Holli: Sorry for the late update, I was in France for a couple of weeks. Becca is sick but says hi.
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Akemi's POV
I stared at Yuugi, who stood up, with a shocked look on his face.
"Y-y-yes," I finally managed to say.
"Oh. My. God." He said, sliding back down into his chair. He lifted his gaze up to my face.
"But, how?" He asked, after staring at me for a while. "You look about... 17?"
I nodded.
"And Ryou could only be 28 now." He gave me a puzzled frown. "So you must be...?"
"Adopted," I said, answering his unspoken question.
"Ryou never discussed plans of adoption."
"Well, it's kind of a long story."
"It's not like I don't have the time."
"Well, I was out one night..." And so I launched into my tale.
~*/Flashback to 10 years ago/*~
"Stupid girl," muttered Elsie, one of the big girls, whose turn it was to take us (the 'little kids' as Elsie has put it) out so we could spend our pocket money at the corner shop three streets away.
Tom, Jenny and Betsy were all out with their respective foster parents. I, having no foster parents, was the only one left.
"Hurry up, won't you?" Elsie grumbeled, sounding cross. "I promised my boyfriend Jack I'd meet him at the cinema at 9. And it's already 7:30. That gives me only an hour and a half to get ready."
"You can't rush choosing sweets. Everyone knows that." I said to her, sternly.
"Right, that's it," she said. "I'm going."
"But you can't leave me here!" I exclaimed.
"Relax, you can pay for the sweets and walk back on your own. For god's sake, you're 7 now!" And with that, she left.
"But it's dark..." I trailed off, staring at the chocolate in my hand.
"Hurry up!" The man at the counter said, looking much less friendly now that Elsie had gone. "It's time to close the shop."
I bit my lip and walked over to the counter. The man frowned at me.
"Well?" he asked in a scary tone. I lost my nerve.
"Uh, nothing," I said, and put the chocolate back.
'I can't believe Elsie would do that to me. She knows I hate the dark,' I thought, as I crossed the road.
'She can be so mean someti-'
"OOF!" I tripped on my shoelace.
I heard the honking of a car's horn, the squeal of a car's breaks and I felt it slam into me.
I was flung through the air for what seemed like hours, but, in reality, was only seconds.
I heard screams - some of which I was sure where mine - and I hit the ground.
Pain... and then, nothing.
Holli: Sorry it's so short. I would upload the next chapter aswell, but I'm uploading this in the break of England vs. USA football/soccer match, which I don't want to miss. I'll try to upload it tomorrow.
Anyway, please review.