Hi everyone! I know it's been a while since I last updated and I hope no one hates me for that. Any ways, someone left a review saying that this fic was just like a Mimato fanfic they read and I just want say that I did not copy anyone's work. I mean, there's thousands of Digimon fanfics and it's not I read every one of them to make sure no one wrote any fanfics like mine before me.
I'll try to write as much of the next chapter as I can tomorrow since I don't have school(I really hate school) and hopefully, I'll be able to get it up as soon as I can.
Disclamier: I don't own Digimon!
Chapter Three
"Mimi! Time to get up..."
A girl in a light yellow pajamas stirred in her bed for a moment before she rolled up her thick winter blanket over her head and covered her ears with her hands. She really wanted to sleep longer but with her dad's voice booming through her bedroom door, it was nearly impossible.
"Mimi! Are you up yet? Mimi?"
Mimi groaned before forcing her eyes to open and threw her blanket over to the side. She swung her legs over to the edge of her bed and just sat there for few moments, deciding whether to stuff some cotton in her ears and go back to sleep or just get up like her dad had been telling her for the last minute or so.
"Are you awake?" came her dad's voice after three gentle knocks.
"Yeah I'm up so stop yelling!" yelled Mimi with a sigh and when there was no reply, she shrugged her shoulders before opening her closet. Most of her winter clothes were hung up by the clothes hangers while her summer clothes were neatly folded across the top shelves. Without paying much attention to what she was going to wear for the day, she picked out the navy shirt in front of her and one of the jeans on the bottom of her closet.
After getting dressed, Mimi went inside the bathroom that she had in her room and came back out ten minutes later with her hair neatly brushed and the look of sleepiness washed away from her face. Mimi couldn't help but let out another sigh as she gently opened her door bedroom and made her way down the stairs to face the day. Something told her that today wasn't going to be a very good day considering that her dad had woken her up so early on a Sunday morning.
"Tom, can you pass me the salt?"
Mimi's eyes widen as she heard a feminine voice coming from the kitchen and stopped her walk down the stairs. The voice sounded very familiar but... who could it be? It couldn't be her mom... could it? No, why would her mom be here? But than again... As far as she knew, her dad wasn't seeing anyone at the moment and he didn't have many lady friends... Maybe it is her mom! And maybe she and her dad are really getting back together again!
With those thoughts in her mind, Mimi ran down the rest of the stairs. It just has to be her mom. It just has to!
With a bright smile on her face, Mimi jumped down the last three steps and ran over to the kitchen. If just thinking about seeing her mom made her smile like an idiot, she wondered what would happen if she really did see her again.
"Good morning, Mimi!" Mimi's smile immediately disappeared as a frown slowly made its way across her face after she had entered the kitchen. It wasn't her mom... It was Tai's mom. No wonder her voice sounded so familiar... Mimi bit down the corner of her lips, feeling awfully stupid. How could she have thought that her mom had came back? And even if she did, what had made her think that her parents were getting back together? They didn't love each other. That's why got divorced in the first place.
Mrs. Hinamori quickly gave Mimi a smile, not noticing the slight frown on Mimi's face as she went over to the toasters. She put two pieces of bread and pushed down the lever before going over to the refrigerator as Mimi carefully watched Mrs. Hinamori's every move. It was kind of odd how Mrs. Hinamori was using the kitchen like it was her own.
Mimi than glanced over at her dad who was standing near the counter, helping Mrs. Hinamori with small things. When he caught his daughter staring at him, he smiled softly, knowing exactly what his daughter was thinking and answered her question. "Mimi, Laura came here early this morning to help me clean up the house and cook breakfast."
"Laura? Who's... Laura?" said Mimi and when she looked over at Mrs. Hinamori and found her smiling at her, she immediately understood that she was Laura. She had always known her as Mrs. Kamiya or Mrs. Hinamori but never as Laura. "Oh... I see."
"I called Tai and Kari to come over here few minutes ago to have some breakfast so they should be here any moment," said Mrs. Hinamori as she carefully balanced five eggs in both of her hands and walked over to the heated frying pan. Mimi was confused. Maybe Tai was right when he told her few days ago that his mom and her dad seemed to be close friends. But if that was true, how come she never knew about it?
The sound of doorbell ringing snapped Mimi out of her thoughts as she saw her dad leaving the kitchen to get the to the door. "No, I'll get it," said Mimi walking in front of her dad. She didn't really feel comfortable being near Tai's mom for some reason.
When her dad didn't say anything, Mimi walked by him and went through the living room. Surprisingly enough, the living room very clean. Everything was stacked neatly on the shelves and all the dusts had been wiped away from the tables. Even the dead roses were replaced by new bright flowers, lightening up the curtains covering the windows. For the first time in months, the living room actually looked... nice.
Taking her eyes away from the living room, Mimi unlocked the front door and opened it for Tai and Kari to come in along with some cold winter morning's wind. As Mimi stepped away from the door, she noticed Kari's cheeks were pink from the cold and that she was shivering like someone had dumped icy water on her. "Are you all right, Kari?"
Kari smiled at the older girl and nodded her head. "I'm fine. It was just very cold outside."
"Why is my mom here?" asked Tai as Mimi shut the door behind him before shrugging her shoulders.
"I'm not so sure but she's cooking in the kitchen right now. First I thought it was my..." Mimi stopped in the middle of her sentence. Her friends would look at her like she was crazy if she told them she first thought it was her mom who was cooking in the kitchen.
"First thought what?" asked Tai as they headed for the kitchen.
"Nothing."
"Tai, Kari! I hope it wasn't too cold outside. Take your jacket off and have a seat. Breakfast will be ready soon," said Mrs. Hinamori as soon as she saw the three of them entering the kitchen and Tai and Kari did as they were told. They went out in the living room to take off their jackets and laid them on the sofa before coming back into the kitchen. When they came back, Mimi was already sitting on the end side of the table and Kari went to sit next to her while Tai sat on the other side of Kari.
"Here you go!" said Mrs. Hinamori few moments later as she passed out plates to everyone. There was an egg for each of them with toasts and hams. Mr. Tachikawa laid out few different kinds of jams in the middle of the table before handing a cup of orange juice to everyone. After that was done, Mr. Tachikawa and Mrs. Hinamori sat next to each other and smiled cheerfully. "Well, let's eat!"
Everyone ate mostly in silence with Tai glancing at his mom and Mimi's dad every few minutes. He had caught his mother and Mimi's dad looking at one another nervously couple of times and he couldn't help but wonder if they were hiding something. But than again, his mom would have told him and Kari if something was going on... Wouldn't she? Well, only one way to find out...
"All right, what's going on? Why are we here exactly?" asked Tai, setting down his fork on the table.
Mimi's dad cleared his throat and fidgeted with the bottom of his shirt, setting down his fork as well. "Oh... Well... We weren't going to tell you guys this until breakfast was over because we weren't sure how you guys would react and if things would be all right with you guys and-"
"We're getting married!" cut in Mrs. Hinamori.
Mimi chocked on her orange juice while accidentally swallowing a small ice cube and Kari dropped her knife which landed beside her plate, almost knocking her half-eaten egg in the process. Tai's eyes widened.
"What? How? When?" said Kari as Mimi coughed beside her.
"Oh well... Actually..." started Mr. Tachikawa as he twisted his fingers around the end of his shirt. It was a bad habit of his that usually occurred when he was nervous. "We started going out one year ago and..."
"Are you saying that you guys went out with each other when both of you were married?" said Mimi and her dad scratched the back of his head, avoiding her eyes as best as he could. Mimi no longer needed an answer. "So the lipstick marks, perfume and everything was from Mrs. Hinamori? You were cheating on my mom?"
"Ah, well. Uh, you see... Yes but-"
"Wait! Hold on a second! Was this the reason why you and dad got divorced? Because you were cheating on him with Mimi's dad? Is that why dad got remarried to someone else?" said Kari. She had always thought it was a little strange how her parents and Mimi's parents got divorced around the same time but now that the confusions she had carried for the last five months were slowly fading away by each second, she wasn't so sure how she should react to the situation she was in right now.
Mrs. Hinamori was slightly shocked at the question her daughter had asked her. She had thought that her daughter would be happy that she was getting married again but there was no look of happiness on her face. None at all. "Kari, you got to understand. One year ago, I met Tom at the super market and he gave me a lift home. We became good friends after and than... I just fell in love with him. I know it was wrong because I had a husband and all but you can't help who you fall in love with," said Mrs. Hinamori almost in tears. It was hurting her to see her own daughter looking at her like she had committed a terrible crime. But she couldn't blame her though because she knew she would be doing the same thing if she was in Kari's place.
"So it was your fault?" said Tai looking at his mother angrily. All this time, he had thought it was his dad's fault for causing so much pain to his mother and leaving her to take care of him and Kari but it was her who had caused it. She was the one that had cheated on his dad and ended up ruining their family. It was all her fault!
Tai waited for a reply of any sort but instead, his mother lowered her gaze. "Mom, say something! Why didn't you tell any of this to us sooner? Why didn't you tell us that you were in love with Mr. Tachikawa? How could you have gone out with Mr. Tachikawa for a year now without telling us until today?"
"This is unbelievable..." said Mimi and she walked out of the kitchen before a tear rolled down her cheeks. She didn't want anyone to see her tears. She wanted to be strong in front of everyone and not to be seen like the cry baby she was years ago when she was little. She wanted to be happy. She wanted everything she didn't have. She wanted to be... alone.
"Mimi! Come back here! Mimi!" yelled Mr. Tachikawa but he let out a sigh as he heard a door being slammed shut.
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Tears streamed down her face as Mimi slumped down on the floor, her hatred toward her dad growing by each second. Everything was just so... wrong.
Wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, Mimi reached up to one of the books on the bookshelf and opened it slowly as a picture of her mom slipped out and landed on her knees. She dropped the book next to her and picked up the picture of her mom. She wanted to keep this picture of her mom in a picture frame but she didn't think it would make her dad very comfortable so instead, she hid it in one of her books.
Mimi wished dearly that her mom could be here right now instead of in Europe or wherever she was. She wanted to talk to her, see her and for her to tell her that everything was going to be ok.
Mimi wiped her tears with the back of her hand again but more and more came spilling down, confusion rising up to her. Her dad has every right to marry any women he wants so why was she so upset? Why was she crying like a little girl who had just dropped her ice cream on the ground? Why was it hurting her so much? Why?
"Life sucks. Life sucks. Life sucks. Life sucks. Life sucks..." repeated Mimi over and over again, hoping that maybe she would forget everything that had happen the last few minutes. However, it was nearly impossible with hundreds of questions going through her mind.
First, she wanted to know why her dad didn't tell her sooner that he and Mrs. Hinamori were going out with each other and how in the world they were able to keep their secret without letting anyone know. She also wanted to know if her mom left far away just because she couldn't bring herself see her dad and Mrs. Hinamori tog- Wait! Her mom and Tai's mom... they were friends! They weren't very close friends but still, they met up with each other every once in a while to have lunch or something so they are kind of like friends. Which means that Mrs. Hinamori fell in love with a married man who was married to her friend! Why didn't this little fact occur to her sooner when she was down stairs in the kitchen? She would have argued with Mrs. Hinamori or something to make her feel bad for doing such a thing. She had always thought of Tai's mom as a kind person but what kind of a person steals her friend's husband? This truly was unbelievable.
"Mimi? I want to talk to you," came a voice from the other side of the door which belonged to her dad.
"Go away. I don't feel like talking," said Mimi in a muffled tone.
On the other side of the door, Mr. Tachikawa tried opening Mimi's door but it was locked which wasn't very surprising. He stared at the door for a while, hoping that the door would somehow magically open but he left with a gentle shake of his head. He knew the best thing to do at the moment was to leave his daughter alone and not bother her to get her even more upset.
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When Mr. Tachikawa entered the kitchen, he saw Laura and her children getting up from their seats, ready to go home. He felt very awkward just standing in the door way not saying anything, but he knew he would probably make things worst if he said anything which is something he does not wanting happening.
Mrs. Hinamori smiled weakly at Mr. Tachikawa and she walked by him with her children behind her to grab their coat from the living room. When their coats were on, she gave another quick glance at Mr. Tachikawa before she opened the front door and left with Tai and Kari in silence.
As the cold wind hit her face, Kari held up her hand right above her eyes and tossed her hair back as they tried to block her view. She knew having her hair covering her view wouldn't be a very smart thing to do. Bringing her head up slowly to look at her mom who was few inches taller than her, she couldn't help but feel bad for the look of sadness on her mom's face. Maybe... if she said that she was happy that her mom was going to get married and she was going to get an older sister instead of just getting mad at her... than maybe her mom wouldn't look so sad right now... But how could she had been not mad at her? If her mom had told them the truth about her and Mimi's dad instead of keeping it a secret, than maybe things could of been a little different.
It hurt her to know that her mom, who she had trusted very much, hasn't told her that the reason she and her dad got divorced because she was in love with someone. She had always thought it was her dad's fault for leaving her mom and she was sure that's what Tai had always believe too.
Kari coughed and covered her mouth with her hands, wishing that she could of brought a scarf or something. She really didn't want to get sick and carry cough drops and tissues wherever she went. She guessed that the short walk she had while coming to Mimi's house had definitely been a bad thing to do and walking back home for another ten minutes in this cold weather wouldn't make things any better.
"Kari, are you alright?" asked Mrs. Hinamori as she looked at her daughter worriedly.
Kari shook her up and down, her face heating up from coughing. "I'm fine."
Mrs. Hinamori shook her head with a sad smile. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have called you out all the way over here in this cold weather. How about you Tai? Are you alright?"
Tai looked up at his mother and instead of answering her question, he asked one of his own. "Why didn't you tell us sooner that you were going out with Mimi's dad until today?"
Mrs. Hinamori looked at her son in surprise. She didn't think they would talk anything about the things that had happened the last few minutes until they got home. "Well, I guess I was just afraid. Afraid that... you guys would hate me."
"Oh," said Tai and looked down at his shoes before kicking some snow.
I'll try to write as much of the next chapter as I can tomorrow since I don't have school(I really hate school) and hopefully, I'll be able to get it up as soon as I can.
Disclamier: I don't own Digimon!
Chapter Three
"Mimi! Time to get up..."
A girl in a light yellow pajamas stirred in her bed for a moment before she rolled up her thick winter blanket over her head and covered her ears with her hands. She really wanted to sleep longer but with her dad's voice booming through her bedroom door, it was nearly impossible.
"Mimi! Are you up yet? Mimi?"
Mimi groaned before forcing her eyes to open and threw her blanket over to the side. She swung her legs over to the edge of her bed and just sat there for few moments, deciding whether to stuff some cotton in her ears and go back to sleep or just get up like her dad had been telling her for the last minute or so.
"Are you awake?" came her dad's voice after three gentle knocks.
"Yeah I'm up so stop yelling!" yelled Mimi with a sigh and when there was no reply, she shrugged her shoulders before opening her closet. Most of her winter clothes were hung up by the clothes hangers while her summer clothes were neatly folded across the top shelves. Without paying much attention to what she was going to wear for the day, she picked out the navy shirt in front of her and one of the jeans on the bottom of her closet.
After getting dressed, Mimi went inside the bathroom that she had in her room and came back out ten minutes later with her hair neatly brushed and the look of sleepiness washed away from her face. Mimi couldn't help but let out another sigh as she gently opened her door bedroom and made her way down the stairs to face the day. Something told her that today wasn't going to be a very good day considering that her dad had woken her up so early on a Sunday morning.
"Tom, can you pass me the salt?"
Mimi's eyes widen as she heard a feminine voice coming from the kitchen and stopped her walk down the stairs. The voice sounded very familiar but... who could it be? It couldn't be her mom... could it? No, why would her mom be here? But than again... As far as she knew, her dad wasn't seeing anyone at the moment and he didn't have many lady friends... Maybe it is her mom! And maybe she and her dad are really getting back together again!
With those thoughts in her mind, Mimi ran down the rest of the stairs. It just has to be her mom. It just has to!
With a bright smile on her face, Mimi jumped down the last three steps and ran over to the kitchen. If just thinking about seeing her mom made her smile like an idiot, she wondered what would happen if she really did see her again.
"Good morning, Mimi!" Mimi's smile immediately disappeared as a frown slowly made its way across her face after she had entered the kitchen. It wasn't her mom... It was Tai's mom. No wonder her voice sounded so familiar... Mimi bit down the corner of her lips, feeling awfully stupid. How could she have thought that her mom had came back? And even if she did, what had made her think that her parents were getting back together? They didn't love each other. That's why got divorced in the first place.
Mrs. Hinamori quickly gave Mimi a smile, not noticing the slight frown on Mimi's face as she went over to the toasters. She put two pieces of bread and pushed down the lever before going over to the refrigerator as Mimi carefully watched Mrs. Hinamori's every move. It was kind of odd how Mrs. Hinamori was using the kitchen like it was her own.
Mimi than glanced over at her dad who was standing near the counter, helping Mrs. Hinamori with small things. When he caught his daughter staring at him, he smiled softly, knowing exactly what his daughter was thinking and answered her question. "Mimi, Laura came here early this morning to help me clean up the house and cook breakfast."
"Laura? Who's... Laura?" said Mimi and when she looked over at Mrs. Hinamori and found her smiling at her, she immediately understood that she was Laura. She had always known her as Mrs. Kamiya or Mrs. Hinamori but never as Laura. "Oh... I see."
"I called Tai and Kari to come over here few minutes ago to have some breakfast so they should be here any moment," said Mrs. Hinamori as she carefully balanced five eggs in both of her hands and walked over to the heated frying pan. Mimi was confused. Maybe Tai was right when he told her few days ago that his mom and her dad seemed to be close friends. But if that was true, how come she never knew about it?
The sound of doorbell ringing snapped Mimi out of her thoughts as she saw her dad leaving the kitchen to get the to the door. "No, I'll get it," said Mimi walking in front of her dad. She didn't really feel comfortable being near Tai's mom for some reason.
When her dad didn't say anything, Mimi walked by him and went through the living room. Surprisingly enough, the living room very clean. Everything was stacked neatly on the shelves and all the dusts had been wiped away from the tables. Even the dead roses were replaced by new bright flowers, lightening up the curtains covering the windows. For the first time in months, the living room actually looked... nice.
Taking her eyes away from the living room, Mimi unlocked the front door and opened it for Tai and Kari to come in along with some cold winter morning's wind. As Mimi stepped away from the door, she noticed Kari's cheeks were pink from the cold and that she was shivering like someone had dumped icy water on her. "Are you all right, Kari?"
Kari smiled at the older girl and nodded her head. "I'm fine. It was just very cold outside."
"Why is my mom here?" asked Tai as Mimi shut the door behind him before shrugging her shoulders.
"I'm not so sure but she's cooking in the kitchen right now. First I thought it was my..." Mimi stopped in the middle of her sentence. Her friends would look at her like she was crazy if she told them she first thought it was her mom who was cooking in the kitchen.
"First thought what?" asked Tai as they headed for the kitchen.
"Nothing."
"Tai, Kari! I hope it wasn't too cold outside. Take your jacket off and have a seat. Breakfast will be ready soon," said Mrs. Hinamori as soon as she saw the three of them entering the kitchen and Tai and Kari did as they were told. They went out in the living room to take off their jackets and laid them on the sofa before coming back into the kitchen. When they came back, Mimi was already sitting on the end side of the table and Kari went to sit next to her while Tai sat on the other side of Kari.
"Here you go!" said Mrs. Hinamori few moments later as she passed out plates to everyone. There was an egg for each of them with toasts and hams. Mr. Tachikawa laid out few different kinds of jams in the middle of the table before handing a cup of orange juice to everyone. After that was done, Mr. Tachikawa and Mrs. Hinamori sat next to each other and smiled cheerfully. "Well, let's eat!"
Everyone ate mostly in silence with Tai glancing at his mom and Mimi's dad every few minutes. He had caught his mother and Mimi's dad looking at one another nervously couple of times and he couldn't help but wonder if they were hiding something. But than again, his mom would have told him and Kari if something was going on... Wouldn't she? Well, only one way to find out...
"All right, what's going on? Why are we here exactly?" asked Tai, setting down his fork on the table.
Mimi's dad cleared his throat and fidgeted with the bottom of his shirt, setting down his fork as well. "Oh... Well... We weren't going to tell you guys this until breakfast was over because we weren't sure how you guys would react and if things would be all right with you guys and-"
"We're getting married!" cut in Mrs. Hinamori.
Mimi chocked on her orange juice while accidentally swallowing a small ice cube and Kari dropped her knife which landed beside her plate, almost knocking her half-eaten egg in the process. Tai's eyes widened.
"What? How? When?" said Kari as Mimi coughed beside her.
"Oh well... Actually..." started Mr. Tachikawa as he twisted his fingers around the end of his shirt. It was a bad habit of his that usually occurred when he was nervous. "We started going out one year ago and..."
"Are you saying that you guys went out with each other when both of you were married?" said Mimi and her dad scratched the back of his head, avoiding her eyes as best as he could. Mimi no longer needed an answer. "So the lipstick marks, perfume and everything was from Mrs. Hinamori? You were cheating on my mom?"
"Ah, well. Uh, you see... Yes but-"
"Wait! Hold on a second! Was this the reason why you and dad got divorced? Because you were cheating on him with Mimi's dad? Is that why dad got remarried to someone else?" said Kari. She had always thought it was a little strange how her parents and Mimi's parents got divorced around the same time but now that the confusions she had carried for the last five months were slowly fading away by each second, she wasn't so sure how she should react to the situation she was in right now.
Mrs. Hinamori was slightly shocked at the question her daughter had asked her. She had thought that her daughter would be happy that she was getting married again but there was no look of happiness on her face. None at all. "Kari, you got to understand. One year ago, I met Tom at the super market and he gave me a lift home. We became good friends after and than... I just fell in love with him. I know it was wrong because I had a husband and all but you can't help who you fall in love with," said Mrs. Hinamori almost in tears. It was hurting her to see her own daughter looking at her like she had committed a terrible crime. But she couldn't blame her though because she knew she would be doing the same thing if she was in Kari's place.
"So it was your fault?" said Tai looking at his mother angrily. All this time, he had thought it was his dad's fault for causing so much pain to his mother and leaving her to take care of him and Kari but it was her who had caused it. She was the one that had cheated on his dad and ended up ruining their family. It was all her fault!
Tai waited for a reply of any sort but instead, his mother lowered her gaze. "Mom, say something! Why didn't you tell any of this to us sooner? Why didn't you tell us that you were in love with Mr. Tachikawa? How could you have gone out with Mr. Tachikawa for a year now without telling us until today?"
"This is unbelievable..." said Mimi and she walked out of the kitchen before a tear rolled down her cheeks. She didn't want anyone to see her tears. She wanted to be strong in front of everyone and not to be seen like the cry baby she was years ago when she was little. She wanted to be happy. She wanted everything she didn't have. She wanted to be... alone.
"Mimi! Come back here! Mimi!" yelled Mr. Tachikawa but he let out a sigh as he heard a door being slammed shut.
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Tears streamed down her face as Mimi slumped down on the floor, her hatred toward her dad growing by each second. Everything was just so... wrong.
Wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, Mimi reached up to one of the books on the bookshelf and opened it slowly as a picture of her mom slipped out and landed on her knees. She dropped the book next to her and picked up the picture of her mom. She wanted to keep this picture of her mom in a picture frame but she didn't think it would make her dad very comfortable so instead, she hid it in one of her books.
Mimi wished dearly that her mom could be here right now instead of in Europe or wherever she was. She wanted to talk to her, see her and for her to tell her that everything was going to be ok.
Mimi wiped her tears with the back of her hand again but more and more came spilling down, confusion rising up to her. Her dad has every right to marry any women he wants so why was she so upset? Why was she crying like a little girl who had just dropped her ice cream on the ground? Why was it hurting her so much? Why?
"Life sucks. Life sucks. Life sucks. Life sucks. Life sucks..." repeated Mimi over and over again, hoping that maybe she would forget everything that had happen the last few minutes. However, it was nearly impossible with hundreds of questions going through her mind.
First, she wanted to know why her dad didn't tell her sooner that he and Mrs. Hinamori were going out with each other and how in the world they were able to keep their secret without letting anyone know. She also wanted to know if her mom left far away just because she couldn't bring herself see her dad and Mrs. Hinamori tog- Wait! Her mom and Tai's mom... they were friends! They weren't very close friends but still, they met up with each other every once in a while to have lunch or something so they are kind of like friends. Which means that Mrs. Hinamori fell in love with a married man who was married to her friend! Why didn't this little fact occur to her sooner when she was down stairs in the kitchen? She would have argued with Mrs. Hinamori or something to make her feel bad for doing such a thing. She had always thought of Tai's mom as a kind person but what kind of a person steals her friend's husband? This truly was unbelievable.
"Mimi? I want to talk to you," came a voice from the other side of the door which belonged to her dad.
"Go away. I don't feel like talking," said Mimi in a muffled tone.
On the other side of the door, Mr. Tachikawa tried opening Mimi's door but it was locked which wasn't very surprising. He stared at the door for a while, hoping that the door would somehow magically open but he left with a gentle shake of his head. He knew the best thing to do at the moment was to leave his daughter alone and not bother her to get her even more upset.
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When Mr. Tachikawa entered the kitchen, he saw Laura and her children getting up from their seats, ready to go home. He felt very awkward just standing in the door way not saying anything, but he knew he would probably make things worst if he said anything which is something he does not wanting happening.
Mrs. Hinamori smiled weakly at Mr. Tachikawa and she walked by him with her children behind her to grab their coat from the living room. When their coats were on, she gave another quick glance at Mr. Tachikawa before she opened the front door and left with Tai and Kari in silence.
As the cold wind hit her face, Kari held up her hand right above her eyes and tossed her hair back as they tried to block her view. She knew having her hair covering her view wouldn't be a very smart thing to do. Bringing her head up slowly to look at her mom who was few inches taller than her, she couldn't help but feel bad for the look of sadness on her mom's face. Maybe... if she said that she was happy that her mom was going to get married and she was going to get an older sister instead of just getting mad at her... than maybe her mom wouldn't look so sad right now... But how could she had been not mad at her? If her mom had told them the truth about her and Mimi's dad instead of keeping it a secret, than maybe things could of been a little different.
It hurt her to know that her mom, who she had trusted very much, hasn't told her that the reason she and her dad got divorced because she was in love with someone. She had always thought it was her dad's fault for leaving her mom and she was sure that's what Tai had always believe too.
Kari coughed and covered her mouth with her hands, wishing that she could of brought a scarf or something. She really didn't want to get sick and carry cough drops and tissues wherever she went. She guessed that the short walk she had while coming to Mimi's house had definitely been a bad thing to do and walking back home for another ten minutes in this cold weather wouldn't make things any better.
"Kari, are you alright?" asked Mrs. Hinamori as she looked at her daughter worriedly.
Kari shook her up and down, her face heating up from coughing. "I'm fine."
Mrs. Hinamori shook her head with a sad smile. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have called you out all the way over here in this cold weather. How about you Tai? Are you alright?"
Tai looked up at his mother and instead of answering her question, he asked one of his own. "Why didn't you tell us sooner that you were going out with Mimi's dad until today?"
Mrs. Hinamori looked at her son in surprise. She didn't think they would talk anything about the things that had happened the last few minutes until they got home. "Well, I guess I was just afraid. Afraid that... you guys would hate me."
"Oh," said Tai and looked down at his shoes before kicking some snow.