Oddinary// Hyunlix & Minsung FF// Editing

Chapter Two: Barely Here

I stared out of the dull murky window as the heavy rain fell. My breath was forming pretty little clouds across the smooth cold surface and small droplets were sliding down the inside of the glass. The silence in the room was deafening and I prayed my voice would come back to me. Felix experienced it on and off, and our Mother had just come to expect silence from her two broken boys.

It was a stark contrast to Felix's Ray of sunshine personality and mine as a hyperactive outgoing boy. Even our teachers barely recognised the pale, sleep deprived husks that attended their classes every day instead of us.

My grades were dropping drastically to accompany the darkness that had fallen over me. The thought that Dad would be disappointed in me if he was here, hurt me even more. Bitter tears began falling and I sniffed as my nose began running.

"Jisung, stop with your snivelling. You're getting on my last fucking nerve." Felix was on a come down and had become irritable and moody since he discovered drugs. His violent rages were the worst. He would take his anger out on me, and I was powerless against him in my current state. I hated this new version of my brother but I couldn't make him better.

I couldn't even make myself better. I turned to look at him woefully and he was barely visible under the thick blanket on his bed. He had gotten skinnier than I had ever seen him, and the soft fabric was pulled up to his ears. I slowly climbed down from the window and sat on the edge of my bed staring at him.

I wanted desperately to connect with him.

"What are you staring at Dumbo?" He asked. He slowly, and shakily sat up as his eyes burned holes in my skull. I knew he was about to burst into a fit of rage if I didn't look away. I quickly averted my eyes and crawled into the protection of my soft bed. I covered my ears and waited for him to start shouting.

"Get up. You're coming out with me." He instructed. I rolled over and stared up at him blankly. I pointed at myself and he rolled his eyes. "Who the fuck else would I be talking to dipshit?" He grabbed my arm and lifted me up with ease. I followed him without protesting. I knew it would be dumb to do that.

I was shivering violently by the time we made it to the barely standing abandoned building. I hadn't even had a chance to grab my warm fluffy jacket. I was soaked through and the thin t-shirt I was wearing clung to my body, chilling me even more. Felix pushed his hood down and checked behind us before he entered.

What if he was going to kill me? He had threatened to the day before when I accidentally bumped him as he tried to snort the white shit he bought up his nose.

"Ah Ariel! Good to see you." Felix flipped the guy off and my eyes fell upon him. He was beyond handsome, and my heart fluttered uncontrollably at the sight of him. I pressed my hand to my chest and stared down at the ground. He was a drug dealer. There was no way I was sinking to that level.

"Who have you got with you here? Is this your little side peice?" He smirked at Felix and I dared to look up. His intense brown eyes met mine and I couldn't tear my eyes away from his.

He was positively angelic in his looks. Those pretty pink lips. Those huge brown eyes, that beautifully sculpted jaw. He was a masterpiece.

"Don't be fucking gross. That's my pussy of a brother. I only brought him to see if he would start talking again." Felix stated flatly. I noticed another guy, behind the handsome guy. He was slender and tall, but I could see his biceps and pectoral muscles bulging underneath the tight hoodie he wore.

"Well at least we know he won't talk. Maybe I should start calling him Ariel." The first boys eyes fell upon me again, and I felt exposed as I stood, shivering awkwardly. My eyes fell to the floor and I tried to calm my nerves by gently picking at some loose skin on my fingers.