A/N : I mentioned Jimin's father in the last chapter and a reader pointed out that she thought he was dead. So I checked and I also made changes. But I was not really sure so I checked again and I did not find anywhere about Mr. Park's death. I mentioned Jimin's father's accident in previous chapters but not his death, so I changed back everything to how it was.  But thank you for the comment, darling. This lets me know that how careful or how invested the readers are in the story. 

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"Jimin... Can I ask you something?" Jungkook asked and Jimin nodded, "why did not you tell me you had sisters?"

Jimin looked down. "You never asked," he smiled.

"I am so sorry." Jungkook stammered and his eyes faltered. He realized that he knew nothing about Jimin. Jungkook only hoped that he would find a little freedom in days to come so that he could talk to Jimin and get to know him more.

"It's alright, honey! You should stick around a little longer and you will know." Jimin smiled. "So the oldest sister is 2 years older than me and the middle sister, she and I are twins and then my younger sister is your age." 

"Twins?" Jungkook gasped in amazement and Jimin nodded.

"Mmhm..."

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They bid goodbye a few minutes later, Jungkook hid the phone in his bag as Jimin drove him back home.

The boy reached his place and got out one street before his house so no one would see him. What he did not know was that anything he did was not only restricted to himself. There were multiple eyes on him at all times when he was out of the house. Taehyung was a powerful man indeed.  

Jungkook walked into his house and looked at his mother who was surprised to see the boy. "Jungkook, I told you to call me. I would have sent Uncle Muk. Why did you come alone? Who dropped you?"

"S-sorry mom, I forgot. We were having dinner and Jerry's brother offered to drop me as we planned earlier. I completely forgot the last minute change." Jungkook defended himself because he had really forgotten. 

Shay looked suspiciously at Jungkook and nodded. "If you say so. Get changed and come back to study with Momo." She pointed towards the study area in the living room where Momo was yawning. 

"I will be right back." Jungkook spoke and got in his room. One moment he was happy and enjoying with a family that was not his and in another minute, he was grim as a dark night with his own family. 

He did not even get to open the gift. Jungkook hid the new phone quickly into his wardrobe behind the clothes and changed immediately. He felt that something was wrong. He could not pinpoint but things did not add up. 

Just as he walked out of the room, Jungkook's mother confiscated his phone. "Mom!" Jungkook exclaimed in annoyance but Shay was already walking back after snatching the phone. "What is it?" He asked.

"Don't want you to fail. This is the last week. Focus only and only on your studies." She pointed at the study table again and Jungkook teared up. He hung his head low and walked to the table. Shay went to the kitchen and Momo who was looking at everything, reached out to hold Jungkook's hand.

"Oppa..." She whispered and Jungkook started sniffling and sobbing hard. He also was careful to not let out the sound of his crying. "Take my phone, inform Jimin." She added quickly and teared up herself looking at her brother like this. They both were just the kids and the strictness with which they were brought really made them both anxious and diffident.

Jungkook nodded and quickly took the phone to text Jimin. 

Mother has taken my phone. I will not be able to contact you until the exams. Please come and meet me in school on the first exam at 1.00. I will be waiting. 

Momo hid her phone when Shay came back and both of them acted like nothing was wrong. She surveyed them as they studied. 

Mr. Jeon arrived an hour later with his face red as if he was sick. "Honey, what's wrong?" Shay asked as both kids looked at each other. 

"We need to talk." Mr. Jeon told Shay as he gazed at Jungkook and the woman knew that something was wrong. 

They got inside the room and closed it. "What could it be?" Momo asked.

Jungkook felt a storm raising in his stomach. "They know about me." He closed his eyes and waited for the impact but nothing happened for few minutes. He did not even hear any voice from his parent's room. 

An hour passed, they grew impatient but Shay walked out as if she has been crying just now. No one dared to ask why. She went directly to the kitchen and walked out after fixing the dinner on a tray. "Eat dinner and sleep. Your father will eat in his room." Shay informed the kids and the curiosity burned more now.

"Do you want to talk to Jimin tonight? You can keep my phone." Momo offered but Jungkook shook his head. 

"I am not hungry, Momo. You eat and sleep." The boy stood up with a shaking body and went to his room. He laid down on his bed with millions of questions hovering in his mind. He heard the voices of utensils being kept on the table and clanking of the spoons but his mind did not take a break from the chain of stressful thoughts. 

Soon, he saw the lights turned off outside and he still could not find the sleep. He kept crying and he also did not know why? He knew he had issues with his family and he could not do anything about it. He was scared and dependent, so he could never stand up against them. He did not earn so he could not just run away. He needed a degree to get a fulfilled job. He was not confident at all. He could not even imagine himself getting by with the part-time jobs and the daily struggles of life. He was weak and pathetic. The last thought in his mind was Jimin's offer. The man asked Jungkook to run away with him but he did not want to be a burden.

With so many things floating in his mind, he saw the sun rise again. With a sigh, he stood up and walked to the bathroom to freshen up. Shay was awake early and Jungkook walked to her after brushing his teeth. He saw that the woman was crying. 

"Mom," his face contorted into pain looking at his mother cry. "What's going on?" 

"Sit down, Jungkook." She asked. Jungkook sat down and his anxiety levels were peeking. "Who is Jimin?" She asked while her gaze remained fixed on the floor.

After this bit, Jungkook lost awareness of the world. His throat went dry and his palms started sweating along with his forehead while he felt heat rise up deep in his chest and stomach. 

"I don't know any Jimin." He lied without stuttering. 

"Really? Someone saw you getting in the car with him. He told your dad in his office." Shay scoffed as she finally confronted her kid face to face. 

Jungkook was caught red-handed and he knew that his parents won't believe anything he would tell them. The only question in his mind was, who? 

"I am not lying, Mommy. I am not." Jungkook spoke but Shay only menacingly looked at him like he had committed a murder or any other crime as heinous as raping someone. 

"Do you know what your father said to me last night? He said he doesn't want you to continue your studies and you won't take the exams now. He said that you have lost your mind and that he will send you to a rehabilitation center." Shay spoke in monotone.

"But mom..."

"I am not finished yet," she rose her hand and Jungkook gulped mouthful. Everything inside his body hurt. "I stopped him. I cried and begged him to at least let you take the exams. I took the guarantee that you will behave. You are our son. Didn't you feel any shame to do all this right below our noses? What did not we do to give you the best life? Hm? Your father works so hard so he can give you the best education or a good home to sleep in. He does extra time so you two can eat well. Didn't you think once about us before doing this to us? A man, Jungkook? A man? I feel disgusted to even look at you. Not only you broke our trust but you broke our hearts. " Shay's tears rolled out of her eyes and she stood up.

"You are taking the exams and you will be going to an online college in Busan after this. You are in no condition to pose demands now. You have lost that privilege." With that, she walked away, crashing Jungkook's little world of hopes and dreams.