Torn (Book 2)

"That's because they aren't really siblings."

The above meme is very relatable...especially after this chapter...

Y/N POV

I sigh and enter the bathhouse.

I turn on the water and fill up the tub. I then grab my hair clip and clip my hair back.

Flashback

"That's because they aren't really siblings. It seems to be some sort of game they're playing," Asui states.

End of Flashback

I strip down and step into the warm bath, turning off the faucet.

Why...does that hurt so much...?

I reach out and grab one of the bath bombs I brought. I drop it in and watch it dissolve.

Is it a game...? I'm not really related to Shouto in any way...we only call one another "brother" and "sister"...

I grab my sponge and start bathing myself.

I'm not...actually related to any of the Todoroki's...so...

Shouto isn't really my brother...

Natsuo isn't really my brother...

Fuyumi isn't really my sister...

Rei isn't really my mother...

And...

I feel tears fill my eyes, blurring my vision.

Touya...isn't really...my...

I hear my tears fall and hit the water, multiple ripples forming.

Brother...

I violently shake my head.

No! They are! Blood doesn't mean anything!

I carefully wipe my eyes.

...why is what Asui said getting to me...?

I wash myself off and unplug the drain.

Is it because...it's true?

Yes, we're close but...we still aren't related...not even on paper...

I feel a sick feeling in my stomach, like I'm about to throw up.

I close my eyes and try to suppress it.

Flashback

"Ha ha! How pathetic! To think we're actually related...! In all honesty I'm ashamed to call you my sister!" Elizabeth exclaims.

She then turns around and glares down at me,
"So that's why...from now on...we're aren't siblings. How can someone as great as me have any ties to something as sad, pathetic, worthless, useless, and bratty...as you?"

Elizabeth scoffs and spins around on her heels. She starts walking away, leaving me badly beat up on the cold, stone floor of one of the cells.

While she fades into the light of the hallway, I hear her voice say,
"HAHAHAHA! It's also not like anyone in the world's entire existence actually wants to anywhere near you, much less your sibling or friend!"

End of Flashback

...so...does...that...mean...

I stand up and get out of the tub, my entire my body shaking.

I dry myself off and get changed: