✔️| I am strong

Chapter 9 || The Reveal ||

Shika and Sakura got on Shika's limo. Toma decided to be the driver. He was also curious about the incident between Matt and Sakura. Sakura was still shock from the events, however, Shika's presence had calm her down. 

"Sakura, are you comfortable to tell me what happened?" Shika asked, but Sakura was lost in her thought. 

The incident kept flashing back in her mind like a never-ending event. 

"Sakura." Shika asked and touched her hand. Sakura flinched. 

"Daijobu?" Shika asked worriedly, immediately removing his hand. 

"I'm fine. Sorry for worrying you." Sakura shook her head. 

"How about I get you to a friend of yours home?" Shika recommended. Sakura shook her head. 

"My only friend is on a 'date' tonight, I don't want to bother her," Sakura explained. 

"Then how about my place? I don't feel safe for you to stay home by yourself. My house or you might call it a mansion, has lots of rooms" Shika said. 

Sakura chuckled as he stated, but nodded. She didn't want to be alone at her cold house right now. Not after what happen. 

"Toma, can you..." Shika said. 

"Hai..hai..." Toma said. 

"Ariga-chu, buddy." Shika patted his shoulder. Toma just nodded. 

Arriving at Shika's place, Shika asked the maid to prepare some soup and drinks for both Sakura and Toma. 

Everyone was seated down in the dining room. Sakura was sipping on her hot cups of Jasmine tea. 

After a few moment of silence, Sakura finally speak.

"I'm ready to tell you what happened." Sakura said. Shika looked up, uncertain. But Sakura's eyes of determination reassured him. 

"Alright, but if you feel that you can't continue, you are allow to stop." Shika said, and smiled warmly, which Sakura returned. 

"So my mom passed away when I was 5, and from that days on, my dad showed signs of alcoholism. At first, it was anything serious, he would just go home and cursed random phrases and stuffs. But after a few months, he started to abuse me physically. Hitting me when he is mad, when he feels suffocated, or when I did something against his wills..." Sakura said, her eyes brimming with tears. 

"Then on one day, my best friend's family, Yoko's family, decided to call the police and captured him. They adopted me and raised me like one of their daughters. From that day on, everything turned better. Both me and Yoko excelled in our studies and got into our dream university. The day when I first entered to my uni, I gained attention for my outstanding achievements, therefore, the principal asked me to tutor Matt, who was failing in his grade..." Shika nodded and clenched his fists. 

So that's how they met. he stated in his thought. 

"I went to his house and helped tutor him. He kept doing all the problems wrong, although I explained them thoroughly. Back then, I thought he was actually stupid, but now I realized he was just doing it on purpose, so I could stay late. After a while, he offered me a drink, and I said water is fine. He went in the kitchen and came out, handed me a cup. I gulped everything in....And then after a few minutes..I started to feel dizzy. He asked 

Flashbacks 

"Let me take you to the couch. You can lie down a bit." Matt suggested, "Or do you want to go up on my room?"

"Couch is fine." Sakura said. As she stood, with Matt on her side, guiding her to the couch. But before she react, Matt already flipped her down on the couch and him on top of her.

"Matt, what are you doing?" Sakura asked, trying to push him out.

"Hmm..i'm going to have a little fun with you, Sa-ku-ra." Matt smirked. As he bent trying to kiss her, and unbuttoning her shirt.

"NO. Stop it please." Sakura pleaded, struggling to get out, and dodging his mouth. Matt weighted down more, as he sniffed on her neck instead.

"Get off!" Sakura yelled.

"No one can't help you." Matt snickered. As he was unbuttoning his own shirt as well, Sakura took the chance when he was unbuttoning, she kicked him at the back.

"Ahhh!" Matt yelled in pain. Sakura quickly got off the couch, and covered her self up, with her jacket. She quickly grabbed her purse and car key, running out of Matt's house.

Flashback ends..

Sakura burst in tears. Shika immediately sat next to her and patted her shoulder. Somehow, this was the first time, Sakura felt assure. She felt safe. She didn't flinch with the touches. 

Toma just sat there silently, digesting the information he just heard. He felt guilty for being suspicious on Sakura. He felt sorry for her, she had to endure too much. 

Both Shika and Toma could have somehow empathized for Sakura. More like they feel hurt as they heard how much suffered she went through. 

Especially Shika. 

I'll make you pay for this, Matt. 

TBC

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