Chapter 1
"Taking steps"
She stood, watching the endless rain fall...
She was soaked through but still stood...
looking up at the stairs in front of her...
she sighed, backpack on and took a step and another...
the girl kept on climbing the steps, faster and faster she went until she was running...
breathing harder as she got higher...
she heard the voices of her past that doubted her...
"...might as well stay here, sweetie..."(Woman)
"...you'll never make it..."(Kid)
"...you know this is going to be very hard for you?..."(Man)
"...These tests show you are below average and it doesn't look like your going to get better..."(Woman)
...her steady pace got even quicker, taking two steps at a time...
"...you can try as hard as you can but you will never win..."(Man)
...reaching for the top, to the shrine...
...she stood again, puffing at the top of the steps...
Mai walked past the shrine to the resting place of her parents.
she was still breathing hard as she dropped to her knees in front of the grave stones with her parents names on them.
She slid her backpack off and pulled out a small punch of slightly crushes flowers.
"I'm sorry for not coming sooner but..." she looked back, down the hill to the city
"I've been distracted, lately" a blush came upon her face as she smiled.
"And his name's Naru... " looking back at the grave stones.
"Kazuya Naru Shibuya"
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