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[CrossXCross] Episode 11 - Not Good Enough

[at Kaminoishi High School]

Rikina: (Today is the day our test results will be released... I'm kinda worried...)

Rikina: (Although i know a lot of stuff... I'm not good with taking tests at all... i don't know if i I'll be good enough...)

Rikina: (Maybe things... Will go fine...?)

Rikina's Classmate: Hey, Aimi, are you ok?

Rikina: Ah... I'm fine! it's just that...

Rikina's Classmate: Worried about today's test, aren't you? You always fail them, don't you, Aimi?

Rikina: Hmm... Yeah...

Rikina's Classmate: I mean you should just give up on school!

Rikina: Hm...

Rikina's Classmate: I'm just kidding! See ya!

Rikina: Yeah... see ya...

Rikina: (Maybe she's right, i should just give up)

Rikina: (I'll never be... Good enough... No matter how hard i try... I'm never good enough)

Rikina: (I'm almost giving up... Honestly...)

Rikina: (But why can't i ever... Get stuff right, i know a lot of stuff related to the subjects... But... i never pass the tests... my mother seems to be getting angrier at me because me this, I'm... worried what she'll do next...)

Rikina: (Maybe... I shouldn't worry about it... for now...)

[Some time later]

Rikina: (It's now time... the test results...)

Rikina's Teacher: Alright class, as you may know, the test results are finally here, I'll give you your test results individually now.

Rikina: (I'm... worried...)

Rikina's Teacher: Rikina, here's yours...

Rikina: (I'm scared...)

Rikina: (...)

Rikina: (I've failed... Yet again... why?)

Rikina: (I tried... so hard...)

Rikina: (Yet... I failed... i can't do anything right, why? I... Don't know what to do anymore...)

Rikina: (I'm way too worried about how my mother will react...)

Rikina: (What will she do to me?)

Rikina: (I'm too worried to guess...)

[On the way home]

Rikina: (I'm... scared...)

Rikina: (What is she... Going to do...?)

Rikina: (I think it's better if i... Go home fast and leave my test results somewhere she'll not know...)

[Rikina starts to run fast on her way to home]

Rikina: (I'm here... I came earlier than she did...)

[Rikina enters her house]

Rikina: (Now, I've got to leave this somewhere... but where...?)

Rikina: (I'll just leave it behing those books... there)

Rikina: (I'm gonna lock myself inside my room now...)

[Rikina locks herself inside her room]

Rikina: (But what if she finds out... what she'll do? I'm really scared... I don't know what to do...)

Rikina: (I think i heard something... i think she's home...)

Rikina's Mother: Son, I'm home! where are you?

Rikina's Mother: (He's probably at his room... he better be studying.)

Rikina's Mother: Son, you're studying alone in your room, right?

Rikina: Ah... yes mom, i am...!

Rikina's Mother: Good...

Rikina's Mother: (Hmm... wasn't his test results gonna come out today...?)

Rikina's Mother: Hey, son, where are your test results? Weren't they gonna come out today?

Rikina: Ummm, I didn't receive them yet...!

Rikina's Mother: Oh, weird, alright then, when you do receive them, please tell me!

Rikina: Alright...!

Rikina: (How does she know...??)

Rikina: (I'm scared...)

Rikina's Mother: (Hm...)

Rikina's Mother: (Huh...? What is that?)

Rikina's Mother: (There's a piece of paper behind those books, i don't remember putting something there...)

[Rikina's Mother picks up the paper]

Rikina's Mother: ....

Rikina's Mother: (Is this... Aimi's test results...? He lied to me, he did receive his test paper, not only that, but he failed ANOTHER one.)

Rikina's Mother: Son, come here NOW.

Rikina: ...

Rikina's Mother: NOW, THIS INSTANT.

[Rikina comes out of their room]

Rikina: Yes... mom?

Rikina's Mother: What is this?

Rikina: Oh, that paper? It's just...

Rikina's Mother: Answer me.

Rikina: It's the test results I've received today...

Rikina's Mother: You said you didn't receive them yet.

Rikina: I did, but...

Rikina's Mother: You lied to me, you've hidden things from me, and you have disappointed me... How long do you pretend to keep doing this?

[Rikina starts crying]

Rikina: I'm sorry, mother, i got too scared to show it to you... I hid it somewhere else...

Rikina's Mother: Why are you crying? You wanted this to happen, didn't you? I can't believe i've given birth to such an irrational son, you're a disappoinment, now, STOP crying, and GO to your room, NOW, I don't want to see your face right now.

[Rikina goes back to their room crying]

Rikina: (Why can't i be good enough...? Why can't i just be... smart? Why can't my mom love me? I just... can't take this anymore, i want to... Run away... that's it, I'll just... run away... my mom doesn't want to see me, i wasn't... Good enough for her... Nor for anyone, I'll just... run away from this all..)

[Rikina packs their things, and leaves their house by the window]

Rikina: (I'm sorry, mom... I've failed yet again...)

[Episode End]