I woke up back in the cell that my so called parents used to keep me.

The truth was, they weren't my parents.

They had murdered my real parents and kidnapped me and my little brother. Just a week later in this cell, my brother had died.

They had left his decomposing body in here with me and only fed me once every two days.

I was bound and gagged again. I started sobbing, screaming into the gag.

This wasn't fair.

How was any of this fair?!

I screamed until I couldn't scream anymore, letting my tears soak into the cloth of the gag.

Resting my head against the wall, I stared at the ceiling. I didn't think She would try to kill someone just to get to me. Who am I kidding? Of course She would.

I didn't even know her name. I only knew her boyfriend's name - AJ. They were both mental asylum patients who had somehow gotten free.

I closed my eyes, seeing Yukio's face. I wished he would pull me into his chest again and smile and just be there to provide some comfort in this hellhole.

...

I jerked awake to the sound of the door opening. AJ stepped in, setting down a plate of stale bread and dirty water. Once he left, I flipped the plate over.

If I starved, I would die. No one would get hurt because of me, I would never be followed by AJ and Her, and I could see my little brother again.

More tears streamed down my cheeks, but I smiled. Death seemed like heaven now.

I fell asleep again, this time dreaming.

...

The door to my cell creaked open and Yukio ran in, crouching next to my unmoving, dangerously thin form. Tears made his cheeks glisten as he pulled me onto his lap, kissing my pale lips.

I realized that I could actually see this happen, instead of being in my own body.

Was I dead?

Yukio's body trembled as he held me close. The sound of sirens echoed from outside, pushing out the silence.

I felt guilty. I had purposely starved myself, causing Yukio pain.

What he did next chilled me to the bone.

He pulled out his pistol, staying ominously silent. He held it to the side of his head, hugging me with his free arm.

Rin dashed in, but he was too late.

BANG!

Yukio fell over, a pool of blood surrounding his head. His gun fell from his grasp.

Rin screamed. Oh god, his scream.
It sounded like the most painful scream in the world.

Tears poured down my cheeks.

...

I opened my eyes, realizing I had been crying in my sleep.

That settled it. I would live.

For Yukio.