Part 8

𝘼𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙚𝙠𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙛𝙛, 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙨, 𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙨 & 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬. 😊

•|Hoseok_POV|•

Deep breaths... Deep breaths.

You can do it Hoseok... It's not that hard.

Tae is your little gem, your precious little brother... Of course he will listen to you.

Right now I'm standing in front of Tae's room. Jin hyung gave me a mission to accomplish... That is to convince Tae to attend a few more sessions with him. But before going in, I need a lot of strength to fight. I have to fight his secret technique so that I won loose....again.

"I will go in there & convince Tae to go to the hospital. It's for his own good. I as a responsible brother will do everything to make my little gem's life better."

Building up my strength, I take a deep breath & clench my fists. Nodding at myself, I raise my hand & knock on his door.

Knock knock...

"Tae, I'm coming in."

•|End_Of_POV|•

Hoseok enters Taehyung's room & immediately a smile appears on his face. Taehyung was sitting by the window with a sketch book & pen. Tongue peeking out of his lips, as he was so concentrated in his work.

He mostly liked to wear large baggy t-shirts with a pair of shorts underneath, when he is at home. His slightly long hair tied up in a messy bun.

When he saw Hobi entering, he placed everything aside & looked up at him.

"What are you doing, little gem?" Taehyung loves when his loved ones call him with nicknames. He feels as if those cute names give him positive energy.

"Hyung, it's almost time for Mahashivratri, so the shop will be busy a couple of days. People already booked us to decorate their homes with flowers & if we are lucky the big temple will give the project of decorating the whole temple to us."

"Good luck Tae. I hope you get what you wish for. But what were you drawing in that sketch book."

"O this..." He took the book in hand & flipped a few pages. "This is the design that I'm thinking of doing in one of our client's home. She is an old customer & always takes flowers from our shop."

Hoseok hummed while nodding. "It looks really pretty. Just like my little gem." Taehyung giggles at that.

"Hyung why are you here thought? You have something to say to me?"

Hoseok stilled in his place, eyes unfocused. Here it comes Hope...

"Yes Tae. The t-thing is... Jin hyung & I t-talked the other day & he suggested that you should take a few more sessions with him." Hobi put an emphasis on the word 'he' as to justify Tae that it was completely Jin's idea, not his.

"But hyung I'm totally fine-.."

"No you're not. You were literally lying unconscious on the floor the other day."

"My blood pressure was low."

"There was nothing like that in the report. Don't lie-..." Hope stopped when his phone rang. He ignored it at first but it kept ringing. "Oho... Who is it?... Shit it's Jungkook, I totally forgot to call him back.."

While Hoseok was busy with his phone, Taehyung took this chance to escape from there. He silently slipped from his position & made his way towards the door. One more step & he was out of his room.

"Sorry hyung... But you have to believe me. I'm fine. I can take care of myself." Saying so he left the house & went to his shop. The only place where he feels calm & at peace.

While on the other hand Hoseok noticed Tae's absence & sighed loudly. "He escaped again. It's ok, I'll give him some time & talk about it during dinner."

He looks back at his phone which had many missed calls from Jungkook. "For now, I should deel with him."

He went back to his room & called JayKay.

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Jungkook was enjoying his favorite banana milk when he got a call from Hobi.

"Hello Hope hyung."

"Hey Jungkook. Sorry I didn't receive your call. I was... k-kinda busy that's why."

"It's ok hyung. At least you called back... So what's up?"

"Jk you were the one calling me like crazy.... 8 missed calls, seriously? What happened? Is aunty Yeobin ok?"

Now that Jungkook thinks back to it...Why did he really call Hobi? O right! He was desperate to know the relation between Hobi & that drama queen. Why was Hobi helping him? He wanted to know the unanswered questions.

"Maa is ok... I called you because I want to talk about that night... Hanwoo hyung's wedding night."

He could hear Hobi sighing through the phone. He could almost imagine him rubbing his heart over his chest, trying to relax himself. Jungkook wonders what could it be that made this hyung so stressed?

"Hyung you sound stressed? Are you ok?"

"Look Jk, I will tell you everything. But this is something that cannot be talked over phone. I will have to explain it to you face to face."

Jungkook has always been an understanding person by nature, therefore he quickly understands the seriousness in Hobi's voice.

"Ok hyung. Take your time; whenever you feel is the right time to tell me... Then tell me. I'll be all ears, ready to listen to you. And one more thing...don't worry I would never judge you, I promise.

Hoseok was smiling brightly. He was relieved to hear Jungkook's words. He was feeling blessed to be friends with such an understanding & easy going person. Jungkook was both calm & smart; a mature person who would listen to others. He was nothing like his little gem... Stubborn little brat.

"I promise too Jungkook, that soon you will get your answers. Hmm... How about I talk to you on Friday? That's the day of Mahashivratri & I hope I'm invited by aunty Jeon."

Jungkook chuckled at Hobi's sarcastic tone. He knew hobi was trying to distract them from the serious topic. Because according to Yeobin's VVIP guest list, Hobi's name is written in the second place. First place belonging to her brother & his family.

"Hope hyung be serious would you. Maa can forget about her own son for a moment but she will never forget to invite you."

"Hmm that's right I guess. Because in all those years of your absence, I was the one who helped her the most. Along with Yoongi of course.

They continued their talk while teasing each other about who was Yeonin's favorite child. And also about this & that (falana dhimkana😅).

They both knew that the truth will be revealed sooner or later. But all they can to do for now is to wait for the right time.

(ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ)

"Bunny, this...or this?"

Yeobin was holding up two sarees in each hand to show Jungkook.

"The pink one. It will look gorgeous on you. And the other one will look good on Min mami(maternal aunty). Because she likes light colors, & according to her recent picture the light color saree will match her beautiful dark hair."

Yeobin came in front of Jungkook & showed her back. "Come on pat my back."

"Why?" Jungkook got confused but still obeyed & pat her back.

"Patting myself because I raised such an amazing child. Good work Jeon Yeobin, you trained this bunny really well." Saying that she also patted herself. "Let me tell you bunny... Your future wife will be so lucky to have you as a husband. They will get a well behaved, well mannered man who can also help them choose their clothes. Amazing, just amazing."

Jungkook rolled his eyes secretly at his mother who was really proud of herself for raising him. A gentleman.

"You know bunny. I never told you this but when I was pregnant, I really wished to have Shakti instead of Shiv."

"Want does that mean?" Jungkook frowned.

"It's simple.. Shakti means daughter & Shiv means son. I wanted a daughter. But not your typical cute or soft daughter. A daughter who would represent the very essence of Shakti... Power. I would teach her to be bold & fearless. Not being afraid of anyone & a total sass queen. Just like me." Yeobin flipped her long hair after speaking.

"So you're not happy to have me?" Yeobin was so immersed in her talking that she didn't notice Jungkook pouting unhappily.

She immediately went to him & squeezed his round cheeks. "Of course not bunny. You're my child, a part of me. I love you. Don't take my words to heart, I was just saying something about the past. But my present & future is you. And I'm very, very happy to have you." She finally hugged him tightly. "My baby."

Jungkook hugged her back, a beautiful bunny smile on his face. He knew his mother loved him very much. But he was just trying to tease her a bit, not knowing she would get emotional.

Just then a thought bugged his mind. 'Bold, fearless & sass queen. Someone who represents Shakti.' Jungkook don't know why but a blurred image of someone was popping in his head.

But he quickly shake away this unwanted thought.

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Woah I can't believe I surpassed my previous word count on this chapter. I think I'm getting better at writing long chapters. 😁😁

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