ꜱᴏʀʀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴇʀʀᴏʀꜱ ᴏʀ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴇɴɢᴡɪꜱʜ.

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The street light glows red, which meant it was our cue to walk across the road. I stand there and continued staring at the stranger while he started walking towards me. He had this sad look on his face but he still managed to form a small smile.

He stops right in front of me. He's a little taller than me but not by a lot. ''Hey.'' He says as I stare at him blankly. What's his problem? ''What?'' I simply ask and to be honest I'm quite uninterested. ''Do you live around here?'' He asks while scratching the back of his neck.

''No, I don't.'' He sighs and seems to be a little annoyed but remains his soft smile. ''Do you know where the bus stop might be at?'' He asks gently. I look around the neighbourhood before looking back at him. I shrug and simply answer: ''Maybe down the street but I'm not sure.''

''Maybe try walking down the street. If it's not somewhere around there then maybe try walking further till you need to turn right. It's just a guess though.''

He giggles as he pats my head and ruffles my hair and I glare at him in return. ''Thanks, kid.'' He walks past me and goes down the street as I had told him. ''I'm not a fucking kid,'' I mumble to myself and start walking but then I hear a shout behind me.

''Hey, kid!'' I look back at the guy and he's holding a backpack, digging through it. He stops, looks up at me and smiles. He pulls out a pair of indoor shoes and then throws them at me. I catch them before looking down at them and then back up at him

''Why are you walking outside with no shoes? You could get hurt.'' He shouts enough for me to hear. ''Don't bother returning them'' He continues before turning around to walk away. I look back down at the shoes in my hands. I look up once more as he keeps getting smaller and smaller. ''Thanks.'' I quietly whisper and then put the shoes on. I turn around to walk across the street. I feel all sorts of emotions. I feel cold and alone, sad but somewhat mad, and annoyed. Then I remember that they had taken my backpack as well.

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I walked around the city for about less than 3 hours before heading home. I was feeling tired and didn't want to take the bus nor a taxi. It's a waste of money and annoying. Therefore, I walked all the way home. I now stand in front of my house.

I wonder if anyone is asleep already but I don't think that's the case because the lights are still turned on. I walk to the front door, open the door and then walk inside. I throw the shoes off and walk down the hall. I pass the kitchen and see my mother sitting at the kitchen table. I'm about to walk upstairs before I hear her say; ''Jeon Jaeguk.'' in a low tone.

I curse under my breath before breathing in, turning around and head to the kitchen. I don't say anything and just stand there. ''Where were you?'' She asks as her head hangs low in her hands. ''I was at the library,'' I answer softly. She doesn't move an inch.

''Don't lie.'' She says tiredly and that annoys me a little. She never believes anything I say but I can't really blame her. Her husband constantly lies. ''I was at the library, then went to a cafe to finish off some homework. I didn't realize how late it was.'' I say with a blank stare. I'm not lying. Well, I'm not lying about two of the things I did. I hate libraries.

''Jaeguk. You were out all day. Shouldn't you at least call me to let me know?'' She finally looks up at me. Her eyes are red and her eyeliner everywhere. It's annoying. It's annoying seeing her like this. ''I didn't feel like it,'' I answer. All I want to do is just leave to my room and lock myself there. I don't feel bad for her.

''Even if you didn't feel like it, you need to call me!'' She raises her voice. ''Jaeguk, I need to know where you are and how long you'll be away! You shouldn't make your mother worry and wait for you!'' She shouts as tears start forming in her eyes. There's just pain and anger.

''And you guys shouldn't fight,'' I say in a low tone. ''People shouldn't be together if they don't love each other.'' My mother's face has now become red and I can see a vein pop out. She stands up and walks towards me. ''Don't ever talk about something you don't know a single thing about.'' She says with a straight face.

''How can't I know anything? You guys scream about literally everything. You both assume things and talk about things you don't know about. You say dad is sleeping with other people and you don't even know for sure.'' Tears fall down her cheeks.

''Dad says you're flirting with your boss but he doesn't know anything for sure.'' I stare into her eyes with a blank expression. ''Yet both of you blame each other for everything. Bills, money, work, problems, and even me.'' She stares at me in shock. Her eyes look like their about to pop out. ''What the fuck do you mean by that?''

''Neither of you wanted me. I hear you guys talking about it. You guys fight about it constantly. You blame each other and point fingers about who should have used a con-'' She slaps me before I get the chance to finish. I look down at the ground and don't dare to move a muscle. ''I shouldn't have come home,'' I whisper before walking upstairs and into my room. I close the doors and lock it.

I lean back on the door and blankly stare ahead. I breathe in and out as my blood starts boiling inside. I hate her. I hate him. I hate them both for making things like this. I hate everyone. I walk towards my dresser and pick out my pyjamas. I get undressed and put the pyjamas on. I put my school uniform on my chair, too lazy to clean it.

I lay on my bed and stare at the ceiling. I put my hand on my left cheek to only feel the heat on it. It stings. It all hurts. ''Fucking bitch.''

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I haven't updated in a while. Sorry. I kind of forgot about this :(