“Haha, you are so stupid, being around you is so fun.” Fiona smiled while looking outside at their beautiful tree beginning to bloom.

Beside her is Mike, scrolling through his phone while also smiling at the joke he just made. He then looked at Fiona and kicks her foot for fun.

“There you go again, stop poking me.” She tries to poke him back but he blocks her and kicks her again which makes her run away in pain. “Dammit, haha, it hurts you big dummy.” She rubs at the spot that hurts while looking at Mike, pretending to be angry. She stops rubbing her spot and continues staring at him without looking away.

Mike notices and turns towards her, “what is it little cat?” Seeing his warm smile, Fiona felt at peace, he was his pillar of light.

“Thanks……. Ever since I came to live here after my parents passed, your parents have been treating me harshly. Even their kids are now following in their footsteps, I get that I am not their real daughter but why do they hate me so much, they are the ones that brought me here, so why?” She walks back and sits at the door next to him, her mood is slowly getting ruined but Mike was now an expert and bringing her mood back up.

He looks at her for a few seconds before speaking, “let me see your feet.” Without thinking about it, she gives him her foot and at the last second, she realised what he wanted to do but it was too late. “W-wait, dont, last time you-” Before she could continue, the sensation was already rising up her body and she burst out laughing while struggling to break free from his grip.

“M-Mike please, stop, Hahahaha, this is why I hate sitting too close to you, stuff like this keeps happening.” He continued to wiggle around like a worm while Mike was just smiling, enjoying every moment. After a few minutes, he stops and releases her foot causing her to fall down.

“Hah, hah, hah, dammit, hahaha, I can never be sad around you huh. My stop hurts from all the laughing.” She slowly gets up and to finish off everything, Mike acted like he was about to do it again which made Fiona run away laughing. She quickly came back and stood a few feet from him with a happy expression on her face.

“Much better, I like when you are happy, the others may hate you but remember what i told you, as long as you have one person in your life that cares about you, that’s enough. I will support you, rely on me because to me, you are the little sister I have never had.” His words always stuck with her and pushed her forward, she had sad moments but Mike was always there to cheer her up………..

July 29 2005, Mike and Fiona were in critical condition. This all began one night during dinner, Fiona sat next to Mike as usual but this angered his parents.

“Why are you always clinging to our son? What are you up to, are you trying to seduce him or something?” His mom’s words cut deep like a sharp knife but she was used to this by now. To show respect, she stopped eating and waited for them to finish their tantrum, that’s what Mike taught her to do.

“Tch, stupid girl, you smell, you barely do any work around the house, your grades are terrible, i made a mistake bringing you here, next year i will send you back to your family, your grandparents are still alive, go live with them.” Hearing these words did not sit well with Mike, he accepted Fiona as a little sister, he thinks about the condition he came in, thin, dirty and not very bright but after just a 2 years, she has changed a lot but his parents obviously did not care about that.

Mike always hated his parents, Fiona is not the first, 1st it was his oldest sister, she passed away many years ago so they needed a new target and since Mike was now the oldest, they targeted him calling him all sorts of things but he did not care and continued to live how he wanted. After Fiona arrived, they moved to her because Mike refused to burge, at first it was effective but Mike taught her how to ignore all their harsh words and it worked, she did not care anymore. However, this time she felt it, she told mike multiple times that even though they hate her, she is happier here than back where she lived, she did not want to go back to that type of life.

Mike looked at her face as his mom said all these things, it affected her badly and was ready to cry, seeing this switched something in Mike, he never talked back to his parents but this was crossing the line. He smacks his hand on the table causing a loud bang in the dining room. His father slowly looks up at him seeing his angry look, the father felt nothing but the mother and the youngest kids felt fear, they thought of him as a rabbit and now that rabbit is shedding its skin, standing up for his little sister.

“Fuck! I have heard enough coming out of your mouth, shut up and let the poor child eat. Why do you people hate happiness so much, all you do is cause drama, are you happier when people are miserable? How pitiful.”

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“..........boy, you better be careful and show some respect, this is your mother you are speaking to.” The father casually said while taking a bike of his meat.”

“Tch, whatever, i have had enough of this place, i pay half of the bills in this house and i am still being treated like an outcast, maybe it's about time i leave and i will take Fiona of course, either willingly or by going to court.” The parents were confused on what he meant by court but it didn’t take long for them to find out.

“You see, I have set up multiple little cameras around the house just in case, I have evidence from such a long time ago, so much dirt on you that if leaked, you will both face prison time. Now here are your options, you either let us go willingly or I will take what I have to the police and let them handle everything.”

[this is bad, if that information is revealed we will be ruined, we have no choice] the mother thought before slowly opening her mouth, “fine you can-” The screeching noise of her husbands chair cuts her off, she looks at his face and her reaction said it all, the husband was furious.

He slowly walked towards Mike, still eating his meat. “I can’t believe this, after 23 years of being silent, you finally got the balls to stand up to us, huh?” They stood inches away from each other and stared at one another without a single way showing any sign of backing away. The tension was thick and it was obvious someone would get hurt, or worse.

“H-hold, this is getting out of hand, look, we are sorry for treating you and Fiona badly ok, i promise we will stop, i didn’t mean the stuff i said, i was just trying to make her feel bad, please don't fight.” Despite the mother saying all this, Mike and his father still refused to back away, they were both furious and wanted a piece of each other.

“Mike, please.” He hears Fiona’s crying voice telling him to stop, he shifts his gaze towards her and this was a fatal mistake. The father took this split moment to shove a meat bone right into Mike’s stomach causing him to fall to his knees in pain.

“Mike!”

“Son!”

They both ran to check up on him, it was not a critical injury but still needed treatment. He looks up at this father with eyes burning with rage. “That’s right son, don't be a pussy, stand up and face your old man.” Mike began to slowly get up using the chair as support, Fiona pleaded for him to stop but he ignored her.

[n-no, he should not fight, this is bad, this is really bad, the last time I saw him angry like this was when i came home with a black eye, the following day he went to our school and beat that boy close to death, I am sure aunty knows as well, if we let them fight, the father might die.]

The mother, not seeing any way around this, ran to her phone to call the police and Fiona also moved away along with the kids. They expected an all out war but surprisingly, nothing happened.

“Look dad, i am going to fight you, i hate you both but you are still my parents and i still have respect for you, so i am sorry if i crossed the line, i made a mistake speaking up.” He bows to show he meant what he said, this made Fiona and the mother very happy but the same could not be said about the father, he looked both disgusted and furious.

“WHAT, I STABBED YOU AND YOU ARE JUST GOING TO TAKE IT LIKE A BITCH!?”He grabs his son’s shoulder and begins exerting force. “NO, YOU ARE MY SON, YOU SHOULD BE RUTHLESS, HIT ME, I WON'T EVEN BLOCK OR DODGE SO HIT ME!”

[Father, I know what type of man you are, you are a dangerous man, you are part of a secret gang that rules this town, i am sure you have killed people before so i can not risk fiona getting hurt, i will not fight you.] He thought, tuning his head away to show he was not interested.

“...I see, you just need a little motivation, that's all.” He turns his head towards fiona. “I will help you turn into your real self, my son.” He quickly pulls out his gun and shots Fiona in the chest. As she slowly fell down, she looked at Mike with fear in her eyes.

“M-Mike…” She hit the ground hard and began bleeding out. The kids screamed out and ran away outside, along with the mother, crying to help. Mike on the other hand continued to stare at Fiona’s body with a blank stare, he could not hear anything because of the ringing in his ears but he knew his father was laughing.

Without uttering a single word or sound, he disarms his father which surprised him and before he could react, Mike punched his throat so hard that he fell to his knees unable to breath. He looked up at his son and the stare he gave him was clear.

[there you go boy, you have finally woken up, hahaha] He thought as a knife came down towards him, stabbing his throat and then twisting the knife , making a huge hole in his throat. He pulls out the knife and his father’s lifeless body falls down but he is not done, he continues standing at his lifeless body over and over again.

The police then burst through the door, spotting Mike on top of his dead father with a knife in hand.

“Drop your weapon and put your hands up!”

Mike could not hear them, he was lost in thought, there was no going back now. He stood up, looked at his hands and his dead father on the floor, there was no feeling of quilt at all, just…nothing.

“F-Fiona.” He slowly started walking towards her with the knife still in hand.

“Back away from the girl!”

“Stop!”

“This is your last warning!”

Mike did not care, he continued walking and the police had no other choice.

“Open fire!”

He got shot multiple times but continued to walk until finally, he reached her, dropped the knife and fell to his knees. “Poor girl, you did not deserve this, it's always the kind ones that suffer.” He picked her up and hugged her gently. “I will be joining you soon.”

With that, Mike let out his last breath with a smile on his face. It’s surprising what a small argument can cause if not handled correctly. Two good souls were lost and now judgement will be placed upon them.

“Where am i?”