just say my name - seok matthew

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when the world is full of hatred and crimes, you're the only one that goes against it. not even your friends understand. "why does this world have to be so cruel?" you thought.. and then you met matthew.

su1c1d3, smoking, bullying

6-27-23 I REALIZED HOW CRINGY AND BAD THIS IS IM SO SORRY FOR ALL THE MATTHEW STANS THIS WAS SHIT
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"hey, y/n!" your friend is busy playing with your hair. "what.." you answer. everyone around you gives you a headache. "come catch me if you can!" she takes off with your necklace. the loud screaming, smoking, and fist fighting doesn't seem to be enough. "mina!" you call out to her but she runs too far to hear. that necklace was very important to you. it was a gift from your father that died to suicide. suicide, right? it may seem shocking but in this world it is very normal. i look around for her. oh, mina, why do you have to be so energetic all the time? i sigh and walk to the stairs. this group of delinquents are sitting on them. "hey, chick. don't you see we're sitting here? that doesn't give you a right to go up these stairs." one of them called out. "can you guys just please move? i'm trying to find my friend." i fiddle with my fingers as i was very nervous to talk. "huh? what'd you say?!" a buff guy stands up and holds his bat at me. "oh.. im sorry i just wanted to go to the 2nd floor." i flinch. "hey, how fucking dare you? let's make sure she pays." a girl with bright red lip stick stands up and walks to me. "just because you look innocent doesn't mean we'll let you off the hook, alright?" she yanks my hair and throws me to the ground. i yelp in pain as they start stomping me. please make it stop. "guys!" i recognize a voice. they stop and look. "m-mina! where were you?!" i quickly get up and run to her. "i was upstairs. i wanted to have a little fun so i took your necklace and expected you to chase after me but.. i guess that took a turn." she looked at me with sorrow in her eyes. "please never go near my friend ever again, okay?" she shouts. they all bow. i knew she was popular but not that popular. "let's go, y/n."

i take out my phone as im walking back home. "mom! what do we have for dinner today?" i called my mom. even thought our family was torn apart me and my mom still stayed together. "just scrambled eggs and bacon, honey. im sorry i haven't had the time to cook real food for you." she apologized. i frown. the fact that she has to apologize for not being able to do stuff for me makes me sad. sometimes im afraid she'll disappear one day out of the blue. "okay mo-" someone takes my phone and throws it on the floor. i drop down to pick it up. "you're cute." i look up slowly and see a man in his 30s. i nod my head and get back up. "thank you.." i immediately start walking away until he puts his arm over my shoulders. "whats your name? what school do you go to? can i have your number? let's go home together." he starts talking to me. i hold on my tears and ignore everything he is saying. "can you please let go?" i could feel his hair on my neck. "why? let's go home." he pulls me with him. "no! please let go!" i pull away and end up falling down. "hey!" he starts walking towards me. i quickly get up and start running to my neighborhood. a few seconds later, he's gone. phew, i said to myself. i sit on a bench and start tearing up. why does society have to be this way? i then open my phone and see missed calls from my mom. "honey, what happened? are you okay?!" she immediately asks as soon as she picks up the phone. "yes im fine, mom. you don't have to worry." i try hard to not crack my voice as it would give away the fact i was just crying. "oh thank god! please come back home quickly!" she says. "i will. bye mom!" i hang up the phone and start crying again. the feeling of having no one left has came across my mind a bunch of times. my sister, father, friend, and soon enough, mother will be gone. i wipe my tears hearing someone's footsteps.

"hey.. um are you okay?" a guy with a bright smile approaches me. i quickly wipe my tears and then look up. "oh im sorry. i just thought you would want someone to be there for you." he apologizes. i pause for a second to think about it. "no it's fine. a lot of things happened today." i stare at the ground not knowing what to say next. "really? i hope you get better. my parents haven't been doing well in money. today we had to eat bread and orange juice for dinner." he laughs it off. i give him a shocked look. i expected him to have full course meals because of his smile but no, he's the opposite. he's eating scraps, cleaning shoes for money, and raising his own pigs yet he still has the biggest smile ever. "im sorry." he apologizes again noticing i didn't laugh. "no, you and me are kind of the same except im not as happy as you are." i look at him. he smiles and starts speaking again. "well nice to meet you, im seok matthew and you must be?" he holds out his hand. "im.. y/n" i hesitate to take his hand but do so anyways. I hear a notification from my phone. "voicemail from: Mom❤️" it said. I play the voicemail. "come home, sweetie!" i forgot my phone was on full volume. i look at Matthew and see him smiling. "you heard that. bye matthew." i bow to him. "bye, y/n. have a good afternoon." he smiles at me as i walk away.

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