Chapter 6- silent cries
Ichigo had locked herself in only allowing Rumi in, only when needed. Rumi was shocked, she expected a weeping Ichigo every time she entered but all she saw was Ichigo sitting in the corner of the room, just sitting with no tears. She would refused: food, cakes and sleep. She would just sit there alone, tired and fed up. The one day she went out, girls approached her and there shared anger sent her into a coma of distress. She ran back to her room with tears running down her pale face. Crouching behind the closed door. Weeping, confused and hurt. She was tired of their teasing . She was smart, she tried hard but instead of applauding her, they teased her. They teased her into tear. She felt herself curl up into a ball with tears stinging with a fire of hurt. For the first time she hated them. Hating them with every cell that formed her heart.
She hated them for hurting her, for making her feel weak and for making her doubt herself. Suddenly, there was banging on the door and screaming! "Ichigo-chan, Ichigo-chan, please let us in!" Satsuki's voice resonated through the silent room, except for Ichigo's soft sobs. Ichigo unintentionally fell to the floor, hearing the sound of Rumi and Satsuki burst into the room.
Satsuki looked down at Ichigo writhing figure and quietly whispered to Rumi to give him some time. Rumi hesitantly agreed, trusting and not trusting at the same time. Rumi slowly nodded and left the room.
Satsuki kneeled down next to Ichigo, softly picking up Ichigo fragil form placing her on her soft bed and sat next to her slowly petting her to sleep. At last Satsuki saw Ichigo calm face, the one that made his heart thunder again this ribs. Ichigo slept for all the time she had lost and when she woke up she saw a face that surprised her. Kashino sat there with an anxious look plastered onto his face. In that moment she realized something.