When Beauty Destroys The BL World

Freedom

In the back of the room, Ben was taking care of Callus. When suddenly they heard noise outside.
All the young boy and man there look towards the door. Hearing the sound like people fighting and grunting in pain.
Suddenly it become silence.
They were shocked to see the door opened and turned to be relief seeing it is Irene. But become alert seeing a man beside her.
"Irene, what you're doing? Who is this man?" Ben questions.
"He's my friend. We came to get you all out of here."
"What?" Ben was shocked.
Hearing what she say, all of them started to freak out.
"Where will we go?"
"What if we die out there?"
"We don't have a place to go back to."
All of them bombarded her with questions.
"We don't have much time. Let get you all out of here." All of them still looking at eachother, seemingly unwilling.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry before the guards wake up!" Irene look at them feeling confused and anxious.
"We don't want to leave." One of them stated. Irene and Arlo was shocked.
"What? Why don't you want to leave? This place is not safe. You all need to get out of here." Irene desperately want to convince them.
"We didn't ask to you help us!" One of them suddenly moved towards her. Seeing this aggression behaviour, Arlo pull Irene behind him. The young boy realises his own behaviour, try to calm himself down.
"What's the point of going out there, when we don't even have a future? People like us, do you think we can survive out there? When our whole life we have been taught that this is the life that we will lead and this is where our future lies. How do you suppose we will live our life out there?" Other boys then questions her.
"I...I know you all scared and terrified of the outside world. But believe me, staying here is much more worse than being out there." Though she feels dumbfounded with the sudden question, still...Irene didn't stop trying to change their mind.
"Isn't it better that we stay here? We were given a place to stay and eat. In exchange for our work."
"That is not the kind of work you young boys should do. There are a lot of other things and work you can do than this." Irene steps forward. It could be heard the desolation in her tone.
"But what the different would it make if we go out there? Isn't it the same as dead? We can't even protect ourselves." Some still have a disagreement. Seeing how they still not convinced, Arlo steps in to pull Irene.
Irene look at him. He shake his head, meaning to say that it is no use to convince them. Just before coming here, Irene knew that it not gonna be easy to help them escape, especially if they don't want to. From the novel, the fate of the people here was remained unknown after the crown prince saved the holy priest as he burn down the place. Because the novel focus more on the lead characters than the minor characters. It the same for her, when she first arrived in this novel world. All she care about is herself, while the other is not real and just a character in the story. They are not real person. However after seeing their pain and suffering, she doesn't have the heart to ignore it. The same as the poor, she wants to help them in anyway she can. But now, how can she help them if they didn't want to?
Just as Irene was about to give up, suddenly...
"You mean...if I go out there...I can get to do what I want. Without anyone to stop me?" Callus who's awake from his slumber heard everything. Irene looks at him for awhile before answering.
"Yes."
"And I can eat whatever I want and play whenever I want?"
Hearing such questions, Irene feel sad. She approaches Callus, holding his cold hand. Hoping to give some warmth in it.
"Yes."
"And I won't get scolded and beaten if I don't want to do this work anymore?" He questions again. But this time with tears brimming in his eyes.
"Yes...you won't." Irene said.
Feeling overwhelmed with emotions, Callus firmly holding her hand.
"I'm want to leave this place."
Hearing his word, Irene feel a big relief. She nod her head several times.
"Yes, let's get you out of here." She said. Irene help him to stand up. Then turn to look at the others.
"I know that this decision is hard for all of you. You're scared and afraid because all of you have been kept away from the outside world. And all the thing you knew is from here. This place became your world. Everything that you learnt is from here. Inside this big cage that becomes a prison for all of you that you didn't realise it. If you stay here, you will remain a prisoner...a slave to all that people out there. And eventually you will die...feeling regret. Because you will remember the time when you were given a choice, and you didn't dare to take that chances. Because you're too stuck with the possibility of what if." Irene take a look at all of them. All of them had a devastated look. Such look is heartbreaking to her. Moreover looking at the innocent young boy faces. She can't imagine how horrible their experience whilst being here.
"But you have to know, that all of you, deserve better. All of you. This is not the future that you should look up into. Outside...in the real world, may not be safer and easier. But you'll have a lot of opportunity. A chances to a start anew. Something to explore. You'll get to learn something new. But that only happened if you all willing to take the leap to your freedom. And staying here, wouldn't change a thing." Irene finally told them what they needed to hear.
This time no one says anything. Everyone look down feeling a waze of emotions. As they each having their own thoughts. They seemingly have make their decision. All of them then look at her.
"We want to leave this place." Hearing this word, Irene eyes got wet as she smile with big relief at them.