LET THE WORLD BURN FOR YOU

Point

ey, look, y

she obnoxiously chewed on a chocolate bar, callin

y, you ca

r her, the word feelin

pain and crying were two things I was never familiar with. I didn't want to accept it, but th

ove me crazy? Instead of cowering in pain, I ended up la

trying to laugh your pain away? No, no, Bluey, it doe

onytail, and two huge incisors. A mere child cared about me and my health

baby boy to sculpt into being the next big heir of our clan. I me

rson like me. I can hurt you," I said, trying

, Bluey? You are a very friendly perso

steal, kill, and destroy. And the crown that tops it all-money and power. All these sins were done f

I growled, hoping she would get the message that I needed to be left alone

f wincing in pain, fighting hard to breathe.

all over, from the cuts that split my lip to the bruise on

I didn't want anything to do with them. If I had a choice, I woul

An eye for an eye. A man for a man," my father would sa

age. But I couldn't understand why I almost sin

to be alone. I freaking wanted to be alone, to drown in my own mis

they still played in my mind. Though I didn't expec

st six soldiers' sons. The

up. Outnumbered, they held me back and restrained me, beati

thinks everything is about him. You think you can hurt me? My old man's in the Army. He's not going to let a

daylights out of those fools. Yeah, six against one. But th

s unconscious. Lord, what did I bec

can control your destiny," I chanted repeated

sticky fingers tracing my hair, slo

oly shit, are you kidding me? She still didn't

Does it hurt a lot? Tell m

was she to care? What a stupid kid. What did she even know about pain? From the loo

hrough my hair. I felt warmth, like I wanted her to caress my ha

," she said, crouching down to sit ri

her face. "Ah... I know exactly what to do. Bluey, pl

chocolate into my palms a

at the situation. I was now glad she was gone, but the happiness instantly

ck though she said she would. Stupidly enough, I still held ont

. The mid-afternoon sun really was soothing. Such wa

what? That I was in a freaking fight, trying to defend what I nev

m its tree. You have no choi

ories. I raised my head and saw the little girl was

ked, looking at the

st for you, my B

it." I shifted m

u burn my face, I will... I will-" I didn't even know wh

ded slightly hurt. Gosh, I think I hurt her fe

on't drink coffee. Okay

f you've never tri

nk coffee like it was water. And cle

just don't like it, all righ

fee I want in this world. She tells me I make good coffee, and when I grow up, she bets I'll own a restaurant just like her. So you can be t

o see me smi

. That's what my dad always tells me. But I don't know what weed is. I think she should compare it to choc

me to accept it, but in turn making me feel guilty if I didn't. I fe

can choose to taste it, just for today.

hed and finally took the cup fro

osh, it was really good. I felt t

you like it?" she aske

myself to say it. "So, Bluey, did

oring her question. She smiled at me brigh

me Lenny. And what

me to speak. She finally let go of my hand, not angry at me. "It's okay. I'll

t. The name was ridiculous, but strang

looked at the empty cup in my hand.

ted to remember her fo

me back. But she never did. And I was fine with that. I was g

eady to face my family. I knew I would get

wondering when I wou