A Cruel World [1]

"Sumi", he began placing his hands on her cheeks so that she would look at him and she did with trembling eyes. "That's enough Sumi... I can feel it, how sad you're, enough"

"Why" the tears fell. She couldn't understand why, after what she just said to him and he...

"You may be a pain and dark sometimes but I know you're not a bad person" his gaze level. "Although I do not know what happened for you to do such a thing... but", he shifted his gaze back to her. "I trust you"

She gasped as her eyes went wide, they shook vigorously, and then her gaze leveled in sadness.

Shino moved his hand so that he could hold hers, he held it tightly.

"You're an idiot" she sobbed, wiping her tears away.

"I know," Shino said, walking ahead still holding her hand tightly, leading the way.

Sumi stared at Shino's back. 'You were right mom...' she thought. 'Even though the world is cruel, there's someone who makes it less cruel'

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Years Ago