ducklingmisa

[ducklingmisa]

I was bored, so enjoy this story. I guess.

° TOO BRIGHT TO BE YOURS °

Part 1 : I met him and i thought i hate him

"Where is he?"

"You'll see him right after we turn the corner."

"You met him before? Who is this Joe?"

"It's Joel."

I looked up where the voice comes from. It's a middle aged man with gray hair and fatique eyes across the room with his legs crossed. He was waiting for me almost like a little boy waiting for his happy meal. If this is a normal time, it would be frustrating for me but i was too focused on feeling lucky that somebody got me out of here before system collapsed.

This was not a normal orphanage. Not all kids get to know the truth like i did. And i knew the dark reality behind it only because of my habit of putting my nose into everything. Either i was going to get killed or get to live with the secret by helping the crime.

Kids get lost too often in here. A couple of days later, their bodies show up in the edge of the river. With some missing body parts or organs. I would understand something's wrong even if this would happen only 2 times. But it happened 13 times with yesterday in total now. I knew i could be the next one.

"You good?" he asked because of my face turning this yellowish, sicky color.

"Uh, may i ask you some questions?"

"Don't be rude honey. He is here to take you home with him."

"There is no home." He interrupted.

"You'll make it home. Wherever you live is going to be a home for you." she said.

I looked up to the woman who brought me here.

"If i am gonna live with this man, i think i have right to talk to him alone."

She nodded and left us alone in the room.

"Who told you to kill me?"

"What?"

"What are you guys doing with those body parts?"

"Are you paranoid?"

"I'm not paranoid."

"I signed those goddamn papers for hours just to get a paranoid one."

"Listen, i worked so hard to survive. If you want another children, i will bring you. They told me that i can stay if i shut my mouth. I did! I did! Now stop chasing me."

"Listen kid. Either you are paranoid as fuck or not, i still don't give a shit. I am going to ask you this one time. Are you ready?"

I nodded while still watching his moves carefully.

"I am going to travel a long way. Too long to go alone as an old man. Because my fucking ear is not hearing well and i need a sidekick to help me. To carry my stuff and camp together. I need a young blood who is more aware of the danger than i am."

I listened him in silence. A sidekick? Why not, i thought. Even though i don't know how to fight.

"Do you want to come, or not? Cuz, i don't wanna take a fucking crybaby with me."

"I'm not a crybaby."

"Okay. Are you coming?"

"I.. I really want to get out of here but.. What if you use me as a bait for the infecteds? Is this how the other kids died?"

He closed his face with his hands and took a deep breath.

"Are we gonna be alone on the way?"

"Yes."

"How long is this going to take?"

"I don't know. More than 1-2 month for sure."

"Tell me, you won't use me as a bait."

"Is this your genius method to prevent getting killed?"

"Yes."

"Okay. I won't use you as a bait. Never ever."

"Okay Joel. I trust you."

"Is it because you had to?"

"Sort of. I'm Cale by the way."

"You got a weird name."

"Just shut the fuck up."