Chapter 3
Changmin slowed down when he was four blocks away. He looked around making sure no one was following him, that would be all he needed. He rubbed his hand against his cheek. It was the first time he had been physically hurt by his Appa. Usually it was his stepmother who hurt him when his Appa wasn't around.
He looked into his bag, taking out his phone and the letter. He read his name on the front of the letter. Should he even open it? He flipped it over and over, breathing in the night air, trying to think. He looked at his watch 8:30, he should call Kibum and tell him he was on his way over. He decided he would open it. He pulled and ripped open the top of the letter. He pulled out the contents, took a deep breath and read:
To my Beautiful Baby Boy, Changmin.
Happy 18th birthday, forgive me for not been there, but you will always be in my heart. I'm sure you are celebrating your birthday with your Appa and uncles, I will miss you also much. Your Appa probably told you, Why I'm not there with you.
I know by the time you get to read this I will be already gone, But that doesn't mean I'll leave you completely. But Changmin you were always wanted, Always! Never think otherwise. You're Appa and I parted before you were even born. You were such a beautiful gift I was given. It made my life complete know that you are alive and well, You have probably heard things about me which aren't true. But that doesn't change that we wanted you.
I wanted to see you grow into the man you are now, that which I knew you would be. I wonder do you take after your Appa or me…. when I look at your baby face, at the moment you look like me so much, you're Uncle Junsu , Said it better if you take after me, He's fighting with Your Appa right now, I should not have said that Junsu a little upset at me, because after I'm gone, I am sending you to your Appa. I don't want you to grow up without both your parents, your Appa will love you..
Looking at you in your bassinet, bring tears to my eye. I don't know if you Appa showed you a picture of me, so I enclosed. Something I keep to my heart. I love you my son, never forget that.
Love your,
Umma
Kim Jaejoong
Changmin notice the tear stains on the letter. His Umma was crying writing this. He was crying to know. Changmin looked back into the envelope, there it was a picture of his Umma holding him, he rubbed against his mother face. He was smiling happily with baby Changmin in his arm sitting in a hospital bed, after Changmin had been born. Tear filled his eyes.
"Umma, I want to be with you?" He held the picture close to his heart. Just as he jumped behind a fence when he saw a car approached him. He peeked out, noticing it was his Appa's car and he was out looking for him. Changmin reread the letter again. Something wasn't right. Changmin had been told that his Umma died in an accident. But from the letter, his Umma knew he was going to die even Uncle Junsu knew. He wondered did his father know too. He was to be given the letter on his eighteenth Birthday, he must have known, Changmin thought. Tears, poured from his eyes, they wouldn't stop. He flipped through his phone until he came to the number he wanted. He hit dial, hoping that the person would pick up.
It rang for a few minute, before the person picked up.
"Hello" The voice said.
"Un…..cle…..Su…I…I…..need...you," Changmin cried into the phone.
"Changmin?...What's wrong?" a frantic voice asked.
"Please …come…..g…..get….Me?" he cried. Junsu was finding it hard to understand.
"I ….Can't…go home."
"Changmin tell me where you are, I'll come.. I'll come get you?" Junsu said. After Changmin told him where he was. He told him he would be as quick as he can. Changmin Jumped back over the fence and sat on a wall waiting, he was starting to get cold. He wrapped his arm around his chest holding the letter in his hand tightly.
20 minutes later a car pulled up on the opposite side of the room Changmin watched hoping it was his Uncle. He saw the man get out and cross the road to where he was sitting. When he saw the man's face he jumped up and ran into the man's open arms.
"Minnie what's wrong?" Junsu said holding him close.
"Please don't send me home, I can't go back! I don't want to go back ?" he cried.
"Come on let's go, are you hungry? By the look of you, your skin and bones"
He could feel Changmin's thin figure from the hug. Junsu lead Changmin into the car when another car pulled up. The driver jumped out of his car and ran over to them. Junsu turned to Changmin, "Lock the doors." He close the door and watched Changmin lock it from the inside.
"Changmin… " the person called. Junsu stood and watched the person get closer. The one person he hated so much. Junsu stood in front of the car door, Blocking Yunho from seeing his son. "Get out of the car now!" Yunho demanded.
"What the hell Yunho, stop this. WHAT DID YOU DO?" Junsu pushed Yunho away from his car.
"This doesn't concern you Junsu, so back off!" Yunho said trying to reach the car door again.
"Doesn't concern me? When my nephew called me in tears, it became my business." Junsu yelled at him. "I won't watch you do this to him, I won't lose another person I care about."
"Junsu back off, and give me back my son, before I call the police. I'll tell them you kidnapped a minor."
"Huh, funny, but it's you that approached me even though I have a restraining order against you and your wife. Oh and I have these papers here." he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a letter and handed it to Yunho, " this is your copying. It took me a few months, but I have it now. It was a mistake letting him live with you and follow Hyung's wishes. But I did it for him." Yunho opened it. It was a court order granting Junsu and Chunnie custody of Changmin to stay and live with them.
"You can't do this, he's my son!" Yunho yelled pushing Junsu to the ground. And pulling at the handle, "Changmin open the door you're coming home!"
"No he's not, he coming with me…. You have no rights over him any longer Yunho, So why don't you go back to the B***H that ruined my hyung's life?"
"I'm his Appa, I do have rights"
"Rights! You're only his Appa in name only Yunho. You forfeited your rights a long time ago when you refused to believe him. When he told you Boa pushed him down the stairs. Do you even love him? I won't stand by while you destroy his life like you did Jae's."
"That was an accident, he fell on his own… don't blame her…"
"What so I also can't blame her on hitting my hyung with a car? You're a joke Yunho. It's your fault he's dead," Junsu said "I'll never forgive you for that."
"How did I, I wasn't even there when he died," Yunho said. "I hadn't seen him in months, I didn't even know he was pregnant. I only knew when you turned up and handed me Changmin telling me he was my kid."
"Your new wife did, " Yunho didn't believe, him. Jae was always innocent in Junsu eyes.
"DO you know what the autopsy said? Yunho" he watched Yunho, eyes filled with anger. He turned to the car seeing Changmin's tears falling, "It said Jae was poisoned. He knew he was dying… that's why he word those letters to all of us, before he passed away. You killed my brother!"
"Poisoned?" he question his head turned when he hear Junsu Car engine start, Junsu did too. Changmin was sitting in the drive seat.
"Changmin open the door?" Junsu said calmly. Yunho stood doing the same.
"Changmin, please don't do this." But it was too late Changmin pulled up the brake. As they chasing after the car, they watched as Changmin accelerated down the road.
"CHANGMIN….."
"CHANGMIN COME BACK PLEASE!" Yunho shouted. He didn't want his 14 year old son to get hurt. But it was too late the next thing they heard was the sound of a car crashing down the hill. The two of them ran as fast as they could screaming. The sound of metal being crushed against the hard wall was deafening as the two of them ran down towards the car.
"CHANGMIN, CHANGMIN…
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