“Is that the bitch?” A whisper.
“She’s the victim of that serial killer, right?”
“I kinda pity her” more whispers.
“Well, it’s her problem for seducing him”
“She’s still a hot topic even after this much time lol”
“I heard she has a…” More whispers.
Many whispers and remarks rang and circled around a young girl’s head as she tried her utmost best to ignore them, walking in the hallway to reach the back of the school.
An innocent and gentle looking girl with black hair and grey droopy eyes with a mole under her mouth walked out of the school building and into another place buzzing with students, all of whom wore a formal, black school outfit.
She halted once she saw a group of boys standing next to the dear leading to her destination, she started sweating and wanted cry, feeling terror, but before she lost her mind, she turned away from them, walking away with heavy breaths and a tight heart.
She walked in an almost empty hallway as she calmed herself down, she let out a long breath as she finally felt her mind turn peaceful and calm again, then she continued walking her way to the back of the school, yet this time using a different, longer rout.
Once she reached the destination on mind, she softly smiled as she found a friend of hers slowly waving at her with a similarly small smile that fit her long, soft raven hair and big raven eyes.
"Hey, you're late" Her friend remarked as she started opening her bento once the girl sat next to her.
"Hey there Makima, I took the long road, that's why" The girl calmly said to her friend(Makima) as she similarly opened her bento.
"I see" Makima mumbled as she started to eat.
Both ate in silence, none uttered a word until the bell rang, and right before they both went on there own way, Makima offered her friend a new LEGO box:
"It's Iioshi's birthday today, right? give it to him and tell him it's from auntie Makima and Oda"
the girl softly smiled and accepted it, saying with a happy and grateful feeling: "Thank you, I'm sure he'll love it"
"I hope so" The other mumbled.
The two went on there own way, each with different feelings stacked up inside, Makima happily walked with a stoic and firm, unmovable face-like a tall, firm and unmovable wall that never bolters, while the other girl walked with complicated feeling as she watched the gift from Makima, thinking about various and randomly different matters.
The school day passed by slowly, but when it came to an end, she left the place in a hurry, going back home as soon as the bell rang, she had neither cleaning duty nor did she join a club of any sorts after all.
It took hear 20 minutes to reach back home on foot, she opened the front door with anticipation and changed her slippers, and right when she stood, she heard a cute-Childs voice: "Mommy!"
She looked at the source to find a 3 years old boy with pitch black eyes-even though there are no eyes colored black, just really dark brown-wearing comfortable outgoing clothes, he smiled brightly and cheerfully, he had a similar placed mole under his mouth as his 'Mom'.
He rushed to the girl and hugged her after she lowered herself to his level, she asked as she gently picked him up in her arms: "How was your day Iioshi? did you have fun with nanny?"
Iioshi talked cheerfully while his mother walked up the stairs in her arms: "Yes! nanny played with me a lot, she even gave me a present!"
"That's great I'll have to thank her later, she must be busy, and I'm in a hurry, so let's get ready really quickly!" She said as she reached up a room upstairs in the far corner of the hallway.
She opened the room and entered, saying as she carefully put him down: "wait for me"
"Yes mommy" He said as he started playing with a small car toy while she changed her clothes in a hurry in the bathroom.
Once she finished, she grabbed her son and left the house in a hurry, heading to a convenience store not far by, they entered, and as if they were used to it, Iioshi sat behind a counter on a small chair seemingly made just for him, but before that, he greeted a woman with blonde-dyed- hair with a tattoo on her arm.
The girl put on her working attire and greeted the woman with a warm smile: "Good evening Kino"
"Ah-It's still afternoon, but oh well, good evening Stelle, your a bit early" The woman(Kino) said with enthusiasm.
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"well, It's so i can ask for an early leave today, I'll leave at 7 today" The girl(Stelle) said.
"I see"
Stelle worked from 3:30pm to 7pm as a part-timer, while Iioshi quietly played around the store without making his mother, or anyone any trouble.
Things went smoothly and they both left the store, but instead of going back home like Iioshi expected, Stelle took him to a toys store and said after they entered: "Pick whatever you want my dear"
Iioshi's eyes sparkled as soon as they entered the store, but hearing his mothers words made him happier and livelier, he scampered through many toys with glittery eyes, and after a while, he rushed to his mother and pulled her to various spots and shelfs as he talked about how amazing all of them were.
Stelle felt pathetic, she couldn't afford to buy all of the things her child loved and desired, that was why she felt her motivation and determination to study harder to enter a good college and get a good job condensing and getting thicker and bigger.
She listened to everything her child said and laughed with him, then she saw him stop talking and spacing out at something, so she followed his gaze to see a neat looking black teddy bear wearing a black formal suit.
She looked at the price and found it somewhat expensive, so she frowned, but then looked at the sparkles and admiring look in his eyes, she opened and closed her mouth multiple times until she sneered: 'what an idiot I am'
She asked gently: "Do you want that bear?"
He looked at her and cutely nodded his head: "yes mommy" She chuckled and patted his head, then nervously asked the store owner to pack it up, and after ignoring her fears, she bought it and gave it to her son with a gentle smile.
Even though she spent a lot of money on the teddy bear, seeing her sons happy face and smile made her think that it was all worth it, she asked him as they walked to another destination with the moon above: "Do you like it?"
He brightly smiled and said as he hugged his teddy bear tightly: "A lot!"
As much as she hated going outside at night, she still had to do it for her beloved, adding to that, she went out prepared like always, but she was still cautious as they walked to the bakery that was also not far away.
They entered and payed for a small cake she ordered the day before, then they headed back home with three products, one were a bunch of puddings and cakes she bought from the convenience store she worked in, the second was the teddy bear, and the last was the cake.
She surprisingly still had money left after all that, she had ideas of renting herself a manga, but dismissed the idea as soon as it came, and instead just returned back home.
It took them almost 15 minutes to reach back home, and they did, she wished she hadn't entered that early, she saw her eldest brother talking with her eldest sister next to the stairs when they entered, her siblings eyes turned to them, they greeted her with nothing unusual, but when there gazes landed on Iioshi, they became full of disdain and dislike with a sense of hostility, while he was nervously fidgeting in his place behind her.
She honestly felt angry and mad, yet she said nothing and instead hurried upstairs with him, entering her room and locking it quickly.
She breathed in and out, then softly smiled at her son: "Now now, let's get you changing"
He seemed reluctant on leaving his teddy bear, but set it aside and listened to what his mother told him with a cute pout: "Yes mommy"
She changed her sons clothes and entered the bathroom to change hers, and after that, she took him and headed downstairs, to the dinning room to be exact, as much as she didn't want to, she had to, her parents were strict on eating dinner together, especially when it's weekends.
There was a big table fit for 8, all of the chairs were occupied except one, they were her family members and sister in law chatting and laughing, talking about various topics as they ate, but seemingly, her arrival dampened the cozy mood, actually, she knew it wasn't mostly her who caused it. She took a peak at Iioshi, who stood behind her nervously, then her eyes turned back to the people at the table and said: "Good evening"
They uttered a formal greeting while she brought an extra chair and put it next to hers, then she and her son silently started eating in that awkward-tense atmosphere.
Her family soon continued talking and laughing, but the atmosphere surrounding them was still a bit awkward, so she made sure to finish her meal quickly and returned with her son after washing both there dish's as soon as he finished his own meal.
"Hic..." She looked at Iioshi in panic and hugged him after locking the door, he hugged her back and started crying as she gently patted his back while whispering: "Everything will be all right...Everything will be all right"
A few minutes passed and he calmed down, so she used this chance and got him the teddy bear, she gently asked with it in her and his hands: "What should we name your new friend?"
He smiled and seemed deep in thoughts, then said with a bright smile: "Daddy!"
She laughed lightly, yet her heart tightened a bit as she realized his desire for a father, but she couldn't do anything about it, she could only hide her pain and fear,
"Haha, how about another name, Mr...hmm, Mr what?" She playfully said as she ruffled his hair.
"Mr.Loacha!" He said in excitement.
She looked at him in great surprise, then laughed happily at her sons choice of names, well, she didn't have anything against that name , it was the name of a character she likes in one of her favorite games.
"Mr.Loacha, that's a nice name, your pretty good aren't you!"
"Hehehe" He giggled as he hugged the now Mr.Loacha, who had many interesting functions, one was that your able to store a few of your belongings inside a secret pocket in its stomach, which seemed like the thing that most interested him.
Iioshi was very happy with his gift, and after she decided it was time for the other surprise, she took out the cake and put it on the ground table they sat on, he looked at the cake in curiosity, but she said nothing and put three candles on top and lightened them up.
She took out her camera and took a pitcher of both Iioshi and the cake that had 'happy birthday' printed on top, then put it on record, and said happily: "Happy birthday Iioshi!"
Iioshi got excited and happier than before, she knew he didn't understand what a birthday is, but she knew he loved it either way.
Time passed and the small birthday party came to an end, she had given him Makimas gift, they ate small chocolate that exactly fit only the both of them, they also played a lot with each other, Stelle didn't have to worry about time since the day after was Friday, but she still made sure to pack things up before 10pm, and at exactly that time, they were both laying on the same bed with the lights turned off after they finished getting themselves ready for bed.
"Good night mommy" She heard Iioshi's tired voice.
"Good night dear" She said as she held his small and soft hand.
It felt peaceful, Iioshi was holding Mr.Loacha with one hand and his mothers hand with the other, it felt like it was the happiest day ever for him.
Both fell fast asleep after a long, tiring day...
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