Kiyoshi and Tommy

twelve

Kiyoshi's POV:

I didn't mean to snap at him like that. I love my dad, but I can't stand hearing about my mom. I hate her.

The rest of the ride was silent after that.

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As I got out of the car I felt like I was going to pass out from tiredness. Quickly closing the car door and I entered the house then walked over to the couch.

The moment I sat down I passed out from fatigue.

~Dream~

"Dad, when is mom coming back home?"

"Don't worry Shiro. She'll be back soon."

"You pinky promise, dad?"

"Yes."

Tapping on the glass and waves.

"Hi mommy!"

She waved back weakly and smiles at me through the glass.

She laid back down. But then I turned to my dad and saw his face as a bottle of alcohol. Turning back to my mom I could see a car in the room with her.

It honked loudly.

~Dream over~

I gasped loudly and sat up. Putting my head in my hands.

That day when she was drunk and went driving back home. She crashed into a pole, no one else was hurt but her. She died a few hours later in the hospital.

I don't want to be like her. She never was abusive when drunk, but she cried a lot. I never found out about what, but she just cried.

I just don't wanna be like her who got drunk a lot.

Getting up I looked around and went over to the kitchen. Leaning on the counter I still felt tired like always. Turning over to face the clock I could see it's 8:58.

"I was asleep for that long?"

Shaking my head I walked over to the fridge feeling a bit hungry. I opened the fridge and grabbed a container of strawberries. I'll just have some strawberries.

Closing the fridge shut I noticed that there was only 7 strawberries.

Wait, what was I doing? Having strawberries, right. I placed them on the counter then grabbed a knife along with sugar.

Dicing the strawberries I thought about what I plan to do with the last years of my life. Next I placed them in a bowl then sprinkled sugar on them.

After I placed the knife in the sink I sat down at the kitchen table and at my strawberries. I finished eating them then placed the bowl into the sink.

"I'm so goddamn thin..."

I went upstairs to my room and sat on my bed. Staying awake until 2:00 am because I kept on thinking about my dream. Great, I'll be extra tired tomorrow.