It was ten years ago. Kaneki's mother was beating on him, as usual, as a way to deal with the stress from work. At work, coworkers would verbally abuse or molest her, however she couldn't quit, as being arrested once has made it too difficult for her to sustain a well paying job.
Punch after punch collided with Kaneki's face. She complained about him failing to complete schoolwork, but he knew it was really her outlet for her horrible job.
"Why can't you be perfect?! Why can't you do anything right?!"She screamed.
Kaneki had no response. He simply let the bruises pile up, the scars inflict. Eventually, his mother would see the damage she'd done, stop, and begin to bawl her eyes out at the monster she'd become. Despite the physical abuse, Kaneki would comfort her as she cried.
"Everyone who did their essay on how ghouls have changed Japanese society, please turn it into the turn in basket." The teacher says.
People muttered amongst each other.
"Did you do yours?" A female voice asked within the muttering.
"I totally forgot!" A male replied.
After talking for a bit, it was more than obvious next to no one completed their work.
"Seriously? No one did it? Well, that's your grade dropping- not mine." The teacher added.
Kaneki's hand darted up into the air faster than a bolt of lightning could strike.
"Yes, Kaneki?" The teacher asked.
"Mine is finished."
"Did you make sure to follow everything on the rubric?"
"Everything is perfect." He replied, remembering how his mother would beat him if he failed to do his work perfectly.
"V-very well! N-now anyways class, today we're going to talk about-" The teacher rushed to finish his words.