The Light (1/1)

That afternoon, they buried Taehee and Minho’s father. It was at the local church, and people had questions about how he had died. Taehee just told them that he had run into the wrong people. That was all they needed to know. He had already cleared it with the police, and they were leaving him alone. They had insisted on their own coroner examining him, and that had already taken place. The police had not found much evidence, but did have some leads to go on. Taehee would let them do their investigating, but his team was also doing their own. That was not released to the authorities. They did not need to know that.  During the funeral, Minho surprised himself at how much he cried. He had not even known his father, and yet, he felt incredibly sad. He would have liked to know him, but it was too late. He had lot out on time.  He looked over at Taehee, and noticed that his brother had not shed one tear. He was standing stone faced, and seemed to not be all there. Minho decided to not press that matter. Everyone dealt with pain in their own way.  After the funeral, Taehee thanked everyone and disappeared into the house, once they got home. No one followed him, knowing he needed his space.  Karam approached Minho. “Hey…I’m sorry.” He spoke very softly, and Minho could see that the other man had also been crying.  Offering a tired smile, Minho sighed. “I didn’t know him…I’m sorry. He seems like he was a nice man,” he cleared his throat. “ I wish I had gotten the chance to know him.” Karam sighed. “Yeah. Me, too. He was a nice guy, and a good leader. Taehee will do well following in his footstep.” He touched Minho on the arm. Minho nodded, shivering at the touch. “Yeah, I’m sure he will.”  Karam moved over to where Mika a Jay were. Jay was still in a wheelchair, as he was weak. Turning to Minho, he smiled. “I know this is not the best time in the world, but these are my friends, Mika and Jay,” he smiled at Minho. “Guys, this is Minho, Taehee’s brother.” Jay smiled at Minho, glancing at Karam curiously. “Nice to meet you,” he sized Minho up. “I can see the resemblance…Wow. Are you staying?” Karam shook his head. Leave it to Jay to be blunt. He was also curious, though. He knew that Taehee would love it if he stayed.  “I think it is up to Taehee,” he glanced at Karam. “We’ll see.”  “Well, I’m sure he wouldn’t have any objections to you being here,” Karam smiled at him. “He has been looking forward to meeting you.” “That’s good to know,” Minho grinned at him. His spirits were rising a bit now.  Karam nodded. “Mika, Jay, where are Hyunmin and Injun?”  Jay shook his head. “Around…somewhere.”  “Okay. I was just wondering. It’s not like I need to keep an eye on them,” Karam smiled at the maknae, who smiled back. He seemed a lot more tired than usual, which was to be expected, with his injury. “Thanks, little one.” “