The sound of the thunder and rain pouring outside was loud. The two boys inside the dark room could barely see each other's face as the only source of light was the striking thunder and a wavering candle. There was no light bulb inside the room. No, that was considered a luxury that their caretakers thought they didn't deserve.

A 10 year old boy was applying ointment on the wounds of his 12 year old roommate/best friend/brother.

"I've decided to leave this place." The younger of the two voiced out striking a conversation.

"And go where? Live on the streets?" The older asked.

"No, there are saunas. Cheap motels. We'll find a place." He answered as his fingers moved to apply the cream on the latter's lips.

"We will? You want me to follow you, when you don't even have a proper plan? Do you even hear yourself Jungkook?" There was ridicule in his voice. But most of all, he pitied their condition.

"Yes. We. I'm not leaving without you Taehyung. And I have planned everything. Anywhere is better than here. Where we get beat up for no reason, tremble in cold, and sleep with empty stomachs." He threw the ointment somewhere around the room. His attention now completely focused on Taehyung's face.

"We still have a roof on our head to protect us from the storm outside. We still get some food which at least doesn't let us starve. Once we run away we won't have any of that." Taehyung argued back.

"I'll make sure we have this all. I promise. I'll protect you, keep you safe. We'll sleep with our bellies full. I've already endured this abuse for 10 years now. I can't take it any longer. I'm determined about this Taehyung." Jungkook took Taehyung's hand in his and squeezed it tightly.

"What if I say no? Will you leave me?" Taehyung dreaded the answer but he still wanted to hear it.

"You know I won't. Then I'll have to stay. I wouldn't 'want' to. But I'll 'have' to." Jungkook answered without any hesitation. Taehyung took his time to think this through and finally spoke up.

"How do you plan to do this?" Taehyung asked.

"We do this tonight. It's raining and that's a perfect opportunity. We just wait until everyone's asleep and then we elope." Jungkook explained.

"And where do we go from there? We don't even have any money." Jungkook smirked at this as he walked away towards their bed and took out something from beneath the mattress.

"We do have money." He said as he opened a knotted cloth pouch which revealed a lot of scrunched up bills.

"You stole money! How could you commit thievery!" Taehyung whisper shouted.

"We used to get punished for it anyway. So I thought I might as well do it. At least I would deserve the beatings I get." Jungkook shrugged.

"How many are these?" Taehyung asked.

"550000 kwr." Jungkook answered.

"H-How long have you been doing this Jungkook?" Taehyung stuttered out.

"Are you angry? Disappointed?"

"No! It's wrong but you didn't have a choice. I don't think stealing from those frauds is considered thievery anyway. Okay. Let's run away."

The two boys had been abandoned in this orphanage when they were just born. Taehyung was two years old when he first met the little baby Jungkook. The boy thought he looked like a bunny from his story books, so he instantly took a liking to him. More than the people at the orphanage it was Taehyung who took care of him. From the moment they met each other, they've been inseparable. 

The caretakers of their orphanage were just some lowly scammers. They would take the money form the government and NGOs by putting up a good front. Acting like they adored the kids at the orphanage just like their own, but in reality they din't give a damn about them. They would save the money given for food, and only serve them with meal once a day. There were no light bulbs inside their room just so they could save the money for electricity and maintenance. They don't even stop at that. They even beat the kids up, always accusing them of robbery. Or even if they make even smallest of mistakes.

Life in the orphanage was like living in hell and Jungkook wanted to escape this torture. His innocent mind had no idea about the monsters that lurk outside, that are much worse than the ones they're living with.