Don't be near Mark/ Markhyuck

Part 4

"-Well, I have to leave" Haechan says.

"Already?" Jisung responds. "It's barely 6 PM"

"I have to see Johnny and study English with him we'll see each other on monday"

The other two nod and said their friend goodbye. Donghyuck goes to get his bike and heads towards his neighbors' house. He doesn't know why, but he has a certain feeling as he goes there – as if something is different, and something bad is about to happen.

He can't pinpoint why, but it makes him a bit tense. He even slips off his bike momentarily and quickly plants his leg to catch himself. He lets out a sigh, he felt so good and relaxed with his two friends that now he's in a daze. He doesn't know if he will be able to concentrate during his lesson.

Once he arrives, he checks the time. He's a bit early, as usual, so he opens the door. He's greeted by his friends father, and he greets him back. But what surprises him is that he doesn't see Jeno. Well, it's not impossible, considering the other boy often goes to his girlfriend's place.

But usually, when he knows Haechan is coming, he is there. Donghyuck exchanges a few words with the mother of the two boys. Johnny finally arrives and smiles at the younger boy. Donghyuck quickly notices that the other seems troubled, but he prefer to says nothing, knowing that if Johnny wants to talk about it, he will.

The lesson goes on smoothly as usual, Johnny goes over the mistakes Donghyuck makes, correcting his pronunciation.

Suddenly, Donghyuck hears footsteps on the stairs. He sees Jeno, followed by another man.

For a few seconds, Donghyuck thinks he's hallucinating. He's never seen someone that beautiful and handsome. He feels his heart skip a beat. But Donghyuck is a professional at hiding his feelings, so he doesn't show anything. The beautiful man's gaze meets Donghyuck's, and he seems to stop in his tracks, furrowing his eyebrow.

"Who's this?" Mark asks.

The room becomes a bit quieter. Johnny has always appeared strong in front of his family and in front of Donghyuck. So, he's the first to speak up.

"This is Donghyuck, our new neighbor, he come there two years ago" Johnny says.

"Jia, are you really letting this kind of person into our home?" Mark says. "Did you see him ?"

"What's your problem?" Donghyuck responds. "What do you have against me?"

Mark turns his head in surprise towards the boy; it's the first time any of the children here seems to speak Korean so well. Unfortunately for Donghyuck, Mark recognizes his accent, recognizes the words, and the way he talks like someone living in the North. 

He approaches the young boy, and the others become a bit anxious about what's happening, glancing at Jia. She's the only one who understands what they're saying, which doesn't reassure them when she looks stressed and calls out Mark's name.

"My problem?" Mark asks before fake laughing. "You're from the North and I can see it."

"Yeah, and so what? I don't see—"

Haechan doesn't have time to finish his sentence; Mark spits on his face, shocking everyone with his behavior. Donghyuck quickly wipes his cheek with his sleeve, staring the man in the eyes.

Mark sees hatred, disgust, and anger in his eyes. It makes him smile. He places his hand on the boy's chin and squeezes. Donghyuck tries to struggle, trying to push his hand away, but Mark is quite strong.