I Am Deaf

Chapter 29

Dell POV

Man, Rin had CHANGED so much since I'd last seen her. Her hair had gone from blond to golden, her blue eyes were more... sparkly, and her attitude had increased. Well, she hadn't had any attitude last time I saw her, but...

Oh yeah.

She was now deaf.

"Dell!" Rin yelped, and I looked down at her menacingly.

As pretty as she looked, I couldn't let her go for what she did to Mom.

Mom was the only one who'd understood me.

After I came home from school, she'd hold me, ask me if the bullies left me alone. I'd shake my head no, and she'd storm to school and whip the teasers into shape.

Rin was trying not to cry, but her bottom lip wavered, as did her cold look.

Damn, this was going to be hard. Killing her was not gonna be anything easy. She looked so much like Mom, I could barely distinguish them.

I tried to bring my hand downwards with the knife, but my hand shook so much, I couldn't.

I stepped back.

What the hell was I doing?

Rin hadn't killed Mom, but I needed her to tell me where Mom was.

I used the hilt of my knife to hit her head, hard. She winced, and cocked her head to the side, asking me silently why I would do this. Why I killed her family, one by one.

I'll tell you why.

You were Mom's new favorite, that's why.

Without Mom, my family fell apart.

My dad sent me to boarding school.

They caned me every day, every hour.

My sister was always drunk.

She got hit by a car and died.

And you?

You're the offspring of my pain.

The-freaking-reason-I-have-a-horrible-life.

Your Mom caused this.

So who is it?

Who am I getting revenge on?

Answer me!

Is it you...

Or Mom?

Len POV

"So... Mom. What did this car look like?"

"A red car. Flat top."

"That's not very specific..."

Mom groaned.

"Oh, Rin. Screw this. If you're hurt in any way..."

I felt like tearing out my heart and shooting it.

"Lenny-Len?"

Another stupid nickname!

Miku bounced in, her cheeks pink from the cold.

"Let's go on a walk!"

Mom nodded to me.

"A walk with some fresh air will do you good, honey. I'll look for the car, kay?"

I groaned inwardly and snatched my coat.

Miku started dancing around.

Man, was she annoying.

"Len, wanna go out with me tomorrow?"

"Miku, my heart only belongs to Rin."

"You're so annoying! She's gonna die soon, anyways!"

I stopped, my heart thudding in my chest. Miku froze, and I have a feeling it wasn't from the cold.

"Miku. How do you know about Rin?"

Miku sealed her lips with an imaginary lock and key.

I put on a coy smile.

"I'll go on a date with you..."

She gasped. "Okay!"

Idiot.

"So... Dell came to see me..."