⤜╎Ꮆ꒤꒐꒒꓄ꌦ╎⤛ A̶ 𝕊𝕡𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟's̶ s̶t̶o̶r̶y̶

⎈ Cԋαρƚҽɾ 十一 ⎈

꧁ D̶e̶a̶r̶ m̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶..  ꧂
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" Hey Kaiya? "
The small, dark-brown haired girl said, tugging on her adoptive mother's beautiful yellow kimono. Her almost black eyes were slightly filled with small tears.

" Yes, Inigo? "

" I uhm.. I was outside playing with Miki-Chan, but I accidentally fell and scraped my knee.. I think it's bleeding. "

" Oh no, is that so? Here, let me see "

The adoptive mother pulled up a little on the small girl's kimono, examining her knee closely.

" It's alright, just a scratch. It will heal soon enough "
She reassured and comforted the girl while caressing her cheek.

" Ne, I got a question "

The woman named Kaiya tilted her head to the left.
" Hm? What is it, sweetie? "

" Why do we bleed for so long? Why doesn't it heal faster?.. it hurts "
She asked, looking down at her bleeding scratch on her knee. Sure enough, the pain made her tear up again.

Kaiya's smile faded a little but she kept on a comforting face expression.

" Because we are human, Inigo. Some scars take long to heal, some heal in a short time and some may never heal at all, but that's fine. It's up to us wether we accept the pain or not "

Inigo stared at her mother-figure for a few seconds as she wiped her tears, now smiling.

" Oh, okay! I think I understand! "
She hugged Kaiya tightly,
" Thank you! "

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The atmosphere at the dinner was far more awkward than ever. The silence, and the silence alone, dominated everything. Not even the sound of a cricket could be heard. Nothing.

" Iroha? "
Hotaru asked, tilting his head with a worried and curious expression,
" Is something wrong? You've been so quiet. "

I didn't answer as still stared at the table menacingly in silence. I could feel my heart beat rapidly inside my chest as sweat drops trailed down the side of my face.