Behind a smile

Part 2~ Broken bones, bruises and blossom trees (Jack, Yawara and Ryuko)

Father has gotten a lot worse after that day. He comes home every day drunk and high.

He barely feeds me; I have taken to asking my classmates for food or scavenging in bins, of course I never got caught.

I'm not allowed to partake in P.E. as people would see the scars, burns and bones sticking out against my skin, each given to me by my father or his friends.

I had learnt to avoid his friends when they came round. They were awful men who brought strange smelling substances with them. They made my father act strangely and I learnt they were druggies, as school called them. The men became violent, they hurt me... badly.

I've started to close myself off from others, especially Kacchan. He started to see through my lies and almost got my father caught which I was punished for, Kacchan still cared for me even if people called me quirkless.

I was currently hiding in my room. I was waiting for father to come home. I had failed my tests as I feared sleeping at home I couldn't focus at school and I wasn't allowed to study.

"Izuku, where is your report?" Father demanded as he burst into my room. I smelt to same awful smells I knew to be alcohol and drugs... He was drunk and high... that meant he was violent.

I shakenly brought out the report card as I passed it to my father.
"What the f**k is this?!" He screamed, smoke rising from his throat. "Can't you even pass the most f**king basic of sh*ting tests?! You're a useless f**king piece of bloody sh*t!" He smirked as he chucked multiple bottles of the familiar disgusting liquid before smashing the empty bottles into my back. "Shirt off and against the wall." He demanded as I quickly did as I told.

I didn't need to look behind me to know father was smirking. He came up to me, I could hear the 'special belt' being unravelled. It was a long leather belt with metal teeth a long it so that it would dig into my back and rip me apart.

Whip!

It felt like hours I stood there, the belt ripped into my back as father smirked at me.

Letting the belt fall to the ground with a clang. I could hear footsteps walking away from me but I didn't move, I know I'm not allowed to.
Fire. That is what hit my back, harshly burning my skin.
He didn't stop for what felt like hours but I know it couldn't have been minutes.

"Don't f**king fail again, got it?!" He growled at me as I nodded quickly.

"Y-yes father." I responded quickly but was met a punch to my back.

"I told you not to f**king mumble, or are you so sh*ting stupid that you can't understand the bloody concept?!" He screamed at me.

"Yes father." I forced my voice to be strong as father lifted the bucket. He chucked the salty water over my back before laughing as he left.

I felt my legs collapse under me as I cried. I hated this. I hated him.

•Then why don't we get rid of him?!• The voice was ruff and untamed. It reminded me of Kacchan.

•Who do you think you are?• I heard Mei (the nickname for Izumi) scream.

•Yeah, what do you want?• I heard Chi (the nickname for Chibi) shout.