You Get Me
Chapter 14
"Kina." Yue said her name softly as he carried his messy breakfast plate to the dishwasher, "I'm really sorry but they need me at work tonight to finish off a huge business deal. I won't be home until late. Is that ok?"
"Why are you asking me for permission? Sure, it's fine." She smiled; she'd have the house to herself then. Relaxing but scary at the same time.
"Crap! Hotohori and I already agreed to go out and do the grocery shopping after work. Do you mind being home by yourself for a while?" Nuriko turned and gave Kina a worried look.
She smiled back at him, she didn't want him to be worried because of her. "I'll be fine! Just go and do your chores and don't worry about me. Please."
"Ok." Nuriko sighed. He felt so trapped, Kina was in so much pain and in such a mess and yet he couldn't break his promise not to tell. But if she was hurt, it would be his fault. His heart was being torn into pieces.
"Kina- I think we need to talk." Yue took a firm hold on Kina's hand as he led her into their bedroom. "What is going on?" He questioned her softly but firmly.
Her eyes wandered to the floor as she refused to look at him in the face, "Nothing." She muttered.
"No, it's not nothing. Kina, look at me!" He voice grew firmer.
She hated it. He was speaking to her as if she was a child. Kina looked up quickly then her eyes once again found a spot on the floor.
"What is going on?" He began to shout now. His hands found a firm place on her shoulders as he began to shake her back and forth.
Kina bit her trembling lip as she fought against tears. His shouts were now drowned into the back of her mind as she lifted one hand to and placed it onto his arm. "Stop that. It hurts." She quietly said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry but it hurts me to see you like this!!!" Yue let go of her and turned to leave from the room, "Don't be selfish Kina, we have a child to think of now. It's ok to push me away but not when we are expecting a child soon. You can't do this to our child!!!" His voice yelled as he turned, slamming the door shut behind him.
Kina fell to her knees as she fought the tears; she wasn't going to cry again. She clutched to her Bunny. This was all because of Max. It wasn't fear or grief she felt in front of this man, it was anger. It was the silent fury that could only be understood in the back of ones mind when they feel the suppressed violence and outrage building up inside of them. The feeling of helpless injustice. Maybe because things from the day before felt so unreal, even though she knew they were true. In any case, she refused to let herself break down and curse the world for all its unfairness. She just wasn't that sort of person.
~*~
Kina sat down wearily on her full size bed, shaking her head as thoughts ran through her head. How had she gotten herself into this mess? All she wanted to do was sleep and rest her tired mind, but the thought that she might be beaten or killed the next day was keeping her awake. There was no way she was going to take the chance of the Max going after her friends. She had lost Yue, now everything seemed to be going against her.
Kina slowly took off her shoes and jacket, throwing them on the floor. Just as Kina was about to stretch out across the bed and try to get some sleep, evil played its ultimate trump card.
--RING--
"Crap. The phone did NOT just-"
--RING--
"Not NOW!" she groaned loudly, falling on the bed face first. "It's a wrong number… it's gonna stop…"
--RING--
"DAMMIT!!"
Kina yanked the phone off the hook before it could ring again, glancing down at the digital clock strategically placed on the table. Jeez, it was already 8:00 PM!
"Hello?" She mumbled grumpily into the receiver, her eyes half-closed with sleep. The voice she heard on the other end of the line, however, made her jump halfway to the roof, sleep forgotten.
"Kina?" The cold voice of Max stated.
"H-hello..." Her voice trembled.
"Good, you're here. You broke the rules. You don't get to pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to jail." And with that the line went dead. Kina limply dropped the receiver as it dangled from the small table. All she could do was sit in silence, listening to herself cry as she stared into the empty corners of her room. He was after her. She was all alone again. Her mistake would cause her to suffer for the rest of her possibly short life. Even though the shock of the situation had not quite seeped into Kina's mind yet, she couldn't help feel a deep and painful pull on her heart as she listened to the phone beep. A tear threatened to spill down Kina's cheek but she held it back, a look of horror on her face. She continued stating the obvious out loud to herself, forcing the truths into her unyielding mind, "I'll never see the others! They might get hurt because of me. It's all my fault. I'm so stupid!!"
"DAMMIT!" Kina shouted for the second time that night, angrily pounding one fist into her pillow. But even that small action seemed to drain all her strength as she fell onto the bed right afterwards, burying her face into the soft pillows. A shiver went down her back as her groggy mind reflected on the day, slipping away into twisted thoughts and 'what-ifs' as her mind slowly slipped into the silence of sleep.
Her eyes opened as she found herself asleep on her bed. Her eyes then looked at the digital clock that blinked 9:30 PM. She'd been sleeping for an hour and a half. The silence of the house began to creep Kina out as she stepped into the darkened hallway. The soft pitter-patter of rain echoed through the empty house as a thunderstorm began to break out above the city. With every step Kina took her footfall bounced off the walls, the darkness surrounding her everywhere. A flash of lightening lit up the hallway for a brief moment before it disappeared as fast as it had come. Her finger fumbled with the light switch as she flipped it upward. But nothing happened. She began to shiver as she flipped the light switch up and down. The light flickered for a fleeting moment before it went dead. "Power's out." She said out loud as if she was talking away all the fears that where forming in her mind.
~~
I never thought I'd change my opinion again
But you moved me in a way that I've never known
You moved me in a way that I've never known
But straight away you just moved into position again
You abused me in a way that I've never known
You abused me in a way that I've never known
~~
She found her way to the couch where she placed herself in the middle, wrapping a warm blanket around her. Kina pulled it up to her chin as her eyes darted around. She glanced out the window to see rain pouring down. Lightening flashed as a shadow appeared on the floor and a scratching came from the window. Her heart stopped as she turned her head.
"Oh, just you Tama." Kina walked over and opened the window quickly to let in the cat. She sat back down on the couch, wiping her hands on the blanket. She cuddled in it again as lightening lit up the room. She jumped as a creak came from the hallway. "Just the cat..." She muttered to herself. "Just the cat..."
~~
So break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
Just break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
~~
"G-go a-away..." She muttered as she heard a chair scrap the floor. "Just Neko or Tama. Yeah." She reassured herself. "Stop this madness! Leave me alone Max!!" She brought her hands up in her hair as the lightening flashed again. Thunder rumbled in the distance as the rain came down harder. The distinct sound of a key scraping against metal echoed in the household. Shivers traveled up her spin as her body shook. Another creak. Then another. "Cat...it's the cat..." Kina kept repeating.
~~
So you're the kind who deals with the games in the mind
Well you confuse me in a way that I've never known
You confuse me in a way that I've never known
So break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
~~
The lightening flashed again. A shadow began to walk closer. Kina spotted it out of the corner of her eye.
"Stop it Yue! It's not funny!!" She let out an uneasy laugh. "Stop it!! STOP IT!!!!" She screamed as the shadow's hand rose into the air.
~~
Just break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
She says, "I can help you, but what do you say?"
But it's not free baby, you'll have to pay
You just keep me contemplating, that your soul is slowly fading
~~
"I wonder if Kina is ok. I was really cruel to her." Yue sighed as he looked out at the gray sky. The rain was coming down harder now as his car sped down the freeway. He just had to drive a bit longer, make an appearance at the meeting, sign a few papers then drive the tedious hour back home. As he drove his eyes wandered to the cell phone sitting in the seat next to him. He reached out for it but stopped. "No, I'm being too paranoid. Kina is fine, she can take care of herself."
~~
God don't you know that I live with a ton of regret?
'Cause I used to move you in a way that you've never known
But then I accused you in a way that you've never known
But you hurt me in a way that I've never known
~~
Nuriko looked up at Hotohori as goose bumps formed on his skin.
"You ok?" Hotohori gave Nuriko a concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just got a weird feeling that I should be somewhere else." Nuriko replied then plastered on a smile across his face to stop Hotohori from worrying.
~~
Break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
So won't you break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
~~
The hand kept coming closer. She couldn't move. She was frozen. Her heart raced as the shadow came closer, the hand raised up into the air.
"STOP IT!! STOP IT!!" Her high-pitched screams rose.
~~
Listen, baby
You'll be, you'll be alone
Break me shake me hate me take me make me
Fake me break me shake me hate me take me
Break me
Chapter 14
"Kina." Yue said her name softly as he carried his messy breakfast plate to the dishwasher, "I'm really sorry but they need me at work tonight to finish off a huge business deal. I won't be home until late. Is that ok?"
"Why are you asking me for permission? Sure, it's fine." She smiled; she'd have the house to herself then. Relaxing but scary at the same time.
"Crap! Hotohori and I already agreed to go out and do the grocery shopping after work. Do you mind being home by yourself for a while?" Nuriko turned and gave Kina a worried look.
She smiled back at him, she didn't want him to be worried because of her. "I'll be fine! Just go and do your chores and don't worry about me. Please."
"Ok." Nuriko sighed. He felt so trapped, Kina was in so much pain and in such a mess and yet he couldn't break his promise not to tell. But if she was hurt, it would be his fault. His heart was being torn into pieces.
"Kina- I think we need to talk." Yue took a firm hold on Kina's hand as he led her into their bedroom. "What is going on?" He questioned her softly but firmly.
Her eyes wandered to the floor as she refused to look at him in the face, "Nothing." She muttered.
"No, it's not nothing. Kina, look at me!" He voice grew firmer.
She hated it. He was speaking to her as if she was a child. Kina looked up quickly then her eyes once again found a spot on the floor.
"What is going on?" He began to shout now. His hands found a firm place on her shoulders as he began to shake her back and forth.
Kina bit her trembling lip as she fought against tears. His shouts were now drowned into the back of her mind as she lifted one hand to and placed it onto his arm. "Stop that. It hurts." She quietly said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry but it hurts me to see you like this!!!" Yue let go of her and turned to leave from the room, "Don't be selfish Kina, we have a child to think of now. It's ok to push me away but not when we are expecting a child soon. You can't do this to our child!!!" His voice yelled as he turned, slamming the door shut behind him.
Kina fell to her knees as she fought the tears; she wasn't going to cry again. She clutched to her Bunny. This was all because of Max. It wasn't fear or grief she felt in front of this man, it was anger. It was the silent fury that could only be understood in the back of ones mind when they feel the suppressed violence and outrage building up inside of them. The feeling of helpless injustice. Maybe because things from the day before felt so unreal, even though she knew they were true. In any case, she refused to let herself break down and curse the world for all its unfairness. She just wasn't that sort of person.
~*~
Kina sat down wearily on her full size bed, shaking her head as thoughts ran through her head. How had she gotten herself into this mess? All she wanted to do was sleep and rest her tired mind, but the thought that she might be beaten or killed the next day was keeping her awake. There was no way she was going to take the chance of the Max going after her friends. She had lost Yue, now everything seemed to be going against her.
Kina slowly took off her shoes and jacket, throwing them on the floor. Just as Kina was about to stretch out across the bed and try to get some sleep, evil played its ultimate trump card.
--RING--
"Crap. The phone did NOT just-"
--RING--
"Not NOW!" she groaned loudly, falling on the bed face first. "It's a wrong number… it's gonna stop…"
--RING--
"DAMMIT!!"
Kina yanked the phone off the hook before it could ring again, glancing down at the digital clock strategically placed on the table. Jeez, it was already 8:00 PM!
"Hello?" She mumbled grumpily into the receiver, her eyes half-closed with sleep. The voice she heard on the other end of the line, however, made her jump halfway to the roof, sleep forgotten.
"Kina?" The cold voice of Max stated.
"H-hello..." Her voice trembled.
"Good, you're here. You broke the rules. You don't get to pass go, do not collect $200, go directly to jail." And with that the line went dead. Kina limply dropped the receiver as it dangled from the small table. All she could do was sit in silence, listening to herself cry as she stared into the empty corners of her room. He was after her. She was all alone again. Her mistake would cause her to suffer for the rest of her possibly short life. Even though the shock of the situation had not quite seeped into Kina's mind yet, she couldn't help feel a deep and painful pull on her heart as she listened to the phone beep. A tear threatened to spill down Kina's cheek but she held it back, a look of horror on her face. She continued stating the obvious out loud to herself, forcing the truths into her unyielding mind, "I'll never see the others! They might get hurt because of me. It's all my fault. I'm so stupid!!"
"DAMMIT!" Kina shouted for the second time that night, angrily pounding one fist into her pillow. But even that small action seemed to drain all her strength as she fell onto the bed right afterwards, burying her face into the soft pillows. A shiver went down her back as her groggy mind reflected on the day, slipping away into twisted thoughts and 'what-ifs' as her mind slowly slipped into the silence of sleep.
Her eyes opened as she found herself asleep on her bed. Her eyes then looked at the digital clock that blinked 9:30 PM. She'd been sleeping for an hour and a half. The silence of the house began to creep Kina out as she stepped into the darkened hallway. The soft pitter-patter of rain echoed through the empty house as a thunderstorm began to break out above the city. With every step Kina took her footfall bounced off the walls, the darkness surrounding her everywhere. A flash of lightening lit up the hallway for a brief moment before it disappeared as fast as it had come. Her finger fumbled with the light switch as she flipped it upward. But nothing happened. She began to shiver as she flipped the light switch up and down. The light flickered for a fleeting moment before it went dead. "Power's out." She said out loud as if she was talking away all the fears that where forming in her mind.
~~
I never thought I'd change my opinion again
But you moved me in a way that I've never known
You moved me in a way that I've never known
But straight away you just moved into position again
You abused me in a way that I've never known
You abused me in a way that I've never known
~~
She found her way to the couch where she placed herself in the middle, wrapping a warm blanket around her. Kina pulled it up to her chin as her eyes darted around. She glanced out the window to see rain pouring down. Lightening flashed as a shadow appeared on the floor and a scratching came from the window. Her heart stopped as she turned her head.
"Oh, just you Tama." Kina walked over and opened the window quickly to let in the cat. She sat back down on the couch, wiping her hands on the blanket. She cuddled in it again as lightening lit up the room. She jumped as a creak came from the hallway. "Just the cat..." She muttered to herself. "Just the cat..."
~~
So break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
Just break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
~~
"G-go a-away..." She muttered as she heard a chair scrap the floor. "Just Neko or Tama. Yeah." She reassured herself. "Stop this madness! Leave me alone Max!!" She brought her hands up in her hair as the lightening flashed again. Thunder rumbled in the distance as the rain came down harder. The distinct sound of a key scraping against metal echoed in the household. Shivers traveled up her spin as her body shook. Another creak. Then another. "Cat...it's the cat..." Kina kept repeating.
~~
So you're the kind who deals with the games in the mind
Well you confuse me in a way that I've never known
You confuse me in a way that I've never known
So break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
~~
The lightening flashed again. A shadow began to walk closer. Kina spotted it out of the corner of her eye.
"Stop it Yue! It's not funny!!" She let out an uneasy laugh. "Stop it!! STOP IT!!!!" She screamed as the shadow's hand rose into the air.
~~
Just break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
She says, "I can help you, but what do you say?"
But it's not free baby, you'll have to pay
You just keep me contemplating, that your soul is slowly fading
~~
"I wonder if Kina is ok. I was really cruel to her." Yue sighed as he looked out at the gray sky. The rain was coming down harder now as his car sped down the freeway. He just had to drive a bit longer, make an appearance at the meeting, sign a few papers then drive the tedious hour back home. As he drove his eyes wandered to the cell phone sitting in the seat next to him. He reached out for it but stopped. "No, I'm being too paranoid. Kina is fine, she can take care of herself."
~~
God don't you know that I live with a ton of regret?
'Cause I used to move you in a way that you've never known
But then I accused you in a way that you've never known
But you hurt me in a way that I've never known
~~
Nuriko looked up at Hotohori as goose bumps formed on his skin.
"You ok?" Hotohori gave Nuriko a concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just got a weird feeling that I should be somewhere else." Nuriko replied then plastered on a smile across his face to stop Hotohori from worrying.
~~
Break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
So won't you break me shake me hate me take me over
When the madness stops then you will be alone
~~
The hand kept coming closer. She couldn't move. She was frozen. Her heart raced as the shadow came closer, the hand raised up into the air.
"STOP IT!! STOP IT!!" Her high-pitched screams rose.
~~
Listen, baby
You'll be, you'll be alone
Break me shake me hate me take me make me
Fake me break me shake me hate me take me
Break me