Fifteenth Lie

"Kaori, come! Dad made a cheese cake, tell me how it is." Kaori's father beckoned her and she obliged.

"Mm~! It is delicious, Dad! Please make some more!" Kaori gave her father a thumbs up.

"Oh my, I guess we will have to add it on our menu, is that right dear?" Kaori's mother shows up holding a glass of juice, "Here, drink this." She softly whispered to her daughter.

"Thank you Mom!" Kaori was about to touch the glass that her mother is holding out to her when it fell and shattered into pieces. "Sorry!" Kaori apologized as she crouched and pick up the shattered glasses on the floor.

In hurry, Kaori was cut and she immediately dropped the glass. "Ouch!" she tried to stop the bleeding but the blood keeps flowing from a small wound. That's weird.

"K-kaori..." Kaori looked to her mother as she called out to her.

"Oh, I am fi---------!!" Kaori stood up in surprise and rush out to her mother. Her mother was bleeding, her body is full of blood and her eyes are dead. "M-mom?! What happened? W-where is Dad?!"

"Kaori, why?" her mother suddenly grabbed her shoulders as she blood flow from her eyes. It is like her mother's tears are nothing but blood.  She should be scared at the appearance of her mother but instead, she feel worried.

"Mom?! Let's go to the hospital!" Kaori took her mother's hand but her mother did not move. "M-mom?"

"Why? Kaori... why are you still alive?" her mom asked her with wide eyes. So wide that Kaori was afraid that her eyes might pop out. She can clearly see the veins in her eyes.

"W-what do you mean? Mom? Please stop that, y-you're scaring me. W-where is Dad?" she is starting to get scared at how her Mom acts. She stepped back and she fell from the floor.

"You should die.. Don't be unfair to Mom and Dad okay? Please die.." her mother looked down to he

Kaori's voice won't come out. She's afraid. She's scared. Why does her mother wants her to die? Kaori suddenly feel her hand moved, she is holding a piece of glass, it touched her skin and cut it, deep. Her hand is moving on its own.

"It hurts! Stop it! M-my hand w-won't stop! M-mom! Please help me! I don't want this!! Mom! Dad!!" she tried to stop her hand by using the other but no avail. Her mother is only looking at her and not moving an inch.

"Cutting yourself? How disgusting. I wish you were never born." Her mother coldly stated and Kaori felt her heart shattered.

"I-I'm s-sorry.. I-I.." she wants to stop but her hand keeps moving cutting her arms, her thighs and stomach. She is already full of cuts and it hurts. Chills run down her spine as she felt the cold metal touched her neck, she carefully moved and looked at her side and saw her father holding a knife on her neck. Her father was smiling so wide and his body is covered in blood. "D-dad?"

"Kaori, do not cut. Let Dad do the nasty thing. You want to die right? It's fine. Dad and Mom understand. Let's all be together."

Kaori did not understand but before she can even ask a question, her Dad moved his hand, slitting her neck.

"No!!!"

"Kaori-chan?! Kaori-chan! Are you okay?" Akane is holding her hand, she is sitting beside her bed. Hiromi is leaning behind his wife, looking worried as well.

Kaori fainted after her episode and just woke up the next morning. The couple barely leave Kaori's side since yesterday after they found her in her own bathroom, having a break down.

Kaori looked at them and she tries to sit up, Akane helped her. Once done, she looked at her arms and noticed that it is cover with bandage. She removed the blanket and saw that her thighs are okay. Does that mean that the scenario with her parents are only a dream?

"Kaori? Does it still hurt?" Hiromi asked as his wife looked at him confused and worried.

"Onii-chan.." she mumbled, her head low and eyes unfocus "M-mom and Dad.. they are gone now right?" Kaori then looked up at Hiromi, her eyes are lifeless that made Hiromi and Akane flinched. "I-I.. I did this to myself, right?" she asked then looked to her bandage arms.

Hiromi looked so pained but he needs to answer her, "Yes." He almost whispered, anyone can feel the pain from his voice.

Kaori does not know if she should feel grateful that it was just a dream or feel horrible as she is still alive.

"I-I.. I-I'm sorry.. I am sorry.." she apologized, again and again as she started to cry. Akane and Hiromi looked at her, they do not know what to say. It is painful to see her cry, to see her so broken, and without them knowing, tears are already falling from their eyes. Akane hugged Kaori, whispering comfort words and Hiromi held Kaori's cold trembling hand.

God, she's so thin. It feels like she can break any moment.

After Kaori calmed down, they let her drink a glass of water. Hiromi sat on the other side of the bed and supported Kaori's body as she leaned on him, feeling all of her energy leaving her body. Akane is still holding her hand, tears are still falling from her eyes as she caress Kaori's hair.

"Kaori, we love you. We love you so much that it hurts us to see you crying and breaking. We want to help you. Please trust us." Hiro break the silence with his soft voice. "Do you believe us? Do you believe me?"

"Of course, I believe and trust Onii-chan and Onee-chan." She answered without any hesitation, her voice sound so weak from crying.

Hiromi and Akane felt crying again as they heard her answer without any hesitation. She trust them and yet they let this happen. They wanted to cry and beg for forgiveness but they decided against it. They need to know what is happening. This is about Kaori's feelings and not Hiromi's or Akane's feelings.

"Then, Kaori-chan, can you tell us what is happening?" Akane asked the little lady, looking at her. The hesitance and anxiety is reflecting in her eyes.

Akane understand her hesitance and anxieties, she knows that Kaori is afraid to open up because they might not believe her. Truthfully, Akane do not want to believe that this is happening but they can't neglect this anymore. They tried to be blind about her situation before and they regret it the moment they saw Kaori having a breakdown yesterday. She is afraid to know the truth, Hiromi must be afraid as well, judging how his hands that is supporting Kaori, tremble. But they must stop feigning ignorance to what is happening just to protect their heart because the more they protect their own heart, the more it kills Kaori's soul.

Kaori slowly nodded. She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and begin the story. She told them everything.