Third – Person Pov :

“"We didn't even dare tell our own parents because we knew they would disapprove. They would only say 'Why are you bringing up other people's children'?"  spoke the lady

“The taboo regarding adoption is still high on rise in South Korea” continued the reporter

The interview then continued with a lady who had been adopted in much older times

“To be honest, Family is everything in Korea .. Who you are? Your Character is all  based on the  your famil-“

Chanyeol puts a hold on the blaring nonsense he had been watching , he had never been a fan of the old Confucians perspectives. But  he could not believe  how these old fashioned views  had still been hovering over the heads of Korean people , Like come on its  the 21^st Century.

It had been a month since he last spoke with Baekhyun , he really wished that he could converse with the kid more but he didn’t want to put either of them in any kind of trouble , at least until probation came to an end.

Even before the Probation period the connection between had been inevitable , after going through their initial milestone , Chanyeol and Baekhyun had grown on each other , Chanyeol had wondered  how long Baekhyun would continue to live at the orphanage , he had lived most of his life here !?  These vague eruptions of thought  made him pondor of the possibility of meeting Baekhyun again ?

After receiving a unexpected phone- call from Baekhyun that night , his gut feeling threw an idea which he had never given a thought , Adoption

He knows he might get called crazy for coming up the idea himself , The only cons to this idea was firstly , he was not old enough to adopt Baekhyun and Secondly, it would be quite a trip to make his Dad understand his idea of adopting Baekhyun , even if his Dad is eventually Baekhyun’s new guardian.

Adopting Baekhyun had been one of the plans , but he felt bit awkward deciding about the matter without actually knowing whether Baekhyun would agree to get adopted or not ..

Since , his mom is no longer his legal guardian anymore ….

He was aware of the fact that it might take a long time for his Dad to agree on his ideas , but giving this idea try was worth the risk.

After watching a few videos , documentaries and news articles had been slightly disheartening , but one thing which  was common was how children like Baekhyun deserve a loving home and positive upbringing to overcome the wounds of the past .

Meanwhile , at New hope House Baekhyun  had become quite well settled with the lifestyle , he was close to his friend Kyungsoo, little did he know that Kyungsoo was soon going to have new parents , Kyungsoo was feeling weary to inform Baekhyun regarding his adoption , he had noticed  the  unreadable expression ,Baekhyun often wore when anyone got adopted .

Did he wanted to be adopted ? Was he scared ? Does he wish to stay over here for the time to come  He had no idea …

It had been almost autumn season, when the day finally came for Kyunsoo to be taken away to start his new life , after unaccountable events of avoiding the situation , Kyungsoo had no option but to finally tell Baekhyun

“Kyungsoo-ya, Whats the occasion you never share your sweet collection ?” Baekhyun asked smiling

“Um, no occasion  just I felt like sharing Hyun-ah” Kyungsoo laughed nervously

Two friends  chatted while snacking , When Kyunsoo finally decided to reveal

“Baekhyun-ah… I got new parents “

Baekhyun stopped  munching on the sweet chewy toffee he was biting , masking his hurt expression he faced Kyungsoo

“Really, you did .. How are they ?” he asked smiling fakely

“Um you aren’t angry right ?” he asked

“Noo, Would I be .. I’m so happy for you Kyungsooya…”Baekhyun said as he got up to hug his friend.

“I will miss you”

The spent the rest of the few days together  , packing and talking to their heart’s content,

Baekhyun was going to be lonely once  again , he often wondered who would adopt a defected piece like himself …but deep down he really wished for  a normal family life.

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Park Chanyeol’s Pov :

“Chanyeol-ah …! Are you in your right mind ,son?”

I looked everywhere except for Dad’s eyes , it had been few months since my Probation period got over ,I  had behaved ideally throughout the period  so that I will be finally be able to bring up the adoption idea with my parents . I had always imagined them to be  baffled , but after watching the actual reaction I feel deflated to continue this talk .

“Chanyeol,  Look at me .. How did you come up with this idea , suddenly ?”

“Dad, I ‘ve been thinking about it for quite a long time” I replied quietly

“No.. I mean , what makes you think we will agree to it … I mean you know , after all that happened in the court you had to –“

I cut him off mid sentence , “Dad, I know …about all that happened , um I know it was wrong to take sudden decisions back then when I got the kid home and all the court scenario which happened .. But  I don’t know how to explain “

I sat on the sofa with my head in my hands

Despite of bringing this conversation after delaying it multiple times , I had finally decided to share my thoughts

“I mean Dad , if you don’t want to adopt him … You can be like a foster parent ..you know what I mean ? I asked

Dad raised his hand , telling me to calm down

“Chanyeol , child what is up with you I realize you always wanted a sibling , you had mentioned about it several times when your mom was around..but this is a different you know ”

I face-palmed to control my frustrated self  “Dad”

“See, son … to tell you clearly he cannot suddednly become my son and part of our family ..it will be difficult for him to live with us ….we don’t even know if we wants that ?”

“Why wouldn’t he ?”

“Chanyeol.. why aren’t you getting me … I cannot be his foster parent , that happens when his parents hand him over to me if they are going to die or cannot afford to raise him “

“Ooh , I did not know this … that means we will have to adopt him ?” I asked , I know it was going to annoy him  further I anyway risked it

I wasn’t expecting  Dad to ask me “Chanyeol… why are you so behind this idea of adopting this child specifically , this is different from your usual social worker attitude … to the extent , that now you a ready to take in an abandoned  child … why?”

There was a prolonged silence as a reverie of thoughts ran through in my head , yet my lips were sealed my eyes were bent low

“See .. you yourself don’t have an idea ..I think you clear your head , hang out with your friends to freshen it up”

When he was just about to leave I answered “Dad, I want us to adopt him cause … I know no one will adopt him , I had been researching a lot on adoption … I found that the age group he belongs to falls in a category which is least adopted …’ I looked up to Dad with some hope

“On top of that , he went through a disturbed childhood …”

Dad stood in front of me and spoke lowly “Chanyeol –ah, its not easy , it will take atleast 2-3 years to confirm his adoption , also he is not the only child like that …. We cant go around adopting everyone and solving their lives “

“Dad, please… just this once , agree to this !!”

I watched my Dad’s back refusing to turn towards me, I fell on my knees with a thud

“Please, I will take the responsibility “ I whisper- shouted dipping my head down controlling the gush of warm tears dripping on the wooden flooring

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