shadow's story

locked doors

I hear my door open and...

"Hahahah!" My mother slammed open my door, laughing insanely.

"Mom! Whats-" I couldn't finish my question. I was too slow. Like always.

I passed out.

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" mother , father look over there!"

" Im glad we made it to the festival on time dear."

" I know, we always come here on kuroko's birthday,"

"Thank you mother, father!!! You are the best! "

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Oh!
I rermember now.
That was my birthday before father left. We went to the festival in the nearby town, I always wanted to watch the fireworks.

We used to be such a perfect family. Then father left, mother got mad and hit me. I mean I  do desever it after all...I can't do anything right.

I felt a warm tear strickle down my face and slomly open one eye. I'm left waking up alone, in my room agajn... I get up and instantly regret it afterwards, I can smell  the alachol from down strairs.

You see mother never had the best choice in men. My original father had affairs and left us. like we meant nothing to him.

I did try and warn mother that  he cheated on her and in return...she left me for good, alone at home....but ofcorse she found out for her self that her husband cheated and after a few days came running back home. I fell asleep to the sound of her crying every night. But my ( so called ) "friends " made me forget about it.

Mum's first boy friend after father, used to hit mother. He assumed by scaring her and fighting with her, he would get her attention or just have control. I think mother had got the same idea as him because she  now hits me.

Luckly we have my step-dad with us now. He is not like the other two,although he has the ocassinal moment when he's drunk. he is a doctor and helps mother out alot with medicine...but he can only do so much to help.

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I carefully get dressed and head out to school. Lucky how  no one will care anymore if I show up to school with a bruise. In the past covering them up was so hard.

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I end up at school late and rush to class. Just making it before the bell, but then again no one would notice me anyway.

I look around the class room as I wait for the teacher, seems like everyone is on time. Except ....I turn around slowly.... Where's kagami-kun?