The Puppeteer part 2 (cut and repost)

The Puppeteer - Getting to know him

It's been a while since they meet each other, after what happened that night, Isaac took Zylen to the bathroom, he wrapped Zylen with his towel and let Zylen cry until he fall asleep in his grasp. He saw the fresh cut on his face..he must have hurt himself..

He wouldn't lie if he said he felt like his father, and he's proud of it. And he felt glad to safe his life..to help him when he was barely a second away to took away his own life

He didn't know how Zylen felt so safe..  How Zylen felt so thankful for a trash like him to be embrace in warmth and kindness.. Isaac is like a sweet dream for him..  Saving him from all the nightmares he had to face all his entire miserable life..

Isaac always find Zylen no matter where he been, he always cracks his fingers and scare away those bullies. They met at lockers, behind the canteen. Zylen never said much. It will be Isaac who found himself talking to him, showing him stuff and see how he react. When Isaac told him about video games he doesn't seems to have any idea of it. He doesn't seems to know any sports either

.. Just where did Zylen come from?..

"Hey Zylen!" They meet again behind canteen, Isaac smiles widely as he saw him, while Zylen run towards him like a child. "Can I? " Zylen asked that similar question everytime they met. Asking for a permission just to feel another warmth in his cold frozen world..  Asking for nothing but safety..

Isaac took a deep breath and he smile gladly,  feeling funny but happy "why not? Come here my boy" did he think Isaac is his teddy bear? He pat him as Zylen hug him. For Zylen, teddy bear he is, he smirk funnily.

For Zylen, Isaac is a very kind hearted guy and he is strong. He wanted to be as strong as him someday. His black hair looks so smooth and nice, his eyes are beautiful as the sea.. Compares to him he's ugly. They sit on the grass and talk, Zylen hug his leg while Isaac rest one of his arm on his knee

"So I told him that- what's the matter? " he paused when he found Zylen staring at him.

"Your hair .. so nice"

"Thanks pal, yours looking good as well" Zylen shakes his head slowly "what's wrong you don't like your hair? "

".. Messy" he touch his own hair. Isaac laugh "don't be silly, it's thick and wavy, I always want a blond hair when I was a kid"

".. want my hair? "

Isaac eyes widen "Nah I'm good, I've learn to accept it. It's not bad, black looks badass don't you think? "

"Is badass.. Good? " Isaac laugh, "it's cool dude, don't you think I'm a badass?" Zylen look towards Isaac "I think Isaac.. Is a good person"

"Haha maybe I am, dude you don't get it do you?" He grinned "some bad words doesn't mean something so bad"

"Whore is a good word?" Isaac paused. His smirk disappear from his face "No, that's a very bad word, you don't say that to people" Isaac remember some people spray those words on Zylen's locker, talking about bad kid..

"It's alright Zylen, I'm here for you" he pat Zylen's head. "You don't have to think about them, they are nothing but bunch of bullies" Zylen look up to him again ".. bullies? "

"Bullies is those kids who hurt other kids, ask for money steal their stuff and such" he paused when Zylen hug him again

"I'm glad Isaac is not a bully"he trembles.  Obviously,  he was scared when Isaac mentioned about someone who hurt others.  Zylen saw himself as a prey who will be hurt by those kind of monster. 

Isaac stay still for a while. It was shocking to have him hugging him so sudden,  but he felt the small body trembles.  He look away and of course he had a confession to make..  In front of Zylen he doesn't have to hide anything..  He trust this boy,  fully.

"I do Zylen.. He looks down towards his own legs. Zylen looks up towards him like he can't believe it.

"I was.. I guess haha, funny. I used to hurt other kids since I was in primary. I tease some kids so bad until they transfer to another school.. "

"Did you.. hurt them..? "

"I guess I did.. A lot actually, once I got into middle school I've met some thugs and we hang around a lot at school, we're classmates.. So yeah some kids is our daily target" he could feel Zylen let go of his grasp .. Zylen looks down.. He's very sad and Isaac didn't like that look on his face. Isaac looks up to the sky

"When I got to high school, I was the leader of our gang. we fight other gangs from different schools, we hang out until late.. My mom didn't like it, so she sent me here and so I met you"

Zylen was quiet, he hug his own legs and remain silence. "But hey, you make me realize how a bad person I was, I'm going to change it all thanks to you" he smile and look at Zylen. "How about you? How did you get here Zylen? "

Zylen hug his knees closer. Isaac is always curious about him, he never tell him anything about him. "your uncle send you here right? " Zylen looks up to him with that surprise looks on his face. "The nurse told me, she said your uncle was from this school as well, why did he send you here tho? You don't seems like a bad kid to me, did he tell you why? "

.. Why..? 

.. He said..

"He wants to.. Train me"

"Train huh? But you got health issues there, I don't think you're healthy enough to enroll in here, they work us to our bone and drill their words into our head, I don't think being here will take you anywhere, and what did he want to train you for?"

"Did your parents know about this? Did they say anything about this? "

.. Did they know..?

"I-I don't know.. "

"You don't know? Don't they give you a call or say anything? "

"I haven't meet them.. " Isaac look at him "since when? "

"I don't remember.." he lied, partially. Isaac eyes widen. "Did the accident kill them? "He asked,  worried and surprised in his eyes.  Surprisingly Zylen was scared with his words

.. Are they death..?  No.. I don't want my mom to die.. They are alive ..

Zylen tried to convinced himself that they are alive

"I-i don't know" Zylen looks guilty as he curl into himself. "Hey.. come here" Isaac offered him another hug which Zylen took it gladly.

And the bell rangs