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05. Her Nightmare
A girl came home after her part time job of working at the lounge. She dropped her school bag, walking into the living room and threw her body into the sofa. She kept herself in the sofa at the dark living room. Weak room light came through the open window.
'I never thought that I would meet brother...no Kaeda again.' She spoke to the air.
'I always tell myself to forget him as he is not my brother anymore. I don't have to feel sad toward a stranger. But why my heart still hurts today when I saw how he looked at me?' She asked but no one answered her.
After what he did to her, she won't forgive that guy anymore. He was a devil, selling his sister to another devil!
FLASHBACK
The door bell rang. Gimmi ran to open the door.
'Brother...' She stopped, 'Uncle Kimura.'
'Hello, my love.' Kimura said happily, 'Don't you let me in?'
'Oh, please come in.'
'Do you know why I come here?'
She shook.
'because of your brother, so I come.'
She looked at him wondering.
'Do you know that he is working for me?'
'No, he said he is working at a corner shop.'
'Yes, it is another job, but he got more money from me for just finding way to entertain me.'
She nodded although she didn't know what was going on.
'He is enjoying at my home now and not stopping me to come.' He said while walking toward Gimmi.
She looked at him feeling that he was not as usual. His eyes seemed with fire. When he looking at her, she felt like he was going to eat her. Before she would take any action, her clothes were tore down by Kimura.
'What are you doing?' She shouted and struggled.
'What do you think?' While he kept kissing her and touching her skin.
''No.'
'Don't blame me, you should blame your brother.' He laughed.
She cried and cried for more than ten minutes. But no one help. Before she gave up, he stopped and answered a call. After the call, he left.
'You should feel lucky that I haven't taken your virgin.' He said and turned to leave.
After Kimura left that afternoon, she kept thinking of what he told her.
"Brother let him come?"
She wanted to know whether her brother sell her to Kimura or not. Otherwise, why he told her to "blame your brother'?"
END OF FLASHBACK
She still remembered the whole scene. After that, she had tidy up herself and waited for her brother to come home. He came back at ten that night and brought something hot to eat. More importantly, Kimura lifted him home!
FLASHBACK
'I am back.' He said warmly.
She could say that he was more pale than usual.
"Is this because he did something wrong?" She thought.
'What is that?' she asked while pointing to the bag
'Pizza.' He replied, 'I got extra money today, so I bought this.'
"Extra money?" she thought.
'Where did you go today?' She asked coldly.
'Working. Shouldn't you know that?' He replied innocently.
'Where do you work?' She asked again.
He looked at her uncertainly.
'What's happened?' He asked.'
'Uncle Kimura came this afternoon.' she said softly.
"He came?" He asked. She would see fear in his eyes.
'Did you hurt?' he asked hurriedly while walking toward.
"Why does he feel fear? And why does he know that I might hurt?" She confused.
'You care? He said you didn't stop him to come.' She said.
'I didn't stop him... I ... I don't know that' he replied weakly.
'You don't know? Then what are you doing at his home?'
He didn't reply.
'You are working for Kimura...entertain him...right? Why do you have to do that?'
He stopped and she could see he was shaking.
'Who said that?' He asked.
'Did you enjoy your stay at Kimura's home?'
Rukawa stunned with an unbelievable expression.
'He told you that, didn't he?' He asked softly.
She looked up and she would feel uncertainty and scare in his eyes.
"Did Kimura telling me the truth?" She felt uncertain, scare, sad and angry to her brother.
'And let him come in order to make more money?' She asked while crying.
'No.'
'Then what did you do at his home?'
No reply. She felt so sad. Even a stupid excuse might be better than none. But no reply! Did this mean he was doing something bad? She felt so sad and angry.
"He is not my beloved brother anymore" Gimmi thought.
'You always say you will protect me.' She said angrily, 'I truly believe you and I love you so much.'
'I am and I love you with all my heart.' He replied.
'No, you don't!' She shouted.
'Gimmi...'
'You sold your sister for money!'
He froze.
'You hurt me much.' She said calmly but tear flew down to her cheek.
'No Gimmi, I never do that and never ...' He tried to deny but he was lack of word now.
'Then tell me what are you doing today?' She asked again.
He didn't reply. He was lack of word. She felt so disgusting and hurt to have a brother liked this.
'Kaede, I don't love you any more.' She said softly but coldly.
She decided to leave him after she declared that last sentence.
END OF FLASHBACK
She cried in the sofa. Her brother was long a good brother to love her and protect her. But why would this happened?
'Why, Kaede?'
"Betrayed,
Something deep inside is lost
Trust is broken
A place inside my heart will never be regained.
Angry,
At myself and at you
Trying to work out why you did it
Trying to work out if you ever cared.
Depressed,
But still angry
Taking it out on myself
Cuts and tears marking my skin.
Unsure,
Of what to do
And of what you'll do
Unsure whether you'll get forgiveness."
Something lost by Judith Jacob
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