Angst

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Kyle
"You're joking. You're joking." He smirked looking at the computer screen. Morgana laughed a bit shaking her head.
"Oh my god they actually have it?" Star laughed a bit looking at the screen.
"Angst, a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general." Morgan read off of the computer screen. Pidge smiled seeing they had a definition of that on the computer screen.
"Okay so what does it say on anything but, google?" Kyle asked.
"Oh no wait it says more definitions! Click more definitions!" Pidge begged. Morgana smiled clicking on the extra tab while Meliodas sat in the back laughing a bit but, staying quiet. It was the same thing he had done since his outburst.
"Angst, a feeling of persistent worry about something trivial." Morgana smiled.
"Oh my god please read the examples." Pidge begged.
"my hair causes me angst." Morgana read. The five friends burst out laughing. Even though they had changed, some things still stayed the same.
Sayori
"This is so dumb! I don't see why we have to do an interview! I mean why should we?" Natsuki asked her partners for this activity. Sayori sighed looking down at her own feet while Leo and Nico felt like banging their heads against a wall.
"Natsuki what is a better way to talk about how rape happens to everyone....reading facts and statistics or reading real stories?" Leo sighed looking at her.
"Well no one wants to hear what we've gotten for the stories so far." Natsuki snapped.
"Oh really and how do you know people don't wanna hear about Keith's great-great-great grandmother almost getting raped and having to stab a guy's eye out in order to save herself?" Nico asked. Natsuki sighed resting her head in her hands.
"It's not that they don't want to hear it." She mumbled.
"Oh yeah. And what's the problem then?" Nico snapped glaring at the pink haired girl. Natsuki bit her lip before letting out a sigh and closing her eyes.
"Nico, no one wants to hear stories about people we don't even know deal with something that'll sound like a huge cry for attention." Natsuki sighed.
"You don't know that." Leo resorted to quickly.
"I do...back at my old school one of the girls in my home room got raped. Everyone thought she lied about it for attention and started bullying her and spray painted not so nice words on her locker until she eventually threw herself off a building. Afterwards he rapist spray painted a word on her grave." Natsuki sighed. The male's sat there looking mortified. Meanwhile Sayori looked like she was gonna be so sick.
"Did he get arrested?" Leo asked nervously.
"Yeah but for destruction of personal property. He only spent two days in jail for taking a girl's life...then there was a girl who cried rape when she cheated on her boyfriend at my old school too. Look Point is no one is gonna wanna really listen to these stories without proof or...you know unless they really know someone." She sighed. Sayori looked down their list of stories and sighed.
"Well only three stories have been told to us and one was by Keith about his super great grandmother, one was by Natsuki about other kids and the third story was about from about Sabine's mother faking being raped when her husband found her in bed with someone else." Sayori sighed.
"My god are they any good stories?" Leo asked.
"Leo you've heard all of them...have you personally felt so mortified hearing these stories that you wanted to vomit or you wanted to reach out and try to help people?" Sayori asked.
"Well yeah with Natsuki's story about that girl who killed herself."
"Nico what about you?"
"I-I'm gonna sound like a total asshole but, it sounded like that other girl was faking it. And when things got hard she just gave up." Nico admitted guiltily. Sayori sighed rubbing her temples.
"Okay, okay. Let's just stick with what we got then. I guess it could get us a passing grade." Sayori sighed. All the others were just so relived they were gonna pass. As for her, she wanted this to touch someone. To get people involved with trying to help other heal. Yet, it seemed like it was going to do none of that. Not now. Maybe next year she could get it to work.
Then he walked in.
"Oh hey Galen. Keith already told us his story before you ask so no you don't have to go get him again for us." Nico sighed. Galen nodded biting his lip. Natsuki was packing he etchings up while Leo was reading through and correcting their notes. Sayori on the other hand was putting the recordings of all the interviews away.
Galen gulped. For years he didn't talk about all of this. He just had to say something. He didn't know why but, this made him feel like maybe he could help someone in the same situation know when to leave an house hold.
"So about l-"
"No one is going to have their name told you your class if they tell their story right?!" Galen blurted out. Everyone froze. Leo looked up with his mouth hanging open while Nico looked pale. Natsuki was choking on air. Sayori just gulped before speaking up.
"No. Not unless they want their names to be told and the class to hear their recordings. W-why do you ask?" Sayori asked.
"I-..Do you want another story?" Galen mumbled. Oh god. Sayori wasn't liking where it could be going. Slowly she dug out the recorder and got ready for it all again.
"Yeah. We would like another one if we can get it. Do you have one you wanna tell?" She asked. Galen sighed before sitting down in a chair before looking at Nico. Nico looked pale.
"Nico can you go? Please." Galen begged.
"What? Why?"
"Please just don't question it okay. Just go."
"Okay fine! Just meet me at lunch and tell me how they treat you!" Nico snapped getting up and leaving the room.
Soon Sayori started the recording while Galen spoke.
"It must have started when I was young. My father wasn't the best father exactly." He sighed closing his eyes.
"What did he do to you?" Sayori asked.
"He never laid a finger on me if that's what you're asking. He never even thought about it. All he did was verbally abuse me. Dad's are supposed to build you up and make you a better person but, he broke me down over and over again. It got to the point where I felt useless when u woke up in the mornings. And if he wasn't saying anything to me he was doing it to my mom. Mom took out what little abuse she got a turned it into a reason to drink...My God, she put her hands on me though."
"Was she the one that raped you?"
"No, she broke my arms and legs a lot. She even bruised my face and drew blood from my body daily but, I can't give her that. She's not that bad....Then things only got worse when my grandmother died..She umm...she tried to divorce her husband and get him away from her family..,I never knew why until he moved in and find someone new."
"What did he want to find in a person?"
"Well he didn't want a new women. He made that clear."
"So he was gay?"
"No...he wasn't exactly. Like he liked men but, there was a certain kind he was attracted to if we're all gonna be honest."
"What did he look for then? Men of colour? Men that didn't know what happened they were? Men that were younger than him? Older than him?"
"He....um...he wasn't into men per say. He was in to boy's."
"You men's teenagers?"
"No. Like little boys. As in children Sayori. Boys that didn't have the strength to fight back. Boys who parents didn't appreciate him and beat him daily.....boys like me."
"Oh god Galen don't you dare tell me that-"
"It started when I was three. It was dark and he snuck into my room. I woke up with him naked on top of my bed..."
"W-what happened after that?"
"He covered my mouth to keep me from screaming. I began trying to fight back but, he was to strong. He slid my...my pants off and....and he.....I.....I CaN't Do ThIs AnYmOrE! I'm SoRrY! I-I don't wanna talk about this right! I can't!" Galen said standing up as his eyes filled with tears. His voice cracked loudly making Sayori's heart hurt. He quickly rubbed his eyes and let a tiny sob leave his mouth.
"Galen are y-" Leo was cut off.
"I am so sorry. I-I thought I could do this but I can't. I-I don't wanna relive that anymore. I don't wanna! I wake up screaming every once in a while because of it. I-I don't wanna re live this again!" Galen was on the verge of tears before another sob left his mouth. His hand flew to his mouth as he tried to calm himself down.
"Can you at least tell us how long it went on for before you make me cry?" Sayori sniffed. Natsuki looked so sad right now.
"T-two years." Galen mumbled.
"Did you tell anyone?"
"I did. My mom beat me so badly that my skull was cracked open...she did it when she wasn't even drunk. As for dad, he said I shouldn't dress like a fag if I didn't want that to happen." Galen sniffed.
"Oh god Galen." Sayori stopped recording the interview before racing over and hugging him. Galen hugged her back trying his hardest not to cry.
He had to hold them back.
He didn't wanna relive it again now or ever again.
Ban
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Ban sanded racing over and smacking the cigarette out of Meliodas's hands. Meliodas yelped a bit surprised he didn't rust his hand. Ban stomped on the cigarette before glaring at the young boy.
"Why would you do that?! You're to young to do that!" Ban yelled at him. Thankfully they were by themselves and couldn't be heard by anyone else.
"Oh fuck off Ban! I can do what I want! You smoke after all!" Meliodas snapped at him.
"That because I have no one to care for me Mel. Look you have a loving family and friends who care for you. I'm one of them. And what do I have? A dad that's working all the time." Ban sighed dropping to his knees and holding Meliodas by the shoulders. Meliodas looked nervously at him and biting his lip.
"Mel, look I know you haven't acted so bad always. And I know you need to talk about it. I did to when my parents get divorced. Yet, no one asked me and look where I am now. I smoke and drink and have sex. I probably have six STDs and cancers. Please don't end up like me Mel." Ban begged. Meliodas looked away.
He wanted to talk about it so bad. He wanted to. He just didn't know if he should.
"Meliodas please for the love of everything on earth I need you to listen to me. Talk to me. I've seen enough stuff to understand what you're going through. So please just tell me why you're acting like this before your friends. You know as a practice." Ban begged again. Meliodas was on the verge of tears as he admitted it.
"My mom has stage four breast cancer....She left town to go get treatment....she's been gone for four months and she stopped calling two weeks ago." Meliodas was about to sob. Ban looked shocked.
"We don't know if she's dead. Ban I'm so scared." He admitted painful before breaking dow sobbing in the silver haired male's arms.

" He admitted painful before breaking dow sobbing in the silver haired male's arms

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