Songbird

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I'm curled up in the cage, wearing a white poofy dress, white gloves and a tiara. My almost white, but blonde hair is pinned up. My face is salty from tears. Isn't that ironic? The thing I'm named after, plaguing everyone. 

The door swings open, allowing a small rectangle of light to fall on my face. I smile, then quickly wipe it away. Akito will hit me if he sees it. 

"How's my angel?" He asks, walking toward the cage confidently, as if it's not pitch black. "Well?"

"F-fine, Akito-sama." I answer, cursing my stutter. Akito scowls.

"Too bad." He mourns. I say nothing. If I said anything else, he would say I was complaining. "You know what happens now, little songbird."

I sigh. Akito once found me singing a song that I heard someone playing. So I'm the songbird. 

The next hour passes in silent anguish. Well, silent for me. Akito scorns and mocks. When he's done, he's panting and I'm crying. Someone had the cruelness to give him a knife. I now have a huge gash in the dress and my side.

Akito walks out, saying something that will forever change my life.

"Get Hatori in here." He says to a nearby maid. "She needs to be ready for school."

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