The Anime Castle

Vol. 10

They were phones. Two pretty Nokia Lumia Windows phone. Mine was red and Takumi's was black. On a regular day I would be extremely happy (okay understatement). I looked at it like it was a piece of string. Takumi switched on the screen and swiped through. Then he put it down and smiled at me. he was trying to be strong for me. I heard the door downstairs slam. I let out all the emotions i had been hiding. My tears slid down my cheeks and I kept my eyes closed wishing it would all go away. i sobbed and Takumi put his arm around me and squeezed. I shook my head and looked at him.

i spoke,"Takumi Im sorry. im so sorry! You shouldn't have to comfort me all the time. Im the older one and yet anybody that would glance in this direction would immediately guess you were my older brother. Im sorry." he shook his head then responded," Mikaru i love you. And Im here to comfort you no matter what. i know that if you were ever put in charge of me you would do awesome. You wouldnt slack off. So now while it's my turn I will do my best. Age dosnt matter. youre my sister and Im your brother and that's all that matters right now. That's all it is.Love" 

I sobbed,"i love you,Takumi." After a minute he responded,"Yeah. You're getting snot on my shirt." I laughed and got off of him. i smiled once more. Mom walked in and her eyes were puffy as well. 

"What did you get?" She spoke in a hoarse voice. I held up my phone for her to see and Takumi's. She nodded her head. I could tell she didnt want to talk so i told her ,"Mom it's alright. We're two of the strongest warriors you'll ever meet" I exclaimed. then Takumi made mom laugh by mumbling,"Yeah well except this warrior got a little...snot on my shirt" We all finished laughing and my mom left the room.

Feeling a little bit better I told Takumi,"Get out of my room, punk." He shook his head with a small smile playing at his lips then left. Now I sat alone in the center of my room looking down at my phone. I switched on the screen to see a lock screen picture of my dad and I in a Japanese McDonalds when I was about 5 years old. I was smiling with him.

But now he was gone....sure he was wrong but couldnt we have said goodbye? I shook my head, stood and turned off the lights. I slumped on my bed and fell asleep.

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Sunday. Nothing was done today. My mother hadnt even gotten up. I stayed in my bed, staring at the cieling. The shades were drawn because sunlight would only make the sadness dig a little deeper into my heart. That day I got my assighnments done. Read the books, even James and the Giant Peach. The six worsheets were done and so was the essay. I explored my phone. Almost the whole time my hands were numb. I just couldnt believe we one of those families. The ones with only one parent. I always wondered what it was like.

I imagined it. But the sad thing was that it didnt seem that different than how we had already been living the past years what with father always away and mom always busy. So basically a lot of the time it had been Takumi and I. I drifted in and out of sleep. Until finaly my stomach growled loudly. I finaly realized how hungry I had been. But I didnt want to stand. That feeling dissapeared when i heard a knock at the down stairs door. 

"Dad?" I asked to myself, mumbling. I sprinted downstairs. I opened the door hastily to find Ike with his fist up and knuckles towards the door as if about to knock again. I let my dissapointment show by slumping my shoulders. 

He shook his head,"Cutie, why is your face all sad like that?" I smiled. But a pained smile. "Nothing is wrong" But I completelly failed at responding like it. "Yeah okay" He chuckled and picked me up like a groom would a bride. I gasped as he slowly took me upstairs. "Wich one is your room?" He asked at the top of the stairs. I pointed to the door straight ahead. When we entered he plopped me down on my bed and I stayed liying down as he sat next to me on the edge.