You find yourself despicable, and though you're aware of it, it's difficult to hold yourself accountable. Your past has been rife with traumas, shaping your current state of being - on the verge of collapse. In seeking solace, you've turned to wrong and risky behaviors as a means of escaping the harsh reality you confront.

When you became an adult, your parents kicked you out. Despite the uncertainty of being homeless, you found relief in escaping the constant aggression that had plagued your home life for years. You sought refuge in a abandoned house. Desperate for money, you resorted to begging and petty theft. Instead of nourishment, you spent any earnings on substances and alcohol, finding temporary solace in hallucinations while your hunger persisted.

The windows of your home provided an unobstructed view into the house next door, specifically the bedroom of the Lee family's son. Despite being the same age, Mark possessed things that you never had. As the only child of religious, caring parents, Mark had a genuinely pure heart. Gradually, you found yourself fixating on Mark's bedroom window, even committing his church schedule to memory. As fate would have it, God's plan was for the two of you to form a closer bond. When Mark discovered that someone was enduring such hardship in the neighboring house, he couldn't resist extending a helping hand. It all began with clothing, water, and meals, as Mark astutely recognized that giving you money would only lead to drug use. Over time, his compassionate gestures evolved into an unexpected friendship.

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Today's church was delayed longer than expected, so it was midnight when he appeared with a portion of his dinner for you. As usual, you shared the dirty floor while you ate.

When you'd finished, you lit a cigarette for dessert. Knowing that he would get angry and ignore you, you offered him the cigarette you were smoking, but to your surprise he accepted and took it. However, soon your expectation died when he just put it out and threw it away.