A Chance to Start Over (Prologue Part 4)

I love you a Latte (One day I'm going to hurt you) HIATUS UNTIL NOVEMBER SORRY GUYS

"You're pathetic!" Taeyeon slapped Jonghyun across the face, sending him to the ground. 

 

Jonghyun immediately huddled into himself and started crying.

 

"Your dad's not helping you out of this one." Jonghyun could smell the scent of soju coming from her. 

 

"Get in and don't bother coming out!" Taeyeon pushed Jonghyun into his room and locked it, putting a chair under the handle to effectively prevent movement. 

 

At least she was too drunk to think about windows. 

 

So Jonghyun took the opportunity and slowly climbed down a ladder he had positioned under his window for days like this.

 

Then he ran.

 

His feet pounded the pavement as he ran.

 

He wanted to get away.

 

Maybe it was too late to disturb Dongho and Minki. Jonghyun looked up at a city clock and saw that it was nearing 2 am

 

It was definitely too early, but Jonghyun's legs still carried him to the orphanage, he was hesitant to enter. 

 

"Don't disturb people unless you want to be even more pathetic!"

 

Jonghyun slid down the wall and cried it out alone, he fell asleep somewhere in the middle of sobs and sniffles. 

 

~~~

 

"Jonghyun~~" He felt a finger poking his cheek, sunlight pierced his eyes at that moment and caused him to open them. Dongho was gazing at him with concerned eyes and a gentle smile,

 

"What are you doing sleeping outside?" 

 

"I didn't want to disturb you while you were sleeping..."

 

"It's okay Jonghyun, you're never a disturbance to me or Minki....... Did she do it again?" Dongho brushed his finger over Jonghyun's lightly bruised cheek. A stray tear leaving Jonghyun's eye was enough of an answer. 

 

"Oh Jonghyun, it's okay." Dongho hugged Jonghyun. "If I could, I'd put that witch in jail."

 

"Oh! Hello, Jonghyun!" Yoona had walked out of the orphanage with Minki beside her, he lit up at the sight of Jonghyun and hugged him. "Is your cheek okay?" Yoona eyed his bruised cheek worriedly. 

 

"I just fell on my face..." 

 

"If you say so." Yoona looked unconvinced but decided not to push it. "Do you mind going inside? I need to clarify a few things with Dongho and Minki, but help yourself to some breakfast in the kitchen." 

 

"Thank you noona." Jonghyun bowed and walked inside the orphanage.

 

The orphanage was always as it was, filled with kids but it was somehow well kept, he always wondered how Yoona noona managed everything alone.

 

"Ngh Let me go!" The shouting drew curiosity out of Jonghyun, he was compelled to go towards Dongho and Minki's room that they shared with a few other kids.

 

"My brothers!" Jonghyun peeked his head in and widened his eyes at the scene unfolding before him.

 

There was a new boy he'd never seen before in Dongho's bed, he was flailing and thrashing about but was restrained by several kids.

 

"Dongho hyung said you had to stay in bed if you wake up!"

 

"Let me see my family!" The boy was already crying, Jonghyun could see one of his legs jerking at awkward angles, it seemed injured or broken.

 

"Jonghyun hyung help us!" One of the kids noticed him at the doorway and looked at him pleadingly.

 

"Who is that?"

 

"We don't know, Dongho hyung said he was hurt and if he woke up when he was outside, then we couldn't let him out of bed."

 

"Mmm thanks Chani, guys!" All the kids turned their attention towards Jonghyun, the boy in the bed seemed to not notice him. "Dongho told me to help him alone, you guys can go eat breakfast or play somewhere else if you want." And with that command, all the kids happily left the room, it was exhausting for them to hold down someone who was older stronger.

 

"I-." Crash!  The boy didn't realize he wasn't being restrained anymore and threw himself straight off the bed. He seemed to not care about the pain and tried getting up, stumbling over his bad leg.

 

"Don't move, your leg is hurt." The boy finally noticed Jonghyun and Jonghyun had to hold in a gasp after their initial eye contact. He could see the pain the boys eyes, he knows, he's felt it before. He had a bandage wrapped around his head and a few smaller ones concealing several small cuts on his face. 

 

"Please let me see my family!" Minhyun was begging Jonghyun from his spot on the ground as if Jonghyun had the power to keep him there. 

 

"I can't, well maybe noona can help you, but I'm here to help too."

 

"Help me see my family." 

 

"Shhhh... relax." Jonghyun knelt beside the boy and took out a handkerchief from his pocket. He wiped the boy's tears away from his face. "We'll get you to your family soon."

 

"I *sniff* couldn't *sniff* stop them." 

 

"Who?"

 

"It's n-nothing." The boy calmed down a little and rested his face in Jonghyun's lap, Jonghyun could feel the tears soaking his pants. 

 

"Don't worry I'm nice, my name is Jonghyun and yours?" 

 

"M-minhyun." 

 

"And how old are you?"

 

"11." 

 

"Wow then I guess I'm older, I'm 12." Jonghyun set his problems aside and wrapped his arms around Minhyun. He seemed so fragile and delicate and Jonghyun felt like he wanted to protect him forever. 

 

"Will you bring me to my family soon?" 

 

"When Yoona noona comes back in we'll see." And they stayed in that position for a while, the only thing filling the silence was Minhyun's heavy breaths and all Jonghyun could do was hold him close and tell him it was okay, he ignored the weird feeling he felt in his stomach. 

 

"Oh no! Is he okay/" Dongho appeared at the doorway and ran towards them. He wrapped an arm around Minhyun's waist and whispered in his ear, "I'm here to keep you safe." 

 

I'm the one who'll keep him safe. Jonghyun bit back the words and simply smiled back. 

 

"I never got your name what is it?" 

 

"Minhyun.." 

 

"Well, I'm Dongho! And this is Minki!" Dongho motioned the younger boy to come in from his place at the doorway, Yoona came in right after.

 

"I called the police and he seems to be missing." 

 

"What happened to him." Yoona bit her lip, contemplating whether or not she should tell them. "It's complicated." She settled for the latter of the options. "But they said we have to bring him to the hospital as soon as possible." 

 

"Are my brothers there?" Minhyun spoke up.

 

"Likely, let's get you loaded into the car Minhyun."

 

"Can we come?"

 

"Of course you can, how about you Jonghyun?"

 

"I don't know...." 

 

"Come on! Your mother couldn't care less."

 

"If that's the case, then I guess so." 

 

"Perfect! I'll just call my friend to come over to watch the place then we'll be on our way."

 

~~

 

They walked into the hospital 30 minutes later, the three boys walked in front of Yoona and carried Minhyun together. Dongho and Jonghyun seemed like they were going to start fighting over who'd get to hold him so Minki just had them all carry Minhyun to compromise. A couple of police officers and nurses were standing in the lobby, awaiting their arrival. The nurses ushered Minhyun into a wheelchair.

 

"Good morning." Yoona bowed slightly. 

 

"It's great to meet you, Ms. Kim, his brothers haven't been able to sleep all night."

 

"It's nothing officer, the real heroes are these boys who found him." She gestured to the boys in front of her. "So is it true?" 

 

"Unfortunately yes, pronounced dead around 1 am upon arrival at the hospital, was his father Hwang Nichkhun, his mother Hwang Tiffany is currently missing and his younger brother Hwang Hyunbin is in critical condition and is currently in surgery.

 

"HYUNBIN!" Minhyun shouted his name out loud. "He'll b-be okay r-right?" Minhyun seemed like he was on the verge of a panic attack.

 

"We'll have to see." 

 

"Can I... s-see a-appa?" Tears were starting to trickle already. 

 

"Sure we can." A nurse starts pushing Minhyun's wheelchair down a corridor leading to the morgue.

 

"No don't follow them." Yoona put out a restrictive arm in case any of them had any thoughts. "He needs his privacy."

 

"Can we at least stay until he gets back?"

 

"If you say so Dongho, we can wait." They thanked the officers and sat at in the chairs in the lobby. 

 

"Why are the officers still there?" Minki couldn't help but get curious.

 

"Maybe they're waiting for someone."

 

"You think someone important?"

 

"Maybe or the officers don't want to go out and do their other duties."

 

"That's possible."

 

 

Minhyun was back out after another 30 minutes, his eyes were red from crying and his head was hung down. 

 

"HYUNG!" A shout came from out of nowhere. Suddenly, three boys were running down the hall and crashing Minhyun into a bear hug. A nurse followed them holding a baby in her arms. 

 

"We didn't know where you went!" They were all crying in their arms. 

 

"Is Hyunbin okay?" 

 

"We don't know hyung."

 

"B-but what h-happened to him?" 

 

"I don't know, but the glass window broke in the cafe and Hyunbin was standing right beside it. His body was all cut up from the glass and he was bleeding so much hyung!" The boys couldn't stop crying. "And we g-got scared w-when he closed his e-eyes, because w-we thought we w-were going to l-lose h-him like y-you, appa, a-and u-umma." 

 

"It's okay, h-hyung is here n-now." Minhyun started going limp in his brother's arms. 

 

"I think he's tired." A nurse spoke up. "We should set him up in a room too, he needs to rest his injuries." 

 

"Hold off on that, they need to meet someone." An officer stopped the nurse from proceeding.

 

"Someone?" All the Hwang's looked at the officer confused. 

 

"Oh there she is." All their heads darted to a woman walking into the hospital with an officer beside her. She had a stern and cold aura around her that sent shivers down their spines.

 

"It's nice to meet you Ms.Jung ."

 

"It's my pleasure to be here officer." The woman gave a slight bow, stoic expression etched on her face.

 

"Ms.Jung?" Everyone was still confused.

 

"She's...... She's your mother's sister."

 

"Our aunt?"  

 

"Ooo!" Daehwi ran up to the woman and hugged her leg. "She feels like Umma~" Daehwi snuggled into her leg. Then tears started forming in his eyes again. "I m-miss Umma."

 

"Aww, you must be Daehwi. The officer said a-lot of good things about you." The woman's expression immediately melted and she knelt down to hug Daehwi. "You can call me Aunt Jessica if you want."

 

"Auntie Sica?"

 

"Haha, that works too."

 

"How come we never knew about you?" Seongwoo inquired.

 

"It's a long story, maybe we'll save it for another day?" Jessica hugged Seongwoo and Jaehwan, she looked at Minhyun concerned. "Oh dear, how many injuries do you have."

 

"Enough to hurt forever."

 

"Oh, Minhyun." Jessica hugged her nephew. "I can only imagine how hard it must be for you guys right now, how's the other one doing?" She worded her phrases carefully to avoid crying. 

 

"Surgery. Is it okay if we set your nephew up in a room to rest his injuries." A nurse said

 

"Ahhh sorry, I actually have no time to stay here." 

 

"No time to stay?" They got confused again.

 

"Your aunt lives in Seoul, she has luckily been in Busan over the last week so we were able to trace her down and contact her fast." The officer stated. 

 

"I'm sorry guys, but you'll have to move to Seoul." 

 

"Seoul!?!?" 

 

"Yes, I live in Seoul and I know it's a little busier than Busan so I hope you guys can adjust." 

 

"But what about the cafe?" 

 

"I'm sorry but it has to be shut down."

 

"No cafe in Seoul?"

 

"Ahh sorry, I can't afford to set up a cafe." 

 

"B-but I l-loved t-the cafe." The waterworks were started again. 

 

Jessica bit her lip, she didn't want to disappoint them but she had no choice. "Maybe soon we can open up a cafe."

 

"What''s going to happen to Hyunbin?"

 

"He's getting transferred to a hospital in Seoul after his surgery. We should get going." Jessica thanked the officers and nurses, taking Seonho as well, she herded them towards the door.

 

"We should take our leave then." Yoona finally stood up with Dongho, Minki, and Jonghyun. 

 

"And you are?" 

 

"I'm Yoona, and these boys are Dongho, Minki, and Jonghyun." Yoona pointed to each of them respectively. "They happened to help Minhyun last night." 

 

"Wow, you guys are real heroes!" Jessica smiled at them. "Are you their mom." 

 

"Unfortunately not, I run the orphanage that they live in, minus Jonghyun who has a family." 

 

"You know, I think I'd adopt you guys." Their faces lit up at the idea. "But-." They started sulking. "I don't think I can afford the space for you guys, I already have these lovely boys to take care of now. You know what Yoona?" 

 

"Yes?"

 

"If they're not adopted in a couple of years, give me a call, and I'll take care of it." Jessica jostled her number and handed it to Yoona. 

 

"Is this goodbye already?" Jonghyun and Dongho walked up to Minhyun, Minki trailed behind them. 

 

"I guess it is, thanks for everything."

 

"Let's meet again?" 

 

"Of course we can." And with that Jessica pushed Minhyun's wheelchair out of the hospital, Seongwoo carried Seonho with the other two following. They waved goodbye to the quartet. 

 

"Where are we going to go?" 

 

"We're going to go back and get your things." Silence fell over the car, no one was looking forward to going back, but they were all in front of it after 20 minutes. 

 

Jessica rushed the boys upstairs, so they'd avoid looking  upon the trashed up, former cafe. The last thing they needed to see was the broken glass, shattered decorations, thrown tables, police tape with the lingering detectives and officers.

 

Packing everything they could bring, they were all settled back in the car after an hour. Jessica decided not to comment on anything, she watched them all break down at least 4 times while they went through their parents' possessions that she didn't want to upset them any more.

 

She had also received a call that Hyunbin's surgery was over and he was going to be transferred to Seoul after an hour or so. Might as well get a head start on Seoul.

 

"Sorry boys if you don't mind, I need some caffeine in my system.... ooh look! There's a place over there, I just need to stop over for a couple of minutes." Jessica apologetically ushered the boys into the cafe, Kim Cafe the sign read as they walked in.

 

"Perfect, it's a short lineup, do you guys want some hot chocolate." Receiving 4 shakes of the head, they all went together in the line and waited to be called.

 

"Auntie Sica?"

 

"Yes, Jaehwan?"

 

"I need to pee."

 

"I'll go with him."

 

"You don't need to do that Minhyun, you're hurt-"

 

"I'll go with him."

 

"No it's fine, Seongwoo can go with hi-"

 

"I'll go with him."

 

"Well, if you insist, but please be careful." Jaehwan wheeled Minhyun to the bathroom, parking him outside to wait while he did his business.

 

"You did a great job last night." Minhyun curiously turned his head around the corner to follow the source of the voice, her back was turned to him but it was no doubt Kim Taeyeon. 

 

"Those bastards needed to die, no one ever beats my cafe or takes my husband." Minhyun's hands balled up into fists, there was no way she could be referring to what he thinks it is.

 

"Yes, for killing those Hwangs, you'll get the deposit tonight, don't worry." An angry tear left Minhyun's cheek, that witch was behind everything. She seemed to walk away so he couldn't listen to the conversation anymore. 

 

"Why do you look so angry hyung?" Jaehwan had come back out. 

 

"It's nothing."

 

"But your hands are squeezed so tight that they're turning white!" Minhyun loosened his fists at that statement. 

 

"Let's just go back." Jaehwan pushed him back out to Jessica waiting with a cup of coffee in her hand. 

 

"Perfect, let's go!" As she helped Minhyun out of the cafe, he looked back into the cafe, he saw Taeyeon standing by the cash register and happily chatting with a customer.

 

One day, I'm going to make you pay for everything, I promise. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next time on Coffee for two (But what matters more is you): TEASER REFLECTS WHAT WILL OCCUR OVER NEXT FEW CHAPTERS, not only the next one ;)

 

"Is this Jung Jessica?" 

 

"Yes it is, why may you be calling?"

 

"This is the police....... we've happened to find someone who's in relation to you."

 

"And who may that be?"

 

"She identifies as Hwang Tiffany." 

 

"MY SISTER!?!?"

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~

 

"How did Hyunbin's surgery go?"

 

"It was successful." 

 

"YAY!!!!" Everyone in the room cheered

 

"However.........."

 

"What happened doctor?" 

 

"It's hard to explain...... it'll be easier to say when he wakes up."

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Love_ongniel #1
Chapter 15: DEAR WRITER-NIM

IF YOU HAPPEN TO READ THIS, PLEASE TELL US IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE UPDATE :(
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF I WILL GET TO TANGLE WITH THIS STORY AND YES, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH..BTOTHERHOOD STORY AND I REALLY SCARE THAT THIS ONE IS YOUR LAST UPDATE, I KNOW YOUR REALLY BUSY, BUT PLEASE SPEND TIME HERE GOR US THAT CRAVING TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT ??

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YoloZelo
#2
Chapter 14: Update soon!!!
wryhun #3
Chapter 13: Oh gods I am scared for the orphanage - Taeyeon won't harm the kids or something, would she?
Vien1103
#4
Chapter 13: Jihoon are...??? who?
kiddoELF
#5
Chapter 11: I feel so sad about all those horibble things happens with tiff.
Yeay for ongniel^^ cant wait for it
pinkypn #6
Chapter 11: I just hope none of the brothers get hurt or die since they've been through a lot.
keylimebye #7
Chapter 10: omg these extra chapters are so good i can't wait for the next chapter!
keylimebye #8
love your story so far! please update soon!
omg_legend
#9
Chapter 5: WOW THIS IS SO GOOD! I was immediately captivated by the plot and I can't wait to see where you're taking the story.
sheelalim #10
Chapter 5: omgomgomg are we finally getting ongniel HAHAH this is interesting keep it up!!