THE GRUDGE THAT BURNS

Lose

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"Ne, Mikoto kun, would you?. So my friend to the end?." That was what Yuuto said before he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

"Aaa, of course. I'm your friend, until the pain we feel is avenged." Reply Mikoto with a gentle smile, she is glad Yuuto needs her, unlike her former self who was always alone.

The flash back

Again, his stepmother was so angry that she beat him without mercy. Her mother did not like her presence.

"I've said many times, don't ever bother my son, you either understand or don't say me, you bastard son." His meaning while hitting Mikoto Hase's body with her husband's belt.

"Aaakhqq, I didn't ask for his help, but he helped me." Hase tried to defend himself, he endured the pain as the blister hit his left calf.

"So you want to blame my son, huh?." Yumi grabbed Hase's hair, until the teenager looked up at her face.

Seen her bruised face because often beaten by her stepmother, also sometimes her father beat her mercilessly. Hase just silently did not answer, it's useless to defend himself if in the end blamed too.

"This is the last time I warn you!. If you don't like it, you can get out of my house!." The words were so sharp and piercing, heartbreaking and sad. Why is he so hated by others?. What harm?.

"Hiks, hiks, I don't want to be like this either." His daily groaning was always the same, nor did he want something like this to happen in his life. He just quietly curled up in pain after the departure of his stepmother. What's wrong with trying to get along with her stepbrother Mikami. Will he lose the only person who always looks after him?. Will he be alone again?.

As soon as he wanted to stand up, he saw his brother coming with a worried face.he immediately wiped away his tears.

"Okaeri mikami nii." Hase smiled sweetly to cover up the pain she felt.

"Hase kun?." Mikami was astonished to see the battered condition of her sister, it felt so sad, why was her sister treated like this?. Why does his mother hate her sister so much?. His sister knew nothing, but why was she to blame?.

"Hase kun." Mikami hugged her sister, she knew her sister was harboring pain all alone, and sure enough, her sister cried sobbing as soon as she hugged.

"Gomen ne hase kun." Mikami felt so guilty towards this sister, she was only protecting her sister, but why did her mother not like it?. Mikami always asks her mother but her mother answers still.

That is hate because the mother of the child has ruined her happiness with her beloved husband, and her husband hates this child because the child's mother left him.

Hase is only caught up in the selfishness of their parents, which is why Mikami is protecting her sister, but why is it like this?.

Flash back off

Next day.

this is the second story about the death of a 3A student, Ryoutaro. The classroom situation is again heating up, let alone the students accusing Hasegawa Yuuto of committing such heinous deeds.

"Enough!. Stop you all!." Hase Sensei kicked down the table, the classroom atmosphere was silent for a moment. The student who was crying because of the news noticed Hase Sensei sobbing.

"Sensei." Yuuto could not believe that his teacher was defending him. Between joy and relief is there anyone else who trusts you?.

"If you don't want to be the same fate as your friend who bullied hase kun. Then stop your actions and apologize to hase kun." l

Hase Sensei continued with great emphasis. Nor did he understand why the student who bullied Hasegawa Yuuto died in such a horrible way?.

The students in 3A were silent, they did not make any sound, only listening to what Hase Sensei said, but their hearts cursed Yuuto, and they would prove that Yuuto did it.

"Good nii san. Just defend Yuuto, don't listen to them." On the other hand Mikoto who was always watching Yuuto smiled broadly at that. Seeing her brother Mikoto Mikami who is now named Hase Mikami defending Yuuto, she is very happy that Yuuto is not to blame in this case.

But don't expect him to stop even though the 3A student apologized to Yuuto and this matter was just finished?.

"No. You're so wrong." Mikoto grinned sinisterly, she stared intently at the students in the class. "You must feel the pain we feel. Don't run from the responsibility of what you did to us." Say it again, his heart is currently filled with grudges, past pain that is still lingering in his heart as if he cannot forgive what happened.

"Mikoto kun." From the corner of his eyes Yuuto saw Mikoto's figure, he knew if this turbulent feeling came from Mikoto.

He realized that there was something strange about Mikoto after almost two weeks together. It wasn't that Yuuto didn't realize it, but right now, only Mikoto was the only friend he had right now, so he was just silent for now.

As he told Mikoto, would Mikoto want to be friends with him until the end?.

"Arigatou, Kun mikoto." Inner Yuuto smiled faintly. The burden within his chest was slightly reduced, despite being paid with evil.

While Hase Sensei tried to explain to his students that the bully was not good, and the lesson hours this time only discussed the problems that occurred related to their two friends who died in an unnatural way.

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Two days later.

Yuuto and Mikoto were walking towards the kosan, but suddenly someone intercepted Yuuto. The old man stared intently at the side of Yuuto.

"Is it so much of a burden you carry, son?." The old man smiled gently at Yuuto, he patted Yuuto's shoulder gently.

Yuuto just kept silent, he did not understand what this Old Man said, it seems like this Man is a priest when viewed from his clothes.

"You can't follow your pain. If you want to reduce your burden, then come to me. Then I'll help you." This time he rubbed Yuuto's head. His smile still lingered on his face which was beginning to wrinkle.

"Control him, don't share his grudges with your living grudges." The priest's whisper in Yuuto's ear, made Yuuto growled in shock. Why would this Old Man know?. Can he see Mikoto?. I don't know.

What will happen next?.

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