Everything's Not Okay

Godforsaken Kids

A walk. That's all this was supposed to be. A simple peaceful walk with the kids since I haven't spent a lot of time with them. We would've went to the park and picked flowers. They were supposed to tell me how school was going, how living with Aiko is, all the cooking adventures, that one boy they all managed to become friends with. Maybe we would've gotten ice cream too, or cookie dough because of Koji. That's it. That's what was supposed to happen. It wasn't supposed to be like this. It couldn't have ended like this. We shouldn't be here. All Might I'm so scared.

"I told you to come back how many weeks ago?" His hands tighten the ropes he threw around my chest. I whimper at the feeling of them rubbing and burning against my bare skin. No matter how much I may cry, he won't care. He finishes off the knot, "HOW MANY?" He screams in my face and before I knew it I felt a burning sensation on my cheek. The rings he has on his hands feel as if it's cutting through my skin. He's only upset because I didn't answer. But how can I? My tears running down my face make everything blurry and I know that I'll sound pathetic if I do answer, but that's what he wants. He wants to know that I'm defeated. And I am. I give up.

"I'm sorry!" My voice is strained as if I've been screaming. My whole body is aching in pain. The ropes tied so tightly that I can barely move in them. I probably look ridiculous with me blabbering all over the place with my face full of tears and snot. I can't look at him. I stare at the ground. I just want this to stop. I want him to stop. This is all my fault.

"Wrong answer." He grabs me by my throat and starts to slightly choke me. With his other hand he yanks my chin up so I'm forced to look up at him. His smile is sinister and his eyes pierce through mine. The look he gives me is awful. Just god awful. My breathing starts to pick up as he continues to look at me without saying a word. All Might I don't know what to do.

"Denki!" The sound of her voice pulls me away from his gaze. Sumie called me from where she was sitting on the other couch with the boys. The look on their faces is absolute horror. I can't even begin to imagine what their thinking. All they see is their older "brother" being tied to a couch with only his boxers on. They don't usually see me getting hurt, they always go to their rooms to avoid it. I tear myself away from them. I can't look at their crying faces.

"Sumie? Sumie sweetie, can you stay quiet for me? It'll be over soon okay?" I try to tell her but honestly I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't understand a word I said since my voice is so wobbly and choked. Mr. Akagi gave me one of his smiles before letting go of my throat. I glare at him before he smirks back.

"Don't worry." He chuckles. "I didn't forget about you brats." He pivots around slowly and begins to walk towards the kids. No. NO.

"No! No you promised! You promised you wouldn't hurt them! YOU PROMISED ME!" I pull at my ropes but they don't budge. I watch the kids' faces come into realization of what might happen. "YOU SWORE YOU'D NEVER TOUCH THEM!" My throat aches. It burns so much. But it doesn't matter. It's what I deserve. He's going to hurt them and it's my fault. I can't let him hurt them again. Hurt me instead. Please. Please. Somebody. Anybody. Help them.

"denki?" Sumie practically whispers it this time as she watches Mr. Akagi get closer and closer to them. I can't look at this. I don't want to look at this. But you have to. It's your fault. You're the reason why this is happening. You're the reason why they're here. LOOK AT YOUR MISTAKES DENKI.

"Since you're the talkative one, how about you go first huh?" He tugs Sumie off the couch by one of her pigtails which causes her to fall on the ground. "Come on Sweetie." He mocks me by calling her nickname. He's wearing an amused face and I just want to rip it off of him. My breathing hitches when I hear her whimpering on the ground. The boys look at her terrified. They're probably stuck between the thought of helping her or staying put because even though she may be the ring leader to them, she's still the youngest. She's still the baby.Their baby sister.