Chapter 3:- Inner Struggles

Since then, Jimin kept receiving texts from Taetae and surprisingly, they quickly became friends. They had a lot of common interest in anime and manga and Jimin felt excitement filled his whole being whenever they texted each other.

However, his happiness did not last long. You see, it had been three months since Jimin started working at the convenience store near his home. He had met people from all walks of life.

Drunk people, check.

Judgemental people, check.

Nosy ahjummas, check.

Flirty people, check.

Molester, check for every single day. They came every day since he started working. And over time, they became braver to touch his hands, his arms, and lately, they were brave to touch his bottom.

So what did Jimin do? He unleashed his Taekwondo and kicked them out to the curb. But then, his manager slapped him in the face.

“Useless piece of sh*t what the f**k are you doing! You chased away the customers!”

“But manager-nim, they molested me!”

“So f***ing what you’re a useless b**ch who wh*** around in the street. You think I don’t know that you lived in a sh*thole serving everyone who paid you!”

Jimin’s comeback stuck in his throat. Then a great flame erupted in him. He knew the other coworkers hated him but he did not know they hated him to the extent of spreading lies to the upper management. His manager used to be nice to him. He understood that Jimin ran away from home due to abuse and helped him get the job. But now, his manager hated him. His manager did not trust him anymore.

“Well then I f***ing quit!” He threw away his uniform and his cap\, stepping on it before running out of the store. His manager ran after him and stopped at the door\, shouting curses and threats to him.

Jimin was extremely angry. Bad people existed everywhere around him. No good people were present in his life.

Chimmy sniffed, angry tears running down his cheeks. A deep frown etched on his forehead, making him look intimidating.

His manager was just the same as his mother. That woman ran off her mouth like a b***h\, not taking Chimmy as her son at all. She was a liar\, a cheater and a manipulator\, just like manager-nim.

All his life, she treated Chimmy like a moving bank. He worked all his life, only to get nagged or pushed around at him, being cursed and spit at by her. Chimmy sobbed, growling at his bad luck all his life. He had a father but he was a drunkard, who loved to beat Chimmy up for liking stuffies.

Chimmy slammed his door close, growling and cursing at anything and everything, his body hot from extreme anger.

Standing at the center of his home, he looked around, taking everything in while panting in anger. Then, he broke down, lying on the floor and sobbing his heart out.

Chimmy was tired. His life was tiring. He had no friends, no friendly neighbours and no work. All the people who entered his life liked to leave after knowing his economic problem. He could not help it, okay. All his hard-earned money went to his greedy mother, and he only had a little saving before he ran out of his home and never looked back.  Now he was trying very hard to be independent and start his life from scratch.

He had no time to socialise, no time to eat and no time for education. He needed to relearn social cues, managing his finances and arranging his time. But all of this was a huge burden to his mind and body. What was the use of living then?

Chimmy started spiraling into darkness, getting hysterical. He pitied himself so badly now. He smacked the floor repeatedly, the pain not helping his rationality.

JK was just checking in on Jimin when he saw the boy’s condition.

“Joon hyung! Jiminie had a breakdown!”, JK yelled and all of them became alert.

“Sh*t okay forget the plan, let’s go get him” Namjoon replied.

“Huh his manager really wants to die huh” Yoongi claimed, hearing agreements from the rest of them.

“Jimin first. We look after Jimin first”, Hoseok stated, heart pumping fast in worry.

Taehyung tried calling Jimin but he did not answer. Jimin was too deep in his spiral. Taehyung sniffed, eyes watering at the thought of finding Jimin crying hysterically on the floor of his small apartment. Jimin deserved a better life. He deserved a better environment.

He knew from the profile he dug up that Jimin had an incomplete childhood. He was starved since birth\, he worked since he was able to walk\, and he was forced out of his school just because his mother\, that b**** did not want Jimin to use any money in the household. His childhood was full of misery and Taehyung thought\, maybe that’s why Jimin had another side of him that is a Little.

He swore to himself that his family, the BTS was going to be the best people in Jimin’s life. Despite their violent life, Jimin would be their beloved vanilla baby, sweetening their life with his cuteness and clean heart.

Suddenly, his phone rang. It’s Jimin.

“Hello Jimin-ah!”

The others turned to him, anticipating the reason for the call.

“sniff- Taetae come here please Chimmy want huggies-sniff”

Jimin or Chimmy’s voice was hoarse and they understood why. All those screaming and crying would make overwork his throat.

Taehyung nodded, “Okay okay we’ll be there in a minute”

“Uhn chimmy wait”, he replied with a hiccup. He whined in annoyance and the six men cooed.

“Chimmy I want you to take a deep breath, okay,” Jin persuaded, and they all heard the Little breathed in, out and hiccups. Then he giggled.

“Chimmy not stop hiccup” he giggled again and hiccups again.

Namjoon and the rest of them groaned at the coy act, becoming impatient to see him. They were very fond of him.

Then Jungkook announced, “We’re here!”

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