I want to live

Chapter 2

The six idols' Pov

The guys were walking down the streets doing what they usually would: guff around and talk loudly about what they found interesting now.

"Guys! I'm starving," The second youngest whines.

"Theo, you've been saying that for the last half-hour," the ‘leader’ of the group complained.

"Just buy the brat some pizza or something, Ryan," Another of them said annoyed.

"Hyung, your stomach is growling as much as ours," the youngest male teased.

"Yeah! And if you're going to buy something, then buy something for Leo-Hyung and me too," the cheerful male spoke up.

"I want ice cream instead," the ‘flirt’ said as he jumped up and down.

"Ugh fine, look! A convenience store," Ryan pointed towards a small store with the sign open and slowly started walking towards it.

"I don't want convenience store food," Theo whined but stomped after him anyways.

"Shut up and deal with it," Roman said as he put his hands deeper into the pockets in the over-sized hoodie he was wearing.

"Ice cream!" Tyler happily skipped his way beside Roman.

"Ugh, fine," Theo stopped whining and slowly began walking beside Leo.

All the boys slowly walk towards the entrance of the small building, but what meets them inside wasn't exactly what they thought they would.

A young boy looking frightened for his life, standing in front of a middle-aged man slowly walking towards him.

The frightened boy made eye-contact with the six boys before he quickly looked back at the elder man and ran towards the now confused males standing in front of the door. He pushed past the men and as he did almost everybody in the room saw the tears streaming down his face.

It was like the time slowed down the moment they passed each other. Like those six men somehow had to protect the small fearful male. And the second that moment was over, the time went back to normal.

Theo quickly glanced in the direction the boy went and not even a second later he was pushed to the ground by the over-weight old man running and pushing past them and going after the boy, who now let out a scared scream and began to run faster.

It was like what just happened needed to sink into their heads before they could function again. Roman was the first to react. "What just happen...?" He looked around like he wanted to confirm that what just occurred before their very eyes, was real.

"Guys, that old man just now, wasn't he chasing that poor kid?" Leo said nervously.

The next second the three youngest, Jonathan, Theo, and Tyler, were already sprinting down the road in the same direction the other two went.

"YAH! You can't just go without us!" Ryan yelled and took ahold of the two others, dragging them with him as they began running too.

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Elijah's Pov

I don't want to die! The thought kept going through my head as I ran down the road. I knew the neighborhood like the back of my hand but somehow it was like I had never been there before, running around like a headless chicken wasn't really helping me and my legs slowly giving up was not either.

My legs gave out as I made a sharp turn resulting in me scraping my shoulder to the blood and properly my knee too. I clenched my teeth to keep myself from screaming and felt the tears build up in my eyes. I get up and try to ignore the stinging pain, continuing to run, not knowing how close that old pervert was to get me.

I turned a corner more and saw a sky-high fence blocking the way, I quickly scanned the surroundings to find a way above it, so as soon as I saw the wood-boxes I ran towards them trying to climb as fast as possible.

I reached the top of the fence, Freedom!

Third-person

The harsh tug on his foot, the impact, and pain he suddenly felt made what just happen feel unreal.

The man had grabbed his foot and smashed his whole body down into the concrete ground. "Eli, my dear~ running away from your punishment won't do you any good, you will make daddy very mad," An evil smirk was on the man's face as he looked at the boy at his feet, squirming around.

Gasping for air, that only came in shaky and felt like fire in his lungs. It was too painful for him to even scream, talk or even feel anything, his breath felt like it was stuck in his throat, making it hard to breathe.

"H-He-lp m-me!" Elijah’s voice was low but not inaudible.

The man kicked him in the stomach making him cough up his own blood. "Don't you dare! Call out for anybody!" He raised his voice considerably making the boy whimper.

"What are you doing?!" A voice of a male loudly rung in the two's ears, echoing off the red-painted walls surrounding the frightened half-dead-looking boy.

Elijah used all of his remaining strength to slightly move his hand above the ground and reaching out for the newcomer. "H-hel—" "SHUT UP!" The unstable man put his hand over his mouth and lifted his face/ head from the ground, Elijah was far too weak to do anything now. He closed his eyes, waiting for whatever the old drunk would do to him now.

"BASTARD! Let him go!" Elijah’s vision was getting blurry and his eyes kept rolling back.

The man kept yelling, but it began ringing in Elijah’s ears tuning the voices out.

His eyes rolled back, but with a small smile on his face as the second before blacking out, the man got punched in the face and falling to the ground.

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*%&£*^'s pov

Seeing this scene unfold was the last thing I needed after a tiresome day.

"H-He-lp m-me!" The voice of the boy on the ground said, he sounded so weak.

The man kicked him in the stomach making him cough up blood. "Don't you dare! Call out for anybody!" A man standing above him raised his voice considerably making the boy visibly whimper and shake.

I quickly yell at him so he wouldn't hurt the boy gasping for air, still whimpering and squirming around.

I yell again but first end up physically acting when I saw how much the young boy’s eyes began to roll around in their sockets.

I run over and punch that bastard right in the jaw sending him straight to the ground, I worriedly look at the boy and saw something weird, he had a small smile on his face but not even a second later... he passed out.

I ran over and try to shake him, to no use. I take out my phone and try to call the people I trust the most.

*Ring*

*Ring*

"Where are you?!"

"Hey! I need some help here!"

"What happened...—

—...Jackson?"