Ji-hoon and Jin-hyeok are preparing to go home from school together, just like any other day.
While they were getting ready, the homeroom teacher called Jinhyeok and spoke to him.
“Jinhyuk, pack your bags and come to the teacher’s office for a moment.”
“Yes? Why?”
“Because of this performance evaluation score. So you have to come, okay?”
"….yes."
Jinhyuk's shoulders slumped after hearing the teacher's words. Jihoon, who was watching him, smiled at him and said,
"Puha ...
"..okay"
"Should I go to your house first?"
Jinhyeok asks Jihoon to come with him so that he can be alone with him, as he thinks that Hyunsoo will definitely come later when he gets home and that his older sister will be a nuisance.
“No! Come with me..!”
“ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is that so..”
“Yeah.. I’ll be back really quickly, just wait a little bit…”
“Haha, okay, I’ll wait.”
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Ji-hoon, who was waiting for Jin-hyeok, was on his phone when he heard a familiar voice from somewhere and turned around.
"Hey Jihoon~"
It was none other than the Hasang High School kids. The kid who had been harassing Ji-hoon so intensely naturally put his arm around Ji-hoon's shoulder and walked with him somewhere. The Hasang High School kids began to sneer at Ji-hoon's face.
"Haha, Jihoon, why aren't you wearing those nerd glasses?"
“…because of the lens…”
“Why~ Those glasses look so good on you.”
”….“
Ji-hoon trembled and couldn't say anything. He was afraid he'd be bullied again, just like before. The Hasang High kids started to laugh at the frightened Ji-hoon and led him to a deserted alley. It was a very secluded alley, so no one walked down it. As soon as he reached the alley, Ji-hoon backed away, his face terrified. But several Hasang High kids stopped him and said, "You're going to get hurt."
"Jihoon, we have something to do today, right? Let's have some fun for the first time in a while."
Ji-hoon couldn't meet the boy's eyes. But he knew he couldn't take it anymore. He felt burdened by Jin-hyeok's help, and he felt he had to protect himself. Ji-hoon met the boy's eyes as closely as possible and spoke in a quiet voice.
"…don't do it."
Hasango was shocked to see Jihoon's defiance. How dare a weakling, always beaten, dare say something like that to him? Instantly enraged, Hasango grabbed Jihoon's hair and spoke.
"ㅋㅋㅋFuck, if you look at this, does that mean we're easy? Oh, or is that your boyfriend? ㅋㅋㅋ"
Ji-hoon paused for a moment when Jin-hyeok's story came up. Fearful that Jin-hyeok would be harmed because of him, Ji-hoon glared at the boy from Hasang High School and spoke.
“Ugh, don’t touch me.”
Hasango kid laughed loudly at Jihoon like that.
“Hahaha, did you hear that? Wow, that’s so funny. Those gay guys..”
Hasango's child kicked Jihoon in the stomach. Jihoon collapsed, clutching his stomach, as the Hasango child attacked. Unable to breathe, Jihoon sat down, trembling.
“Haa…ha, I told you not to do that..”
Ji-hoon spoke with all his might. But the kids at Hasang High School just laughed.
One of the Hasango kids crouched down to Jihoon's eye level, took his hand in his face, and looked him over. Then he smiled and said,
“Ugh... It’s really pretty... but I wonder if it’ll be worth the money.”
Ji-hoon, hearing Hasango's words, felt goosebumps run through his body. Realizing something was wrong, he turned his face away and spoke tremblingly.
“…What…what are you going to do…”
The Hasang High School kids approached Ji-hoon one by one, licking their lips, and Ji-hoon took a step back. Ji-hoon's phone, which had been thrown far away, kept receiving calls, but he couldn't answer them. The Hasang High School kids forcibly grabbed Ji-hoon and began to take off his uniform. No matter how much Ji-hoon struggled, he wasn't strong enough to deal with this many people alone. The Hasang High School kids turned on their phones and started taking pictures of Ji-hoon, and the sounds of the Hasang High School kids laughing and taking pictures, and the sounds of their surroundings came to Ji-hoon like fear.
Click-
“Ha..don’t do that…!!!!”
When Ji-hoon started to struggle violently, Hasango grabbed Ji-hoon's hair and slammed him against the wall, causing Ji-hoon to bleed and lose consciousness.It was getting increasingly blurry.
"Stay still for a second. Can't you see I'm filming?"
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Meanwhile, Jinhyuk, having finished speaking with his teacher, worried that Jihun might be waiting too long for him, ran as fast as he could. However, when he couldn't find him anywhere, Jinhyuk called Jihun.
The customer did not answer the phone, so it was connected to voicemail.
Ji-hoon wouldn't answer his phone no matter how many times he called. Jin-hyeok began to worry. He wasn't the type of kid to disappear without saying a word, so what on earth was going on? Jin-hyeok ran around the school looking for Ji-hoon.
“Jihoon!!!!!”
I asked people around me and searched every alley, but Ji-Hoon was nowhere to be found.
Jinhyuk, who was looking for Jihoon, started to panic and bit his fingernails as if he was worried about Jihoon.
‘Where are you… Jihoon…’
Jinhyuk continued to walk into the alleyway and listened even deeper, hoping that Jihoon would be there.
“ㅋㅋㅋHey hey look at this”
A man's voice heard from somewhere.
Jinhyuk followed the voice to a secluded corner. He arrived at the scene where Jihoon and the Haseon High School kids were. Jinhyuk couldn't help but be shocked by the sight.
Ji-hoon's uniform was ripped and tattered, and his head was bleeding from the beatings he'd received from the Hasan High School kids. And the Hasan High School kids were filming the scene. Jin-hyeok was momentarily shocked, but upon seeing Ji-hoon, he kicked the Hasan High School kids without hesitation.
“Fuck..!!!!!”
Jinhyuk laid the Hasango boy down and began beating him like crazy, hurling nothing but curses. The Hasango kids rushed at Jinhyuk, trying to stop him, but Jinhyuk had already lost his composure, so no one could stop him. Frightened by Jinhyuk's actions, the Hasango kids grabbed the boy and ran away.
“You…Kim Jin-hyeok…just wait and see….”
Jinhyuk, covered in wounds all over his body, watched the Hasang High School kids run away and then ran to Jihoon.
“Jihoon..!!!!”
Ji-hoon was wearing a tattered school uniform, staring into space and mumbling the same thing.
"….stop…"
Jinhyuk felt a heartbreaking pain as he watched Jihoon stare blankly into space with unfocused eyes. If he had made Jihoon wait for him today, would this have prevented this? If he had walked home from school with Jihoon right away, would he have been able to protect him from such a terrible fate?
Ji-hoon was happy and only thought about living happily with Jin-hyeok, Hyun-soo, and Su-jin, but today, everything came crashing down like this.
Jinhyuk hugged Jihoon and patted him.
“It’s okay.. It’s okay, Jihoon.. Okay? Come to your senses..”
Jinhyuk tried to make eye contact with Jihoon, but Jihoon's eyes remained fixed on nothing but empty space, mumbling the same words like a madman. Seeing Jihoon's bleeding head from the beatings of the Hasang High School kids, Jinhyuk wrapped Jihoon in his uniform jacket and ran towards the hospital.
“Stop it… It hurts… Please stop….”
Ji-hoon trembled in Jin-hyeok's arms, repeating his words. Jin-hyeok grew increasingly anxious at Ji-hoon's serious behavior. Jin-hyeok arrived at the hospital and waited for Ji-hoon, and the doctor came out to speak.
“Are you the guardian?”
"yes.."
"Well, I just have a few bruises here and there from the physical violence, and thankfully my head wasn't too badly injured. However... the mental shock is so severe that I think it'll be difficult for us to be close for a while."
Jinhyuk's heart ached when he heard the doctor's words. It would be difficult to remain close to Jihoon for a while... Jinhyuk was already suffering so much living without Jihoon, how could he possibly endure it?
But Jinhyuk could do anything for Jihoon.
It would be difficult if I couldn't take care of Ji-hoon, but I decided to stay by his side every day and take care of him so that he can overcome it.
After treatment, Ji-hoon was administered a sedative and fell into a deep sleep on his hospital bed. An IV drip was stuck in his arm, and there were treatment marks all over his body. Jin-hyeok's heart ached at the sight of Ji-hoon. He carefully stroked Ji-hoon's face and hair with his hand as he lay sleeping, gazing at him affectionately.
“….I’m sorry, Jihoon.”
Jinhyuk only repeated the words "I'm sorry" to Jihoon's ear while he was sleeping and stayed by his side all night.
Tiring-
It's 2 a.m. when I get a call from Soojin.
I was worried about Jinhyeok who couldn't come home, so I called him and heard his weak voice.
"….why"
"Why aren't you coming home? Mom and Dad are worried."
“……”
“Hello? Please answer…!”
Jinhyuk's eyes were fixed on Jihoon, and he had no other thoughts. He didn't respond to Soojin's words, simply staring at Jihoon lying there. Annoyed by Jinhyuk's behavior, Soojin spoke loudly.
“Hey!! Speak up!!”
Despite Soo-jin's screams, Jin-hyeok spoke to Soo-jin in a quiet voice, afraid that Ji-hoon would wake up.
“…Ji-hoon is hurt. Tell him he can’t come in today.”
“What? Jihoon? Why, are you hurt badly?”
“Yeah, please tell him he’s badly hurt so he can’t come in today.”
"Yeah.. Okay.. "
After hanging up, Jinhyuk looked at Jihoon, who was sleeping, and took his hand affectionately. He held Jihoon's hand tightly with both of his, then brought it to his lips. He carefully kissed Jihoon's hand and said,
“…Wake up quickly, Jihoon..”
So, during the early hours of the morning, Jinhyuk stayed by Jihoon's side without sleeping at all.
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Hello, I am the author.
I'm so sorry I'm so late.
I finished the work Iljangchunmong and I have an exam this week.
I don't think I paid much attention to the work about youth.
I'm really sorry for making you wait for the work.
I will not release any new works until I finish this one.
I'm going to focus only on this piece!
Actually, there are two things I want to write.
Let me give you a spoiler for the new release that will be released later.
(Bl) Bambi and Eunho / (bl x) Noah I think I'll write it like this haha
Once again, I'm truly sorry for the delay in posting this piece.
I am always grateful for reading my imperfect writing.
Good night, sweet dreams!
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