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Ame wakes up with an arm tightly wrapped around her waist. She wipes her eyes and carefully peels the arm off her waist.
She sighs and sits up, rubbing her sore neck. She glances over at the person sleeping like a log. Ai.
Ever since her parents suddenly kicked her out, she's been living like a prisoner at Ai's place. Ame glances away and swings her legs over the bed, staring at the lines of dark purple and red bruises spreading across her legs, new ones already forming over old ones.
Ame stands up slowly, nearly falling over. She grabs the nightstand next to the bed, hopping awkwardly until she catches her balance.
She walks towards the bathroom, each step feeling like spikes digging into her ankles.
She opens the bathroom door and wobbles inside. Ame sighs and closes the door, thumping her back against the door. She falls down slowly, hugging her knees to her chest when she falls completely down.
Ame hears a vibration in her pocket. She digs her hand inside and pulls out her phone. A text message from Momo.
4:25 AM
Momo : hii 🥲 when are we gonna hang out?
Ame stares at the phone before typing out a response slowly. She deletes them all until she lands on one she deems perfect.
4:27 AM
Ame : cant, srry
A ding comes almost instantly.
4:27 AM
Momo : ?? When are we gonna hang out then? I'm worried about you, Ame. You're always holed up in that place.
Ame barely has time to answer before Momo sends a text again.
4:28 AM
Momo : ALSO 🤨...when the fuck did you even get into contact with ai? I thought you guys didn't even talk.
Ame thumps the phone against her forehead, the cool from the phone making her shiver.
4:29 AM
Ame : i said icant
Ame closes the phone and puts it in her pocket before she regrets anything. She sighs as the vibration from her phone triples.
Ame braces a hand on her knee and stands up slowly. She turns around and opens the door, stepping out into the room. Ai isn't there anymore.
Ame glances around and sees the kitchen light on. She sighs and rubs her face, mentally bracing herself.
She forces herself to walk into the kitchen.
Ai's standing in the kitchen with a pink polka-dot apron on, she's frying eggs. Ame flinches when she hears music from somewhere. She looks around until her eyes land on a cd player.
Soft music is playing, it's almost soothing considering the situation.
"I can see you, y'know? You aren't invisible." Ai says, turning to look at Ame. Ame flinches and slowly walks inside the kitchen, sitting down slowly in one of the chairs at the dining table.
Ame opens her mouth and closes it. Then she opens it again.
"Ai, I wanna go home.." She says finally.
Ai just stares at her, "But you are home?." Ai replies, cracking a smile.
Ame frowns and balls her hands into fists, "Ai. Let me go home." She says more sternly.
Ai just chuckles and goes back to the eggs.
"No. I don't trust you."
Ame pauses, "What? It's not like I have anywhere to go."
Ai just smiles and wipes her hands on her apron. "Exactly! You might try to escape somewhere."
Ame sighs and rests her face in her hands. Ai stops smiling and walks towards Ame. She holds out her hand in front of Ame's face.
"Give me your phone." Ai says. Ame pauses. Then she reaches into her pocket and hands Ai her phone. Ai hums something and starts scrolling through it.
"Will ya look at that?" Ai mumbles, her scrolling getting more rapid. Finally, she sets it down on the table and looks at Ame.
"What the fuck are you saying to make everyone worried about you?" Ai asks.
Ame's hand pauses on the way of grabbing her phone. She turns to glance at Ai, "What?" She asks.
Ai scoffs and grabs her phone, examining it. She flips it over.
Finally, she raises her hand high with the phone and smashes it on the ground with all her strength. It shatters into a million tiny pieces.
Ame gasps and stands up, falling to her knees as she tries to grab what remains of her phone.
Ai backs up, "Should I just chop off your legs? That way, you'll just not be able to go anywhere and I can roll you everywhere I please?" She says under her breath, her eyes wide and manic.
Ai raises her leg and slams it down on Ame's hand, grinding it down for good measure.
Ame hisses and tries to pull her hand back. Ai snickers, raising her leg and stomping on Ame again and again.
Finally, Ame pulls back and stands up abruptly. She towers over Ai easily.
Ai just grins, "What. Are. You. Gonna. Do?" She asks slowly. Ame backs away until the back of her legs hit the chair, she sits down slowly.
She doesn't do anything. She never does.
Ai walks towards the stove and goes back to frying the eggs, they're black and charred. Ai frowns as she dumps it in the trash. She hums and sways to the music as she cracks a new egg in the pain.
Ame just stares at the wall, counting down the seconds to the next minute.
"When will you let me go home?" She asks. Ai doesn't bother looking at her.
She just sighs heavily like Ame is the reason for all this, "Never, Ame. You're already home."
A single tear rolls down Ame's face. Ai's cold finger wipes it away, she stares at her finger before sucking it into her mouth. She smiles, all teeth.
"Don't try to leave me again, okay? Next time I won't be so forgiving." Ai says, walking behind Ame and hugging her softly.
Ame tries to lean away but Ai's grip tightens and she's forced to lean into her touch.
"... Okay."
4:30 AM
Momo : what? Wtf
4:30 AM
Momo : then when?
4:31 AM
Momo : dont ignore me
4:55 AM
Momo : helloooo? Are you there?
5:00 AM
Momo : earth to ameeeee
5:35 AM
Momo : ?? Did ai finally kill you?
5:40 AM
Momo : why arent my messages going through?
5:41 AM
Momo : did you seriously block me?
6:01 AM
Momo : taiyo tried to call you.. Your phone isn't working 🤨
6:03 AM
Momo : call me if you see this please
6:30 AM
Momo : pls