Runaway

Home at Last

Rin's pov

"...R-Rin...Is that really you?" Shima stuttered in utter disbelief.
"Hey." I said with a smile.
"Shima, who's at...the door?" Shima's father stood next to his son eyes bugging out of his head and placed a hand on his son's shoulder to steady himself.
"Shima, dinner is getting cold... ~gasp~" Shima's mother gasped and cupped her hands over her mouth, tears threatening to pour out.

Author's pov

She stepped between Shima and his father and reached out with a shaking hand. He gently intertwined his fingers with hers and guided her hand to his face.
"It's okay... I'm here." he cooed with a soft smile, his own tears glistening in his eyes.
"My baby!" Shima's mom cried out. She fully encased in her warm, welcoming arms. Rin melted into a ball of happy tears there in her arms. Once Shima had recovered from his shock he to joined the pair, followed by his father.

After all greetings were said, all tears wept and eyes dried, the 4 of them proceeded into the house to finish dinner. Shima's prepared another dish for Rin that was noticably bigger and more colorful than the others.
"So...what brings you here at this hour Rin?" Shima's dad, Yaozo, questioned me.

"It's a bit of a long story..." My voice trailed off as I made this statement. Oh no. What do I say? If I tell them the truth they might throw me out. I can't let that happen. They're the only family I have left.
My mind was racing trying it find the right words to say, when my frantic thought process was interrupted by Mrs. Shima.

"Rin you don't have to hide anything. Besides, the blood stains on your shirt say that you've been through a lot. Besides what family would we be if we kicked you out for trying to stay alive?"

There really is no hiding things from this woman. I thought to myself with a chuckle. If she's already onto me then there's no point in hiding it anymore...well here goes nothing.

I took a deep breath and began to explain what happened. But little did I know that I was the one putting my family in danger.