Ch1

An: this is the English Version of the same titled taglish story of yours truly.

Enjoy.

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ASH'S POV

LOUD punches and the sound of the repeated hit on the punching bag filled the whole practice room.

I put all the rage, hatred and lust of vengeance in every punch and kick.

I am mad in life's unfairness and uncertainty.

Why does life is so unfair?

The ghost of the past keeps on haunting me. My heart keeps on yearning for a certain person whom I don't know if he is still alive or not.

"My God, Ash! Have mercy on the punching bag, if that's a human, he's probably dying by now." Gene rolled his eyes on me, he is standing on the door of the practice room.

He is one of my brothers, adopted also.

"Not now Gene.. Leave me alone." I just glance at him and resumes my unending punches on the poor bag.

In every strong impact that I felt in my hands and feet after each hit, those bittersweet memories flows and came back.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV

HOSPICE OF ST. MANUEL YEAR 1995

"HAHAHHA.. GAY! GAY!!"

"Why are you here in this place? You will just turn into a plague when you grow up."

"Faggot!!"

The three bullies kids mocks the newcomer child. He is afraid and stuck himself in the corner of the hallway to somehow protect himself from these bullies.

"What's your name?" One bully come closer, he has a taunting smile.

"A-ayiesha..." he sobbed. He answered in fear of getting hurt if he will not talk.

"Oh , you really look like a girl.. And yet you have a girly name.. Maybe that's why you are gay?"

"Or maybe.. You are a girl who pretends to be a boy to come here in this orphanage for boy children so you will have a chance to get adopted and have a good life?!"

"You're not just a faggot.. You're also a deceiver..."

The young kid, at his five years of age didn't know what they meant. He has fear in his hear.

He just lost his parents and now he is being bullied.

They tried to hold his hands and attempted to pull his shorts down to see if he is really a boy when a whistle stops them from doing so.

"Hey you!! What are you doing?!" A tall kid came and interrupted them.

"It's Blue! Let's run!"

But before they can even escape, Blue already block their way.

"This will be the last time that you will bully any kid in this orphanage. Next time, you will be hurt badly.. And I will report you to the Mother Superior so that no good family will get you." Blue threatened them.

"We are sorry Blue." the three looks down.

"Not on me.. Say sorry to him!" Blue pointed the alarmed kid on the corner.

"Sorry.." they said in unison and goes on running without direction.

The child rubs his teary eyes and tried to fix his crumpled clothes.

"Thank you for helping me." he is smiling despite his tears starts to fall again in appreciation as he look at his savior with appreciation.

"No problem.. Are you new here?" Blue helps him to fix his crumpled clothes and disheveled hair.

"Yes .. I just arrived a while ago and those bullies welcomed me, I'm so afraid."

"It's okay.. From now on, I will be your protector.. My name is Blue. How about you?"

He is ashamed of his girly name but the beautiful smile of Blue gives him confidence.

"I am Ayiesha..." he chirped and looked down.

"You have a beautiful name.. but I will call you Ash from here on." he offered his hand and Ash, accepted it, sealing their newfound friendship.

Since that day, they are always together, eating, playing and sleeping.

They helped and protect each other.

One day, Ash got bullied again and Blue wasn't there to save him.

He is summoned ny the Mother Superior for a task and hadn't returned yet.

They hurted Ash and tied him in the hallway, same place way back before when they first bullied him.

A fire started to ignite and burn the hospice.

Ash was filled with fear. His parents died from the fire and only him survived. He might die this time.

Blue came a little bit late and he saw the building of the hospice burning. On the far side of the road he saw the kids crying with the nuns.

Blue look for a particular kid but he's not there.

"Where's Ash sister?"

"We didn't find him when we are guiding the children to get out of the building." A nun answered while she's crying.

Fear coated the heart of the 10 year old kid.

The nuns shouted when he runs inside the burning building.

"Ash!!! Where are you!!!"Blue shouted while he starts to cough.

Smokes are fogging the whole place.

Blue runs towards the hallway where he saw Ash before and he is right.

Ash was there.. Tied and he is already dizzy and nauseated.

"Ash, can you hear me?" Blue hurriedly untied him and he uses all his force to lift Ash.

In his young body, Blue is used of lifting heavy things, so carrying a five years old kid is just a piece of cake.

He successfully came out of the front porch where the firemen was starting to spray water in the fire.

One fireman get Ash from Blue.

A falling debris of the burning ceiling fell on Blue.

That's the last memory of Blue on Ash, his protector.

Blue disappeared after being brought to the hospital. Days later, a nun told Ash that Blue was adopted by a doctor and bought to the US to be treated.

He didn't have any idea until now if Blue is alive or not..

Ash sighs on that flows of memories.

'Blue'