The Quiet One

1.2 | A Mistake

Hi everyone! This is a piece that kind of bridges chapter 1 and 2, so it's really short but very important. :3 thank you for reading!

My life wasn't rich and luxurious. I had patches in my clothes, and we only bought shoes once a year. I had a small room in an old apartment complex. We only ate fish and rice, as it was all we could afford. Father, being a fisherman, brought back our dinner. If we were lucky, we could have waffles for breakfast.

But I was happy with what I had because I had my parents. They did everything to keep me safe— almost too safe. When I asked them about it, Mama said, "It's because we love you, Kokoro."

I couldn't go outside or walk to school alone. They didn't want me to get hurt, shielding me from the true, cold, dark world— a terrible mistake which all of Ninjago would pay for.

As I mostly spent my days indoors, I got a chance to be artistic. I taped all of my drawings of the ninja to the walls. My room was covered with drawings. My figurines lined the shelves, clothes littered the floors, my parents wouldn't let me do much, I never got to know the truth, and my room was a mess. It was a perfect life and I never wished for otherwise.
And then, in just one day, I lost it all.

I took my life for granted. I took my family, my home, my toys, my gifts, everything, for granted.

A mistake.

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Spider bit the mouse, sleep, sleep...

Don't wake up or else you'll find a spider in your mouth...