Futility [Completed]

Two: Reshape

Karu saw her brother Sharp, in the kitchen preparing their breakfast. Sharp notice his sister right away and speak up.
"Sit down, breakfast is ready" Karu take a sit and she was facing Sharp.
"Eat" Karu listen to him as they eat quietly, she tries to talk to him to break the silence.
"Are we going home today? What if mom-" Karu ask her brother,
"No, we are not going home. We will stay here for a while" He cuts her,
"Are we okay to stay here? I mean this is Gray's place, here-" Sharp cut Karu trying to explain,
"Fix yourself and take a rest" He said while he take his bite into the food.
"But I need to go to school" Karu added,
"No buts, don't go to school for 2 days. We need to arrange our own things in this house. You trust me right?" He hastily asked her out of nowhere.
"Of course, you are my brother. I trust you Sharp." After they eat, Karu helps him to clean up and while she is busy washing the dishes, she tries to ask him again about their mom.
"Did you try to contact mom?" Karu said but still there is no response coming from Sharp. She continue her chores. While she was busy, Karu saw different pictures and arts on the wall and Sharp notice that she was looking at it.
"They all made by Gray" Sharp said.
"I know. He is really a great artist. He deserve more exposure" Karu said while she was trying to focus again on washing the dishes and suddenly Sharp asked her this,
"Do you like Gray?" Karu almost chocked on what her brother said and she look at him.
"What are you talking about? I don't like him!" She said defensive,
"Really?" Sharp said,
"Why is he asking this some kind of question?" Karu's thoughts,
"He is your friend and mine also. Why would I fall in love with him?" when she said that Sharp just left her in the kitchen without a word.

After Karu cleans up she go to her room but it looks like she can't take a nap. She decided to sneak out in the living room. When she look outside, she saw her brother holding his phone,
"Is he trying to call mom? I know he is scared, but I hope he will have enough courage to know where she went. I still believe that and trust him" Karu's thought while secretly observing Sharp.
"Should I call her? Where she is? Should I ask why she did this? Karu is just 19 years old and I am just 21 years old. How do we make a living? I don't want to bother my friends with my own problems" While Sharp was also in his deep thoughts he got a text message from Gray.
'Open the door'. Gray's text. Sharp decided to open the door and his friend was standing outside.
"What are you doing here?" I asked Gray and I help him with his canvas.
"I just want to hang my canvas in the wall" we went to the dining area where there's a lot of space.
"What is that?" I asked him and look at his painting.
"I asked you, what do you see?" I look carefully to the painting and I look at him,
"Well, it looks like a purple paper or maybe origami?" I look at him and he hits my head.
"It's a flower. You idiot"
"How come is that a flower?" I said sarcastically and complain to his imagination,
"That flower named, Carnation Mauve"
"Why did you paint this flower?" I know Gray loves this kind of questions. He likes to explain his work.
"From what I know this flower represents dreams of fantasy" after he explains it to me, he suddenly gave me some money.
"Keep this. We will go here in the afternoon so that we can get your things at your house. Understand?" He said but I can't accept the money he gave to me.
"But, Gray I can't accept this" I try to give it back, but he refused it and say.
"If you can't accept that, I will get mad" well, when Gray said that, I know he is serious.
"Just do it. See you later" He left me like that. Gray is really a good person since we are young he is the one who always treat us food and let us do what we want. As the older in the group, he make sure that we always fine and happy. We are so thankful to him.

"Hence, meet me outside. I know you already awake" it was a text from Othello.

When Hence saw Othello's message, he looks at the wall clock and it's already 6 o'clock in the morning.
"What does he wants?" Hence said to himself, he stands up and look at his window. Hence saw Othello outside of his house, standing. He has no choice and went outside while he fixed his bed hair and while trying to wear his coat, Hence went to Othello who was busy eating lollipop while holding his phone and listening to music.
"Hey~Why?" Othello looked at me.
"Is your mom sick again?" He asked me abruptly,
"No, why?" He let out a big sigh and he show me his phone. I saw a picture of myself entering the pharmacy last night.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Just answer my question, Why are you here at pass midnight, Mr. Gwyn? Perhaps are you buying those pills again?" When he said that, I punch him softly on his arms.
"What are you talking about? Trust me, I was buying vitamins for mom"
"What kind of vitamins? Are you telling the truth here, Hence?"
"Yes, trust me" he stops and become busy again with his phone. I heard our door open and I knew it was my mom.
"See you later, I am going to help my mom." when I am ready to leave him, Othello grabbed my wrist and leans to my side.
"In case you are not saying the truth here Hence, I want you to stop on whatever you are doing right now" Why does it sound like a warning? After he whispered at me I froze a little. I look at him and smile. I took his lollipop and throw it behind him.
"When my mom see you are eating that candy in the morning, you are a dead meat," I said and I heard my mom's voice.
"Hi, Othello. Did you eat already?" my mom greets him.
"Yes, have a good day Mrs. Gwyn" After he waves at my mom he pats me on my shoulder.
"Remember this afternoon at Sharp's house" he said and left. After that encounter, I act as nothing happened in front of my mom. I help her to go to the market to sell fish every morning.