Reborn

6. Giving a chance

When I arrived at school, the first person who appeared in front of me was Hannah and her minions. For God's sake, get a life, stop bothering mine.

"So you still haven’t come to your senses girl? How could you just leave him with your sister, huh? " Each word of hers was filled with venom.  Her minors are throwing a glare at me

"Did you forget how you came to me begging for help huh?" damn another embarrassing thing I've done

"Let me make this very clear for you, I don’t want him anymore. So stop bothering me or else it won't be good for you. Leave. Me. Fucking. Alone." I coldly replied, there's a warning in my tone that made her shut up. Thank god

I walk away from there.

Finally, the class is over. I have to go to the company now work is waiting for me. I was walking down the almost empty hallway, with just a few students here and there.

This is weird

I think I definitely heard it

Yes i was right

It's definitely someone's scream

I slowly walked towards it, peering into the empty classroom. I grasped. A few students were beating Jungkook, kicking his almost unconscious figure, lying helplessly on the floor. Their leader is enjoying it with a satisfied smile on his face. His eyes have a creepy and dark type of look. I know him, how could I not know him?.

Jung Hoseok

The sole heir of the  Jung Textile Industry. His father is a  Korean businessman, and his mother is an actress.  It's the second-highest-earning textile company currently.

He is one of Taehyung's friends who has pulled some nasty, cheap tricks on me in the past,t and I was stupid enough to fall for it. His swear words are filled with promises. Reassuring eyes and a kind smile will make you fall for his tricks easily. You'll think he is the most trustworthy person in the whole wide world.

He enjoys it, watching people fall for his tricks and suffer. 

I quickly take out my phone and start to take a video. These bully fuckers are done for. And Jung Hoseok if you try to play with me I'll destroy you very finely this time. You will regret even being born. I'll destroy anyone who even tries to think of harming me.

I walked forward to the next classroom, played a police siren loudly on my phone, and placed my phone in a corner. After a few seconds, I turned it off. The next moment, I could see that those boys were running away, and a boy was dragging Hoseok away from there, who seemed pissed off. He doesn’t fear the police he can just throw some money or call any higher up  but his reputation could be harmed that's why that boy was dragging him.

After they were gone, I came out and went to the classroom where Jungkook was lying almost unconscious. His condition looks really bad.

"Hey! Can you hear me?  You need to go to the nurse's office. "

I saw his eyes almost closing. He is bleeding, bruised and looks lifeless. I don’t know how but I somehow manage to take him to the nurse. I waited outside. He can't keep going like this. This world is too cruel to people sometimes.

"I asked him to report it to school but he didn’t say anything. This kid is badly hurt, old injuries, new injuries, but still hanging in there. I've given him some painkillers, it will work for now." The nurse informed me I gave her a nod.

Jungkook is lying on the bed staring blankly at the window. I went towards him for some reason I feel bad for him. Looking at him I remember my past self. The pain is too much to bear physically and mentally when we are left alone in this whole wide world. No one cares for you, supports you or ever looks at you as a human being.

At the end, it's just us alone, and after all this fighting against the whole world, you will still be left alone. And then will start the battle with yourself. You can fight the world but fighting against yourself is the most difficult thing in this universe.

"Are you done getting beaten up every day? Or should I call them over again?"

His blank eyes are dangerously dark now filled with anger. So I decided to add more fuel.

"Looks like I'll have to call Hoseok now or should I call your Aunt? I wonder how she will beat you, " I pretend to think, tapping my finger to my forehead. His eyes are turning red due to anger.  Good.

"I'll call your Aunt since you enjoy getting tortured so much." I pull out my phone from my pocket. He suddenly snatched the phone away from my hand and shouted

"DO YOU THINK I ENJOY IT?"

" I'm hurt. I'm not a plastic I feel pain.  Who are you to say it? "

"Then who are they to bully you?  I saved you yet you shout at me but who did wrong to you you say nothing to them. " I say simply, which made his eyes widen slightly, then he looked down with a sad expression on his face. He gripped my phone tightly, which was still in his hand.

"What am I supposed to do besides ensuring this hell. They are monsters. The..y th. ey wi..ll-Is it your excuse? " I asked interrupting him. His eyes meet mine confused, hurt.

"You think this will end one day and you’ll be free. But deep down you also know that it's not gonna happen. Jeon boy's life is not a fairytale for everyone, where one day Prince Charming will come and save us. It's a battlefield where you have to fight for yourself, or else you’ll die brutally, and your corpse will be rotten there. " I said sternly.

"No one will help you till you decide to help yourself."

He just looked at his face with tears in his eyes. It hurts I know but he has to know this.

"You think your aunt and Hoseok are monsters for doing all this to you, but what about you?  Everyone did dirty to you, but did you ever do good to yourself? You just let them walk over you."

I took a deep breath and continued

"Wake up, Jeon boy, I won’t always be there to save you from bullies, nor from your aunt and her boyfriend. If you don’t want to save yourself no one will help you."

His tears fall freely from his green eyes.

"I-I  I want to get away from this hell b-but I don’t know h-how." his voice quivered. 

I took his phone from the table and shared the video of him getting bullied.

"Take this", I brought his shaking hand up and placed a locket necklace that I was wearing.

"Wh-at w-hy would you?"

"I brought it with my first salary. It's expensive to sell it. It's for you to decide: run away, start anew, or rot here. But whatever you choose, remember this destiny gave us a second chance. It's for us to decide how we'll use it." I spoke sternly.

After all, we all deserve a second chance.  And a hand that will help us to get up from the ground.

I took a look at his eyes for the last time, which were filled with emotions. Tears were gone by now. He was looking at the neckpiece in his hand. I left from there without a second thought.

I brought that locket because I wanted to have something with my first salary that would last a long time. But nothing actually lasts long, I guess.

Today I just show him a path, walk on it or not, how to walk on it, it's his decision. I was given a second chance, so I wanted him to try his luck, nothing more, nothing less.
If he fails in it, it's his burden to carry.

  In a previous life, you didn’t get a chance, but you got it now. Let's see, Jeon boy, if you are a fighter or a loser.

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