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"This power only awakens in those truly angry at the world. The need for change has to be strong enough that it changes something inside of you as well,"
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BOOK 1 OF "The Need For Change" TRILOGY
WARNI...
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"Close my eyes for a while, Force from the world a patient smile, But I gave you all"
November 2018
Ignorance is far from bliss. Staying hidden inside a bubble shielded away from the world can cause more than enough hatred for that bubble, even if it there with good intentions such as protection, a promise of growth, and/or providing a home for those inside. However, not knowing what is going on all around you is not ideal, even if Changbin had experienced that for most of his life. If anything, after being exposed to the world and seeing everything that was wrong with it, it is hard to let go of that all over again. It's a sense of power, a sense of control in this shit storm of a life he has, and now that he is unable to know where his name stands in the public and if people like him should be fearing for their lives is frightening.
Chan and Changbin weren't allowed to leave the bubble. Jisung was the only link they had to the real world as of now and Changbin couldn't quite understand why Chan wasn't allowed to leave either, but he guessed it had something to do with the endless, dark tattoos that trailed up his arms that Changbin had only been allowed a glimpse of so far. Perhaps the worst part was that Jisung would be gone for days at a time with no solid way of communicating to the other two to let them know he was okay, so everytime Jisung left for a few days, Changbin was left a jittery mess who was practically useless to Chan.
Though Changbin had to give the man credit. Chan was incredibly patient with Changbin and never got frustrated or mad at the younger for being useless around the place during the time, and on an even brighter note, Chan had claimed one time after Jisung left that he would have let Changbin go with him if he hadn't been fearful for the public looking for Changbin. "It's just unfair, Hyung," Changbin whined loudly in the middle of dinner one evening. They hadn't been eating in the dining hall but instead outside where the breeze was warm and the dancing woman on top of the lake smiled and beamed at them in celebration of a clear, warm summer's night. "I feel like I'm being locked inside a cell," Chan quirked an eyebrow up at that.
"Yeah... a cell where you have fields to run in safely and a warm bed," The man hadn't sounded angry at Changbin, Chan was simply amused at the boy's lack of appreciation for what he did have. The boy gaped at him in shock, "What? You didn't know about the fields?" The way Changbin's eyes lit up in both excitement in curiosity prompted Chan's stomach to roll and heart to stammer, but he managed to keep himself together for the most part. So, when Changbin shook his head in earnest, Chan set his bowl of rice and chicken aside and got up off of the steps they were sitting on. "Come on," Changbin stared at the outstretched hand for a moment, obviously curious as to what Chan was showing him but didn't hesitate to put his bowl to the side for Yuna to eat out of and take the elder's hand.
