They were the richest people in all of Hawaii
but they were also the most messed up family.
His dad would have a lot of women with him and
would betray a friend if it would bring him
money. His mom, on the other hand, was an exact
duplicate of his dad. She always had these young
men around her and spent money like crazy. His
parents were divorced and lived on opposite
ends of Hawaii.
‘Bitch and bastard,’ thought Ji
Won.
When he ran away this time, he didn’t have the chance
to steal any money from his dad. So he had no choice but
to rob somebody. When he saw the young girl walking out
of the store, she seemed to be the perfect target. But things
didn’t turn out as planned.
Ji Won kept wondering why the girl gave him the money even
though he could have killed her. Ji Won knew he couldn’t
take the money because she was the first person in his messed
up life that was nice to him because she wanted to be, not
because she wanted something from him. He wanted to give
the money back.
When he gained some of his strength back, he began to
chase her…
When I came home, I was greeted by the usual
words. ‘Ugly wretch, wicked girl, freeloader,
etc.’ but luckily I made it through dinner
fine. When dinner ended, my parents went to
sleep leaving me with the dishes. I cleaned
the table and washed the dishes.
I also took out the trash and then suddenly
I felt someone grab me from behind. My attacker
turned me around to face him. It was the same
boy I met in the alley. I began to panic.
“I gave you all my money already! What
more do you want from me?”
He raised a finger to his lips and tried to
shush me. I felt one of my attacks coming on.
I started to hyperventilate and couldn’t
breathe. I was beginning to black out.
Ji Won looked at the girl who looked like she
was going to die.
“Oh my God! Are you okay?”
This time it was the girl’s turn to shake
her head no. Then she collapsed in his arms.
Ji Won didn’t know what to do but he had
to save her life. He began to give her mouth
to mouth.
“Come on,” he whispered to her.
“Breathe. Don’t die on me.”
After a while she began coughing and opened
her eyes.
I opened my eyes and saw a blurry object heading
towards me. Then I felt something soft pressing
against my lips and I felt a gust of air. Then
I realized the boy was giving me air. I couldn’t
believe what was happening. I blushed and gently
pushed him away.
“Thank you for saving me. I’m okay
now.”
The boy turned slightly red. “Uhh…you’re
welcome. You kinda scared me there.”
“Sorry about that. Well, what is it that
you want from me?”
“Here.” He handed me back the same
ten dollars I had given him. I looked up at
him.
“No, it’s okay. Keep it. I think
you need it or you wouldn’t have tried
to rob me.”
He shook his head. “No. I just wanted
to borrow it only. I don’t take charity.
Well, goodbye.”
