After the female protagonist and the children decided to go together, their peaceful daily life continued.The female protagonist wipes the sweat from her forehead as she comes out of her room after cleaning and goes out to the living room. The female protagonist is watching TV in the living room.After staring intently at the children, she falls into deep thought. Soon, after concluding her thoughts, she approaches the children, sits down, and speaks.
"Kids, can we talk?"
"What story?"
As the female protagonist sits down, the children stare at her, wondering what she will say.
"It's nothing special... I'm just curious about you guys and want to know what kind of life you've lived so far."
"..."
"It's not easy to tell you about the past, so if it makes you feel bad, you don't have to tell me."
"No. What's there to be upset about? Of course I should tell you."
"Who wants to speak first? Should I speak first?"
"Let me start by saying this. My mom and dad were always fighting."
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(Taehyung's point of view)
Because of my dad, our house was always full of fights. He would come home drunk and make a mess of the house. I always tried to stop him, butIt was no use. He always used violence when they fought, never killing anyone. But that day, it happened. My father still had a pale face, perhaps because he was drunk.He came home, red-faced and staggering, holding a bottle of soju in one hand. Seeing him like that, his mother said something to him.
"You!! You came back drunk again?! I told you to stop drinking!!!"
"What does it matter to you whether you drink or not!!!!"
"It doesn't matter, why not!! What would Taehyung think when he sees this!! Doesn't that brat called dad always come home drunk?! If Taehyung does the same thing as you, will you take responsibility?! Will you take responsibility!!!"
"뭐?! 새끼?!? 시발년이 좋게 좋게 이야기 해줬더니 점점 기어오르네!!!"
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The father, who had been fighting with each other, finally couldn't stand it any longer and lifted the bottle of soju he was holding and hit the mother on the head.
My mother, who was hit by a soju bottle, was staggering and falling as if she was losing consciousness, and there was a lot of blood flowing from her head.
When I saw that scene and tried to approach, shouting "Mom...", my dad blocked my way.My dad looked at me and smiled creepily, then he walked towards me step by step, holding a broken soju bottle.
"Mommy died? Then you have to die too, right? Hahahahaha-"
I got goosebumps when I heard my father say that since my mother died, I too had to die.Moreover, my fear grew even more because of my father's laughter. When my father came towards me and tried to hit me with a soju bottle,I quickly ran out of the shelter. Then my dad chased after me, saying, "Aren't you there?!
I kept running and running with all my might, but my dad was nowhere to be seen anymore.
"thank god..."
I took a deep breath and walked slowly, and before I knew it, I had arrived at the bridge over the river.It was when I was walking slowly again while looking at the night river.
"Uh...uh...?!"
A boy was seen climbing up the bridge railing and about to fall off.For a moment, I was so flustered and surprised that I stammered. Then I ran to him, grabbed his feet, and helped him get down from the railing.The kid stumbled and fell to the floor, startled by my sudden appearance. But he fell on top of me.He ended up in a ridiculous position where he was pounced on me.
"Hey. Get off."
"Ugh...ugh!!!!"
He just kept staring at me with that overbearing attitude, so I told him to get off, but he fell in shock. Then I flailed my clothes and said.
"I've never even tried it on a woman... but I tried it on a man... my virginity ㅠㅠ"
"You like purity. You're making a fuss about me pounced on you without even kissing you."
"Why. Did you want to kiss?"
"Am I crazy? I've never even done it with a woman."
"Ugh- I think you've done this a lot."
"You are the one."
"But why did you try to fall into the river?"
"Because I want to die"
"why...?"
"Even if I die, there's no one to mourn for me. No family... no friends... I have none."
"...Me too... I don't have any family or friends either."
"Then we can be friends. How old are you?"
"12 years old"
"Huh..? We're the same age. Then let's be real friends."
"okay."
"What is your name?"
"I'm... Kim Taehyung. What about you?"
"I'm Park Jimin."
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(at this point)
"That's how I first met Jimin and we had nowhere else to go, so we went to an orphanage. Then I became a middle school student, but the orphanage said they wouldn't accept children older than middle school, so I ended up leaving the orphanage.But there were kids I became close with at the orphanage, and they were Jungkook, Hoseok, Namjoon, and Seokjin. They were trying to find a place to go to the orphanage with us and work, but Jimin and I were told by one of them"They asked us if we wanted to work for money, and we said yes without question. But then we found out it was a club..."
Upon hearing Taehyung's past, Yeoju couldn't help but shed tears. After Taehyung finished telling his story, he forced a smile at Yeoju.
"Namjoon and I were smart since we were young, so our parents were annoyed. So they just sent us to an orphanage. And while studying computers, we learned how to hack.I work part-time at a convenience store, and Namjoon works part-time at a gas station."
"Jungkook and I lived with our parents, but when they divorced, they sent me to an orphanage."
"I was abandoned at an amusement park with my parents, but a stranger helped me out and I ended up in an orphanage."
After listening to the children's story, the female protagonist's expression darkened. She frowned, as if her heart ached. It seemed like the children were having trouble adjusting to hearing such stories.They just keep an eye on each other.
"I work part-time at a meat restaurant."
"Seokjin and I... pickpocket."
"I was originally going to keep the pickpocketing a secret, but since we trust you, I wanted to be honest with you."
"You're a good person."
Touched by Seokjin's honest words, Yeoju strokes his head. Jeongguk, who has been watching this, crumples his expression and speaks to Yeoju.
"I trust you too, so pat me."
"Yeah. Good job."
The female protagonist seemed a little surprised by Jeongguk's words, but soon looked at Jeongguk and slowly stroked him.It is evident that the heroine and the children are gradually becoming closer to each other.
Author's Note
(The female lead doesn't know that Jungkook is a girl! I edited it because it said she knew before..🥲 I'm still an immature writer..🙏)