24 Troubled youth

*****3rd person's POV*****

My youth, my youth is yours

Trippin' on skies, sippin' waterfalls

My youth, my youth is yours

Runaway now and forevermore

My youth, my youth is yours

A truth so loud you can't ignore

My youth, my youth, my youth

My youth is yours.

Troye Sivan makes Hoseok's heart beat faster than usual.

The way Hoseok dances on his songs looks like he wants to be free from all the boundaries that keep him from flying high into the sky.

He is effortless, spontaneous, lively like the wind.

Jungkook was trying to follow the steps while standing beside him and looking at him through the large mirror that covers three-fourth of the studio.

"Hyung, how are you exactly doing this step? Please show me once more." Jungkook says.

"You're not paying attention. I'm showing this step since last 5 minutes. You should've learnt it by now." Hoseok says while putting his hands on his waist.

"Ummmm...no, I'm watching you. But I'm not feeling fine today." Jungkook says while lowering his head.

"Uhhh, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling sick?" Hoseok holds his sidearm.

"I'm just a little nervous. The show is next week. I'm feeling like I'm not prepared at all."

"Okay, okay. Let's rest a little bit. We'll continue after 15 minutes. Come on... let's go... we'll have lemonade. I'm tired too." Hoseok tries to make him feel better.

They walk out of the studio and head towards the pantry.

"Hyung, may I ask something?" Jungkook asks while keeping up with him.

"Of course..." Hoseok wipes his sweat with the hand towel around his neck.

"Don't you go home at night? You literally never leave the studio. You're always there."

" The studio is my primary home. I go to my secondary home only to sleep and take bath." Hoseok laughs loud while making a funny gesture which resembles to a home.

"LoL. Do you love dancing that much? I love it too you know. But somehow I feel like I want to sing more than I dance. My initial plan was to become a dancer though. But I'm more attracted to hitting the high notes than doing a handstand." Jungkook laughs too.

"Kookie, you're good at both. You should know that. You're a golden boy. You just need to balance both."

"Yeah hyung, I'm trying." Jungkook says while putting a coin in the beverage vending machine.

"Hey Hoseok!!! What are you doing?" Namjoon waves at them while coming to their direction.

"Namjoon-ah, it's been long!" Hoseok gives him a hug.

"What long? I met you 3 days ago only. Do you miss me that much? Namjoon reciprocates.

"You're my only buddy here. May be that's why." Hoseok pouts at him.

"Aww, are you feeling like a third wheel between Jimin and Taehyung? They're your friends too. Come to my place then. There are plenty of rooms. Isn't it Jungkook?" Namjoon says while pinching Hoseok's cheek.

"Wow! In that case we will all be together. Hoseok hyung can teach me choreography while taking a lunch or sleeping even." Jungkook laughs out loud.

"Yaaa!! they're both busy now. And I'm not that mad. I take rest too." Hoseok throws a punch in the air.

"Oh, I thought you never sleep. All that I can see you doing is dancing." Namjoon says laughing.

"Blame that on your brother. Jin hyung has put me up on a wheel. Taking auditions, preparing the debut idols, choreographing new songs...I don't even have time to breathe. Tell him to hire more choreographers." Hoseok exclaims sadly.

"You tell that yourself. He is so messed up that he forgets to eat sometimes. I'm so worried about him. He doesn't look good nowadays." Namjoon says while moving his hand within his hair.

"Yes, I have noticed that too. In the last meeting he was planning to send me to North Korea for the audition instead of North America." Hoseok gives a surprised expression.

"He did??? Whoa! He should rest I guess. Anyway, where were you both heading? I have a meeting now. I'll be going then." Namjoon tends to go to his destination.

"Sure Mr Kim Namjoon! You're the secretary after all." Hoseok taunts him.

"Yaaa!! with you I'm not a secretary. I'm your best buddy. Don't joke around. I'll see you later then." Namjoon says looking back.

Jungkook and Hoseok waves at him.

"I wish he was my real brother." Hoseok says while looking at him going.

"Hyung, why don't your never talk about your family?" Jungkook asks him.

"There is nothing to talk about my family you know."

"What do your parents do hyung?"

"I don't have parents." Hoseok turns his head on the other side to not to face Jungkook.

"Hyung, you're bad at lying." Jungkook pinches his shoulder.

"Break time over. Let's go now. We have a whole song to choreograph. Go to the studio. I'm coming from the washroom." Hoseok says while keeping his fist tight and walking inside the men's washroom.

He doesn't want to talk about his family. Talking about his family makes him remember crying and scared faces that he accidentally saw that night. The night that changed his life forever. The little girl who was almost his age was crying while hugging her Winnie the Pooh plushie.

Where is she now?? They must have sold her to some rich conglomerate. Virgin teenage girls who can be trained well are worth much more than a grown up young girl.

She must be pleasing one of them now. But he knows that she cries alone at night hugging that plushie. She must have thought that they were really taking her to her sick mother while helping her to buy her medicines.

"I hate you dad. I hate you Mr Jung. I hate your name. I hate everything that is associated with you. I will hate you forever." He says while punching the mirror on the washroom basin. It makes a cracking sound. Tears roll down from his eyes and blood from his hand.

"I won't ever forgive you for what you did to those children in spite of having one yourself. I won't. Never ever." Hoseok wipes the mirror with his bleeding hand leaving blood stain on his reflection on the mirror.

" I will take Revenge someday. Wait for it."