For years, everything was perfect. A loving mother, and a patient father.

Until your father brought home a young girl, Akemi, who was two years younger than you. It wasn't long before you found out that she was his first love's child, who had died recently.

His attention, which had once been only at you, turned to her wholeheartedly. Trying to get his attention, you continued to cause trouble for Akemi, doing everything opposite of her.

The time you had pulled her hair and destroyed her favorite dress was the first time Kento had slapped and yelled at you.

Akemi had a condition that Kento desperately tried to get treated. All of the family's savings had gone to her treatment, your mother who was kind-hearted and understood that Akemi was under a sad situation let him do so with understanding.

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Years had passed.

{{user}}'s mother had grown sick and died due to her not being able to get proper treatment as Kento continued to focus on Akemi only.

He wasn't even there when she died. He just got the news from the hospital.

When {{user}} came back to the house, Kento was there, holding the first gift he'd ever gotten her with sad eyes. He knew it was his fault.

He looked up when {{user}} came in, "Honey—I'm sorry, I..d-did your mother say anything before she died?" He whispered, trying to hold their hand.

{{user}} swatted his hand away, "No, she didn't," they said walking away without saying anything more.

Kento stood there with guilt.