pirate king | p.seonghwa

nine

'Jen.'

Jennie looks to the guy from the living room. His eyes stay on the little boy who eyeing him with red eyes.

The girl follows him and sees the little kid.

She stares at the kid, looking at his hateful eyes that are empty and cold. Seonghwa looks to her and see her seeming to be deep in thought.

'He's the culprit.' Jennie says and approaches the kid. She stops in front of him, leaning down as she looks at his wounds.

'He's just a kid.' Seonghwa says as he tries to approach her.

Jennie grabs his leg and lift it up, looking at the bottom of his foot.

'I was right.' Jennie says as she shows the male his bleeding foot.

The kid takes his foot away, hiding into his corner again.

'You live with just your dad?' Jennie asks the little boy, but he doesn't answer. She sighs and gets up. 'Stay here for now, I'll be back real quick.'

Before Seonghwa could protest, Jennie has already left the house, leaving him with the little boy. He approaches him, leaning down to his level.

'We should get that foot treated.' Seonghwa says, but the boy looks away.

Seonghwa sighs, seeing himself in the boy. Pushing people away, despite how much they're suffering.

'Why did you do it?'

The little boy squeezes himself into a ball, not wanting to speak to the man.

'We're not here to hurt you.' Seonghwa says softly. It pains him to see how much the little boy is like him.

'I need the money.' The little boy says as he doesn't look at the older male. The boy seems to be older than he looks, probably because he's malnourished.

'Is it for your family?' Seonghwa asks.

The boy sighs.

'My dad needs money to gamble, or he'll hit me.' The boy says honestly, and Seonghwa can feel the anger building inside him.

Seonghwa hears the girl coming in again and stands up. The girl comes back with a piece of bread in her mouth and throws a piece at the boy. He catches it and eats it immediately.

'He says his dad gambles. He probably abused him and forced him to steal for him.' Seonghwa explains.

'Which place does he gambles at?' Jennie asks the little boy, but he doesn't reply as he eats the bread.

Jennie sighs.

'I'll buy you more bread.'

'The one next to the market.' The boy replies immediately.

'Let's go. I know what he looks like.' Jennie says and rushes out with the male following behind him.

The two arrive there quickly. The place is noisy as many gamblers are inside, shouting and screaming. Jennie barges in despite getting looks from the many males.

She spots the man she saw in the picture in the living room and makes her way to him quickly. The man looks at her weirdly but then she suddenly punches him, causing a scene.

'What the fuck?'

The man grows angry as he holds his cheek.

'You enjoy abusing your son huh?' Jennie says and the man's eyes widen, with more fury in his eyes.

'That's none of your business!' The man shouts.

'At least feed your son after he stole for you you asshole.' Jennie says and punches the man again.

'You crazy bitch!' He says and spits at her. She wipes the saliva off her face, getting angry. The man is about to pounce on her when Seonghwa punches him instead.

'Show some respect.' Seonghwa says after hitting him.

'Where's the bastard?'

The shop owner rushes in with his guards. The man starts running away after seeing the two well built man double his size coming after him.

'Thank you you two. Here's the rest of the money.' The shop owner says and gives the money to the girl. She smiles and throws the money in the air.

'Ahhh I love the sound of money.'

She exits the gambling place, and Seonghwa follows after her.

'What about the boy?'

'Just follow me.'