The rest of the week goes by quickly. In the blink of an eye it's already Saturday. I wake up early. I have a fight today. As I'm done brushing my teeth, I stare at my long hair in the mirror. I look at myself for a moment and contemplate if I should cut my hair or not. It'll just raise more questions than it will answer later. I decide to put my hair in a bun and put a hat on top of that. I put on some over sized clothes.
"Yeah that's good." I tell myself
I leave and close the door as quietly as possible. I start walking to the rough part of town.
"Hey Shiro is here!" Someone yells
"Hey guys, so who am I fighting today?"
" You're fighting Hitzumi. Just so you know he's undefeated." Satsuki says
Satsuki is a cop. So no one has to worry about getting caught. He's manipulating the system from the inside. Hitzumi finally arrives. I expected to see some big, tough guy. Instead he looks like he's around my age or a little older. That's peculiar. Well whatever I think. He has his own reasons and so do I. We get in front of each other waiting for the referee to blow the whistle. The referee finally does. Before I can do anything he catches me off guard and punches me in the face. My immediate reaction is to start punching too. I keep hearing him grunt in pain. I feel blood oozing from my face. I don't know how I'm going to explain this to my brother. Well, whatever that is the least of my worries right now. I kick him really hard in the stomach. While Hitzumi is hunched over grabbing his stomach in pain, I jump onto his back. He and I fall hard onto the concrete. I keep repeatedly hitting his head on the hot, hard concrete. Under me he finally taps out.
"Shiro wins!" The referee yells
I just have enough strength to get up. At least I won. I'm waddling to receive my money. I count it, it's a grand. I need to go home now. My brother is probably already awake by now. But before I can go I need to clean up. I look like a mess. On my way walking home I notice a gas station. I instantly rush over to the bathrooms that happen to be located outside. It's pretty much deserted since it's so early in the morning. I start running the cold water as it hits my skin. It feels so good. I wash all the blood from my face. I yank off the hat from my head and untie my hair. I still look horrible but not as bad as before. When I get home I slowly open the door. Great! My brother is still asleep. I rush into the bathroom and hop into the shower. Once I'm done I go into my kitchen and prepare breakfast for my brother and me.
"Sissy! I smelled something yummy so I knew you were making me something." Takumi says
"Of course, you're my most favorite person in the whole world. It's the least I could do." I respond
We spend the rest of the day watching cartoons and playing card games. It's difficult to raise a kid by yourself. I'm exhausted by the time it comes to going to bed. First I put my brother to bed then I walk to my bed. I fall asleep instantly as I hit the pillow.
To be continued in the next chapter 3.