Always By Your Side

11: The Truth

"What does it mean?"

"It means..... It's okay"

"ummmm okay guys.... You realize I'm still here????" RIP Yukii)

"oh, sorry...."

"PEOPLE LET'S PLAY!"

"What again???"

Time Skip

Mariko POV

I arrived at my house and I saw mother and father talking in the table. I decided not to disturb but I suddenly heard my name.

"Should we tell her?"

"Mariko, she would be sad and mad of us...."

"Why can't we just tell her. She's useless after all!"

"No! Don't say that to her! Doesn't mean you don't like her you'll treat her like a trash!"

"I'm tired of that adopted sh!t! Why can't you just tell her the truth!"

A-adopted?

"No! I won't do that! She's important to me!"

"Then shut your mouth! One day you'll realize that she's a trash!"

My dad walk out but he saw me.

"Mariko! You little-

"I-I'm adopted?! H-how can you guys lie to me???"

"Mariko!"

"You brat! You're really just like your mom! You're both useless!"

"No!"

I ran to my room and locked the door. I just can't..... I can't believe and accept that they lied..... That I'm adopted...... Just........ I felt guilty!

"Mariko you brat open the door and don't act like that!"

"Just stop it!!!!"

"Just shut your mouth!"

"Just leave me alone!!"

"Not until you open the door!"

I started packing my things up. I just can't. After I finished I walked to the door and ran outside. I can hear my 'parents' yelling at me but I didn't care anymore. I rushed to Hajime's house. He's the only one I know that would let me stay.

"H-Hajime!"

The door opened.

"Mariko? Why are you here and... why are you carrying a lot of things?"

"C-can I stay here?"

"Of course! Let me handle your stuff."

I come inside and sat on the couch.

"So, what happened?"

"I.... I found out that I was adopted......"

"W-WHAT?!"

"I heard my parents earlier...."

"But why would you leave?"

"I can't... I felt guilty inside and out. I can only feel anger or sadness, I can't explain but-

"It's okay now. You're safe here. You need some rest. Go to my room, your stuff's already there."

We went to his room.

"You can sleep on my bed. I'll just cook dinner."

Time skip

After we ate dinner,

"Hey, sleep on my bed."

"Where will you sleep?"

"I'll sleep on the floor."
He said placing a mat on the floor.

"No, it's okay..."

"No, thank you."

I'll probably end this soon... :P