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The big mess up : chapter 2
Noone was home. Rukawa's parents had gone out for some kind of dinner with their business friends and he was stuck at home by himself, doing nothing.
His hi-fi set was on and he was asleep in the study after while trying to get pass the first few pages of his history text.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang (many times) and Rukawa woke up.
He dragged his body to the front door and almost fell asleep while turning the doorknob but the bell rang again so he opened the door.
Misako stood outside, in the darkness of the night.
Rukawa almost couldn't see her face. Not clearly anyway.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
Misako didn't say anything.
She just stepped into the light and Rukawa knew just what had happened.
Rukawa placed a warm towel on Misako's cheek.
She bit her lip because the cuts burned like hell.
"He hasn't stopped, has he?" He said.
Misako shook her head lightly.
"He did for a while. But he started drinking again about a week ago."She informed.
It was difficult for her to talk because each time she moved her jaw, it stung.
Rukawa knew that Misako's father was an alcoholic and when he wasn't sober, he'd be bashing her and her mom up.
He had been like that since she was a kid.
Misako never did anything about it because she was so scared something might happen.
"You can stay here tonight if you want. You sleep here, in my room. My parents will never know you were ever in this house. You can slip out in the morning, before they wake up." Rukawa said.
Misako looked at him with surprise. He was never one to think of such ideas.
"Why..." she didn't know what exactly to ask.
Rukawa was alittle surprise himself that he would say that. All he could think of was that he didn't like it when Misako got hurt. He didn't want to see her cry.
"Because... its the only way I know that you're going to be alright. Its the only way I can protect."
She looked out the window so he couldn't see her tears coming.
"I want to run away. Live in a small town or something. I've seen one of those small cottages, in Toyama. My aunt lives there. Its beautiful. There are many stars a night, much more than here because of the.."
"Ambient light. I know. My grandparents live near the country. You can watch the town lights go out one by one from your window and see the sunrise at the sea. Its sorta like this big red ball and it wavers in the water and gets bigger and bigger as it reaches the sky."he described.
"It sounds really pretty."she spoke.
"It is and I know you'd like it."
"We should go there." Misako tured to look at him. Her face was streaked with tears.
"Where?"
"The place you just talked about. I want to go there. We can take the first bus in the morning."she said.
"You're not serious..."Rukawa started gapping.
"I am... there's nothing for me back here and I've got enough money in my back to last me for until I can get a job. We could start over. Away from this stupid place."
"But you can't...I can't...You can't just run away from your problems just because you don't know what to do. "
"Yes, I can. Just watch me."
Rukawa placed his hands on her hands and pressed his lips on her forehead..
"No, you can't. I'm not going to let you go." He whispered into her ear.
Her arms went around his neck and she cried.
"I'm scared, Kaede....so scared. Promise you won't ever leave me."
He stroked her hair lightly and said , softly.
"I won't. I promise."
End of chapter 2
The big mess up : chapter 2
Noone was home. Rukawa's parents had gone out for some kind of dinner with their business friends and he was stuck at home by himself, doing nothing.
His hi-fi set was on and he was asleep in the study after while trying to get pass the first few pages of his history text.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang (many times) and Rukawa woke up.
He dragged his body to the front door and almost fell asleep while turning the doorknob but the bell rang again so he opened the door.
Misako stood outside, in the darkness of the night.
Rukawa almost couldn't see her face. Not clearly anyway.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
Misako didn't say anything.
She just stepped into the light and Rukawa knew just what had happened.
Rukawa placed a warm towel on Misako's cheek.
She bit her lip because the cuts burned like hell.
"He hasn't stopped, has he?" He said.
Misako shook her head lightly.
"He did for a while. But he started drinking again about a week ago."She informed.
It was difficult for her to talk because each time she moved her jaw, it stung.
Rukawa knew that Misako's father was an alcoholic and when he wasn't sober, he'd be bashing her and her mom up.
He had been like that since she was a kid.
Misako never did anything about it because she was so scared something might happen.
"You can stay here tonight if you want. You sleep here, in my room. My parents will never know you were ever in this house. You can slip out in the morning, before they wake up." Rukawa said.
Misako looked at him with surprise. He was never one to think of such ideas.
"Why..." she didn't know what exactly to ask.
Rukawa was alittle surprise himself that he would say that. All he could think of was that he didn't like it when Misako got hurt. He didn't want to see her cry.
"Because... its the only way I know that you're going to be alright. Its the only way I can protect."
She looked out the window so he couldn't see her tears coming.
"I want to run away. Live in a small town or something. I've seen one of those small cottages, in Toyama. My aunt lives there. Its beautiful. There are many stars a night, much more than here because of the.."
"Ambient light. I know. My grandparents live near the country. You can watch the town lights go out one by one from your window and see the sunrise at the sea. Its sorta like this big red ball and it wavers in the water and gets bigger and bigger as it reaches the sky."he described.
"It sounds really pretty."she spoke.
"It is and I know you'd like it."
"We should go there." Misako tured to look at him. Her face was streaked with tears.
"Where?"
"The place you just talked about. I want to go there. We can take the first bus in the morning."she said.
"You're not serious..."Rukawa started gapping.
"I am... there's nothing for me back here and I've got enough money in my back to last me for until I can get a job. We could start over. Away from this stupid place."
"But you can't...I can't...You can't just run away from your problems just because you don't know what to do. "
"Yes, I can. Just watch me."
Rukawa placed his hands on her hands and pressed his lips on her forehead..
"No, you can't. I'm not going to let you go." He whispered into her ear.
Her arms went around his neck and she cried.
"I'm scared, Kaede....so scared. Promise you won't ever leave me."
He stroked her hair lightly and said , softly.
"I won't. I promise."
End of chapter 2