I finally found all my notes and that's why I had to postpone writing Mei's backstory...Enjoy all of my lovely readers. :)
~10 years ago~ Warning ⚠️⚠️: Abuse and suicidal thoughts. Please DO NOT read if either of these are a trigger!! I will put a brief summary at the end the the chapter!
3rd POV
"Mummy, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"
Her eyes flash dangerously. "You broke my favourite vase. You deserve this!"
She rips the back of Mei's little shirt and the woman grabs her belt. Mei squeezes her eyes shut, bracing for the pain. The woman Mei had previously called 'Mummy' brings the belt down onto the young girls' bare back and Mei whimpers.
"Mummy, stop! I'm sorry!"
She bares her teeth. "'Sorry' doesn't cut it. I can't repair it."
She whips Mei again. Tears start to form at the corners of the small girls' eyes. "STOP IT!"
~*~
She stops whipping Mei after what felt like an eternity to the 7 year old. Mum throws the belt away and grabs Mei's throat, forcing her to stand up. She hisses at the pain.
The woman slaps Mei. "You are a disappointment."
She lets go of her throat and little Mei sinks to her knees.
Mei's mother opens the door to the house and walks out, slamming the door behind her.
Mei pants and try's to stand, but she can't straighten her back because of all the slashes. She was just getting more and more scars as time goes on.
An insistent knocking snaps Mei out of her thoughts. She looks to the window above the lounge and see worried, green eyes staring at her.
Mei smiles at Akio painfully and motion for him to come in. He slides the window open silently and immediately rushes to her side after he closes it.
"Your mum is a witch."
"I know," Mei replies, voice hoarse.
He helps her stand up and guides her to the kitchen. He grabs a chair and pulls it in front of Mei. "Sit."
She obeys.
He looks in the kitchen cupboards and pulls out a box.
"There should be some antiseptic and bandages in there."
He nods and rummages through the box. He pulls out a roll of bandages and a bottle of antiseptic.
He walks over to her and opens the bottle. "I'm going to clean up the blood first then I'm going to apply the antiseptic. It is going to sting. Please don't move."
Mei nods and tenses, ready for Akio to help bandage her up.
~*~
"Thank you so much, Akio."
"No problem."
Mei glances worriedly out the window. "My mother will probably be home soon. You should leave."
"I'll leave after you're in bed with the door locked."
She huffs. "Fine."
They go upstairs and he helps Mei lay down. "See you tomorrow?" He asks hopefully.
She grins despite the circumstances. "See you tomorrow."
~*~
"Akio, hurry up! I wanna go play!" Mei pouts and stomps her foot.
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