My Life
Old Fiat
This is the competition entry I got from Ahotep. I do believe it's quite good. Thank you Ahotep!
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You asked for a chapter about Taki so I wrote one. (I put it between "...") I think it was supposed to be short so I'm sorry for its length. I couldn't stop. Well I hope you'll like it.
Ahotep
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Existence twenty-five: Taki Hanginosuke
"Hello, my name is Taki Haginosuke. Atobe decided to make each member of the team write a short essay about our family life. So I think that I don't have the choice.
So where shall I start? Yes I'm Taki Haginosuke 3rd year in Hyotei. I live in a little house with my mother and my uncle, mum's younger brother. Dad died in a car crash three years ago. Some stupid guys were racing in the street with their powerful cars and my father wasn't able to make his car stop. We had to move so Mum bought a little house.
Mum is a lawyer. A very good one, she is even working for one of Atobe's father company. My life wasn't that bad. Everything changed the day she came back with uncle Taiki. To show you how bad my life is now I'll tell you what I do everyday of the week, week after week.
I wake up at 6 am. I make breakfast for my mother and me. At 6.30 I wake her up and at 7 she leaves. Before going to school I have to make sure that the job offers paper is on the kitchen table. From 7.45 to 4pm I'm at school and from 4 to 6 I play tennis.
When I come home Uncle Taiki is in the living room a can of beer in the hands, flicking through the channels. On the floor there are many empty bottles of alcohol. Yes my uncle is alcoholic. I have to pick up all the bottles before doing my homework. My uncle is always so drunk that he might get injured by walking on a bottle. After that I do my homework and then I cook.
Mum usually comes home at 7 pm. We eat all together; then she does the washing up while I take a shower and while my uncle starts drinking again.
Well, you probably think that, apart from my drunken uncle, everything isn't that bad. You are wrong. He beats mum when he thinks I'm asleep. I hear mum shout, saying that she won't give money anymore. Then the beating starts. I don't intervene because mum doesn't me to be injured. The last time I tried to help her, he broke my wrist. All I can do is pray and hope that he will leave, that mum will phone the police. My only ray of light is the piano that is in the attic. When the beating starts I climbed there and play as loudly as I can till everything is over.
Now some words about school and tennis. I really like this school. I have a lot of friend and a huge fanclub because I'm part of the tennis club. I used to be a regular but I was defeated by Shishido so I had to give up my spot. Of course I'm sad but I understand. Atobe needs strong players and well, with my wrist, I'm no longer in this category of people. Moreover it gives me more time to practice my piano.
I need to go and cook because Mum has invited one of her colleague to come and eat with us. Oh and before I forget, I will call the police, Mum doesn't deserve to be beaten by her brother…
Well Atobe said I had to write 100 words and I wrote more than 500. I hope he won't be mad…"
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Go Ahotep! Yeah, if you want to read more of their stuff, I think they have a profile page... somewhere. Anyway. I think they did a great job. Yay!
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-Old Fiat s. Italy
Next chapter is Oshitari.