Mr. Paints
Episode 2

Perhaps, if Minami's parents were still alive and the fire did not occur, Minami would still be able to befriend Yoshio without having to hide.

The man was indeed in front of him right now, occasionally shouting to beat the noise of the vehicle.

Although Yoshio's body was no longer as fat as it used to be and his voice changed, Minami could still feel the remnants of the childish nature of his friend's mouth.

"You live here?" yoshio asked to stop the speed of his motor at the mouth of a narrow alley.

Minami nodded, staring around the poorly lit slum complex.

A few meters to the north, there is a second-story building whose walls are peeling. Minami's room is one of them.

"You should have hired a better one. I heard that your allowance is enough to support you until you finish high school" Yoshio said, receiving the helmet Minami wore with a sad look.

The girl sighed, "Yes, it should be like that, but it's not, Yoshio."

Minami's strange gaze caused Yoshio to be piqued, "Is there something? I heard from the rumors that were going around, Kotomi is bothering you."

Minami was silent, playing her fingers agitated, "just a joke. They're not that bad."

Yoshio looked at Minami in disbelief, the girl looked trembling and fragile, "What can I do for you, say. I'm gonna do it. We're friends, I can't see you like this."

Yoshio looks quite sincere, it was little Minami who encouraged him as he went through a crisis of confidence. In SD time, Yoshio was suffering from obesity. No one wants to be friends with her except Minami. Yes, it was the hardest problem for a child when his whole friend made fun of him.

Minami sighed heavily,"Yoshio, please leave me. Let me live my life as the orphan Minami Muruka. If you don't stop, Kotomi will never let me go."

Minami looked at him with an old look. He actually knew that Kotomi would definitely not let him be close to any girl.

"alright. Let's not get to know each other for the next two years. But, on my graduation day, let me find you. Minami, take care of yourself" Yoshio said, taking something from his backpack.

It was a dark brown parcel. The shape reminds Minami of the new year gift she used to find under the Christmas tree.

"From mom's. I wanted you to visit next week. But, it seemed like it had to be delayed for a long time. You have to take it."

Yoshio urged Minami, pressing the edge of the parcel to the front of his face.

"Auntie?" minami sounded in disbelief. He picked it up and bowed slightly to Yoshio.

"I'm home, take good care of yourself. We meet in two years. In this place. You agree?"

Yoshio stood up, pulling down his helmet to cover his entire face.

Minami nodded, taking a little distance away as the man's motor engine began to sound turned on.

That might be bullshit. Waiting two years just for a meeting?

Yes, even so Minami was quite happy with the parcel as well as Yoshio's time spent driving her earlier.

Although this may be for the last.

Minami turned around, stepping towards her apartment after making sure Yoshio actually left.

Arriving at the mouth of the room, without washing her hands in the sink, Minami immediately opened the parcel.

A lining suit for SMA uniform. It looks great and is made manually. Minami recalled, Dori's aunt Yoshio's mother was a reliable tailor who relied on an old machine to produce the best dress possible.

That night, on a worn tatami, in the middle of the living room where the electricity went out, Minami felt a little happiness from a piece of cloth.

He misses his parents.

...

That morning, Minami should not have been late. The working hours are blazing, the water in the sink that sometimes does not flow, is even ready to be used to wash hair. But somehow good things become bad signs.

Towards the main gate of his school, Minami immediately faced Kotomi early in the morning. Now, unmitigated, there were ten people standing behind the school's ruling girl.

Minami's fingers immediately looked agitated, her cold sweat coming out. Just yesterday the bruising marks on his stomach were still there, now what else?

Walking with his hands twisted by three people, Minami screamed, passed the back garden then ended up in an empty building that was used as a sports warehouse.

Minami felt something bad. Kotomi never held her in a closed room. At the very least, he would choose in an open space away from the school. It was accompanied by three people. What then? What the fuck?

"Make two kneel!"kotomi yelled at one of Minami's thighs with his shoes.

The girl screamed receiving three kicks afterwards. Not just kneeling, the girl fell down and almost kissed Kotomi's toe.

"I don't want to make small talk. Last night Yoshio drove you home, didn't he? How can you go against my orders!" kotomi yelled at the tip of her foot to touch Minami's chin.

The pain hit her head simultaneously from behind, Kotomi's friends pulled her hair roughly and simultaneously.

Minami was crying, but not screaming. It would end up free if he did. In the school environment, even teachers are not like Kotomi's father's employees. They were just acting stupid with the son of the school owner.

This time, Kotomi looks lazy to hear the explanation from the victim's mouth. He judged Minami to be inconsistent with his last promise. Yes, even though Yoshio had broken up with him, he was not willing if his ex was with another girl.

"Open the shirt!"

Minami was shocked to death. Her tears instantly spread, covering her messy face.

"No, Kotomi. You misunderstood me, please don't do this to me!"

Kotomi's five friends laugh as their bosses giggle at the dozens of pleas from Minami's mouth.

The four buttons of Minami's uniform were removed, not opened, but forcibly pulled.

The girl screamed, her hands and even her feet were pounding so hard that a slap floated up against her cheek.

"Shut up, you bitch! You'll be a famous star after this. Let's open it all!" kotomi's orders take her phone to start recording Minami's body parts.

Again they laughed as screams, mockery and pain returned from the poor girl's mouth.

"Look, yours can too. You should have just auctioned your virgin on the adult site" Kotomi said to the laughter of his other friends.

"Take me off, it's out of bounds. You harassed me!" minami's screams were still wriggling as her entire body was held.

He can't move now. Kotomi had planned this out thoroughly. The entire friend even himself came forward when Minami's body would actually be stripped naked in a moment.

"Minami Muruka, I will make you regret for reneging on your promise to me. Yoshio is only mine. She won't want to be with the girl who put her nude photos on the internet!"

Along with that, Minami felt her head being hit from behind before she lost consciousness.