Suzuki Haruna. Age 15.
She was no one special. Only the daughter of the Sohma's maid. She wasn't a relative of the Sohma's either. Haruna visited her mother once every week, for her mother, being the maid, had to also live there. This fact angered Haruna at first since her mother was her only real friend in this world. Her father was abusive, drunk, and lazy and it was up to her mother to take care of the family. And her mother cared too much for her father to leave him, which she should have done. She wanted to help her mother by working part-time but her mother wanted her to only concentrate on her schoolwork.
On Fridays, where she should have been hanging out with her 'friends', she visited her mother instead. Haruna got on the bus and sat down, away from everyone. She looked out the window, same old boring life. As she was looking at the little kids playing on the sidewalk, (the bus had stopped at the light) she saw something falling, something white. She looked more closely and surely it was true, snow at last! She looked up at the sky, as everyone else did too. It was the middle of winter and before today there was no snow at all. 'What had made the weather change? It could be fate,' thought Haruna. Then a birds poop landed right on the window. 'Or maybe not,' Haruna changed her mind.
Haruna stepped out, reaching her destination. The snow was heavier now but not heavy enough so that she had to take cover. She walked towards the Sohma's main house. Haruna walked up the steps and knocked twice on the large door. The door opened to reveal the butler. "Ahh, Miss Suzuki. Come in, come in before you catch a cold," he said and closed the door behind her as she walked in. She thanked him and went to find her mother.
Haruna came to her mother's room and opened the door. Her mother was laying on the bed, appearing to be asleep and there was man sitting next to her bed. "Wh-who are you and what's wrong with my mother?" Haruna demanded as she rushed to her mother's side. "I'm Hatori Sohma, the doctor and your mother is fine. She just needs her sleep," the man, Hatori said. Haruna looked at his face for the first time and recognized him. She saw him around a lot in this house.
"Oh I'm sorry for being so rude and … thank you for helping my mother," Haruna said, bowing low in apology. "It's ok. May I ask for your name?" he said. "My name's Suzuki, Haruna," she said. "Haruna … that's a very nice name," Hatori commented. "Oh thank you. Um yours too," Haruna said politely. Hatori chuckled, "What a funny child. Well I'll be going now." Haruna nodded as he walked out the door.
Haruna sat down on the chair Hatori was sitting on moments before. She took her mother's hands into hers and wished for the best. Outside, it was still snowing, much heavier now. Haruna didn't think she would be able to make it home tonight, which would be bad… for her and her father. A movement from her mother snapped Haruna from her thoughts. She looked at her mother with concern and curiosity. Then her mother's eyes slowly opened. Her mother seemed to look around the room and then, at Haruna. Haruna smiled. "My dear. Wh-why are you here? You shouldn't be here. Why, it's only Thursday, silly child," Mrs. Suzuki said. "No mother, it's Friday. Have you forgotten?" Haruna said. "Oh it is?" Haruna had always suspected her mother had amnesia or something. "Yes mother, now go back to sleep. You seem very tired," Haruna suggested. "You're right. I am kind of tired today," her mother agreed and lay back down. Haruna sighed and looked out the window again.
THUMP! Someone had threw a snowball at the window. Haruna was a little surprised at that. Then seconds later, a boy's head popped up outside the window. Haruna gasped.
