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Your racing heartbeat were triplicate with each second of the wallclock's every tick. At the moment, you were on the very edge while seated on one of the three cushiony chairs in the office.

Suddenly, the door of the office slowly swung open, revealing the certain people that were invited, and anticipated in this meeting that made your heart drop.

You keep your head hanging down low, unable to force yourself to drag up your eyes and spare them a single glance.

Whatever expression they may have in their faces right at this very moment, you knew it was far for being pleasant, which boosted your bubbling fear even further.

"Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. L/N." the brown haired substitute teacher that goes by the surname Yamato, beckoned the adult couple to the empty chairs in front of the office desk.

"Yeah, good afternoon to you too. Why are we called here if I may ask?" your father's deep and loud voice went straight to the point after your mother and him took their reserved seats parallel to yours.

"It's because of this." she pull open the wooden drawer, taking out the bottle she forfeited from you lately. "I confiscated this pills on your daughter's bag when I found her sleeping on my class this morning."

M/N receive the small container in her hands. She didn't even have to look over it carefully to determine what it was, for she already verified on the very first second she laid her eyes on it what it was.

"Isn't this---"

Your father snatch the bottle from your mom's firm grasp before she could ever finish the rest of her sentence. "My prescribed sleeping pills."

His unsparing glare trailed up to your frame. Lacking courage to dare yourself to met his gaze even for a brisk second, you keep your eyes on your lap where your clammy hands rested against.

"When did you get this?" he asked you calmly, though there's no mistake how there's an obvious rage underlying within his voice, which got you more frightened than ever. "Answer me Y/N when I'm talking to you."

But only you could do is let your shaky eyes stare to where it was currently affixed at. Fear fully consumed your mind to the point that you couldn't get yourself to say a word.

Seeing how the unbearable tension that were now summoned between the family, Yamato isn't dense about it so she quickly decided to slice through it by speaking up before it could get worse.

They discussed over the matter that you couldn't understand a thing, you just twiddle your thumbs on your seat in the most anxious manner as you chew your bottom lip.

Despite the fact that your nape were already feeling sore because of hanging your head low for a long while, you still refuse the idea of seeing your parent's undoubtedly angered faces.

Once their talk have came to its concluding part, Ms. Yamato and the couple exchanged their formal goodbyes, not forgetting to give one another a bow.

"Y/N, let's go." your mom told you, causing your body to stiffen.

Right now, you don't want to go home just yet.

No, scratch that--- you don't want to go home ever again.

You feared the most the inevitable events that were waiting for you to happen once you get back there. You were aware that your not off the hook at all.

The storm's just waiting there for your arrival. You knew it.

"Y/N. Let's go." your mother reiterates, but more stern and scary this time as you to flinch out of dread.