begging call for him to take notice of our existence and the need for his presence in our life or you just don't have much to talk about between the two of you anymore... whatever the reason who knows? It is definitely clear that he wants us to play the perfect family only during times he needed to impress outsiders but I can no longer go on like this. I-I am sorry for what I said to you and I-I probably deserved that slap.''

'' Hm, that slap, has finally opened up my eyes to the reality of things and from today, I promise I won't bring this up again. I will turn a blind eye to the damages Father is inflicting on you since you insist on allowing it to happen but don't pull me into it because I at least want to have a true happiness in my life not this fake one. I am going to do and act however I like from now on so please ... please ...I beg you to refrain from stopping me and getting in my way. Just (Ugh, he bit his lips) ..... ..... L-let me make my own mistakes if that's what you are worried about. I believe mistakes are part of living, something we must grow to accept. I learned that from you, my parents. Once again, I am deeply sorry for making you cry .... (I love you) mum''

He stops after his long speech and he could hear the whimpering sound of his mother sobbing behind him and he lowered his head a bit in shame for being the reason for those tears. Yet, he also felt that it is about time they address the elephant in the mansion and finally let go at least a little of the pent up frustrations and irritations.

Taehyung then takes a deep breath and finally steps out shutting the door behind him entirely.

Without letting go of the strong grip he has on the door knob he completely slide down to the floor collapsing from his trembling feet and sobbed into his knees.

They have had fights like this before many times on many occasions but this is the first time he has been this honest with his mother and both of them had cried this much.

In the first place their fight was that Taehyung had to take his bodyguard with him at all times when he went out and must inform his father of his outings of which the boy thoroughly refused.

If his dad doesn't want to ever return home why should he care about Taehyung going out?

After enough tears were shed, Taehyung got back up to go clean himself up once again before stepping out of the mansion in one of the many luxury cars parked in their garage to go to the clubs with some of his friends.

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In the long garage, Taehyung pressed the button on the keys to unlock the red sports car. He was in one of those moods again: to be reckless for the hell of it.

While making his way into the car he starts to experience that familiar irritating tingling feeling of being watched again. He knows it immediately who is the culprit.

Now he just has to look around the big garage surface to find the perpetrators location.

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To be continuing...