Japan, 2008, Tokyo
Summer vacation wasn't much in Japan. Sure there was swimming at the (not so) near beaches and rich kids could travel, their parents whisking them away to America, Paris, or China. But for Sakura, such a thing was not possible, especially this year.
Just two days ago she had gotten into a fight. It wasn't that she was a trouble maker, but that trouble always found her. More like every time Sakura was in the middle of doing something that would not be good to be found doing, and she was worried like heck at being caught, someone would find her. That was her problem, the thing that annoyed her the most about herself.
Sakura had ended up with a broken leg when another girl had pushed her off the bleachers. They had been having a mild disagreement, when suddenly the other girl got physical. There was no fist fight, cat fight, or any sort of fight, for it was over right when the girl shoved Sakura. The pain was unbearable and she was told to stay off it for a week, at least.
This meant that the poor child could not go to soccer camp. Except that Sakura wasn't all that disappointed. It had seemed like a great idea at the time, but as soon as she learned that the camp would be host far away, Sakura panicked. Her mom wasn't stable enough to leave for any length of time alone!
Sakura had been troubled with trying to figure out a way to get out of this camp that she had been very irritable. It was probably coincidence that the day Sakura finally thought of the perfect way to get out of the trip was the same day her plan was forced into action. Sure she hadn't thought of how to make it happen… She had only thought that if she had a bad enough injury, like a broken leg, she would not be able to go, and her mom wouldn't be mad that she had wasted money. For injuries were nearly avoidable.
Things like this often happened to her, her wishes coming true in odd ways. Most people called it coincidence, and it irked Sakura. She was a firm believer in fate, everything happens for a reason. There's no such thing as an accident, to her.