Continued From Before...... (Chapter 4)
When Yumi got home, her mother, Momo was cleaning the dishes. "Hello dear, you missed dinner and you're late. I put a plate in the microwave for you. There's a burger, fries, and some vegetables. Where were you and why you are out of breath?" she said drying her hands on a dish towel and crossing her arms.
Yumi quick thought of a lie to tell her mother. "I had gone to the library and I guess I lost track of time. I ran home as fast as I could though." She said getting the plate of food and sitting at the table. "I'm sorry I'm late." She said to her mom.
"That's Ok dear." She said putting the dishes away. "Well, I'm going to go work in the office. What are you going to do for the rest of the night?" she asked. "I'm going to take a shower, and then probably just do something in my room." Yumi answered. Her mom nodded and started to walk down the hall towards the office room. "Oh mom, where's dad?" she asked. "He's in the bedroom. Don't go in there though. He's in a bad mood." She said tears forming in her eyes. She turned and walked into the office. Yumi wasn't hungry, so she put the vegetables in the trash and the rest in a bag for Kiwi. She went upstairs and turned on the shower water. She put it on cold instead of her usual hot water. 'If that was a dream, maybe I can wake up now.' She thought to herself as she undressed. She wrapped a towel around her and got out her night clothes. She always did this. She had just thought it was easier this way. As the water turned cold, Yumi looked at the bruises on her arms and legs. She winced as she lightly pressed at one of the ones on her arm. Her phone rang and when she picked it up it was Sissi.
"Just what the hell do you think you were doing?" the voice yelled so loud Yumi had to hold the phone a foot away from her ear. She brought it back when the yelling was through.
"What do you mean what was I thinking? Thinking about what?" Yumi answered.
"Oh, don't play games with me. I saw you kissing Ulrick." Sissi said in a smirking type voice.
The phone almost fell out of Yumi's hand, "So what if he kissed me first? What should it matter to you? You got a down payment before." Yumi said remembering that incident.
"Well, that was different. What I saw you doing; it wasn't what he did to me. So, the only other reason is that you kissed him!"
Yumi was starting to get very annoyed by her. "Sissi, did you even hear what I said? Ulrick was the one who kissed me first not the other way around. Yes, I kissed him, but he kissed me first. So, you can either believe me or not. I don't care. I know what happened, so that's all that matters. You don't need to call me and get all mad... hey wait a sec. How did you get my phone number?"
"Gosh, are you really that stupid? Anybody can use a phone book. They have just about every number in there, and don't change the subject! If he really did kiss you first, then why did you let him? Why did you kiss him back? That was not a down payment." Sissi said, letting out a huff into the phone.
'Can she lose anymore brains? "Why do you think I let him? Why do you think I kissed him back? Now I think you're the one whose stupid." She said. She turned around and saw the shower was still on. "Oh, the shower. Look Sissi, I got to go. I forgot I have to take a shower."
Sissi really got mad at that. "So you're just going to hang up because you have to take a shower. What is that an excuse, or are you just wanting to get off because you're going to take a shower with Ulrick!"
Yumi didn't even bother to answer; she hung up and checked the water. It was plenty cold all right. She was about to climb in when the phone rang again. 'I bet its Sissi again.' Yumi sighed and picked it up. "Look Sissi, I don't want to talk about it any more. Just leave me alone to take a shower, and no it's not with Ulrick!" Yumi half-yelled into the phone.
"Um Yumi, its Ulrick, not Sissi." the voice coming out of the phone really wasn't Sissi's, but Ulrick's. Yumi felt herself get red.
"Oh, um, hello Ulrick. Sorry for yelling, I thought you were Sissi again." She said turning off the water to the shower. She knew she wouldn't be taking a shower anytime soon.
"You say sorry too much. I've noticed that." Ulrick said chuckling. "So, how are you doing" he asked. "Did I interrupt anything?"
"Well, now that you mention it, I have been trying to take a shower, but Sissi called and started bugging me. Same as usually. What about you?"
"Um, I was getting bored, so I thought I'd call and see if you where Ok. You know, because of this afternoon." He said. "What was Sissi bugging you about?"
"Oh, I don't know." Yumi wasn't sure if she should tell Ulrick what Sissi had said. "Look, I really would like to take my shower now, so I'm going to let you go, Ok. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Yumi hung up and once again, started the shower. The cold water felt good on her hurt bruises. She finished and got out. She got dressed, and brushed her hair. Suddenly, the door flew open, and her dad walked in.
"You threw your food away! I work hard to put food in front of you and you throw it away! What is going on in that head of yours?" he shouted.
Yumi started getting scared, she knew what would happen if she said the wrong thing. "I'm sorry sir. I wasn't thinking, I was wrong to throw my food away." She said, thinking she had answered well. "Oh, you're sorry huh? Well, we'll see if it ever happens again won't we?" he said with a smirk on his face. He raised his arm high.
To Be Continued In the next chapter, Yumi is scared and wearing different clothes. Ulrick knows why she was crying so much now, and gets worried.
When Yumi got home, her mother, Momo was cleaning the dishes. "Hello dear, you missed dinner and you're late. I put a plate in the microwave for you. There's a burger, fries, and some vegetables. Where were you and why you are out of breath?" she said drying her hands on a dish towel and crossing her arms.
Yumi quick thought of a lie to tell her mother. "I had gone to the library and I guess I lost track of time. I ran home as fast as I could though." She said getting the plate of food and sitting at the table. "I'm sorry I'm late." She said to her mom.
"That's Ok dear." She said putting the dishes away. "Well, I'm going to go work in the office. What are you going to do for the rest of the night?" she asked. "I'm going to take a shower, and then probably just do something in my room." Yumi answered. Her mom nodded and started to walk down the hall towards the office room. "Oh mom, where's dad?" she asked. "He's in the bedroom. Don't go in there though. He's in a bad mood." She said tears forming in her eyes. She turned and walked into the office. Yumi wasn't hungry, so she put the vegetables in the trash and the rest in a bag for Kiwi. She went upstairs and turned on the shower water. She put it on cold instead of her usual hot water. 'If that was a dream, maybe I can wake up now.' She thought to herself as she undressed. She wrapped a towel around her and got out her night clothes. She always did this. She had just thought it was easier this way. As the water turned cold, Yumi looked at the bruises on her arms and legs. She winced as she lightly pressed at one of the ones on her arm. Her phone rang and when she picked it up it was Sissi.
"Just what the hell do you think you were doing?" the voice yelled so loud Yumi had to hold the phone a foot away from her ear. She brought it back when the yelling was through.
"What do you mean what was I thinking? Thinking about what?" Yumi answered.
"Oh, don't play games with me. I saw you kissing Ulrick." Sissi said in a smirking type voice.
The phone almost fell out of Yumi's hand, "So what if he kissed me first? What should it matter to you? You got a down payment before." Yumi said remembering that incident.
"Well, that was different. What I saw you doing; it wasn't what he did to me. So, the only other reason is that you kissed him!"
Yumi was starting to get very annoyed by her. "Sissi, did you even hear what I said? Ulrick was the one who kissed me first not the other way around. Yes, I kissed him, but he kissed me first. So, you can either believe me or not. I don't care. I know what happened, so that's all that matters. You don't need to call me and get all mad... hey wait a sec. How did you get my phone number?"
"Gosh, are you really that stupid? Anybody can use a phone book. They have just about every number in there, and don't change the subject! If he really did kiss you first, then why did you let him? Why did you kiss him back? That was not a down payment." Sissi said, letting out a huff into the phone.
'Can she lose anymore brains? "Why do you think I let him? Why do you think I kissed him back? Now I think you're the one whose stupid." She said. She turned around and saw the shower was still on. "Oh, the shower. Look Sissi, I got to go. I forgot I have to take a shower."
Sissi really got mad at that. "So you're just going to hang up because you have to take a shower. What is that an excuse, or are you just wanting to get off because you're going to take a shower with Ulrick!"
Yumi didn't even bother to answer; she hung up and checked the water. It was plenty cold all right. She was about to climb in when the phone rang again. 'I bet its Sissi again.' Yumi sighed and picked it up. "Look Sissi, I don't want to talk about it any more. Just leave me alone to take a shower, and no it's not with Ulrick!" Yumi half-yelled into the phone.
"Um Yumi, its Ulrick, not Sissi." the voice coming out of the phone really wasn't Sissi's, but Ulrick's. Yumi felt herself get red.
"Oh, um, hello Ulrick. Sorry for yelling, I thought you were Sissi again." She said turning off the water to the shower. She knew she wouldn't be taking a shower anytime soon.
"You say sorry too much. I've noticed that." Ulrick said chuckling. "So, how are you doing" he asked. "Did I interrupt anything?"
"Well, now that you mention it, I have been trying to take a shower, but Sissi called and started bugging me. Same as usually. What about you?"
"Um, I was getting bored, so I thought I'd call and see if you where Ok. You know, because of this afternoon." He said. "What was Sissi bugging you about?"
"Oh, I don't know." Yumi wasn't sure if she should tell Ulrick what Sissi had said. "Look, I really would like to take my shower now, so I'm going to let you go, Ok. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Yumi hung up and once again, started the shower. The cold water felt good on her hurt bruises. She finished and got out. She got dressed, and brushed her hair. Suddenly, the door flew open, and her dad walked in.
"You threw your food away! I work hard to put food in front of you and you throw it away! What is going on in that head of yours?" he shouted.
Yumi started getting scared, she knew what would happen if she said the wrong thing. "I'm sorry sir. I wasn't thinking, I was wrong to throw my food away." She said, thinking she had answered well. "Oh, you're sorry huh? Well, we'll see if it ever happens again won't we?" he said with a smirk on his face. He raised his arm high.
To Be Continued In the next chapter, Yumi is scared and wearing different clothes. Ulrick knows why she was crying so much now, and gets worried.