Power of a smile

School

Beomgyu's got a piece of shit for a father ....

"Hey, any new bruises?" He asked. "I got some, around my cheeks, can you see?"

"As clear as the sky." I replied. "I got lucky last day...no bruises."

Beomgyu smiled as he nodded.

He smiles everytime, he talks about all these sad stuff calmly...all to just make me fell better and worried. It is sad, I wish I was as caring as him....

After a long walk of chitter and chatter, we reached our school. Beomgyu is two years older than me while I am 14.

Our friendship began in a very wholesome way.

So I was around 5 when I was sent back to South Kantou (me has no idea abt Japanese districts, so lemme just say south kantou, bearith me..")

It was after my parents death, I came here. Taiju is my cousin but a very distant one.  Cause of the situation, he had to talk responsibility of me at a very young age. Technically his mother, but she never cared about me or him, so it was just us.

So it seems, that day i whined and threw a tantrum asking to go to my parents. So Taiju got mad and sent me out of the house for a whole night. Yes, for real...

But yeah he did keep an eye on me as I was quivering in fear, outside the house.

I am always scared of this scary Japanese legend of Hashiksa Kusama....a ghost. She devours kids...and I fit the range of kids. So I was crying...

That is when I heard another voice, weeping....

"OH GOD! IT IS NOT HASHIKSA BUT THE WEEPING FOREIGN GHOST LA LA LORNA!"

I yelled as I rolled down the road and hit a small figure. That is when I heard another scream but not from me...

"Please leave me alone! I don't wanna be eaten! U ghost! Go away!" The figure said...

"Ghost? Me?" I wondered as I looked closely as the figure on the ground next to me with his face covered with his hands which were bruised...

"You are a human ... like me. U r not a ghost." I muttered...
"Huh? I thought u were a ghost!" He replied...

"You thought I was the ghost? I thought u were the ghost!" I said as I giggled.

"Haha! You know about some ghost stories eh? U r kinda young for them tho!"

"I am 5 yrs old. Not that young!"

"Haha! I am 8. My name is Beomgyu. I live in the next street!"

"I am Y/n and I don't know where I live. But I live with a scary 10 yr old. His mom and himself sent me out of house!"

"Scary? And 10? Is he giant?"

"Oh yes! He looks 13!"

"Ah! Shiba! Taiju Shiba! Dude! He hates me!"
"D-dude? Well I don't like him tho!"

"Uh? Who does?"

"Y/NNNN"

"Oh no! It is him. I better get going. U seem to be quite hurt tho, gyu boi?"

"Well... my dad hits me! Haha"....

It was 9 years ago and u r still the same. . . Laughing while saying depressing stuff... well. That is now we meet.

"Y/n, look! Pretend to not know me in school like you promised. Please?" Gyu said.

I sighed as I said, "well, I still don't why...but u begged a lot...so fine!"

"These bullies are not the usual. They are all from big and dangerous gangs... u don't know wut they will do..."

"Fine! See ya Later, I will go on my way..."

"Scary gang...? Huh?" I thought as I walked inside the school.