As long as I can remember it's always been my little brother and I. My mom lost her life to a drunk driver. My dad couldn't cope without her. He slowly drank himself to death. I'm only a high school student so I had to think of a way to support my brother and me. If I work at a fast food joint, I won't be making enough to support us. So I've had to rely on underground street fighting. The thing is nobody there knows that I'm a girl. I have to keep fighting if I want to survive. I disguise myself as a boy because it's safer this way. So people won't know my identity. No one other myself knows I fight. When I'm not fighting, I'm attending school or taking care of my brother. I don't know how I'm going to make a good life for him. As it is we're just staying a float. If I actually do get a scholarship, it's not like I can take him with me. I push those thoughts out of my head. I don't need to be worrying about that now. I have to live in the moment, now, not in the future. I'll worry about that later.
It's Monday I wake up my sibling and get him ready for school. After I'm done getting him ready. I get out of my pajamas and put on my uniform for school. Although it isn't cute, it'll do. I make breakfast for the two of us. Then I walk him to school and hurry myself to school also. I look at my watch on my wrist. Crap I'm late! I start running at full force towards the school. I'm in luck for some reason the doors aren't locked. I walk to my first period class. I quietly walking towards my desk, but before I can sit down i'm stopped.
"I wasn't sure if you were coming today or not. We're truly blessed by your generosity to come Miss. Yamada.
"I'm sorry Mr. Hayata." I blush
"No you're not. If you were you would quit coming late to class, no exceptions. Now go sit down Miss. Yamada."
"Okay." I sigh
As class goes on I wonder. Why is he so hard on only me? Other kids come to class late too and he doesn't make it a big deal for them? As class ends I hear Mr. Hayata calling me over.
"You know Miss. Yamada you could be anything you wanted to be. You just don't apply yourself well enough."
"Oh okay thanks Mr. Hayata. I'll take what you said into consideration." I say as I rush to my next class.
Before long it's already time to go pick up my brother from school. As I'm rushing out of the school I bump into something. I keep running and don't look back.
"Hey! Watch where you're going." Someone says
I get to his school just before the bell rings. I'm so out of breath that I feel wheezy.
"Sissy is here!" Takumi says
I hug my little brother. Aw, I missed you so much.
"I missed you more sissy!" He says immediately
We lock hands and walk home. What a day it has been.
To be continued in the second chapter.