Flashback:
Tasha's eyes flew open, and with a sudden burst of energy, she jumped up and ran out of the house.
"Get back here you slut!"
Ignoring her aunt, Tasha ran.
She found herself in the streets, cold and tearful. She couldn't believe how painful the memory was. It was so long ago. She found an alley way and was about to turn into it before…
"Tash…"
Tasha looked up to find the one person who had betrayed her. And his turquoise held the regret she had expected.
End of Flashback
She took a step back.
"What the hell do you want….?" It was so rare to see her cry. Yet here she was, crying.
Tala took a step forward. He noticed the wetness in her eyes. "Tash…Why are you crying?"
She snorted. "It's so fucken ironic that whenever I think of… it… you turn up!"
Tala's eyes looked down. He knew what she meant.
"You're thinking of her aren't you?"
She sniffed. 'Stay strong… stay strong… don't cry in front of him…..'
Tala looked at her sympathetically. "Tasha, I…-"
"Save it Red! I don't want to hear your sad ass excuses." With that, she turned and bolted off.
God why was the world so against her?
She kept running, not really looking where she was going. Tears were still pouring down her face.
She stopped running, panting, hunched over. Slowly she looked up. She was at a river. Walking over, she sat down on a rock. She closed her eyes and took in the silent area.
Suddenly she heard leaves crunching behind her, the footsteps of someone coming closer.
'Please tell me that loser didn't follow me…'
"Why can't you just FUCK OFF Tal-". She turned around and came face to face with someone… but it wasn't Tala.
"Kai…."
"Hmph… something in your eye I take it?"
She 'hmphed' back and stared back out to the river.
Kai sat next to her. "You had a run-in with Tala ay?"
"How did you-?"
"You were going to mention his name."
Tasha sighed mentally. Why was Kai so smart?
"Hn."
Kai looked at her. "I want to talk to you about something."
Tasha rolled her eyes. "Do I have any choice?"
"None"
"Then proceed."
Kai sighed. "I saw you hanging with Tinnerman."
"Wha?" Ok now she was confused. "Who?"
"Sam Tinnerman."
Tasha's eyes narrowed. "What's so bad about Sam? I don't need a lecture Hiwatari"
"He's a bad person."
"So am I but you don't hear me bitching and crying."
Kai's eyes narrowed back. "I'm serious. He's known for-"
She stood up. "Look. I. Don't. Care. He's the only friend I've got at the moment who isn't famous with a stick up their ass."
"No but he's infamous… well his rep is anyway."
"Hiwatari, go spend your time patronizing someone else… if he fucks up my life well, put it this way, it's not like I'll notice."
With that, she turned around and walked off, leaving Kai to sigh to himself and curse mentally.
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Tasha's POV
I headed home, totally forgetting about why I was crying and ran off in the first place. I walked through the door, only to be greeted by my drunk and extremely pissed Aunty.
Shit...trust my memory to lag on me when I need it most…
"Where were you, you little slut?"
I sighed. "I went for a walk?"
"Oh yer… working those corners ay whore?"
My eyes narrowed. I was really not in the mood for this. "Fuck off.."
Her eyes narrowed too. "What did you say to me?"
"I said 'FUCK.OFF'. Can't your brain comprehend that?"
She grabbed a vase and threw it at me but I ducked just in time.
I bolted up the stairs and into my room, ignoring her screaming insults about how I was 'going to pay'.
I decided to have a shower. I headed into my adjoining bathroom and stripped.
I turned on the shower and ducked straight under, hissing slightly as the hot water hit my skin.
I stood there for what seemed like an eternity.
I looked on the shower floor and saw a razor. I picked it up. Why was life so complicated? I looked at my legs. I don't know anymore. I use to be a coward but now…
I slashed the razor across my legs, blood drawing instantly. Everything started going out of view as darkness covered my eyes. The last thing I felt was the tiled floor of the shower before I blacked out …
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My eyes fluttered open. The room was pitch black. I was still lying on the shower floor, being hit by ice cold water.
I sat up and slowly and painfully stood up. I turned the shower off and stepped out of the shower. There was patches of dried blood on my legs. I reached for a towel and wrapped myself in it.
I dragged my feet into my room and fell on my bed.
Wow …… life really did suck.
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