It was a cold day in the middle of January. A 15 year old girl by the name of Cho Hyuga was walking home from her friends house, dreading when she would reach her house. She had been raped and impregnated a few weeks ago, and had finally gathered up the courage to tell her parents that she was pregnant after talking to a close friend about it. Finally, after about 10 more minutes of walking, she arrived home. She removed her coat and boots, and walked into the kitchen where her mother, Aiko, was making dinner. She sat down at the table. "Hello, Cho. Did you have a good day?" she asked. "It was alright. Hey, where are dad and Ronin?" Cho asked, noticing that neither her father or her brother were in the kitchen or living room. "Oh, Ronin is out with some friends for the night and your father is down stairs. He should be up anytime though. Its almost 6." she replied, looking at the clock. Its almost 6." Just then, her father, Yukio walked into the kitchen and greeted them both with a wave. He sat down at the table, beside Cho. Aiko placed dinner on the table. She had prepared some chicken noodle soup. "Sorry its not much tonight, guys, I'm just so busy with work lately.." Aiko said, sitting down. "Its okay, dear." Yukio said, smiling. Cho nodded, and started to drink her soup. Soon, they had all finished their soup and stood up from the table. "That was delicious, mom.." Cho said, faking a smile. She knew she had to tell her parents soon. "Hey, can I talk to you two..?" she said quietly. "Sure, honey, you can tell us anything." her mother said. "Well.. I.. I'm pregnant.." she said and buried her face in her hands. The whole room became silent. She knew her parents would not take this news well. "W-what..? How.. How did this happen?" Aiko asked, trying to stay calm. "Well.. I went to a party with Mai a few weeks ago.. And this guy, I didn't catch his name, started talking to me.. Next thing I know, he's leading me upstairs. We started kissing, and then he went too far.. I didn't want to do anything, but.. He said he'd shoot me with his dads hand gun if I didn't do what he said.." she finished, bursting into tears. Her mother was also crying. Her father, on the other hand, looked furious. "Get out." he whispered. "W-what?"- Cho asked. "I said, get out. I do not want a pregnant teenager in my house. When the neighbours hear about this we'll be ruined." Cho was speachless, as was her mother. Yukio got up and left the room shortly after he had spoken. "...Mom.. I-I don't have to leave, do I..?" her mother did not answer. After 5 minutes of horrible silence, Cho got up and ran up the stairs into her room. "Fine. If they don't want me here, I'm gone." she said angrily, grabbing some bags for her things and packing up what she would need. It took her about an hour to pack everything." Her parents had not come up once to check on her. She sighed, looking at her room, which was now empty except for her furniature and a few things she did not pack. She slowly crept down stairs to see if her parents were still there. No sign of them. She noticed a slip of paper on the counter. It read:
"Cho, I have gone out to look for your father. He left the house shortly after you went to your room. Be back soon.
Love, mom."
Cho threw the paper into the trash can and headed back up stairs. She grabbed her two bags and started down the stairs. When she reached the door, she put on her coat and boots, and headed out the door. She was so scared. She had no where to go. She couldn't go to a friend or relatives house, her parents would know to call there. She walked until she reached the park. She ran to the playground area, and sat down under a slide. She reached into her bag and grabbed her blanket. After 20 minutes or so, she heard voices. It was her brother, Ronin, and his group of friends. Quickly, she gathered up her things and ran. Thankfully they hadn't noticed her. She started to walk, until she heard something. She stopped, thinking it was Ronin tormenting some poor animals, but then she realized someone was screaming. Quickly, she ran to see if anyone was hurt. She was now infront of an old house, which looked kind of like a shrine. She slowly crept in, still hearing screaming. "H-Hello? Is anyone there?" she asked, terrified. She looked around. Nothing was there, except what looked to be a stair case leading down to a well. She walked down the stairs and looked into the well to see if anyone had fallen in. Then, she felt someone behind her. "Have fun.." the stranger said, pushing her into the well.