Safe Haven (Seulmin)

What Home?

Seulgi's POV

Home. A simple four letter word, yet it has so much feeling and meaning behind it. Home is a place where love ones gather and share about their days and struggles. Home is a place where one feels loved and safe from the hardships and cruelty in the world. This is a place where you can be yourself and not have to pretend to be someone else. That is my definition of a home, but I don't know if the definition is true for I don't have one.

Well, unless you call a prison my home for my dad seems to enjoy living in there instead of with me. My dad is pretty famous, and not because he is a celebrity or known for doing good in the world, but rather he is a criminal who has gone to jail so many times that the police seem to have lost count. The only reason why he hasn't been persecuted yet is because every time he gets in, my mom always bails him out. But this time, my mom isn't around anymore to do that. I lost her and now, my dad has become a runaway murder who has slaughtered the lives of many. No one has seen him in months and the police are still after him.

My home now is a small apartment that my mom and I used to share until she passed away. I work three jobs just to pay the rent, but even with my jobs, I still end up without a meal sometimes. No love or warmth shines in my life. Over the years, I have let a wall build around me to protect me from the hurt and struggles that come my way.

Tomorrow, I have to attend my new school that my mom registered me into before she passed away. No one will know who I am, but even if they didn't, I still wouldn't be accepted. I was bullied quite a lot in school for my quite and "strange" personality and I was too scared to open myself up to people. I sigh. I quickly take a shower and go to bed, hoping that tomorrow won't be another crappy day in my already crappy life.

So... How is it? Please excuse any mistakes that you may see and hope you enjoyed it!!