We will survive

{Chapter 1💕}

{Jeminah's pov}

I walked to the square with everyone else, there we could see three soldiers and a young boy kneeling in front of them. "What is it this time" I muttered.
"This boy over here broke one of the laws in this community and that's why he needs to be punished." one of the soldiers shouted to the people.

Every time someone would break one of the laws that exist here will get punished, and every one of us have to come here to see it, liked it or not.

I looked down feeling a tear running down my cheek. He is young and fragile like me, he shouldn't be there...I saw two other young boys in the crowd comforting each other while sobbing...

The whip hit the boys bareback and a loud painful scream was heard, I flinched and so did few others...9 strokes more then it's over...hang in there

Every time the whip got in contact with the boy's skin was even more unbearable to watch...soon it had been 10 strokes and the boy was released and the others went back to do their own things.

I couldn't leave the boy so I ran to him, and obviously, he was unconscious...I checked that he was breathing and fortunately he was, then I noticed that there was blood dripping from he's fresh wounds...I saw the two boys looking cautiously at me " I'm not going to hurt your friend, please come here, I know someone who could help him." I said.
The boys nodded and helped me to carry the unconscious boy.

We walked for a while and finally came to the place where this little fellow could be healed. I knocked on the door and my so-called brother came to open it.

"Jeminah why are y-..." he saw why I came back so soon and opened the door wide open for us after doing that he took the boy and carried him to the nearest bedroom. He put him down gently and then came towards me: "I'll go ask Ten hyung to help me... I will be back in a moment." I nodded and hugged him quickly "Thank you Sicheng."
" no problem." he answered and gave me a small smile.

"excuse me, miss..." one of the boys said cautiously
" oh, my name is Jeminah." I said to them " thank you Jeminah for helping our friend...my name is Renjun and this is Chenle." he said to me smiling...and then continued: "and the boy you saved is called Jisung." I gave them a faint smile. Sicheng came to the room with Ten, they had different kinds of wound dressing supplies and roller bandages. Ten gave me a warm smile and sat next to Jisung. He examined the boy's wounds and I could see the pain and anger in Tens eyes.

{Ten's pov}

"Sicheng can you give me water, rice water and the roller bandages." Sicheng nodded and gave me the supplies...the boy was laying on his side, I started to clean the wounds and then dressing them.
I'm so done with this society...how can they even do this to people?!

"it's done, we just need him to wake up and it should be fine...Jeminah can I talk to you, and Sicheng can you give some food to the younger ones." I said, he nodded and walked away with the two boys.

I closed the door and looked at Jeminah
"Come here." I opened my arms. Jem looked at me first trying to act strong but her eyes betrayed her. I walked over Jeminah and held her in my embrace. I could feel that she was trembling.

I have known Jeminah since her parents died, I took care of her and we became like a brother and a sister, the same thing happened with Sicheng.

"look at you, always acting so strong." I said teasing her. "but still you did well helping that boy." I said still hugging her. "I'm lucky that I have you, you know that?" She mumbled and looked up at me. I smiled "of course you are...and I'm lucky too.".

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