Gloomy Clouds!

            It was summer holidays. The hot air was stinging my wound, all the wounds in my body were screaming , blood was flowing from my head but particularly my head wasn't hurting at all. I was smelling like piss and I tried to remember why this was

"Aah! I remember I was pissed over a little while ago."

 I looked at the sky, even though it was summer the clouds looked gloomy and I smiled as my feelings were displaying on the big screen. Then, I looked at the front kids below my age were playing hide and seek or something like that I couldn't exactly say. 

"Peoples affection and hatred are something very twisted within themselves."

              Two days were remaining of the summer holidays my mom who was always smiling while working; scolded me to get out the house and play as a normal child. But, I didn't wanted to go but I was shoved away from home 

"Geez mom! I don't wanna go."

 "Come home after playing a lot. I will make your favorite curry rice! "

 After hearing that I smiled and said

 "Fine! ".

 As I roamed through the town wondering with my one arm in the air trying to cover all that beautiful blue sky under my palm. I had arrived to the playing ground. There were 5 kids same age as me; playing something. I tried to ask what were they playing and would they let me join too. But, everyone ignored me. I knew they hate me but even though I didn't mind about it. No matter how much you love someone there is always a part that will annoy or irritate you about them, even though you claim you love all their flaws, its just that your love dominates these small things. But that wasn't the case here, they didn't love me or like me; they just hate me. But why?? that was the question in mind. One of the kids, satsuki-kun came near me "Umm........We were preparing for playing baseball".

 "Ohh! Can I play with you guys then?"

Another one of the kid shouted glaring at me 

"Shut up! You don't even know how to play! Go elsewhere to play." 

I wasn't shocked, his name was himanschu-kun. He was fat and tall, by the I am very lean and thin. If himanschu-kun were to sit on me I would be surely crushed like a fragile wooden branches. 

"Shut up, fatty! " 

He was slapped on the head by chimore-kun. He was like the group leader and he smirked at me and asked 

"You wanna play, Akasagi-kun? "

"If there isn't a problem, then; yes, Chimore-kun."

as I said, he smiled and we started to play. After Satsuki-kun, it was my time for batting. When I held the bat I felt it was heavy, I thought it was heavy specially for me having such lean body cause others were swinging it pretty easily. The first ball was thrown at me but I couldn't strike it. I was just a frame second slow at swinging at bat. Then someone shouted

 "You scum, forget about hitting you aren't even hitting swinging the bat properly! "

I turned to the voice and it was Himanschu-kun. And as I was getting ready for the second ball, my head wobbled and after the shock, I looked backwards and Himanschu-kun was giving me a smirk, as he was saying take that you piece of shit!. I touched my head and felt something cool and after wondering what it was I brought my hand forward to see and it was blood. I wasn't that shocked to panic but physically hurting me was a step forward they were taking to show me their hate. I tried sitting down at the side of the ground taking support of the wall to figure what to do next. I was pushed and now it was Chimore-kun. 

"Don't act all high and mighty after getting hit!"

I was confused as I was just getting support for my body from the wall, what I was doing was totally irrelevant from acting high and mighty. 

"What do you mean, Chimore-kun? I know you're the mastermind; telling Himanschu-kun to hit my head, shouldn't you apologize? "

He laughed his ass off 

"Apologize!?? To you? Never in this life. Seems like the lesson was a little soft today."

 as he said that he kicked my stomach twice and  I laid down having support of the wall. They were all looking me below with their victory smile. 

"Your mom should be really regretting after giving birth to shit like you." 

    I couldn't exactly tell who said that but something snapped inside of me. I generally don't like violence as long as it doesn't have anything to with the things I treasure the most. I glared at them like I was gonna kill them 

"Say anything you want to me, do anything you want to me. But, if you say anything about the things I treasure, I will kill you all." 

As I said that I closed my hands which were filled with blood and made a punch fist. 

"Argh!"

 I punched Chimore-kun and he was wobbling in his body after getting hit. 

"Ah! That punch felt good" I said in my heart. Then all of them started to gang upon me and there was nothing I could do about that. After hitting four-five kicks around my upper body; they all looked at each other and after agreeing with each other. They pissed at me and ran away.

                         Ahh! what a day it was! I definitely should have stayed on the home. After looking at the gloomy sky one more time. I got up with all my might. The smaller kids playing; one of the kids noticed me and came to me 

"Are you fine, big brother? "

It was a sweet girl, asking looking worried, other ran away as I was smelling like piss. But she didn't, 

"I'm fine just some dogs screwed with me."

 I smiled looking at her. 

"Is it difficult being adult?" 

I was shocked and laughed 

" Yes! Sometimes you feel like running away forgetting everything but you can't, you can't suddenly leave after all this is what truly makes you you! "

 After looking confused, she wandered off to play with others. And I was wondering about all this mess and my body aching everywhere. I slowly started to walk and thinking I can't show my mom all these bloods after all she was the one who sent me out to play. She will definitely feel responsible, so I should wash the shirt which was covered in blood and my head. While I was thinking this, I already was before the river. I washed and cleaned everything I could. 

"I'm home, mom! " 

"Welcome home, Akasu! "

 as she was saying

 "Awuuhhh!"

 She let out a shock as she saw blood on my neck. Arghhhh! I forgot to wash my neck!. 

"Akasu! What happened? Are you all right? "

 tears fell down her eyes as her eyes were searching for the answers they were filled with affection. 

"Ah! You were hit in the head? "

 "Ho...w....?? "

 How did she figure it out like a detective? Fellow readers never underestimate your mothers! She hugged me tightly and my eyes became blurry. Tears fell down through my eyes, I wasn't particularly sad about all this bullying and fighting but after having surrounded by my mothers warm affection, I couldn't ........ . 

"Hwaaa....hwaa....." 

After crying our hearts out, mother treated my wounds; specially my head was stitched. My mother being housewife knew how to treat wounds to some extends. She then softly asked who did this. I honestly answered and she was not shocked at all. It was like she expected this.

"Chimore-kun and his family as always hates us!"

 she said reluctantly. I was curious as why he hates me but whole family now was a new topic to me.

 "Why mom? "

 I asked looking at her curiously. 

"The farming land below the temple belongs to us but chimore-kun's family was using it, we didn't said anything all these years but after the mistreatment of the lands by them we couldn't stay silent as we claimed our land but they were angry like we were snatching their favorite toy." 

So, that's why he hates me! I was happy as there was a reason to his hatred, if there was no reason to his hatred then it would mean he genuinely hated my existence. I was afraid of that answer, but that wasn't the answer I was happy. After a while dad came home and after hearing my incidences he was furious as he got up

 "Let's go, Akasu! I'm gonna give them a taste of their own medicine."

But, there was no need to conclude that violence was the answer. As I looked at mom, she said looking at dad 

"Dear, there is no need for further violence, even though I'm sad after my dear son was hurt but hurting their son after they hurt our son seems illogical to me. Everyone loves their child as much as they as we love, so hurting parent-child bond is something I don't wanna see! " 

After hearing this dad let out a sigh and smiled 

"You're right! I'm sorry, I'm a little sensitive about the things I treasure the most."

 Hahaha, Of course I'm his son, we even have the same thoughts. 

"Mom is right dad. I'm not even that bothered by these things, so don't worry." 

They both looked at me as they were proud as I was their son. 

"Hurry up change dear. The dinner is almost ready. Come help me a little Akasu! "

 As she said that she pulled me to the kitchen and I started helping set up the plates. She then smiled at me and I was shocked 

"I'm proud to get a son like you, my dear, Akasu."

 She patted my head as she said that. 

" I'm also grateful for being your son, mom!"

 I said as I was flustered. 

"Ohh! The curry smells nice."

 Dad came to the kitchen wondering to the smell coming out of the kitchen looking hungry. My dad was a teacher at the governmental school. He teaches mathematics and thus having the responsibility of such difficult subject he had to make an tremendous amount of effort for making the students understand it all. So, he definitely tires out after teaching a whole day. And after having the first bite of the curry all my incidents of the day were blurred from the taste of the curry. 

"The curry is delicious perfect to my liking. Thanks mom!"

 "How can someone be so pretty? "

  As I whispered these words I sat down, and our homeroom teacher came and the boring classes started as always.

[TO BE CONTINUED]