Chương 2: And So it Begins (1)

Quiet was the word to describe the 17-year-old high-schooler. He did not grow up having the things most children his age had. He did not grow up with the love of his mother or father. He did not have the protection of older siblings when other children began their teasing. He did not have a place to call home. He was practically alone. The only person in his life that had shown him any sort of concern was Father Mark, the priest of the church at which Kei had been abandoned. When he was thrown away like garbage on that dark and stormy night, Father Mark had taken in the starving infant and had given him food and a place to stay. Father Mark even used tides to send the young Kei to school. He had provided a lot for Kei in his earlier years, and for that Kei was grateful. That, however, did not fill the void in Kei's soul after he realized he was akin to trash to his birth parents. Thrown away, unwanted, and forgotten. Knowing this and being at the violent hands of his peers from his early years, Kei began showing signs of autism. He stopped talking and expressing his emotions on his face. He had hoped that that would stop the other children from bothering him, but that incited even more interest towards him. He tried to stop caring, but it hard to stop caring when the world constantly shouts that you are lesser than others.