POV(Dustin)-

What does a human relationship even mean, can people abuse their child just because they are blood-related, they might think that just because they gave birth to a life they have control of it but how much is true?

You don't become a parent just because you gave birth to an individual but you became a parent when you truly know how to cherish them.

Cherishing your child doesn't mean that you will be overprotective of them, even overprotectiveness has its limit, you might think that you are doing the best for your child just because you are older and have more experience but are you are really doing the best for them?

No matter how careful you are many times in life the decision you made for your child on their behalf may harm them instead of helping them, it might be true you can't guarantee every choice to be correct be it you or me but at least it gives the child to not feel regret that they could do better.

People do mistakes but learning from your mistakes is one of the ways people grow mature, there is no age to become mature, a person grows their entire life whether it be a 13-year-old child or 60 old men.

But there are just some people who never learn from their mistake and keeps making the same mistake again and again, they not only drag themself down but also make people close to them experience hell, these kind of people are the lowest of low and greatest trash among the garbage bin.

Trash like should not give any mercy and no forgiveness, they should be made aware of the suffering caused by them by making them experience the same misery they caused to others.

I know one of that trash-like existence and he lives in my village.

It had been some time after I told the old man what had happened and he had come home after solving the person who created this mess.

I had learned from him how the silent kid's background and how he and his sister were suffering from domestic violence, I might be in a joking mood if it wasn't true but now I was filled with wrath but I sighed as a sign of relief after I learned how he had solved the matter.

The old man had gone to their house and tried to convince him but after he didn't listen to him and started to swear, Thomas had simply broken his spine crippling him in the process.

It might look like a rash decision but in reality, there was no problem as this world is dominated by power, I don't how the siblings would have reacted, maybe they would be happy or resentful as that is still their father but honestly I didn't care.

They might hate or love me but in truth, it doesn't matter, I have never in my life ever cared about what others think about me, I just do what I think is right.

But I had to accept that even though this world might be similar in the same aspect to my old one, it's still very different, You can't probably go to someone's house and cripple them in my old world well at least not until if you are some kind of gangster or have any relationship with the mafia.

I might be wrong as neither I had any connection to the mafia or underworld in my old life so I don't really understand how they work but even still I don't think they can go to that extent.

I was thinking of all these while roaming in the fields, I started to hum and looked at the clear blue sky, the fresh muddy smell of the air, and the birds chirping.

It is a sight that might be common but still one that can take your breath away.

I took a deep breath and the clean air rushed inside my lungs rejuvenating me.

I started to increase my speed while humming without any apparent aim in my sight.

"DUSTINNNNNNNNN"

I suddenly stopped as I heard someone shouting my name, I turned my head and looked who had called me, It was the silent bully, I probably should stop calling him that but I don't remember his name even though the old man told me.

I looked at him sharply and quickly became cautious, I don't know the reason why he called me but if he is here to fight because of his father then I am someone who won't hesitate for even a second to hurt someone who tries to hurt me.

"SORRY"

"what"

"I am sorry for everything"

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His face became red as he said those words to me, he was probably expecting some kind of reaction from me but I am not in the mood to say any nonsense to him.

"Sorry is not only the thing I want to say to you but I want to thank you for something that you did that helped me-no helped us"

"Dustin. Thank you for everything"

He said these words to me in a slow and clumsy manner, His eyes looked sincere when he said those words to me but I didn't know how much truth was in those words, it might be just a trick to bring down my defenses, It might look unlike him considering his normal behavior but humans can be deceiving in nature so I looked at him from top to bottom and said these words to him.

"I didn't do this for you or your family-No to be more correct I didn't actually do anything, the old man solved your family's problem, all I did was told him a little about you"

"That's enough for me, even though it might not be anything for you but you saved us-you are our hero"

No, I was wrong he is probably not someone that hates me and neither is someone who is capable of that level of thinking. I mean look at that expression of his, It is just like when a fan meets his ideal or a boy confesses to his crush.

Wait-that cant be, I mean it might look like a generic cinderella scenario but I am not a prince, I moved some distance away from him slowly but he quickly closed the distance.

No-THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL, DOES HE ACTUALLY? I have to calm down it might be just misinterpretation but if he actually confesses to me what should I even say to him?

OH god please save me from this awkward situation. I just sighed and realized he might not let me go without me hearing his confessi-i mean his words so I just sighed and said to him.

"What do you want"

He heard my word and started to ponder the meaning behind them and after some hesitation said to me.

"Would you be my friend"

"NO"

I instinctively rejected his request for friendship as I thought he was actually going to confess to me which is kind of relief to me, I looked at his face which had kind of turned pale, and thought why did he even want to be my friend?

It might be true that I kind of saved him and he probably expects that it will be a happy ending in which we become friends but I had no interest in being his friend even though I might have mistakenly rejected his request, I had no reason to correct it.

"Sorry"

He once again apologized to me and started to run away with teary eyes, if someone looked at this situation they might think I am the one who is bullying him.

I became depressed when I thought that what might happen now, I should have probably put it nicely that I don't want to be his friend, I wish I had some kind of time-traveling power.

That brat would probably go home while crying and his sister would probably ask him whether he is bullied or why he is crying and he would tell either tell that I am bullying him cause of resentment towards me which is better as I could have an alibi of a sort, I mean what kind of bully saves his victim but if he tells the truth then it would become troublesome.

His sister would probably go to talk to the old man and then he will scold me and I will be forced to become his friend which I totally don't want to do.

It might be that he doesn't tell anyone which is the best option but I am skeptical about that as I believe humans generally like to run their mouths.

But becoming his friend is some kind of joke, it's true that I helped him but that is not because I wanted to save him but because I despised those kinds of people who bring suffering to their children or people close to them.

I am not some kind of selfless saint or a hero who goes around saving people in need, I am just a selfish person who puts his interest first and if helping someone somehow hurts me, I wouldn't help that person at all.

And just because he is a victim of domestic violence doesn't give him the right to bully someone, I always thought why he always tried to bully me with his gang, is it peer pressure or did it bring enjoyment?

But now I have realized that it was probably because he was jealous of me and his feeling of inferiority. He might be jealous that why I am able to take everything without any change in my expression.

It might be true he is just a kid but that doesn't change his mistake, just because I am like how I am-indifferent in nature, it might be because I am more mature than him because it's my 2 life.

No, I doubt that, If it was someone other than me would he or she be so carefree after taking all of the malicious intent of the entire village?

The truth of the matter is that only the victim has the right to forgive the culprit and other people are just a nuisance in my eyes if they force the victim to forgive the culprit.

I still remember in my old world I had a friend that was bullied by his classmate when he was a kindergarten student, he got trauma because of it. After he grew up they joined the same college and he refused to even look at her.

They had joined the same major which is a freaky coincidence, That girl apologized to him after she recognized him and knew he got trauma because of her but he still refused to forgive her.

His parents, friends, and even colleagues said to him forgive her and that she was just a kid, it had been a lot of time since then, and she didn't mean it. They called him immature and selfish when he refuses to forgive her.

I mean the reason why people apologize isn't to make the victim feel better but it's because they want to lift off their guilt and make themself better.

It's true that sometimes forgiving someone might elevate or bring relief to your trauma as after you forgive them you let go of your pain at least a little bit.

But that doesn't mean it's given for you to forgive them, in my eyes whether it's a child or an adult-no one has the right to ask for forgiveness, only the victim has the right to forgive them.

At the end of the day, whether or not to forgive is a choice only you can make, and not wanting to forgive doesn't make you a bad person. Instead of forcing yourself to forgive when those feelings aren't coming naturally, you can choose another method of coming to terms with trauma.

My viewpoint would probably not be accepted into society as I would be called immature, rude, and even heartless but at the end of the day you live for yourself so if you don't hurt anyone or break any laws, it doesn't matter how you live.

In the end, I am not so nice to care about other people's emotions, whether they are crying or sad because of my rejection.

I am someone who can't forget so I can't forgive.