Bittersweet Silence |KTH Fanfiction|

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Well...I managed to go the rest of the day without being terrorized by WooMin.

The second you and Taehyung get onto the bus you plop down beside him in the seat and lay your head back against the cracked leather cushion, your eyes drifting over to the boy staring out the window with his mask pulled over his face.

Taehyung didn't get hurt today either...so I guess that's a plus...my third day at this school has been a success.

I just can't wait to go home and lay down...I'm exhausted....

Hopefully this will be a more relaxing weekend....maybe....mom and dad will come visit me....

Puffing your lip out into a small pout and playing with the hem of your cardigan you look over at Taehyung's peaceful glimmer in his round teddy bear eyes and feel your pout begin to grow into a warm grin.

He feels safe...that's all that matters....

I'll be out of here in no time because I'm getting out of here when I graduate...but Taehyung has been here forever....so he'll probably stay here forever...

I wonder if he even knows he isn't stuck here and could get out if he wanted to...

Your thoughts are quickly interrupted by the bus coming to a halt in front of both your houses, your eyes immediately darting to Taehyung holding his board in front of you.

"I will see you later Y/N."

"Oh! Yeah...see you later Tae."

Taehyung is the first one to exit the bus this time as his legs quickly carry him down the starts and towards his house, your lips lightly parting in surprise at how fast he's running.

....that's odd...I've never seen him run home before?

....maybe he has someone for him like I have JinWoo....that he's excited to talk to....

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(Taehyung's POV)

Mama!

Mama!

I get to see Mama today!

Running as quickly as possible towards his house without tripping and falling Taehyung bursts through his front door to gaze at the thin woman sitting on the couch, her tired eyes turning towards the boy and greeting him with her usual warm smile.

Mama is finally home!

Throwing himself into his mother's embrace and burrowing his face into her neck Taehyung tenderly leans up and pushes the woman's hair behind her ears, both their heads touching together lovingly.

Finally...I don't have to be alone tonight...

And I get to tell her all about Y/N too....but I'll do that later....

"How was your day Taehyung?"

Leaning up and gazing at the old earth notebook in front of him Taehyung reaches into his bag and tugs out the whiteboard and marker, his mother's eyebrows raising when she sees the new object.

"It was good Mama. I've had good days but I'm happy you're home again..."

"Where did you get the whiteboard?"

"Ah, my friend Y/N bought it for me. She's the neighbor!"

"I see. The rich girl."

Uh oh.

I should have just written on the notebook.

"Mama Y/N is really nice to me! She even stood up for me in front of the bullies!"

"Taehyung you know better than to trust others at this school new or not...I don't want to see you get hurt over and over again."

"But Mama! She's nice to me!"

"Baby I don't want you to get hurt. You shouldn't hang around with the rich elite people around here."

Lowering his gaze and fighting the thick tears welling in his eyes Taehyung feels his mother's hands gently place themselves under his chin to lift his tears gaze to hers, a soft sigh escaping her lips when she sees her sons sorrowful state.

"Don't worry Taehyung, I'm working so hard to pay off these debts and then you and I are going to leave this place and find something better for the two of us. We won't have to be stuck in this horrible place forever. You just have to give me some more time."

Looking down at his whiteboard and marker resting in his lap Taehyung sniffles and pops open the marker cap before writing down on his board, his words causing his mother to lightly part her lips in disbelief.

"But Mama...I'm a good boy though...There's bound to be someone out there who wants to be my friend..."

Wiping his tears from his eyes and pleading with his mother with his eyes he watches the woman sigh and ruffle the back of his head, her thin fingers tenderly writing down on her paper.

"Of course there is baby. I want nothing more than for you to have a friend. Just...not here. Wait until we get to start our new life."

.....Mama's been saying that ever since I was a little boy....

Nobody wanted to be my friend before Y/N and now she doesn't want me to have her....

"I bought some food today though baby...they had some oatmeal on sale at the market and the lady at the strawberry farm gave me some fresh strawberries...would you like to help me make dinner?..."

Strawberries?!

Mama really got strawberries?!

Hopping up from his seat on the couch and beaming his smile at his mother as the woman pushes her tired body off of the couch and leads the boy to the kitchen where the fresh strawberries sit piled in a basket, her thin fingers clasping carefully around one of the berries and handing it to Taehyung.

"I already washed them, so you'll get the first taste this time."

Wow...Mama's letting me have the first taste of the strawberries....

Maybe...I can take one on the bus Monday on the bus and give one to Y/N...

I know Mama says she wants me to wait to have friends until we get to move to a new house...but Y/N is nice to me..she isn't like the other people in the past that were mean to me....she actually takes up for me and is kind...

Mean people don't share chicken noodle soup with you.

That much I know for sure.

Maybe mama will warm up to Y/N one day...if she gets to meet her....

(A/N): Sorry my updates are slow sweet babies UwU 💜