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Life was like a game you make the wrong move then bang you have to take three steps back or even worse
You eventually die
My life was perfect i had the perfect dad, mom and little brother till all of the perfectness in this family turned into imperfection
My mother died in a car accident
My dad was driving that night he lived but she didn't
They sentenced him fifteen years without parole when they found out his alcohol intake was high during the crash
After that we went straight into the system no one in our family could afford us being a new addition to their lives but that didn't matter because i was with taeho
My main reason to go on with my life
We use to live at a great foster home until they blamed me for having an love affair with my foster brother which I didn't he actually was with one of the girls there but they used me as the blame
So we got kicked out and separated
I was too old to be in the same place as taeho it's been three years since i last saw him
I was slowly giving up thinking i didn't have nothing left this place was no place for me since they treated all of us wrong
They would beat us and take away our food as punishment if we even did or said anything that was out of line
And i hated it
I just wanted my fucking family back
Then one day that all changed
I no longer shared my room with myself since a new kid was going to join me his name was jeon jungkook
He was quiet which was fine since i didn't have much to say he kept to himself and so did i until i got tired of being so lonely
"Jungkook" i said softly not to alarm him yet he was far from that face blank as ever at night he wouldn't sleep he would stay up secretly playing with the matches he snuck in here
"You caught me huh, what are you gonna tell on me now?" he said harshly but i shook it off climbing out of my bed waltzing over to his bed
Yes he looked at me like what the hell was i doing but i ignored that as well
"No what's your business is yours i-i just wanted to talk to you" he smiled which kind of creeped me out since i thought he was emotionless
"Then say something don't just stare at me like i got another head growing out of the side of my neck" i laid next to him taking a match lighting it
"You know i always loved the smell of matches" i breathed out but jungkook chuckled taking the match from me
"Is that really what you wanted to say or are you scared that I'll set you on fire if you say the wrong thing" he read me like a open book
"Go on i have no intentions to hurt you plus you didn't do anything wrong im sure your just curious why im here and why i stay up at night to play with matches" i nodded
"Okay stop acting like you know me but yes i want to know how does someone like you end up in a shit hole like this"
"Its pretty simple we all have our demons that we slay but mines were a bit chaotic" he sat up "i did something that was unforgivable im lucky they didn't send me to jail but I don't regret it i had to or I would've been dead by now" the expression on his face screamed excruciating pain
But he was right we all had our demons who wouldn't stop fucking with us so i held his hand "my foster parents thought i was having a affair with my foster brother but that wasn't the reason i was framed by their biological son who they believed saying it was me when really it wasnt"
Jungkook giggled squeezing my hand "now that shit is hilarious im sorry that happened but how did you even end up in foster care in the first place"
"Aht aht! I asked first I'll give you a answer after you answer me" he rolled his eyes pulling his hand away grabbing another match
"My mother never wanted me to her i was the baby that ruined her life so she gave me away which really was the best thing she's ever done i hated how everyday she would remind me of how much of a mistake i was" he lit the match putting his hand over it
"So i got took in by a family it was nice i was happy until the wife had a miscarriage that's when everything went downhill next thing you know she committed suicide leaving me with the abusive drunk that couldn't cope my life was a living hell"
Now i feel bad I should've never said anything
"J-jungkook wait i-" he shushed me flame getting closer to his hand
"My foster sister came along her name was umi she was only seven yet he didn't touch her i would do my best to make him only look at me until one night he tried to go into her room and that's when it happened" he made direct eye contact with me it was stern yet cold and it made chills run down my spine
"I burned the house down with him in it making sure he never made it out as you see I survived but so did umi and i swear that if i had the chance to do it all over again I'll do it without any hesitation now there you go that's the end of my story"
It was quiet
I wondered if i should go back to my bed but I didn't putting the match out so he wouldn't hurt himself jungkook didn't deserve the pain he went through
"My mother died in a crash and my father was to blame since he drove while drunk next thing you know me and my little brother taeho got sent to plenty different foster homes yet that shit happened and we got separated i know my story is lame compared to yours but you dont have to go through that alone"
Jungkook held me it was awkward at first but it felt nice to be hugged "you know i was planning to ignore you but now im happy i didn't your pretty cool taehyung" he laughed making me laugh as well
"I was scared to approach you im surprised i did in the first place"
"Well im happy you did"
After that night we became close inseparable even times were starting to get joyful
Until i got a letter telling me that my father was out of jail
That he didn't want me and my brother anymore so there was no way for us to be together again
I lost it crying and screaming everyone tried to calm me down but failed
Except jungkook
He pulled me to the room and slapped me before kissing me gently "get a fucking hold of yourself you can't be weak in front of them it'll give them more of a reason to mess with you which i wont let happen I'll kick all of their asses if i have to"
Hearing him talk just made me feel calm and him kissing me made me just want to forget about it all
To runaway
"Let's burn it to the ground" i said barely a whisper but jungkook understood exactly what i said he had a grin on his face as he pulled out his backpack
"I was wondering when you were going to tell me that don't worry i packed yours as well and please don't ask why" i kissed his cheek grabbing my bag but before we could leave he stopped me
"Go to the garage i have to do something ok" i did as he asked waiting for him next thing you know there were kids running loose outside
Jungkook coming next with papers in his hand
We held hands as we both lit the last matches in the box "let the bridges we burn light the way" he said before we threw them to the ground
Fire blazing as it grew bigger and bigger
Jungkook stole the keys to one of the workers car so we drove off and finally i felt like i could breathe again that i could finally be happy again
"So where to next" i asked and he smiled free hand holding mines
"To get our family back"
