Chapter Two:

“What should I do now..?”

Those words kept repeating in my mind over and over again. What can I do? I only have three choices.
One: You can choose to live at the dorm of the school.
Two: be put up for adoption and live at an orphanage.
Third: get to a foster family.

This is really the worst day of my life but what should I do? I can’t call Key-umma since we just got friends today, but I really feel like I have meet him somewhere in the past. Mom’s in jail and dad’s gone and has been it for 17 years… How can I think in a hell hole like this!? All of my things are packed and ready to leave but how come that this has to happen to me? What have I done!? The only one who knew about my mother is the schools principle, it must have been him who gave the ‘tip’ to child authorities I mean who else could it be my boss would never do it! Mr. Ki-i mean Kyuhyung is to kind to do it! Should I call Key-umma? NO! I can’t do that I will just bother him! But i- *Ring Ding Ding Dong~* oh someone is calling me… “annyeonghaseyo?” I said, “LEE TAEMIN WHY HAVNT YOU CALLED ME YET!?!?” oh it was key-umma..

“sorry umma my boss had some bad news for me for I needed time to think and I lost track of time”

“Baby are you okay? What did your boss tell you? Do you need me to come over?”

“I’m okay I think.. And no umma you don’t need to come over.. I’m fine I promise”

“Lee Taemin I am NOT buying that! You better give me your address and I will be there within 5 minutes!”
“But umma I’m fine!”

“Taemin. Give. Me. Your. Address. NOW!” he yelled

“Okay umma I will send it to you in a text..” I said and then hung up. And texted him my address. After I did it I just curled up in a ball hugging myself and crying. There was a loud knock on the door I guess it was Key-umma. I didn’t move I just laid there waiting, but the door to my house was kicked open. I froze that is not Key-umma. I tried to hide real quick by I wasn’t fast enough. My door was kicked open and I couldn’t quite see who was standing there.

All I could see was a shadow, “You little piece of !” the voice yelled it was my step father. “Look what you have done now! Your mother is in jail! Is that how you thank her!?!” He grabbed my arm and shoved me up the wall and punched me in my stomach, the air in my lungs left me and I couldn’t breathe.

I collapsed and took a hold to my stomach. “P-please s-s-sir I n-never t-told anyone!” I yelled, I couldn’t fight back since I am a dancer not a fighter. He kicked me again but this time in the face, I rolled over so I was on my back his foot on my lungs pressing down.

“You little piece of ! Your mother never should have kept you once you were old enough to take care of yourself!” he yelled and kicked me in the side, I could feel blood running from my nose and from my mouth. He kept beating me but only kicked me in the face once, he also tried to strangle me.

It felt like hours has passed and I felt like giving up. I can’t breathe… He is killing me for sure this time… Key-umma please save me…

“WHAT THE ARE YOU DOING TO MY BABY!!”

 heard someone scream just as I was about to die, his grip loosened up and I could breathe again. I coughed and tried hard to get air down to my lungs. It was Key-umma “u-umma” I coughed and tried to sit up, “Baby stay down I will take care of this” Key said in a ice cold voice and walked over to my step-father “Oh… Baby? What are you two? Gay!?” He yelled and laughed, and smashed his fist down in my stomach, “No we are not! And I am his umma from now on so of so I can take care of him!” Key yelled and kicked my step-father right in the face so that he fell backwards. I coughed up blood and tried hard to breathe, Key hurried to my side after he knocked him unconscious.

He my cheek and I flinched under his touch since I was hurt. “Shh… baby I’m here… your boss told me everything that’s why I’m late..” he said, I could see that he had tears in his eyes. “u-umma… d-did you spy o-on me?” I whispered, he gave me a sad smile and nodded. “I did, and I’m glad I did!” he cried. I cried with him I was so scared that I would die. “I’m so sorry I yelled at you over the phone” he said and my hair.

“But you are coming home with me, I live alone so I will take care of you. I told your boss it and he agreed to the idea and called the school right away when I gave him my address.” He said with a smile, I couldn’t help but cry more “B-but I d-don’t want to be a burden to you!” I said and coughed. “Lee Taemin, you are coming with me whether you like it or not!” he snapped, I got quiet and stood up.

“Okay umma… but if you get tired of me you have the right to throw me out okay?” I whispered not looking into his eyes. “You little dummy I would NEVER EVER do that to you! You are my friend and friends stick together!” He said and took my bags, “Let me take a bag umma” I said and tried to take a bag. “No you are just going to go down to my car.” He said and took all of the bags, I tried to walk down and since we are on the fifth floor it’s going to be tough for me since I am hurt. We left my apartment and walked down it hurted to much I don’t think I will be able to dance! !

“One step at a time baby, we are almost there” Key said, he was right behind me. I forgot my backpack “Umma I forgot my backpack!” I said turning around facing him. “you just go down to the car and I will be right with you” He said and placed down my bags and walked up again I decided to wait for him since I didn’t wanna be rude. Five minutes later he came back with my backpack and something else, some kitchen tools or so “Umma why did you take those?” I asked, he just smiled at me and chuckled “Since your mom is in jail I don’t think she will need these anymore. And I love to cook!” he said and got the bags again, he gave me my backpack so that I could carry something.

once we were down I looked and saw a BMW M6 Cabrio the black version. My jaw fell as I saw Key walking over to the car and throwing in my bags. “I-is that your car umma?” I stuttered and walked over to him. “Yeah it was a present from my parents when I got my driver’s license” he said and opened the door. He turned to look at me and smiled “Come on Taemin, we need to get out of here” He said, I opened the door and got into the car, I was amazed by how amazing this car was.

“So Taemin, this is what we are going to do when we come home. #1. You will have a bath. #2. We are going to check your wounds. #3. We are going to make dinner and last we are going to sleep” He said while he was driving, “Okay umma… but umma? Where do I sleep?” I asked, he took a turn.

“You will be sleeping in the guest room that I have. And once you are healed and can go to school I will drive you to school” he said. “But umma I like taking the bus…” I said looking away, “I know but it’s not safe right now so for some time I will drive you and once it’s safe I will allow you to take the bus again…” he said and continued to drive to his home. I nodded and looked at the shops and people we were passing. I tried to hide my face, but soon I saw someone familiar.

It was the frog-boy, “Umma!” I said, “Yes?” he said and stopped at a red light, “That guy over there who looks like a frog takes the same bus as me! “ I said with a smile, Key looked quickly and his eyes went wide and he quickly looked away “Taemin do you know who that is?” he asked me, I shook my head and “no? I only know that he goes to the same school as me” I said, Key hitted the breaks and I slung forward I was lucky that I had my seatbelt on. “YOU ARE GOING TO SPSH!?!?!!” He yelled, I looked at him in shock and nodded ‘yes’.

“Don’t EVER get close to him! He is the schools bully and jock! And the guy next to him is Kim Jonghyun his best friend and do you know his name?” he said, I shook my head ‘no’. “The frog dude is Choi Minho. Don’t EVER get close to him!” Key snapped, “Umma do you know them?” I asked, he started to drive again. “yes I do… I am the schools diva everyone is afraid of me and no one has ever talked back to me.” He said.

   I looked at him, I know that he is like a diva… “But umma how come you know them?” I asked again, “The three of us were once best friends… But one day my secret came out, I am gay and I am proud to be it! And don’t worry Taemin, you are like a son to me so nothing else then that will come in the between of us, and I am a senior like Minho and Jonghyun. So now that we are going to be at the same school for the next two years it will be easy since I will protect you from the bullies.

And if Minho or Jonghyun dares to touch you! You tell me right away! And I will cut off their balls!” Umma said with a furious voice. I was a bit scared, but how can Minho-hyung be a bad guy when he was so kind on the bus..? Was he playing with me? Trying to be my friend so he could take advantage of me!? “Okay umma I will stay away from him” I told him that I would stay away from Minho-hyung, but I just still can’t believe that he was a bad guy when he have only been kind to me on the bus. I hated myself right now for trusting him so much.

I didn’t notice that I started to cry until I felt something wet on my hand. “We are home baby” Key said, and he parked in front of a giant apartment building which looks very rich. “Umma is this where you live?” I asked, “Yes it is baby” he said and got out. “How can you afford it? Isn’t it expensive?” I asked he chuckled and shook his head “no it’s not, it may look expensive but it is cheap and affordable” he said and took my bags, I stood out and took my backpack and followed him.

There was an elevator and it felt nice not to have to walk all the way up the stairs. He lived on the sixth floor in room #133 he told me there were 25 rooms on every floor because the rooms were so big. Once we were inside of the apartment I felt like home which I haven’t felt like in years.

“Welcome home Taeminnie” Key said and took my bag to my new room. The house was color full, the sofa was white, and there was a pink blanket. Everything was just so color full and warm. But I was still scared about what have happened just now. But also about Minho, I think it is love at first sight but I don’t really know. My hear starts pounding when I think about him! “Taemin? Why are you blushing?” Key snapped me back to reality “Uhmm.. i-I was just thinking of someone I guess” I said and tried to hide my blush. “Well okay? You can go to your room and unpack and after that you will have a nice warm bath.” Key said and pushed my down to my room, “But you said that I first had to take a bath” I answered back, “then take the bath! I will unpack for you and bring you some cloth okay?” he said I just nodded and closed the door behind me to the bathroom, I looked around and saw pink fluffy towels, and a big bathtub “Key umma can I use the bathtub!?!” I yelled, I heard a ‘yes just don’t use the pink bottle of shampoo!’ I grinned and opened for the water and stripped out of my cloth, I walked past the mirror. I stopped in front of the mirror and looked at myself noticing all the new bruises and scars I now have. I sighed deeply and want into the bathtub with the warm water.

“why does god have to punish me like this..?” I whispered and dove into the water looking up at the sealing and tried to gather up my mind about what happened today. And in some weird way Minho’s face popped up right in front of me and I couldn’t help but blush when he said “take the bus tomorrow and I will show you around the school! Arraso?” I tried to answer him back but got water in my mouth and lungs. I shot out of the water and tried to catch my breath, I coughed and coughed. There was a knock on the door, “Taebaby are you okay? I heard you coughing? I got you some cloth. Can I come in?” he asked so many questions, “Neh umma.” I said and soon he stepped inside the bathroom with some cloths in his hands, he placed them on the toilet and walked over to me and kneeled next to the tub. “Are you okay? Does it hurt?” he asked and some of my wet hair behind my ear, “I’m fine I dove into the water and forgot time I guess” I made a small laugh.                                  

Key believed in me and smiled. I could not believe that he actually believed in me! But once he left I got out of the shower and dried myself.  When I walked out of the bathroom I knew I was in key’s room since it was pink… pink… not really my favorite color. Anyways! Key was sitting on the bed with a first aid kit and waiting for me. “How was your bath Taemin?” He asked me while he was smiling. I smiled back “It was good better than at home” I said, Key petted at the spot next to him. I walked over there and sat down, he started to clean my wounds and he was giving me bandage on.

There was a knock on the door, “I’ll go open Taemin” key said and left me on the bed. Five minutes later he came back with sadness in his face.

“Taemin..?”

“yeah?”

“It’s the police”   

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A/N: Hey guys im back! i know it has taking me a very long time but school is just to muc right now!