HE'S MINE

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As I powered walk under the sun with my bag in my arms, hugging it like it held some treasures, I had a sense I wasn't alone. I turned around to quickly glance at the fellow walker, but my amusement reached a new level when I witness Hanma and Kisaki behind me. Fastening my pace I thought I will leave them behind, but as I get closer to the tunnel before my house, I saw the same drunken man who bothers every girl, standing there. I was stuck in between trouble, behind me the orphans and in front of me was the oldest drunken man.

I keep walking in haste, I can hear Hanma and Kisaki talking to each other behind me. As I approached the tunnel, the old man stepped forward with a bottle of wine in his hands.

"I can give you a bottle for sex," he mumbled and stepped even closer. I tried to walk away, but he came in front of me. Why would he think I would take the empty bottle for sex with him?

"Look, I'll call the cops on you," I warn him with a broken voice. He noticed how afraid I was and that brought a laugh to escape his lips.

"Is it precious to hide in your jeans?" He started and disgust took over me. I narrowed my eyes and stepped back. He was watching my body like I was naked, my skin stretched as goosebumps took over.

He pulled his hands forward to touch me and I slapped it away.

"Don't touch me, you sicko," I yelled, my heart beating fast in my chest. I didn't think he will be aggressive today. I took another step back but he wasn't quitting. With his hand stretched out, he stepped closer to touch me again.

"Yo, she said don't touch her." A loud growl came from behind me, as much as I wanted to turn around, I couldn't look away to give this old man a chance to grab... Hanma and Kisaki marched in front of me and glared at the old man.

"She was harassing me." The drunken man rolled his eyes as anyone would believe him.

"Stay away." Kisaki stepped closer to him and started him on the eye, his hands tapped against the old man's chest, hence pushing him further away.

"Go home," Hanma ordered, not even looking at me. Too many questions forming in my mind, but I run through the tunnel and straight to my home.

Why did he help me?

I was breathing profusely; I didn't turn around to see what had happened behind me. I was shaking, my body trembling miserably. I hadn't noticed where I was standing, sweatdrop slipping down my body.

"Where were you?" Mr. Granpa was standing in the lounge with his arms crossed. I was guessing they already had their lunch. His appearance startled me and I drop my bag that I had been holding close to my chest this whole time.

Usually, Shinichiro would wait for me and eat with me, but he had swiped clean the table this time.

"I---," I halted if I told him that Mikey left me in school and drove home with his sister, Mr. Grandpa would be mad at him which I would never want.

"I was with my friend, she needed me." I lied, lowering my head.  It felt bad to lie, To be nice in Mikey's eyes. I have started to look, bad in everyone's eyes. I bet he guessed from the appearance that I was lying, but it was nice to him to not investigate me any further.

"Next time, ask me first." Mr. Grandpa was starting right into my soul as he was talking to me. I nodded my head and began walking in the direction of my room.

"Y/n!" Mr. Grandpa continued, stopping me in my steps. "Shinichiro and I are going out of town for some business, I believe you'll keep the house guarded." He mumbled and walked into his room. Relief hit me, so he still had belief in me, he knew nothing illegal would happen in my presence. Plus, the thought of being left alone with Mikey and Emma, who will most probably be busy in her room face-timing her friends, was tickling my stomach.