[Mingyu]

We relax on Joshua’s bed comfortably after he finish the meals I make for him. It feels surreal to be true, but it still happen for real now. His head lay on top of my chest, and I feel so happy that he doesn’t look mad at me at all, he easily open up at me after all the mess I did for him before. Which make me feel guiltier than ever…

“So…Mingyu, tell me everything now.” He said while glancing up at me with his pretty doe like eyes. I practically stop my breath at the sight of him just now before coughing myself to stay focus.

“You remind me of my younger brother, I feel the need to protect you from everyone out there, but somehow I got obsessive toward you and this is how it happen, same thing with my younger bro, he’s supposedly a 1 year younger than us, so he’s 15 years old now…” I start slowly trying to collect my words carefully. He look back up at me…

“Supposedly…? What do you mean, where did he go to? I didn’t know you have a younger brother?” He said back clueless at what I’m actually talk about here, I mean well, I don’t usually told people about my late younger brother. Only Wonwoo know him, that’s why they’re pretty close.

“He’s…dead, 2 years ago.” He cover his mouth for asking without knowing as soon as he realized my words. It’s a bit painful to remember, but I think it’s fine I guess, we need to move on and don’t let the past eat us up by the way.

“I…I'm sorry Mingyu, for being ignorant…” I smiled as he look down feeling terrible with what he just ask me before. He’s adorable really, it’s supposed to be me that should say sorry at him…well I guess maybe this is one of the things that I adore him so much.

“No, you don’t have to feel bad at all, it’s me who didn’t tell you about it…” I slowly cupped his cheeks to cheer him back.

“You want to hear me right?” He just nodded back as I caress his face to calm me down.

“He died in front of me actually. Because I make a stupid bet within my friends at my old school, in the end I lost the game. But I didn’t expect with me being lost in the game, I got my younger brother involved in a mess that I put ourselves in.” I stopped there as I remember those painful event where I want to forget so badly at first. But I relax myself as he suddenly caress my hands to calm me down and it did.

“He…got by my friends…and I didn’t even get to help him. They tied my body tightly that I can even moves and they told me to watch my own younger brother to be ed by their filthy bodies.” I look down as my body’s shaken a little bit by the horrible memories. It still fresh on my head as I recall my younger brother painful soul getting tortured one by one.

He turn around and hug me tightly as I relax under his embrace. My hands hold him close as he caress my neck to calm me down.

“It’s okay, I’m here besides you, we can change the topic…” I slowly let go the embrace as I look deep on him. His cheeks slowly turn red blushing by the intense stare of mine. I laugh slightly…

“And for your question about where I got this house key is, I stole it from my dad’s belongings” I just smile at his odd expression after I told him the answer.

“Huh? Why did your father have my house key by the way…?” I smirked lightly at how gullible he is.

“Before you’re here, my dad is the real owner of this house mind you.” I tapped his nose and he squinted adorably at the touch before widening his eyes toward me.

“Really?! Why you make me feel like stupid all this time Mingyu, my parents didn’t even tell me about it...” I laugh cheekily because of his outburst.

“Well, I think you’re really stupid then! haha” He just glared back before smiles slightly hearing my laugh. 

“I’m glad you’re okay now…” Okay, now it become silence again, but it’s not awkward. We continue staring for a few minutes u