Jellyfish | 2MIN FF

ep 19; hateful 'fans'✨

Our problems all passed. Minho and I finally got to know each other more and he remembered who I was when we were little. The aquarium memory wasn't fake at all. Lucas started to fight people's bullies, since they couldn't defend themselves. He's only used his fists for good.

Lucas has mentioned that he's felt like somebody's been watching him, but just shrugged it off. Minho knew something was up and stayed close to the boy almost the whole time. He didn't want to lose his best friend and thought he wouldn't get hate anymore.

Ever since I got out of the hospital and into foster home, it hasn't really been the same from before. They actually treated me like a kid and more parents wanted me but as soon as they got my records, they've left me there. Foster parents don't want a corrupted child like me.

I couldn't even go out to see Minho as much, it had to be in school. I always lied about being in after school tutorials just to see him. I admired him. My heart actually felt happy.

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Lucas wandered in the streets, trying to find a new place to stay at as a runaway. It was tough living in the streets these days, especially for him. No one wanted him. No shelter and no jobs. He's been getting paid by bullied children and his anger was actually in good use now.

His life was harder because his dad left him and the huge situation with homicide. He thought he belonged in prison but his innocent looks just got him out of the problems.

Lucas heard footsteps coming from behind him and turned around. No one was there. A soft voice spoke as a girl asked him a question. It was so quiet that he had no clue what that question was. He turned around and faced the girl.

"Can you repeat that? I couldn't really hear you", he chuckled.

"... why did you kill him?", the question was still inaudible to Lucas. "I said my friend is in danger. I'll pay you to defend her", she tried to smile so she forced it on her face.

"Just lead me to her", all he could think about was money. How could he live in the streets without it?

The girl led him further down to the alley and then stopped. She ran up to him and gave Lucas a hug. He thought of it as an unexpected thing to happen and how he didn't like being touched. "Actually she doesn't need help.. she's better off by herself", she grinned.

He needed the money to live. Lucas pinned her to the wall and forced her to tell him where she was. "Kid, she could get hurt and I don't want that. Don't you care about your friend?"

"I do, but don't you ever care about yours?", she slapped his hand away and walked off. Lucas followed her deeper into the alley, not giving a fuck where he was. He grabbed her wrist and stopped the 'poor' girl.

"What did you say?"

She tried to break free and fell into his chest, giving him a hug again.

"Can you stop hugging me for fucks sake?", he scoffed and avoided hugging her, trying to shove her away.

No answer.

Lucas felt a sharp pain in his chest and he couldn't stop himself from almost falling. He tried his best to stay up.

"Why did you kill him?"

He was confused as he touched the knife in his chest and gritted his teeth in pain. "I-I didn't mean to.."

"Your actions told me otherwise. Kai and I were supposed to get married in the future and have kids, but you had to ruin it all, Lucas", she stepped on the knife and pushed it in deeper with her shoe. Lucas grabbed her ankle with the force he still had and tripped her over.

"Do you even know my side of the fucking story?"

She slapped him and squeezed his adam's apple to prevent him from speaking. The girl grabbed his slender wrist and pushed him further into the alley, into the basement of a strange place. "Don't try to escape or I'll tell the public that you raped me. They'll believe it since you're very disliked now", she laughed.

That's when Lucas was reported missing by someone who cared about him. Even his father broke down and hasn't came out of his house. His alcohol problems all went away and regretted sending Lucas away.

Little did we know, the girl had another target down. She cut out a picture and name off a magazine, taping it to a pin board.

Kim Jonghyun.

Someone she would have for the rest of her life.

—

"Have you heard about Lucas?"

"He deserves it."

"Why don't they just kill him already?"

"No one gives a fuck about him anymore."

She was right about the public disliking him. The ones who felt bad were his friends, 'family', and the bullied kids who he'd saved. Meanwhile the police department closed the case, his loved ones still didn't give up looking for the poor kid.

Lucas, we'll find you soon.