CRASH!
A very terrible sound was made as a violin was thrown down the stairs. On top of the stairs, was a young boy with black hair and black eyes.
I can't do this anymore.
Sunny thought. He has been trying so hard to become perfect for their recital. But, it was never enough for Mari, as Mari strives for perfection. Sunny is talented, but not perfect.
Sunny's bedroom door swung open. Out came a girl in her 15s with long hair.
"SUNNY, WHAT HAPPENED!?" Mari shouted.
Mari looked around confused, trying to find out what caused that horrible noise. Her eye then caught the sight of a broken violin just a half meter away from the bottom of the stairs. She looked at Sunny and connected the dots.
"SUNNY! HOW COULD YOU DO THAT!?"
Sunny didn't respond, his eyes pointing to the ground, trembling. Then, a shadow is cast over Sunny. Mari is in front of him.
"That violin was the fruit of all our hard work, SO WHY!? WHY DID YOU THROW IT!? DO WE MEAN SO LITTLE TO YOU!?"
No response.
"SUNNY!"
Sunny jolted in shock. He needed to get out of here. He instantly turned and tried to run. However…
Mari caught him.
"HEY! I'M NOT DONE WITH YOU!"
Everything within Sunny tells him to run, he didn't want to be here. He's not having any of this. He struggled to move forward.
"SUNNY! STOP! YOU'RE NOT LEAVI-"
Time seemed to slow down as Sunny saw his big sister falling down the stairs. Realizing what was happening, Sunny tried to grab Mari, but he was too late.
Mari fell down the stairs, with each fall sounding a thud.
Thud.
Thud.
THUD.
At the bottom of the stairs is Mari. She showed no signs of getting up.
"B-BIG SIS!" Sunny shouted, as he scurried down the stairs to check on his sister.
Sunny shook Mari a few times, trying to wake her up. And then, he realized something red.
Blood.
Sunny is now breathing at an abnormal rate. Shocked and not knowing what to do, he was paralyzed. His eyes are watering. He only wanted to get away. He never wanted Mari to get hurt.
Creak.
Sunny looked towards the source of the sound and saw Basil. He saw everything. He was in shock.
Sunny tried to say something, but words couldn't form properly.
"...ambu…"
Sunny gulped and closed his eyes tightly and tried to say something again.
"CALL AN AMBULANCE!"
White lights, white walls. The smell of antiseptic. Men and women with white coats. Sunny was sitting on a bench in the hospital, on his far right was the operating room. In front of him, were his parents
His parents are scolding him, berating him.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO YOUR OWN SISTER!? YOU UNGRATEFUL CHILD!"
"We fed you, gave you clothes, raised you up, and you paid us back by pushing our daughter!? Unbelievable!"
"ARE YOU THAT ENVIOUS OF YOUR SISTER THAT YOU HAD TO PUSH HER!? IF YOU ARE, THEN GET BETTER, YOU…"
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to.
Please stop yelling at me.
Please be alive, sister.
Help me, sister.
… I'm scared.
On the receiving end is a little boy sitting down on a bench. He was looking at the floor, trembling in fear and shock. The knives coming out from his parents' mouth are nothing but a blur to him, but he can still feel the intent very clearly. They were angry, no, furious towards him.
"... forget it. Don't come back home. You're not my son." his father said, as he and Sunny's mother walked away.
Don't come back home. You're not my son.
Those words rang into the entirety of Sunny, shocking him.
"... Fath-"
"DON'T TOUCH ME!"
Sunny tried to reach his parents, but was met with a strong back swing from his father. It hit his gut and chest and flung him quite the distance. Sunny slumped on the floor, still in a fetal position because of the pain on his gut.
Blurred because of his tears, he looked forward and saw his parents talking to a doctor. They were done operating.
"... is fine. She will wake up tomorrow. For now…"
Sunny felt relieved. His sister was fine…
Sunny was trying to stand up, when a blond boy ran towards him.
"Sunny! Are you alright!? Who did this to you!?"
Don't cry, don't show anything.
Sunny took a moment to wipe his tears and look at Basil, trying to show he wasn't crying. However, Basil saw that Sunny's eyes were red.
"It's okay. Don't mind it." Sunny replied.
Basil helped the still hurt Sunny to stand up. Basil was about to bring Sunny to sit down on a bench, but…
Step, STEP STEP STEP. BANG.
In a flash, Sunny was grabbed by a 16 year old boy and bashed towards a wall, still grabbed by the collar. Usually, he is a kind and approachable kid. However, all of that has been thrown out of the window as of this moment. It was Hero.
"SUNNY! WHAT DID YOU DO!?" WHY DID YOU DO IT!?"
It's painful.
"WHY DID YOU WANT TO KILL HER!? SHE'S YOUR SISTER!" Apparently, Hero heard whatever his parents were saying.
I just wanted to run away.
"Sir, sir! Calm down! Are you here for Mari Suzuki?" A doctor approached Hero, who was still grabbing Sunny's collar.
"Y-yes! Is she okay!?" His attention directed somewhere else, Hero loosened his grip on Sunny. Sunny fell down and coughed and took deep breaths. Tears fell.
A few more steps are heard from the distance, it seems it's a couple of people.
"Is Mari okay!?" cried a little girl with a pink bow, as she approached the scene with a boy wearing a sleeveless orange t-shirt.
"Huff… huff… You could've… wait, Bro!" Kel said as he tried to catch his breath.
The two of them then noticed Sunny on the floor, as he was trying to stand up, being helped by Basil.
"Sunny!" cried Kel and Aubrey, as she tried to approach him. However…
"Don't."
A hand showed up in front of her, blocking her.
"Sunny tried to kill Mari. He pushed her down the stairs," said Hero.
"... What?" Aubrey and Kel were in shock.
"Sunny… You couldn't have possibly-" Kel was interrupted.
Sunny tried to defend himself. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted.
"I heard from his parents. Apparently, Sunny was envious of Mari and pushed her down the stairs."
Basil wanted to defend Sunny. He has a right to be. After all, he is a witness. "That's not tru-"
"Basil! Stay away from him!"
Basil is in shock, and looks at Hero. Hero is furious. Basil is afraid. Basil stood up, and walked away from Sunny.
"He tried to hurt his own sister, who's to say he won't hurt us? You psychopath. Stay away from us, we're not your friends.
We're not your friends.
We're not your friends.
We're not your friends.
Those words echoed through Sunny. Something broke inside him.
He looked at his friends. No, they were no longer his friends.
Basil looked like he wanted to help him.
Aubrey looked at him with a look of concern.
Kel was looking away.
Hero… was looking at him with contempt.
Not all of them are looking at Sunny with negative outlooks. However, to him, all of them are looking at him with hatred, with disgust, and with contempt.
Not being able to take the pressure anymore, Sunny jolted and ran. He ran, and ran, and ran, and ran, and ran…
Creak, creak, creak.
Swinging on the swings of Faraway Park, sat a silent boy. His cheeks are red after all the crying he did, his eyes hollow.
Where do I go now? thought the boy.
No friends, no family, no home.
…
Sunny had an idea of what he should do now. It wasn't the brightest idea his developing brain had produced.
Sunny stood up, and started walking.
…
…
…
July 17th 200X.
Sunny Suzuki went missing.
