Cruel Fate
Chapter 3- Questioning
By Area99
Mr. and Mrs. Ishida searched through the crowded area to find the Tachikawa residence.
"Excuse me, but I'm trying to find this address." Mr. Ishida showed a piece of paper that had their daughter's address on it to a middle-aged woman.
"Oh, just go straight down then turn left when you see a shoe shop." She directed.
"Thanks."
They finally found a small, dirty house which should be their destination.
"Get out of here!" A woman shouted out. A drunk man scurried out of the house yelling, "Why are you so pissed, I just touched your ass! What's wrong with that?!" He wobbled.
The woman sprayed some water at his face with her hose.
"I'm not coming back! Find someone else to eat your shit!" He hollered, running away with his clothes soaking wet.
"That's fine with me! There are loads of customers who are better than you!" She barked. "Even though I'm a widow that doesn't mean you can touch my ass!" She went back into her house.
Mrs. Ishida shook her head and sighed.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ishida observed the house when they went in.
The woman with brown hair came in. "What would you like to eat? Do you want to have a look at the menus?"
The Ishida's didn't reply.
"I guess you two didn't come here to eat, huh?" She said suspiciously.
"I came here to ask a few questions about your daughter." Mr. Ishida responded.
"My daughter?" The woman was surprised that her daughter was brought up as the main topic. "Are you the teachers from the school? What did she do at school?" She asked nervously.
"No.Was your daughter born on March 24th?"
"How do you know?"
"Did you give birth to her at the Good Hope Hospital?"
The woman was really scared when she heard this. "Who are you two!?"
"Well.Can I have a look at your daughter?"
"Why do you want to see my daughter? What do you have in mind?" She questioned.
Mrs. Ishida stood up, motioning that she wanted to leave, but Mr. Ishida pulled her back down onto her seat.
"I don't want to see her, I just can't" She looked away. "Hiro, why did you lie to me, you didn't tell me that I have to see her."
"Saki, you can't run away from the truth." He said calmly.
"What do you want from our family?! Why are you here?!" She shouted.
"I need to go and visit Mimi." Mrs. Ishida stood up, tears were forming at the back of her eyelids.
"Saki, why are you like this?" Mr. Ishida grabbed her arm.
"How about you!"
The woman slammed her hand onto the table, "That's enough! What are you two doing here? You came here just to argue under my roof?!"
"You don't know anything about this. Just shut up!" Mrs. Ishida shouted back.
"What?! What kinda woman are you, asking me to shut up!"
"Our daughter and yours were switched when they were born!" Mr. Ishida cut in.
"Hiro!"
"Our daughter and yours were switched when they were born. In the Good Hope Hospital." He repeated again.
The woman was too surprised to say anything.
"The hospital had confirmed their mistake." He said.
Mrs. Ishida broke down in tears.
What they didn't know was that there was someone else listening to this conversation and that person's Mimi's brother, Yamato.
While Yamato walked back home, he still couldn't believe that Mimi's not his sister.
---In the car---
"I want to go to the hospital." Mrs. Ishida requested.
"Saki, let's go home first."
"I want to go to the hospital." She said again. "I want to visit Mimi."
Mr. Ishida sighed in defeat and turned towards the hospital.
Mr. Ishida was taking off his seat belt when Mrs. Ishida stopped him. He looked up.
"There's no need for you to go, I'll go up by myself." She said, obviously still mad at what he did this afternoon.
---in Mimi's hospital room---
Mimi lifted her eyes off her book when she heard someone opening the door.
"Mommy!" She said cheerfully while her Mom gave her a hug.
"How come you're here? I can take care of myself." "Yeah right." Her Mom teased. "You can't stand sleeping alone when it's raining at night. So I can here to look after tonight."
"Hehe." Mimi blushed. "But there's no need for you to do that, I'm not a kid anymore."
"Yes, you're growing up now." She stroked her hair.
"Mommy?"
Mrs. Ishida drew her into a hug. "That's why I need to protect you, protect you from harm so that you'll grow up into a young and beautiful lady. Then when you go to university, you'll find a boyfriend who'll truly love you. Then when you get married, both of us will go and pick out your wedding gown." Mrs. Ishida was at the verge of tears. "Until your wedding day, Mommy will be right by your side." She wiped away her tears before Mimi could see them.
"Let's go and get something to eat!" Mrs. Ishida suggested.
"We can?"
"Yeah! Why not?!"
---At Mrs. Tachikawa's place---
"Our daughter and yours were switched when they were born!"
That sentence kept on replaying in Mrs. Tachikawa's mind again and again.
----Ishida residence---
Mrs. Ishida was sitting on the sofa after she came back from the hospital. Mr. Ishida walked into the room and sat on the sofa that was right across her.
Yamato was outside the door, listening to their conversation through a small opening from the door. "Saki, do you hate me?"
Mrs. Ishida starred at her hands.
"But you need to know that," He sniffed back his tears. "I'm also upset about this. I'm sorry. But you and Mimi are the most important people in my life."
"I know that." Mrs. Ishida wiped away a stray tear on her face.
"But I can't imagine "her" living in such a poor place."
"Why don't you find a job in the states?" Mrs. Ishida suggested. "Then we can move there, all I need is Mimi and Yamato. Let's just forget about this and just live in the states.
Mr. Ishida nodded, his face covered in sorrow.
Yamato was shook his head and walked out of the house.
---Mimi's hospital room---
Yamato opened the door.
"Hehehe. This is really funny." She looked up. "Hey, brother. Do you know what's happening today, it's really weird, Mommy just came here and now it's your turn." Yamato took a seat on the bed.
"Yama, how are you, is there something that's bothering you?" Mimi said with her face showing concern.
"Mimi, I going to tell you a secret." He said still looking at the wall.
"A secret?" Mimi tilted her head.
"I'm going to tell you who I like." He grinned.
"Really?!"
"Yah, let me think." He said. "Well, she's usually forgetful and very stubborn. But what I like about her is that she helps people whenever they need her the most."
"Is she pretty?"
"Nah, she's really ugly." He shook his head. "She's got your length of hair, your size of eyes, and both of your heights are pretty close. But still she's not pretty."
"Not pretty?"
"She's a bit stupid too. I've been fighting with her since we were young, but she still likes to follow me around, I really thing she's annoying. And most of all, she sucks at riding the bicycle." He suddenly turned his head, looking into Mimi's brown eyes.
Mimi's eyes grew wide. "That's me! Yamato you're teasing me again." She said angrily.
"No, I'm not teasing you." He smirked but was quickly replaced with a frown. " Mimi, what if we weren't brothers and sisters. Do you think I'll get to see you again?
Mimi smiled, "Yah! Of course we will. Fate had decided that we are together and nothing's going to change that."
"Okay, let's play stone, paper, scissors. If you win, it's fate, if I win, it's not."
"Fine, I'm going to win though!" She start fighting with her right hand and mumbling to herself as if she was chanting a magic spell onto her hand.
----Flashback---
"Stone, paper, scissors!" Both of them said at once.
"Ha! I win!" Yamato pumped his fist into the air.
Mimi pouted. "How come I always lose?" And then walked away.
"It's because you always use stone." Yamato whispered to himself.
---End flashback---
"Okay, I'm ready!" She shouted.
"Shhhhhh. Some people are sleeping already!" He said softly.
"Opps, forgot." She covered her mouth with her hand. "Anyway, ready?"
"Yamato nodded.
"Stone, paper, scissors!" She said and eyes grew wide as dinner plates. "Oh, I win! I win! For the very first time! Haha! I win." She turned to look at her brother. "You see, we are destined that we'll be with each other. Good thing I used rock." She patted her hand.
---Next day---
Mr. and Mrs. Ishida was walking towards the school campus when Mrs. Ishida broke the silence.
"You need to go and tell the teacher that both Yamato and Mimi are going to the states after two months." She reminded him.
"I know."
"I hope we'll get there as soon as possible." She added.
Mr. Ishida stopped walking. "Saki, I want to ask you something. Don't you want to see her?"
Mrs. Ishida looked away. "I don't want to. Do you."
"No, I don't. Because.because after I've seen her, I don't know what I'll feel. I certainly don't want and will not abandon Mimi. Let's go." Mr. Ishida walked away.
--At the Art Gallery---
"Who drew this?" Mrs. Ishida pointed to a painting of a sunset.
"You don't need to know." Yamato said coldly.
"Oh, she's a classmate of mine. She's one of the students who got honor rolls." Mimi pointed out.
"Where is she?" Mrs. Ishida looked around, still not knowing that the name on the art piece was the name of her true daughter.
Mrs. Ishida spotted Mrs. Tachikawa walking through the entrance, she nudged his husband. His eyes grew wide.
"Excuse me, but is there an Art Gallery being presented here?" Mrs. Tachikawa asked politely.
"Yes, it's over there." The student replied.
"Mom!" Sora ran towards her mom. "What are doing here?!" Her voice had showed that she was clearly upset.
"Why can't I be here? I just want to have a look at your painting."
"Go back! Go back home. What happens if my classmates see you."
"Oh, that doesn't matter." She gently pushed her aside to fine her daughter's painting.
Mrs. Tachikawa froze when she saw the Ishida family. She looked at a girl who was standing between Yamato and Mrs. Ishida.
TBC....
********** That's it for now. Remember to review. I don't think I'll continue if not a lot of ppl are reviewing this so yah the more reviews, the better!
Anyway. The next chapter will be where things start to spark, so don't miss it.
Bye Area99
Mr. and Mrs. Ishida searched through the crowded area to find the Tachikawa residence.
"Excuse me, but I'm trying to find this address." Mr. Ishida showed a piece of paper that had their daughter's address on it to a middle-aged woman.
"Oh, just go straight down then turn left when you see a shoe shop." She directed.
"Thanks."
They finally found a small, dirty house which should be their destination.
"Get out of here!" A woman shouted out. A drunk man scurried out of the house yelling, "Why are you so pissed, I just touched your ass! What's wrong with that?!" He wobbled.
The woman sprayed some water at his face with her hose.
"I'm not coming back! Find someone else to eat your shit!" He hollered, running away with his clothes soaking wet.
"That's fine with me! There are loads of customers who are better than you!" She barked. "Even though I'm a widow that doesn't mean you can touch my ass!" She went back into her house.
Mrs. Ishida shook her head and sighed.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ishida observed the house when they went in.
The woman with brown hair came in. "What would you like to eat? Do you want to have a look at the menus?"
The Ishida's didn't reply.
"I guess you two didn't come here to eat, huh?" She said suspiciously.
"I came here to ask a few questions about your daughter." Mr. Ishida responded.
"My daughter?" The woman was surprised that her daughter was brought up as the main topic. "Are you the teachers from the school? What did she do at school?" She asked nervously.
"No.Was your daughter born on March 24th?"
"How do you know?"
"Did you give birth to her at the Good Hope Hospital?"
The woman was really scared when she heard this. "Who are you two!?"
"Well.Can I have a look at your daughter?"
"Why do you want to see my daughter? What do you have in mind?" She questioned.
Mrs. Ishida stood up, motioning that she wanted to leave, but Mr. Ishida pulled her back down onto her seat.
"I don't want to see her, I just can't" She looked away. "Hiro, why did you lie to me, you didn't tell me that I have to see her."
"Saki, you can't run away from the truth." He said calmly.
"What do you want from our family?! Why are you here?!" She shouted.
"I need to go and visit Mimi." Mrs. Ishida stood up, tears were forming at the back of her eyelids.
"Saki, why are you like this?" Mr. Ishida grabbed her arm.
"How about you!"
The woman slammed her hand onto the table, "That's enough! What are you two doing here? You came here just to argue under my roof?!"
"You don't know anything about this. Just shut up!" Mrs. Ishida shouted back.
"What?! What kinda woman are you, asking me to shut up!"
"Our daughter and yours were switched when they were born!" Mr. Ishida cut in.
"Hiro!"
"Our daughter and yours were switched when they were born. In the Good Hope Hospital." He repeated again.
The woman was too surprised to say anything.
"The hospital had confirmed their mistake." He said.
Mrs. Ishida broke down in tears.
What they didn't know was that there was someone else listening to this conversation and that person's Mimi's brother, Yamato.
While Yamato walked back home, he still couldn't believe that Mimi's not his sister.
---In the car---
"I want to go to the hospital." Mrs. Ishida requested.
"Saki, let's go home first."
"I want to go to the hospital." She said again. "I want to visit Mimi."
Mr. Ishida sighed in defeat and turned towards the hospital.
Mr. Ishida was taking off his seat belt when Mrs. Ishida stopped him. He looked up.
"There's no need for you to go, I'll go up by myself." She said, obviously still mad at what he did this afternoon.
---in Mimi's hospital room---
Mimi lifted her eyes off her book when she heard someone opening the door.
"Mommy!" She said cheerfully while her Mom gave her a hug.
"How come you're here? I can take care of myself." "Yeah right." Her Mom teased. "You can't stand sleeping alone when it's raining at night. So I can here to look after tonight."
"Hehe." Mimi blushed. "But there's no need for you to do that, I'm not a kid anymore."
"Yes, you're growing up now." She stroked her hair.
"Mommy?"
Mrs. Ishida drew her into a hug. "That's why I need to protect you, protect you from harm so that you'll grow up into a young and beautiful lady. Then when you go to university, you'll find a boyfriend who'll truly love you. Then when you get married, both of us will go and pick out your wedding gown." Mrs. Ishida was at the verge of tears. "Until your wedding day, Mommy will be right by your side." She wiped away her tears before Mimi could see them.
"Let's go and get something to eat!" Mrs. Ishida suggested.
"We can?"
"Yeah! Why not?!"
---At Mrs. Tachikawa's place---
"Our daughter and yours were switched when they were born!"
That sentence kept on replaying in Mrs. Tachikawa's mind again and again.
----Ishida residence---
Mrs. Ishida was sitting on the sofa after she came back from the hospital. Mr. Ishida walked into the room and sat on the sofa that was right across her.
Yamato was outside the door, listening to their conversation through a small opening from the door. "Saki, do you hate me?"
Mrs. Ishida starred at her hands.
"But you need to know that," He sniffed back his tears. "I'm also upset about this. I'm sorry. But you and Mimi are the most important people in my life."
"I know that." Mrs. Ishida wiped away a stray tear on her face.
"But I can't imagine "her" living in such a poor place."
"Why don't you find a job in the states?" Mrs. Ishida suggested. "Then we can move there, all I need is Mimi and Yamato. Let's just forget about this and just live in the states.
Mr. Ishida nodded, his face covered in sorrow.
Yamato was shook his head and walked out of the house.
---Mimi's hospital room---
Yamato opened the door.
"Hehehe. This is really funny." She looked up. "Hey, brother. Do you know what's happening today, it's really weird, Mommy just came here and now it's your turn." Yamato took a seat on the bed.
"Yama, how are you, is there something that's bothering you?" Mimi said with her face showing concern.
"Mimi, I going to tell you a secret." He said still looking at the wall.
"A secret?" Mimi tilted her head.
"I'm going to tell you who I like." He grinned.
"Really?!"
"Yah, let me think." He said. "Well, she's usually forgetful and very stubborn. But what I like about her is that she helps people whenever they need her the most."
"Is she pretty?"
"Nah, she's really ugly." He shook his head. "She's got your length of hair, your size of eyes, and both of your heights are pretty close. But still she's not pretty."
"Not pretty?"
"She's a bit stupid too. I've been fighting with her since we were young, but she still likes to follow me around, I really thing she's annoying. And most of all, she sucks at riding the bicycle." He suddenly turned his head, looking into Mimi's brown eyes.
Mimi's eyes grew wide. "That's me! Yamato you're teasing me again." She said angrily.
"No, I'm not teasing you." He smirked but was quickly replaced with a frown. " Mimi, what if we weren't brothers and sisters. Do you think I'll get to see you again?
Mimi smiled, "Yah! Of course we will. Fate had decided that we are together and nothing's going to change that."
"Okay, let's play stone, paper, scissors. If you win, it's fate, if I win, it's not."
"Fine, I'm going to win though!" She start fighting with her right hand and mumbling to herself as if she was chanting a magic spell onto her hand.
----Flashback---
"Stone, paper, scissors!" Both of them said at once.
"Ha! I win!" Yamato pumped his fist into the air.
Mimi pouted. "How come I always lose?" And then walked away.
"It's because you always use stone." Yamato whispered to himself.
---End flashback---
"Okay, I'm ready!" She shouted.
"Shhhhhh. Some people are sleeping already!" He said softly.
"Opps, forgot." She covered her mouth with her hand. "Anyway, ready?"
"Yamato nodded.
"Stone, paper, scissors!" She said and eyes grew wide as dinner plates. "Oh, I win! I win! For the very first time! Haha! I win." She turned to look at her brother. "You see, we are destined that we'll be with each other. Good thing I used rock." She patted her hand.
---Next day---
Mr. and Mrs. Ishida was walking towards the school campus when Mrs. Ishida broke the silence.
"You need to go and tell the teacher that both Yamato and Mimi are going to the states after two months." She reminded him.
"I know."
"I hope we'll get there as soon as possible." She added.
Mr. Ishida stopped walking. "Saki, I want to ask you something. Don't you want to see her?"
Mrs. Ishida looked away. "I don't want to. Do you."
"No, I don't. Because.because after I've seen her, I don't know what I'll feel. I certainly don't want and will not abandon Mimi. Let's go." Mr. Ishida walked away.
--At the Art Gallery---
"Who drew this?" Mrs. Ishida pointed to a painting of a sunset.
"You don't need to know." Yamato said coldly.
"Oh, she's a classmate of mine. She's one of the students who got honor rolls." Mimi pointed out.
"Where is she?" Mrs. Ishida looked around, still not knowing that the name on the art piece was the name of her true daughter.
Mrs. Ishida spotted Mrs. Tachikawa walking through the entrance, she nudged his husband. His eyes grew wide.
"Excuse me, but is there an Art Gallery being presented here?" Mrs. Tachikawa asked politely.
"Yes, it's over there." The student replied.
"Mom!" Sora ran towards her mom. "What are doing here?!" Her voice had showed that she was clearly upset.
"Why can't I be here? I just want to have a look at your painting."
"Go back! Go back home. What happens if my classmates see you."
"Oh, that doesn't matter." She gently pushed her aside to fine her daughter's painting.
Mrs. Tachikawa froze when she saw the Ishida family. She looked at a girl who was standing between Yamato and Mrs. Ishida.
TBC....
********** That's it for now. Remember to review. I don't think I'll continue if not a lot of ppl are reviewing this so yah the more reviews, the better!
Anyway. The next chapter will be where things start to spark, so don't miss it.
Bye Area99