Chinese Lanterns

3. Yurii

I live with my mom in a house further into the woods. It's a beautiful two story modern Japanese home. We live in the small part of Tokyo, where hardly anyone but mom and I live.
     I go to school six times a week, (that's including Saturday) and I study all day Sunday. I go to Kobayashi High School Of Mathematics. It has a big campus, and most buildings are three stories tall. I'm currently studying math and technology, and have an A+ in both... Not to brag.
     I have a few good friends that I eat with, but I don't have any "beasties" as they call it. I dont have time for the usual twenty minute phone calls from "Otaku" girlfriends. Plus, the time I'm on my phone, I could be studying or helping my mom.
     To fill you in more, I'm Yurii, by the way. Yurii Nakamura. Long story short, my mom hates me, my dad had been missing for twelve years, and I still can't find the socks I wore last night. Strange, I know. Still, where the hell did they go?! I don't even care that much. I have better things to do -like study or make dinner for mom, before she comes home and beats me.
My mom is not exactly what you would call abusive... but more... psychotic. Her name is Heroine, and was named after her grandmother, Heroine II. She used to be so beautiful. I can still see the old, beautiful Mom, under those shady dark green eyes. She has long, dark brown hair that reaches to her lower back. She hasn't smiled since my dad left, and she's never left the house. She's still mentally okay, but when she gets scared or anxious, she lashes out and goes a little insane. I can't blame her, though.
     Ever since I was five, I've pretty much been on my own.  I've made dinner, done laundry, cleaned, and even learned how to appreciate the things you have, and to achieve and earn the things you want. I teach myself how to do stuff, and re-teach my mom some important things in life, like math and logic.
     Ha... you think I sound nerdy. No... no. I am just simply, smarter than you.