chapter eighteen

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"Hyuk?" Taehyung said in surprise, already feeling himself cower in fear. Myung looked confused, taking a quick glance at Jungkook. Myung seemed to finally understand the situation, and she was going to speak up about it, but Taehyung seemed to have words of his own to speak. "It's been so long since I have seen you, what brings you here?" His words sounded hurt and like he did not want to be saying them. He obviously had negative feelings toward the man in front of them.

"I came to see you, of course. It has been too long Taehyung. My little puppy. I am so sorry for leaving you outside and yelling at you. My horse died recently and I have not been taking it well. And now my daughter is ill, I just want to see my sweet little puppy." Hyuk explained, Taehyung giving him an unsure look.

"The horse died?" Taehyung asks, a frown growing on his face. When he was locked outside, he would always watch the beautiful black horse run around and graze. She was his comfort, his friend.

"Yes, of starvation. I had run out of food and I meant to buy some more feed, it was winter season. So i had put her in her stall and I seemed to have forgotten about buying the new feed, or that she was even in the stall
itself. When I finally remembered, she was on the stall ground, dead, right before my eyes. And right then, I remembered about my beautiful little white labrador, and how much I missed him. I wanted some comfort and seeing you brings my soul to peace." Hyuk seemed to be in the clear, until Myung pursues her lips.

"Taehyung was dumped off at the pet shop when a former owner had neglected him, leaving him outside for too long without food. You are not Lee Hyuk? Right? Since that can be taken with charges. You also should be charged with animal abuse, especially to that poor
horse." Myung snapped, crossing her arms. Jungkook looked bewildered, his mouth dropped open slightly. How could this man be so cruel?

Camille (the dude's daughter. y'all it's been so long i had to reread like fuck) seemed upset, she flailed her arms and cried. "Daddy, why did you hurt the horsey?" Hyuk groaned, pushing his child back a tad, shushing her harshly, in hopes that she would stop whining and being annoying. Myung gasped at this action, he had just shoved his child away. She remembered when Jungkook whined to her, she would
hold him and give him kisses to comfort him. She would never push him away.

"Sorry, she is a bit delusional from all the treatments." Hyuk explained.

"Daddy! I'm not sick!"

Taehyung gulped, his ears flattening. "It's
not the kid, It's not the horse, He is here because of me, and I need to talk to him, if I don't I'm sure he won't ever leave. Besides, I need to clear up some stuff anyways."

Myung looked hesitant, her arm reaching out, but she realized that this was something Taehyung himself had requested. Jungkook also looked unsure, but when the door slammed shut, they both were faced with a crying little kid.

"Hi little Camille." Jungkook said, and he heard Hoseok scream from the living room. He ran over and picked up the baby, who seemed frightened.

"Hobi! Be careful!" Myung warned, as Hoseok swung the child around, who seemed to be giggling because of her situation. Maybe giving him those cookies was not a good idea. At least it shut the baby up and gave Myung some silence to heal her raging head ache.

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"Why, exactly are you here?" Taehyung spat, his hands squeezing into fists. He never wanted to see this vile man ever again, not one more second. He wanted to go back inside and cuddle up to Jungkook and call it a day. He wanted to watch Hoseok and Jungkook tell as they played video games on the living room television. "And I know you are not here for your daughter, she looks healthier than you. What happened anyways? You look like your entire family died."

Hyuk wheezed, "They did! They all fucking left. Camille's mother, my son, my father, my mother! They are all gone! What am I supposed to do? Taehyung I need you, fuck I need you right now. Please, please please come
back home, where you belong. You belong with me, you need to come
back, I beg of you."

"What, so you can abuse me physically and mentally again? How about you take Camille and show her affection that a child really needs and then you can worry about being lonely. You still have a daughter and her whole life to create memories. Don't be the father that hates their kids. I know what it's like to
not have parents, okay? It's tormenting. And I don't want that for your little
girl. Now, if you'll excuse me." And with that he walked back inside and saw the boy's playing video games again. Myung got Camille and went outside to tell them
to leave.

Taehyung jumped onto the couch and rested
his head on Jungkook's lap.

"Hey, Taehyungie." Jungkook said softly, playing with the boy's ears.