Her Shooting Star

Chapter 9: The Sad Truth

"Hey Yukirin, can you tell me about your sister?" Mayu said as the two of them were on their way to her house, with her riding at the back and holding on to Yuki's waist.

"What do you want to know about my sister? She has nothing to do with you, you know?" Yuki replied.

"Why are you so stingy? I'm just asking. Don't answer if you don't want to." Mayu grumbled.

"She's blind." Yuki said. "Huh?" Mayu looked at her. "My sister is the only family I have and she became blind because of me." Yuki continued.

"I'm sorry." Mayu said. "I didn't know." She continued.

"We're here." Yuki said as she stopped the bicycle, not paying attention to Mayu who was just looking at sadly from behind.

"You can take a rest now. I'll tell Mr Hiragi to prepare your room." Mayu offered. "I'll stay here for a while. You go inside." Yuki said as she walked towards a nearby bench.

Mayu was about to say more but then she decided to let her be. "Alright. Goodnight then." She said before entering their house.

Yuki, on the other hand, lay down on the bench with her arm placed behind her head. She sighed as what happened that very day played on her mind like a movie.

Five years ago

"Here you go." Yuki said as she placed the plate in front of her sister who was waiting happily. "Yay! Thank you onee-chan! You're the best sister in the world!" She said as she started eating the curry that Yuki especially made for her. All of a sudden, they heard a loud knock on their door.

"Stay here." Yuki said to her sister as she walked towards their door. She peeped through the small hole to see who it is and from there she saw their father who was extremely drunk.

She opened the door and her father pushed her hard the moment he stepped inside their house. "What took you so long to open the damn door?!" Their father said angrily.

"Bring me some food." He said as he went straight to the kitchen. There he found his youngest daughter seated and watches him in fear. "What are you staring at?" Nanami looked away from him and continued eating. Yuki placed the food in front of him.

"Ne, Yuki. You have a part time job, haven't you?" Their father asked. "Y-yeah." She answered hesitantly. "Lend me some money." He said. "I-I don't have money now. I just used my salary for our supplies and for Nanami's tuition so I don't have anything left here."

"What?!" Their father said as he slammed the table, startling both sisters. He then flipped the table and Yuki immediately run towards her sister to protect her. "You both are useless!" He then walked towards them and pulled Yuki's hair. "Argh!" Yuki cried in pain. "If I ask for money, it's your duty to give what I asked of you!"

Nanami stood up and tried to stop their father from further hurting her sister but he pushed her harshly, making her hit the floor. Yuki saw this and run towards her sister. "Nanami!! Are you alright?" She asked then she turned towards their father. "Don't you dare hurt my sister!" She said angrily as she pushed him hard making him hit the wall. "You bitch!" His father growled angrily as he tried to stood up but because he's too drunk, it's hard for him to even stand properly. Yuki took this as a chance to escape. "Nanami, let's go!" She said as she pulled her up and they run out of their house.

"Come back here!" Yuki could hear her father's voice from afar so they kept on running until they saw a truck that has just parked in front of their building. Yuki opened the door to the driver's seat and pulled the driver out. "Hey! What are you doing?!" The driver said angrily but Yuki didn't even bother to look at him. "Get in!" She said as she helped her sister get in to the truck before she gets inside as well.

Yuki started driving away but when she reached the intersection, she didn't notice another truck coming from the side and they were hit.

"Ugh... My head." She groaned as she slowly opened her eyes and all she could see was red because of the blood that flows out of her head. She then looked to her side and found her sister unconscious with blood all over her.

"Nanami!!!"

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Yuki closed her eyes upon remembering that sight. Until now, the bloody figure of her sister still haunts her and she'll do everything she can so that she can have her sister's eyesight back.

Unknown to her, Mayu has been watching her from her room. "Yuki..."