Chapter 8
Kim Taehyung was giving his boxy smile by looking at his nephew who gave a monotone glance. His Noona had just called few minutes before telling him that she would be late since there were customers.
So Taehyung decided to prepare dinner for Jin and him. He knew how tired his nephew must be, so he cooked some rice with vegetables. That's what he always had with his parents back in his hometown.
He smiled widely while reaching for the bowl of food, which he prepared for his nephew. Kim Seokjin looked at the food and at his Ahjussi with an annoying look to which Taehyung was oblivious of.
"Noona said she would be late. So I prepared you dinner." When Kim Taehyung was about to enter his bedroom to place the bowl on the table, Jin immediately stopped him by placing his hands on his Ahjussi's chest.
"I am not hungry. And who gave you permission to enter my room?" Kim Taehyung frowned by the words. He thought his nephew was joking around but still he wiggled a little to walk inside the bedroom only to be harshly pushed by Seokjin.
Taehyung stumbled in his feet and he lost balance resulting with him falling down on his butt with the food scattered everywhere in the bedroom. Though Jin felt that he was little harsh, he disliked Taehyung so much that he couldn't stand with him in a room.
"See, this is what happens when you come near me without my permission." Jin snapped out by seeing all the food on the floor being wasted. Taehyung didn't make any comments, he knelt down and started to scoop the rice and vegetables which he prepared specially for Seokjin.
"I have my bowl on the table. You can eat there. I will clean and eat this." Jin felt he was about to puke by thinking about Taehyung eating this dirty food.
"Y-You are going to eat this? It's dirty." Taehyung simply smiled and stood up with the bowl after scooping all the food in his hands.
"There were times where we starved during drought, Seokjin. This is not dirty when compared to the food, people in our village consume." Before Jin could reply, Taehyung had already walked out of his bedroom and sat on the sofa before switching on the television.
Kim Seokjin gulped by seeing his Ahjussi eating the dirty food without hesitance. His eyes looked around and locked with the bowl on the table. He lost his appetite after seeing Taehyung. Without hesitance he shut the door tightly making his Ahjussi to look back only to find the door already being locked.
Kim Taehyung's eyes looked over the untouched bowl on the table and he sighed. He got up and wrapped the bowl nicely before leaving it on refrigerator. He could use this for tomorrow morning as breakfast.
He didn't know what made his nephew to get angry at him. All he wanted was to feed Jin but the other didn't allow it in the first place. He walked over with Jin's bowl in his hands and sat on the sofa while eating.
He wasn't in the mood to watch any cartoons. So Taehyung decided to wait for his sister who came home after two hours. Kim Jisoo felt bad for making her brother wait for so long. She thought she could close it sooner, but she got more customers and she couldn't let them starve.
"Wow, this is delicious, Tae. I guess cooking is in our blood." Jisoo commented making Taehyung to giggle by her words. He knew that his Noona wouldn't have had dinner so he prepared some extra food in case she was hungry.
"Is Jin asleep already?" Jisoo mumbled herself when her eyes locked with the closed bedroom door. Taehyung was biting his lips sadly by thinking about the events that happened few hours before. He didn't want his Noona to scold his nephew again, so he remained silent.
After Seokjin locked the door, the other didn't come outside. Taehyung wasn't sure whether his nephew had fallen asleep or didn't want to see his face at all. After eating, Jisoo and his brother were watching television with Taehyung on her lap.
Jisoo was softly brushing Tae's hair who was feeling sleepy by the touch. He opened his eyes and looked at the television screen. But his mind was not here. His heart was itching and he wanted to talk with his sister.
"N-Noona, is it bad if I say that I want to go to college?"
The hands which were busy in brushing Taehyung's hair stopped by the sudden question.
"What?" To be honest, Kim Jisoo was surprised by his brother's question. Of course she knew that Taehyung loved to explore new things and loved going to schools. But after she eloped with Jin's father, her brother dropped out from school to take care of their parents.
In one or the other way, Jisoo had also been a reason for Taehyung's drop out. Now seeing her brother asking to study more, made her happy and at the same time she wanted to correct her mistakes.
"It's never too late, Taehyung-ah. If you want to study, I will help you."
"But you are already busy with restaurant."
"It's never a problem. But do you mind if I ask why suddenly you are wanting this?" Kim Taehyung sat up on the sofa and breathed a heavy sigh before looking at his big sister who was adoringly patting his hair.
"Today I went to Jin's university. It was so big, Noona. All the people are looking bright and happy. I wished I had that too. I never had a chance to go to college. I-I just don't want to regret in my life by thinking about me not going to a university.
I could see our Jin looking at me weirdly. I have seen people looking at me like that. B-But it just hurts to see my family seeing me as someone who is lacking in knowledge. I am happy for our Jin, but I want to experience what he does too.
It need not have to be a big university, it can be small. I-I just want to study." Kim Taehyung was in verge of crying by expressing his feelings. He was a person who never liked to show his emotions. He loved to lock it inside his heart. But today after visiting Jin's university, he too wanted to study in such a place.
Kim Jisoo felt tears in her eyes by hearing her brother. She was happy that at least now, Taehyung had opened up with her.
"I will make sure that you go to the university. Now don't let your cute brain ruin your sleep." With that Jisoo placed a good night kiss on Taehyung's forehead and stood up from the sofa. Kim Taehyung was having his boxy smile and happily slept on the sofa while Jisoo covering him with blanket.
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