Last Breath (Sei's Story)
Chapter Eight
After School
"Wow, I really freaked myself out." thought Sei.
He walks up to his room and shuts the door. Painting, sketching, anything artsy kept him calm nowadays. One last straw is all he needed. Just one more....
Just then, he hears a knock on his door. "Hey bro. Sei? Let me in. I have something to show you." Rei said through the door.
"Come in." Sei said. "Hey, our birthday's coming up. What's the plan?"
"I dunno. We'll figure that out later. Here look at this." Rei hands him a picture. "I found this in mom's box. Doesn't this guy look like us?"
"Oh my god, that man in the picture is my father." Sei thought. He looks at Rei. "Then who is the man that's down there?"
"Dude, are you alright?" Rei asked.
Tears stream down Sei's face. "Rei just leave me alone for a while." Rei hesitates. "Man, please just go." Rei looks back at his brother one last time and walks out of the room.
Sei tried to paint the man in the picture with him and Rei but nothing worked. Violent strokes kept ruining the picture. "My life is a lie.... My Life Is A Lie......MY LIFE IS A LIE!!!!" he screamed and threw his painting.
"NO!!!!!" Sei screamed. "Oh my God! Sonoko's right! I am crazy!! NOOOO!!!!"
"No. I'm not crazy. I'm not like her!" Sei sobs. "I'm not like Rei....I'm no one... no one wants me so why should I want them?" He falls to his knees.
"Just go Sei, just go," he thought. And he knew just the right place to do it.