decade and one , k akabane

13 - rain

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟑
' 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 '

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 　　 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

When I dropped her off she seemed fine. No one was home and I stayed in her room for a little bit but I left shortly after. Her room was bare and boring. I could tell she hated it too. She used to have a wall filled with pictures of her favourite characters and posters of her favourite shows but now they were white. She also had a picture of her and her Mom shortly before she past on her bedside table and a picture of me and her in Grade 1 during Field Day. We were both eating a popsicle and laughing about a student falling in the race. It was a nice picture. I remember we didn't have to do any of the activities because we were 'troubled kids' that couldn't socialize well, which was bullshit, but our teacher just told the advisor that because we would have a big fuss about it later. We spent the day outside eating all the popsicles we could find, laughing at people, or drawing stuff on the ground with chalk.

When I got back home I played on my switch for a bit and texted Limey after. She said she was fine and her Dad was happy she was back and the girlfriend was being bitchy about it, but nothing physical. I believed her and said goodnight.

It was around 3:00 AM and I had school the next day but didn't care. I was so bored I went on a walk. I kicked cans that were on the floor and I realized I was walking past Limey's Mothers grave. So I decided to visit her.

I saw Limey sleeping, gripping onto her school bag, her head resting onto the right side of her grave. Why was she here at 3:00 AM?

"You her friend?" I quickly turn around, my hands were in my pocket and it was a man maybe around 40. He was bald and wore strictly black torn clothes.

"Yeah, she is, who are you?" I asked.

"I dig the graves around here, I've known Limey since she was a newborn" He says. "I digged her Mothers grave"

"Oh" I say looking back at Limey.

"She must be heart broken right now to be sleeping here overnight" He continues. "she told me not to call the police or anything like that, how can I deny to Limey?"

"You don't know why she's here?"

"My guess is that she's just sad" I nod and it was silent for a second.

"Don't you two have school tomorrow?" I nod again. "I haven't seen her Dad come here at all these past two years, do you know what happened to that man?"

"Not sure" I lie and a couple of drops of water start to fall.

"Shoot, I need to get home, can you maybe take Limey home? I wouldn't want her to get a cold" He hurries off and I continue staring at her.

I walk towards her and she wakes up, she doesn't notice me at first. She just sighs as the rain hits harder. She moves her head a little bit and closes her eyes again.

"Limey, time to go" I say softly as I was crouching down to her.

"Shut up Dad" She says.

"Its Karma" She sighs but doesn't open her eyes.

"Go away Karma"

"Your gonna get a cold, your already wet" I say as more rain hits our heads.

"Its fine"

"Did something happen at home?" I asked as I sat on the other side of her Mothers grave.

"She told me to leave and pushed me out, so now I'm here"