All Strings Attached

Chapter 1

They both looked at him and Zee asked "What did you do now?"

Win pressed his lips together for a second in regret then spoke " Dad said don't press enter so I pressed enter"

Zee face palmed and Saint pushed Win away and looked at the screen. The disordered unfinished data got saved on the site when he pressed enter.

"Move away you stupid duck" Saint pushed him off the chair and tried to edit the computer file.

"Hey I was just curious okay" Win said in his defense and picked up an apple from his dad's desk to eat . He looked at Zee who was glaring at him, disappointed.

"Kids lets go home!" His dad called from other room and Win immediately dropped the apple in panic"Shit dad is coming!"

His dad entered the office and looked at Win whose face was panicked. He immediately got the hint "He did something again, didn't he?" He then looked at Saint arranging files. He glared at Win with rageous eyes and yelled "WIN !"

"I'm waiting for you in the car" Win replied and ran away, laughing .
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Bright stared at his ceiling , lying down on his bed. His apartment that contain only a room , a kitchen and a washroom , was dirty, with his clothes and stuff scattered around.

He kept lying on his bed, playing with his hair and staring at the empty ceiling. His mind going crazy with thoughts and loneliness was pouring dark into his eyeballs.

He felt empty.
His bones felt empty.
He felt his heart being caged in the jail of his ribs . If only he could rip off the chains around his heart and make himself feel alive again.

He closed his eyes and tired to fall back asleep when his phone rang.
He grabbed the phone and placed it close to his ear.

"Are you up?" Gun asked from other line.

"Yeah" Bright replied, his sound hoarse in his semi sleepy state.

"Alright I'm coming over. Lets go out and get drunk"

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"Ouch ouch mom !" Win hissed in pain as his dad brought him home, holding him by his ear.

" Honey what are you doing!" His mom came down to the living room and gasped"Leave him right now!"

His dad left him and he immediately ran to hide behind his mom.

" I am so done with this boy ! His brain is exactly inverse of his height . 6'1 feet tall son of a dumb log" His dad scolded.

"Dad did you just call yourself a dumb tree log? Win asked amused, still hiding behind his mom.

"Oh this kid!" His dad yelled, moving forward. Win used his mom as his shield who raised her arms , calming her husband.

"You go back to your room" She said and Win went upstairs immediately.

Win's dad went back for night duty and this was Win's favourite time of the day. He hurriedly took a shower and blowdried his hair, putting on a white T-shirt with black jeans and a denim jacket on top. He called Saint to ask if he was ready.

He came downstairs and found his mother standing at the Kitchen door, probably baking sweets and talking to someone on the phone. She glanced at Win coming down the stairs and asked "Win what are you up to?"