A/n : Heyy...is my story getting crappy or smthg like that? :(
(And before u ask, it's a cute lil baby Tae and his mother in the header pic)(And ofc it's not Tae lol. It's some other cute lil kid...) 

P.S : I forgot the eye colour of Taehyung in the story. So, if any of u remember, or if I make a mistake here, will you pls mention it in the inline comments? It'll be a huge huge help! THANKS <3

~ For You, I Could Pretend Like I Was Happy When I Was Sad ~

*AUTHOR'S POV * 

* FLASHBACK * * When Taehyung was 5 years old *

"Tae! Where are you? Please come out of your hiding spot.", a woman with long black hair, wearing an oversized sweater top and ankle length skirt, searched throughout the room with a worried expression on her face. 

But, there was no response and instead, a series of giggles could be heard from behind the curtains. The woman's face lit up and with expectant eyes, she inched closer to the curtains, tiptoeing so as to not alert him. As she neared the curtain, she pulled it across and revealed a cute little boy covering his eyes and with a boxy smile on his face. Smiling at his cuteness, she scooped him up in her arms and planted light kisses all over his face. 

"Eomma! You found me!", the boy named Tae pouted and stared at the woman. 

"I will always find you, my baby. My joy and my light.", she said as she sat on the edge of the bed with Taehyung on her lap. 

"Like Appa?", he asked, looking up at his mom's deep brown eyes, deep as forest pools. 

"No. Not like Appa, Taehyung. Don't be like your Appa, Tae. Promise me that.", the woman said as she pulled him closer to her and hugged him tightly and drops of tears fell on Taehyung's soft hair. 

"I promise, Eomma! I'm a good boy!", he said as he wiped his mother's tears.

"My baby...", the woman said as she cracked a smile at him. But the smile disappeared the very next moment when a maid entered the room. 

"Mrs. Kim. Mr. Kim awaits your arrival at his personal lounge. I'll be taking over from here.", the maid said as she stood by expectantly. 

"Yes. Of course.", the woman said as he put Taehyung down and went to the dressing table to do up her face and hair. 

"Good Night, Eomma! I love you!", Taehyung said as he was taken away by the maid to his own room.

His mother simply smiled at him before she headed towards the lounge where her husband was waiting for her. 

- TIME SKIP - 

Taehyung was sleeping peacefully with his dog, Yeontan, but suddenly a loud noise awakens him. He rubs his eyes cutely as he sits up, still groggy from the sleep. 

"Huh? What was that?", he mutters to himself as his eyes adjust to the dark room. He notices that Yeontan is not beside him and his senses become sharper still. 

"Tannie? Where are you? Come to me!", he whisper shouts as he gets down from his bed and puts on a pair of slippers. As he walks through the corridor shouting Yeontan's name, he can see a faint light and the sound of a woman sobbing incessantly. 

He tiptoes to the room and as he edges closer to the room, he can feel the sobbing growing louder and echoing in his ears. He pushes the door slightly, trying not to get caught, to see who was crying inside. 

He sees a woman with her back to the door and his father clutching her tightly by the arm and shouting at her, his voice low. 

"P-Please...please don't do this, Jaehya.", the woman begged, her voice hoarse from all the crying. 

"Fuck you, woman! The only thing you're capable of is interfering. And whether you like it or not, it's his destiny!", his father shouted at her. 

Although Taehyung didn't understand most of the words his father said, he knew he was angry and that made Taehyung feel scared. 

"Jaehya...please don't do this to Taehyung. He's just a boy!", the woman said as she stood up to him. 

He saw his father's eyes darken and the next moment he slapped her, the impact throwing her on the floor. 

"He's my son and I can do whatever I want with him! You might be his mother, but you don't have a say in this, Yunhee. Keep that in mind.", he said as he stared down at her. 

Taehyung's eyes widened as it dawned upon him that it was his mother whom his father was hurting. And he was the reason. He balled his little hands into fists. How could his father hurt his mother? Weren't they supposed to love each other? 

"He's my son too, Jaehya. Why don't you take Minji's son for this? He's willing.", his mother said as she looked up at him, not backing down soon enough. 

"And hand over the fucking business to their family!? Have you lost it, Yunhee!? Do you think I'm a fucking pussy who can't manage his own empire!?", he yelled at her as he yanked her up by her hair, making her whimper in pain. 

"Eomma...", Taehyung whispered as tears streamed down his face. He wished that he had never gone out on the night rendezvous and instead stayed safely tucked under his quilt. 

"I never meant that, Jaehya. I just wanted us to be a normal family. You, me and Taehyung. And do things families are supposed to do.", she said as her voice cracked a bit in the end. 

"This is my normal. If you can't adjust to it, fucking leave!", he said as he let go off her hair, his eyes stone cold and his face stoic. 

"Get out, woman. You disgust me.", he said as he turned away from her and walked over to the bedstead. 

"Then why did you marry me!? If I disgust you, then why!?", she shouted, clutching both her arms as if she's in great mental agony. 

"Because you were good to me. And probably the only one who'll be good to me.", he said with his back to her. 

"You ruined me, Kim Jaehya. And I hate you for that. But I'll not let you ruin my son's life. He deserves better than this world you live in. He deserves to live in the light. Not in the darkness. I will not let you destroy his life like you destroyed mine.", she said, her tone firm and stable, her fear dissipating in the wake of protecting her son. 

"Try all you want, Yunhee. But in the end, I'll be the one to succeed.", he said, the smirk evident in his tone. 

Taehyung's eyes widened as he saw his mother scowl at him and then heading towards the doors. As swift as the wind, Taehyung sprinted down the corridor to his room and quickly hopped into his bed and shut his eyes tightly, as he hears his mother's footsteps closing in on him. 

His mother's footsteps stopped in front of his room for a few minutes, before it continued walking ahead. 

He let out the breath he was holding in and tossed from side to side, his sleep having evaded him for the night. 

"I wonder what Eomma and Appa were talking about.", he thought out loud as he wiped away the remnants of his tears. 

"Taehyung. Eavesdropping is not good.", a voice suddenly said, making him startled. 

"Eomma!", Taehyung said as he sat up in his bed, his eyes as wide as saucers, staring at his mother's frame at the doorstep. 

"I know you were standing there all the while.", his mother said as she sat beside him on the bed and caressed his cheek. 

"I-I didn't mean to listen, Eomma! I was looking for Tannie...", Taehyung trailed off as he hugged his mother tightly and buried his face into her stomach. 

"I know, Taehyung. But you didn't have to stand their either.", she said as she stroked his hair and pulled his tiny frame onto her lap. 

"I'm sorry, Eomma. I'll not do it again.", he said as he looked up at her. 

She smiled down at him and lay him down on the bed. 

"Sleep, my little baby. Tomorrow will be a new day. And remember, everything becomes alright at midnight.", she said and tucked him in and left. 

Taehyung's mind whirred with the events of the night, as his mother's words echoed in his ears. 

'Everything becomes alright at midnight' 

But he couldn't help wondering whether her mother's words were true. 

Does it truly become alright at midnight? 

He couldn't help but feel that it didn't. And that it will never be alright. 

A/n : I'm back after a long time of not updating! But I'll try and update more frequently :) Also, I hope you show love to this chapter...not one of my best prolly, but I tried TT

P.S : Chapter 33 will be divided into two parts. It'll be easier to collect the facts as well in my opinion. 

- Logging off for now...

-💕Moonie💕