22 | Talking
//Sorry took this chapter down after publishing it ! But I forgot it was unedited so I had to edit it first! And I added some goodies to make it up to you ;)💜💜💜
disclaimer: there is a pic of shirtless Jackson Wang so be on the look out.
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"If the knife that hadn't been the tool in a crime, was the same as the knife that was found bloodied in a crime scene
Why isn't the broken person after the abuse, the same as the person before the tragedy. The notion of that there is more than what's on the surface can only be proven by time. The before and after of a crime's weapon. The before and after of a person's trauma. And what is in the present can only be answered by the victim, the one constant that is very variable."
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Yoonbi
The past two minutes prove to be useless as I sit with my parents in the living room, staring at one another. I know he spoke to my mom about it already from the way she's squirming on the couch and the looks they share thinking I don't notice them. I also know that no one will say a word till I do.
"Dad, you're going to be even more late for your shift if you don't spill out what you're thinking and get this over with." I say and move my eyes to my mom as she opens her mouth to say something but she holds it back. I think I have an idea about what they'll say, but by the looks of it maybe there is more to it than I give.
"Oh, so, babygirl," my dad begins, all nervous and unstable. I smile at his state and look away.
"Don't babygirl me right now dad, it won't work." I look back at him sharply as he clears his throat then notice mom nudging him to just tell me, "thanks mom."
"Okay okay! I was on my way to the hospital and there was a car following me. I didn't give it a piece of my mind and just carried on, I was taking a secluded shortcut I discovered lately but the car still followed me. That was when I started feeling a little edgy about it-"
"Oh wow! Only then? And a little edgy? A little!" I stand up and move my hands in the air exasperatedly.
"My reaction." Mom blurts, motioning at my shock with a relatable manner. I turn and give her a poker face, questioning if she's serious or not.
"I don't know! I just didn't want to get all paranoid for nothing, your call was already worrying me. A while later, the car is not following me anymore, I passed this wide alley and bam. The car is speeding up towards the side of my car, lights flashing and speed-"
"I get it dad, tell me what happened without making me feel like I'm listening to an audio book." I interrupt.
"Whatever, I transported out of my car before the crash. When I run to get hold of the lunatic, I find the car empty. Totally empty with no one inside. Not that this is weird but..." I look at my mom when dad says that and she looks away, maybe she knows I know everything already. Or maybe she doesn't, either way this needs to stop.
"What did you do after that?" I ask.
"I felt worried and moved away from the scene to clear my mind, I took out my phone and called a pickup truck to come and take my car. When I turned back, I only saw my crashed car--"
"The other car was gone?" I raise my eyebrows and pace back and forth as my dad nods.
"Then I took a taxi and arrived at the hospital. How did you know something happened though?" dad inquires.
I turn to him and hesitate abit, "I felt it." I end up saying and they both nod at me, understanding. I decided not to tell them about what happened with Hyunwoo in the hospital, it looked like they're oblivious to any linkage between mom and dad's incident. I better keep them relaxed, "you need to go now." I sigh.
"Oh right, I need to go." My dad stands up and takes his suitcase to leave the house.
"Wait!" I stop him, "how will you go without your car?" I ask the question then I realize that my dad can transport there with his powers. Why did he take a taxi back then though?
"Perks of being me?" Dad smirks and kisses my mom's forehead before waving to me, "take care you both, see you tonight."
I nod, smiling and waving back.
I didn't turn to my mom and ran for another cup of water instead, "mom do you want to drink something?" I shout from the kitchen, two seconds pass and she doesn't reply so I jog out and look at her, "mom?"
"I'm thinking Yoonbi, make me some tea hun." She finally replies with her eyes trained on the television screen. I turn back to the kitchen and turn the kettle on before going to the guest bathroom to wash up, I take off my socks before wearing the slipper and greeting my reflection.
I look like a mess, my hair is messy in a non-Jungkook kind of way and my face is dirty with stains. What the hell? Non-Jungkook kind of way? I splash my face with water and take the towel on my shoulder, holding one end of it and drying my face.
When I'm done with a cup of coffee and a cup of tea on a tray, I remember the socks I left in the bathroom and ditch them. Looking forward for my mom's shout when she sees them, I take the tray and go to the living room to put it down on the coffee table. "How was your day?" My mom and I say at the same time and end up laughing as I take out my phone.
"I had better days to be honest." I lean forward and hand her her cup before taking mine and leaning into her warmth, "what about you?"
"It was fine," she's smiling so hard for a fine day, "okay to be honest, it was very nice."
"Aye aye." I wiggle my eyebrows at her red face. My dad was probably emotional and got to his romantic character, I'm happy they don't let life ruin their relationship. I have an assignment to finish but I'm too out of it, as mom watches TV I'm checking my phone. I go on social media and update myself till I open SMG when BamBam sends a text.
BamBam: RyungNa...
I'm so lonely, want to come over and do homework together?
Is this supposed to make me feel left out? Because it's totally working
BamBam: 😂😂😂😂 no no! Sorry, I just really REALLY feel so bored
RyungNa: fear no more bro, I'll come over. My parents went shopping without me and I don't want to be alone.
RyungNa: Want to come along Yoonbi?
Nah, I can't. I need to stay with my mom. You know what I mean.
BamBam: oh yeah, damn
RyungNa: yep, I get it. Take care.
Ttyl! 💕
I look up at my mom's face to see her sleeping and smile mischievously to myself before moving to snapchat, I take a picture of us. Adjusting the angle leisurely till I'm sure that she looks like a sleeping beauty and I don't look too bad myself, I smile as I look at the picture. My fingers run one the screen as I write a caption.
I may not survive the scolding for taking this pic of mom, but it's worth it! Make sure I'm alive tonight tho😉😂❤️✨
I put it on my story then go through my friend's stories, Jungkook has something up. My thumb quickly taps before I even think about it. I see a selca of him, he looks too good. My eyes dart down to read the caption.
I wasn't myself today and one person had to suffer. So, I'm sorry 😞💓
Is this supposed to be for me? My heart picks up and my fingers tremble slightly as the next snap comes, it's a video and I hyperventilate at it. His voice is so nice, he's singing while walking on the street. The camera only shows his feet and the ground he walks on. The sky is dark and I look out of the window as I listen to his voice, damn you Jungkook. I sigh.
I slide the screen upward before the video ends and type a reply, apology accepted💕✨ I smile to myself as I send it to him and go back to checking stories. There is a shirtless picture of Jackson saying, it's too hot today? 😘😉
That's my problem, if I accepted Jackson and then saw a picture like this posted by him for all people to see, I would've not taken it smoothly. What's mine is exclusive only for me. But I'll enjoy this picture anyway. Jackson is sexy.
I then open RyungNa's story and see a picture of a house, open the door bambamieee😍😍
Then another snap that's a video of her ringing the bell and BamBam opening it, "I'm here! Did you eat well?" She asks BamBam. He jumps forward with a wide smile and crashes the phone, blocking the camera, as he hugs her. I read the caption during the last seconds of darkness, when your best friend just can't live without you ❤️😍😂
When I'm done with all stories, I go back to Jungkook and see him posting a picture of food. Instant noodles that is, why doesn't he eat healthy food? No wonder he wants to sleep.
Maybe he just stayed up that night? My inner voice retorts.
Yeah right, whatever. I check Jimin's story to see couple of selfies, a video of Taehyung dancing with loud music and pictures of food. Probably orders his parents prepared and he got to take a shot of them before being taken out. I remember he told me about the waiter his parents hired going away for army last week, so they must be looking for another one!
My face lights up as I excitedly standup and lay mom down properly on the couch before calling RyungNa, "hello?"
"Oh hey yoonbiii,"
"I got great news for you-"
"Yah! I'm here too! I know you called for me yoonbi!" I hear BamBam shouting, "nevermind, what's great news?" I know she's already excited.
"A restaurant near by is looking for a waiter or a waitress in your case." I imagine her face falling to a poker one as I tease her.
"Okay? I'm not looking for a part time job though, I'm too lazy to leave BamBam's house anytime soon." She says then BamBam shouts from the background, "yay! We'll have a sleep over!"
"But you'll change your mind as soon as you know which restaurant that is honey." I speak into the phone and take out my books from my bag that was on the floor. Figured I need to start doing homework. RyungNa doesn't speak up for a moment.
"You don't say." I can hear the excitement seeping out of her words.
"Oh yes, Jimin's!" We both scream, except that my screams were a lot lower than hers since mom is sleeping, "congrats!"
"I. Love. You!"
"Love you too, now we need to finish homework or we'll get detention tomorrow. Sign up for the job before it's taken though, we can go together after school tomorrow if you want."
"Oh please! That'd be great! See you!"
"Byee." We hang up and I keep staring at my screen, trying to remember what I needed to do. A notification pops from my calendar, SoMin's day 💕✨. My heart skips a best and I feel how much I miss her, I have her birthday and anniversary day notes down. And the day after tomorrow is her birthday, I need to visit her in Busan.
I start doing homework, putting in mind that I need to finish tomorrow's homework too to leave time for my Busan trip. It's nearly six pm when I start feeling grossed out from the uniform I still have on, I don't want to leave mom alone though.
I decide to just run up quickly and come to change in the guest bathroom, I do that then order food, "mom, mom, get up." I shake my mom weakly.
"What is it?" She says with closed eyes, she's a really light sleeper.
"I ordered food and it's on the way, what will dad eat?"
"What time is it?" My mom asks, I frown and look at my watch.
"6:37?"
"He already had lunch at work by now, he'll be back at eight."
"Cool, now wake up."
"I'm awake." Yeah right, her eyes are still closed so I decide to keep on talking till food comes, I crouch down on the floor as she lays on the couch.
"I can wipe off memories you know, my third power can do lots of stuff."
"Can you delete a person from someone's memory?" My mom turns her head to me and opens her eyes.
I'm slightly taken aback, "yeah I guess, but I'm still learning."
"Learn faster, I will need you to do something for me." Mom says and I open my eyes wide at her with my eyebrows raised.
"You want to wipe someone from someone's memory? Why-- what? Who do you want to delete?"
"Myself." She replies, looking at me straight in the eyes, allowing me to overlook her plan, "there is no other way, they will never stop." I fall backward, my back hitting the coffee table as she says that.
//hope you enjoyed reading! Let me know what you think. And, I'll be publishing a new fanfiction soon! Follow my account to know exactly when that happens!
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