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THIRD PERSON POV-

Taehyung and Jungkook, both of them were sitting in the living room and waiting for their son to come back from his 'school'. The blue eyed boy was constantly looking at his phone to check the time as he tapped his foot on the floor impatiently sitting on the edge of the couch, his eyes screaming how scared the boy was.

Jungkook wanted to hold his husband and console him but he was hesitant.

Taehyung closed his eyes for a moment and prayed to God to take care of everything. Suddenly, some very negative thoughts had filled his mind. With money comes very dangerous addictions and teenagers are the major prey of them.

Taehyung wanted nothing more than his son's safety.

''Calm down, Tae....he will be home soon.'' Jungkook spoke when he couldn't control himself. The blonde looked at the ravenette and nodded.

''Don't scold him without knowing the reason, Tae.....We need to talk to him patiently.'' Jungkook said again and Taehyung nodded.

''I know.... I just hope he doesn't lie to us.''

Jungkook nodded understandingly.

He knew Taehyung know how to deal with his son. He had done that since his childhood. The ravenette had no right to tell him how to behave with his son...its just that he wanted to make sure that Taehyung doesn't lose his mind.

The blonde's heart was racing in anticipation when suddenly he heard someone's footsteps. He immediately looked towards the door to see his son walking inside with his bag hung on one shoulder, a beautiful smile immediately made its way to Taegguk's face when he saw Taehyung.

''Hey Mom!'' He greeted placing the bag on the couch but he became confused when Taehyung stood up looking at him blankly. The ravenette also stood up immediately and Taegguk looked between both of his parents.

''What happened, Mumma?'' He asked confused.

''How was your school, Gguk?'' The blue eyed male asked sparing a forced smile at the brunette. Taegguk licked his lips before hiding his nervousness under his smile.

''It w-was good..... My exams are approaching s-so its hectic now-a-days.'' The brunette replied not meeting Taehyung's eyes. The blonde looked at his son in disappointment before smiling again.

''Oh...is that why you didn't go to your school since last week, Gguk?'' The blonde asked sternly and Taegguk looked at his mother in shock. His face went pale and his palms sweated as his heart beated erratically.

''Where were you, Gguk?'' Jungkook asked softly and the brunette gulped.

''I am asking where were you, Gguk? Your teacher called me and I was told that you were not attending classes since last week..'' Jungkook asked again, voice still as soft as ever. He trusted his son, he just needed to know why he was lying to them.

''I am sorry, Mumma!''

''This is not what we asked, Gguk?'' The ravenette cut the brunette in the middle and Taegguk became a little annoyed. Why does his father has to poke his nose into everything?

''You have no right to ask me any question, Mr Jeon.'' He replied blankly and Taehyung looked at his son in disbelief.

''I have all the rights, Gguk.....No matter how much you deny this fact but I am your father. You are obliged to answer me.'' Jungkook asked, voice getting a little stern. He never wanted to talk to his son coldly but sometimes, fathers need to act strict to keep their kids in check.

''You are not my father, Mr Jeon.....You are no one to me.''

''Don't change the topic, Gguk..... I know you hate me but that's a separate thing. I am asking you where you were, son? I know you must have some reason behind this....we just want to hear it from you. The money you withdr-''

''OH!! SO ITS ABOUT MONEY?'' The brunette didn't let his father finish. He counter questioned his father, eyes glaring holes into Jungkook's eyes and Taehyung couldn't believe his own eyes and ears.

Taegguk was never a person who would commit a mistake and place it on someone else.

''You know its not about that, Gguk!'' Jungkook replied equally stern.

''Then what is about, Mr Jeon?'' Taegguk asked coldly.

''ITS ABOUT YOU, GGUK....ITS ONLY ABOUT YOUR SAFETY, YOUR BETTERMENT......YOUR BRIGHT FUTURE...NOTHING ELSE!!" Jungkook yelled making Taehyung close his eyes painfully hard while Taegguk rolled his eyes making Jungkook sigh in defeat.

Why can't his son understand such a simple thing? He was only and only thinking about his son.....money was the last thing on his mind?

Was it too hard to believe that Jungkook can care for his son?

Was it that difficult to trust his intentions?

He felt so defeated. His love for his son was being questioned but who was to blame? He chose it himself.

''Stop acting Mr Je-''

''GGUK!!''

The brunette looked at his mother when he heard the scolding voice of Taehyung calling him warningly. Taegguk looked at his mother in disbelief only to see Taehyung shaking his head in disappointment.

''This is not who I raised, Gguk... This is not my son who never talked to his elders with disrespect. You are being at fault here and still blaming your father? Your hate for him and your absence from school are two separate topics....don't merge them.'' The blue eyed male said sternly and Taegguk looked down in guilt.

''Why did you need that huge amount of money?'' The blonde asked again but Taegguk kept silence.

''I asked you something Gguk!''

No reply.

''TAEGGUK!!" The blonde called again angrily. He was trying his best not to lose his calm but his son was making it impossible for him to stop himself from shouting.

''Tae....calm down. He must have his reasons.. You are scaring him.'' Jungkook tried to calm down his husband only to make him more angry.

''I know he must have his reasons, Jungkook....that's what I am asking. I wanna know his reasons. I wanna know why he was lying to us for a whole week.'' The blonde spat, his nose flaring in anger as he tried to control himself.

''Tell me Gguk....are you doing drugs? Alcohol? Gambling? O-''

''MOM!!''

''TAE!!"

Father and son, both of them spoke at the same time and Taegguk felt so guilty looking at the tears in his mother's eyes. He immediately hugged his mother and Taehyung let himself sob.

''How can you think something like that, Mom? You doesn't trust me?'' The brunette asked, hurt audible in his voice. He felt like he failed in making his mother believe in his upbringing.

He felt like trash for making Taehyung doubt himself.

''Why are you hiding things from me, Gguk? You think I w-won't understand you?'' The broken voice of the blue eyed male made is son feel so angry at himself. He pulled back from the hug and wiped Taehyung's tears. Jungkook averted his eyes and looked away somewhere to control his own tears.

''Its not like that, Mom....I know you will always understand me.''

''Then tell me what were you doing this whole week?'' The blonde looked at his son sharply, The brunette thought for a moment before nodding bringing a relief to Jungkook who was standing there tensed.

Taegguk directed his father as Jungkook drove the car. None of them said anything other than usual instructions from Taegguk. Taehyung sat in the passenger seat looking around himself in anticipation.

''Yeah.....We are here.'' The brunette said making the ravenette nod. He parked the car to the side before getting out.

''H-Here?'' The blonde asked his son who nodded with a smile and Taekook looked in front of them in shock.

Flashback-

''Hana! You are here? I was searching for you in whole school.'' Taegguk asked playfully as he sat down beside the girl who was sitting on the stairs in the school campus. The girl with short hairs and beautiful smile looked at her best friend with a weak smile before looking ahead again.

''I wasn't feeling good. Just wanted to sit here.'' She replied playing with the pen in her hand.

''What happened? Why are you so sad?'' Taegguk asked concerned. The girl looked at her best friend for a moment before training her eyes on the different kind of flowers blossoming in the park.

''Gguk......there are so many flowers in this world, yet people love rose the most....why?'' She asked blankly making the brunette confused.

''Maybe because its the most beautiful among them all.'' He replied unsurely.

''But it has thorns...they can hurt you while marigold doesn't.....but still no one loves them.'' The girl said making Taegguk even more confused.

''Why are you suddenly talking about flowers, Hana?''

''Why only rose get all the love, all the importance even when it has faults while marigold get nothing even when it deserve?''

''You have gone insane.''

''But flowers are flowers.....all are beautiful in their own way. All of them have their own importance. All of them deserve to be loved.....to be treated equally.'' She said the last words in a broken voice making the brunette worried.

''Hana.....what happened?'' he asked turning the girl towards himself.

''I am leaving school.'' She replied with a broken voice making the boy look at him in disbelief.

''What do you mean?''

''I am leaving school, Gguk... We may not meet again. I told you, not everyone get equal treatment.....Orphans are marigolds and kids with parents....they are roses. Only they get to study because their parents can pay.....Orphans lives on other's money....they live on donation and once someone stop donating, your life stops as well.'' The girl replied smiling sadly.

''That's ridiculous....every child deserve to study.''

''That's what you think, Gguk.....not everyone in this world has a heart like you. My orphanage can't afford my fee anymore as we are not getting donations anymore.....I think today is my last day." The girl replied weakly, the sadness in her voice made Taegguk worried.

"But how can you leave everything in the middle?"

"Its not in my hands anymore." Hana replied making Taegguk think for a moment.

"If y-you want, I can help u with your school fee." He asked nervously as he didn't want to appear like he was showing off his money or something.

He was afraid of offending his best friend.

"You alone can't do anything, Gguk...I am not the only one, there are hundreds of kids who haven't seen the face of the school. They don't know how it feels to learn new things, how it feels to make friends outside the orphanage." The girl replied shaking her head disappointed.

Taegguk furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the girl.

"Hundreds of kids?"

"Hmm...."

"None of them go to school?" He asked in disbelief. Taegguk was raised in a safe environment, the boy was not aware of the harsh reality of the world.

" They don't have parents to pay for their school fee, Gguk...."

" C-Can you take me there? The brunette asked after thinking for a few moment. He suddenly felt sympathy for those small kids who he didn't even know.

"Huh?"

"I wanna meet them..."

And after the school, the brunette stood in the orphanage, surrounded by small kids who were happily eating the cake which Taegguk had bought for them on the way.

The precious smile on the malnourished kids, the brightness in their eyes, the innocence on their faces , the helplessness hidden somewhere in their actions, it all made Taegguk so restless.

He was a boy who didn't get his father's love and no one knew better than him how it feels but the kids around him, they were orphans...they didn't have their mothers, nor their father.

He couldn't even imagine how hard their life were.

Suddenly, he felt like he was obliged to help them, to make them smile, to make them being able to see the world.

He felt like those kids deserve every happiness and if he could do even a small help in making them achieve it, he won't step back.

And its when he decided, he was gonna help them to grow into someone who can fight for their happiness rather than living a life where they have to be dependent on someone.

He was going to help them study.

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Hehehe!! You were scared for nothing🤣

Anyways.....i hope u enjoyed...I'll see u tomorrow..till then, keep loving yourself and take care or else I'll have to come there and punch you guys straight in your face!!