THINGS ARE NOT OKAY IN THE WORLD OF HARU

[haru_youdoin]

I WAS GOING TO TELL MY PARENTS THE TRUTH AS TO WHY I WAS GONE LAST NIGHT...BUT WHEN I CAME HOME, THEY WERE FIGHTING AGAIN AND-AND GOT PHYSICALLY VIOLENT WITH EACH OTHER. *GINGERLY TOUCHES SWOLLEN EYE* I GOT IN BETWEEN THEM AND-KNOCKED DOWN THE KITCHEN TABLE, I THINK. THINGS WERE PRETTY FUZZY...ALL I KNOW IS THAT DAD HIT ME-WITH THE INTENTION OF

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IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[mamaharuka]

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO WORK TODAY, HARU?

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[haru_youdoin]

I MAY AS WELL...

WHY DID YOU DAD START FIGHTING LIKE THIS?

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[mamaharuka]

...
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, HARU. THERE'S BEEN TENSION BETWEEN US SINCE HIS INCARCERATION.

/HARUKA
THIS IS ALL IN SPANISH BTW. WHENEVER SHE TALKS TO HARU, TYRO, OR ANY OTHER SPANISH SPEAKER, SHE CAN SPEAK REALLY WELL (BECAUSE IT'S IN PRETEND SPANISH), BUT TO EVERYONE ELSE SHE SPEAKS VERY BROKENLY.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[haru_youdoin]

BUT WHY? I THOUGHT WE MOVED HERE TO PUT THAT BEHIND US.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[mamaharuka]

I THOUGHT THAT MOVING AWAY WOULD HELP. THAT WE COULD LEAVE OUR PROBLEMS BEHIND, BUT IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAVE MADE IT WORSE. I CAN'T SPEAK OF YOUR FATHERS TIME IN PRISON-HE'S THE ONE WHO EXPERIENCE IT, NOT ME.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[haru_youdoin]

DIDN'T HE EVER TELL YOU ABOUT IT?

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[mamaharuka]

...NO.

HE'S MUCH MORE COLD THAN HE USED TO BE. HE HARDLY SPENDS TIME WITH US NOW THAT HE'S OUT. YOU RUNNING AWAY ONLY MADE HIM MORE ABRASIVE. I'M NOT BLAMING YOU, WHAT HAPPENED WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[haru_youdoin]

...ABOUT THAT...I DIDN'T ACTUALLY RUN AWAY. *SIGH* YOU PROBABLY WON'T BELIEVE ME, BUT I WAS ABDUCTED BY ALIENS. THANKFULLY, I GOT DROPPED OFF IN FRONT OF THE 7/11 A COUPLE WEEKS BACK.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[mamaharuka]

...EXCUSE ME?

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[haru_youdoin]

I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT IT'S TRUE.

*PUTS HIS HANDS ON HIS MOTHERS SHOULDERS ALL SERIOUS BUSINESS LIKE* MAMA, I WOULD NEVER ABANDON YOU. OR DAD. WHEN HE GETS BACK, I'LL TELL YOU BOTH THE WHOLE STORY. I'LL EVEN PROVE IT IF YOU WANT ME TO.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[mamaharuka]

...I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T LIE TO ME. *KISSES HIS FOREHEAD* YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD BOY...

I HOPE YOUR FATHER NEVER RETURNS!

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[haru_youdoin]

*HUGS HER* ...THANK YOU. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, YOU'RE A GOOD MOTHER.

I KNOW YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

Re: IN THE BACKROOM OF HARUKA'S TORTILLAS

[mamaharuka]

HARU, GO MAN THE CASH REGISTER.