Chapter four is done! After a total do over and several typos, I have finnaly prevailed.
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Chapter 4
The Depression
"I- I can explain mother," I cried as she marched down the field. A searing pain flashed through my cheek and I fell to the ground in shock. 'Mom hit me, she actually hit me,' I thought as I clutched my cheek with my hand.
"YOU BITCH! AND HERE I THOUGHT I WOULD BE NICE TO YOU AND PICK YOU UP FROM YOU 'ART PROJECT'," she screamed at me. I flinched at her harsh words, tears welling up in my eyes.
"I THOUGHT YOU WERE LOYAL TO ME. YOU WERE GOING TO HELP ME GET OUT OF MY FREAKING JOB. BUT NO, LITTLE KARIN JUST HAD TO HIDE THIS ONE LITTLE ACTIVITY BEHIND MY BACK. HOW DO I KNOW THAT YOU WEREN'T JUST LYING TO ME FOR DAYS, WEEKS, OR MONTHS EVEN," mother continued. I stood up and started to back away from her. She followed me, her hands raised to hit me again.
"Mrs. Koizumi, please calm down," Yamato said and clutched mothers arm gently; bad idea. She smacked him straight across his face.
"Mother, please stop! I won't do it again, I promise," I said weakly. Mother paused then turned to me, grinning insanely.
"I WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN!" she screeched. My tiny shard of reality shattered into a million pieces. 'I WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN!' Those words kept ringing in my head, replaying over and over again. Tears streamed down my face and I fell to my knees. Mother laughed and stalked off the field, leaving me behind. I began sobbing uncontrollably and slammed my hands into my face. Yamato bent down next to me and hugged me fiercely.
"Shhh, it's going to be okay Karin. It's all going to be okay," Yamato said and rocked me back in forth in his arms. Other hands patted me on my shoulder and backs and comforting murmurs rang through my ears. But they didn't help me, nothing could help me. I was sinking into the bottom of the sea of despair, where none of there voices could reach me.
"Someone go get a teacher," Kureji instructed.
"NO!" I screamed and everyone looked at me, shocked, "don't get a teacher. I'm fine, I'm fine."
I stood up and stumbled away from them, ignoring the shouts for me to come back. I ran to the locker room and grabbed the telephone near the entry way. I dialed my dad's cell phone number and waited impatiently as it rang.
"Hello?" my dad's voice rang through the line.
"She found out," I whispered. There was a long pause before I heard my dad clench his teeth and say, "Well, shit."
"Don't let mother know that you and Haruko knew about this. She already screamed at me, who knows what would happened if she found out about you two as well," I said.
"Karin, you're too kind. Your mother is just a cage for you, me, and Haruko. I know this must be hard for you, but we need to get rid of that cage," dad said dangerously.
"You're not going to kick her out are you? You can't! She may be the cage but she's still my mother," I shouted desperately.
"It'll be okay, Karin… everything is going to be okay," dad said.
"Wait, no!" I said but the phone line disconnected; dad hung up. I slid down next to the wall, banging my fist on the hard surface.
"Karin, stop!" a voice shouted and I looked up. Yamato and Kureji stared at me in horror. I pulled my fist away from the wall and winced in pain. I looked down and saw my hand was raw and bloody. Kureji swiftly went to the first aid kit and pulled out some antibiotics and a bandage. He handed them to Yamato and Yamato began tending to my wound. Tears ran down my face, my family was going to be torn apart, all because of me. 'I'm such an idiot,' I chastised myself and pulled my hand away from Yamato. 'I don't deserve such kindness. I'm a monster, an abomination, a horrible person," I said and ran outside, blindly down the street. I ran for a good couple of miles before stopping near an empty alleyway. I crept inside and sat down against the cool, brick wall.
"Please, someone wake me up from this horrible nightmare," I whispered to myself.
"What's wrong little miss?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw an elderly man standing in the entryway of the alley. He wore an apron and round glasses that magnified two very wise eyes.
"I'm a terrible person," I sobbed.
"Miss, nobody who was truly terrible would think of such a thing. A truly kind person would admit it out loud," he said and knelt in front of me. I sniffled like a young child instead of a freshman in junior high.
"T-thank you sir," I said.
"Call me Taka, what's your name?" he asked politely.
"Karin, Karin Koizumi," I whispered shyly. He smiled warmly at me and held out a hand.
"Why don't we talk in my shop over a cup of nice warm tea," he said. I attempted to smile, but failed horribly and took his hand. His shop was right next to the alley way and was filled with all sorts of little trinkets. I sat at a small table and took off my helmet, setting it down in the dim light. The man went into the kitchen and put water on to boil on a small stove top.
"So, you're a member of the Teikoku Alexanders?" he asked.
"Uh, yes sir," I said.
"No formalities, remember, call me Taka. By the way, have you seen my son, Yamato?" he asked.
"Yamato is your son?" I squeaked. He laughed and nodded. He brought out two cups of tea and sat opposite of me.
"Yes, he was so eager to join his freshmen year. He fit right in to the group, almost like they were all childhood friends. He became known as Eyeshield 21 his fist game due to the fact that it was so sunny, he couldn't run straight. They gave him the eyeshield and he wore it ever since. He became the star of the team, and I was so proud of him, still am today," Taka said wistfully.
"You love your son very much," I said and stared at a bobble head. The door swung open and I spun around.
"Father, I need to borrow- Karin!" Yamato cried and looked back and forth between Taka and myself.
"Hey dad, what's going on?" Yamato asked. "Very good question Yamato. What is going on?' I asked myself and felt my head starting to spin.
Chapter five is on its way. Just hang on for one more day!
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animefreak62898