Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-26571677-20160829031840/@comment-26571677-20160901002707

He didn't respond to her question, and instead just silently sat at the bubbling pot of beef stew, stirring it around, and scooping out the warming liquid into two bowls before breaking up large loaves of bread, and handing it out with the soup.

As he started to eat, he spoke, eating spoonfuls of beef stew with each pause in his speech.

"Well. Let's start with the fact that I never knew my parents. I know, I know, cliche, but it's my life. I grew up ini an orphanage until I was 5 when it burned down, and I became homeless, at five years old."

He munched on some soft bread before going on,

"I eventually got myself caught up in a...a gang, I guess. The fact that I was small helped when they taught me to steal, I learned quicker. Y'know...the only reason I stayed, was because they made me feel like a part of them, a part of their 'family' when in reality all they did was use me and manipulate my feelings for their own benefit."

He sighed louder, before looking at Ash.

"You sure you wanna hear my story? I can tell ya now, it ain't nothing too happy to hear. The one great thing that's happened to me is my...my team, Team REDD, I loved the people in there like family. Still do, but...we don't see each other as much anymore, so...I guess I'm still searching for my happiness."

"I guess I'm just trying to help others find theirs earlier than I. That includes you, too, Ash."