Looking around the new area, I followed my classmate's lead out of the school and towards the karaoke shop.
Ignoring my classmates' laughs and discussions, I intently looked around, taking in every part of this new experience.
Upon entering the shop, one of my classmates paid for a huge room before leading us in.
Watching my fellow classmates sit down, order drinks, and eagerly look for songs on the iPad like this was an everyday thing, I felt a tinge of jealousy inside .
Why had I been holed up in my room, studying this whole ti, while they had been enjoying life to the fullest?
Laughing alongside my classmates as I watched my friends try their best to sing, all thoughts and doubts about returning ho disappeared.
When I was handed the iPad, I asked my classmate beside for a recomndation before looking at the screen with the lyrics and trying my best to sing.
"haha, Silas, why is your voice so monotone?"
"Show so emotion, will ya, haha."
"Hey, ignore them, Silas; your singing was much better than whatever bat screech ca out of Kang's mouth."
"Kai, if we're talking about singing skills, then you're at the very bott-"
Picking up a lon cream drink before , I saved its sweet taste while watching the next person in line sing.
"HEY SILAS, LET'S DO A TRIO!"
"YEAH, , YOU AND KANG!"
Putting down my lon drink, I headed to the front stage of the karaoke room where my two friends, Kang and Kai, were waiting.
*BZZT~BZZT*
Feeling a vibration from my phone in my pocket, I hesitated montarily, thinking whether I should check the ssage.
How was I going to explain this to my mom? What was she going to say? What was my punishnt going to be?
"SILAS, GET OVER HERE!"
Snapping out of my thoughts, I felt my adrenaline surge as everyone in the room glanced at from Kang's shout.
I'll worry about it later.
Following Kang up to the stage, I picked up a microphone alongside my two friends and began singing the lyrics off the screen.
As I saw my classmates clapping and laughing while watching the three of us sing, all thoughts about returning ho disappeared.
For the next three hours, I stayed in the karaoke room, laughing and enjoying my free ti with my friends.
As people slowly started to leave to head ho, I stayed, intending to savor every mont of this ti.
I already knew my mother would punish when I got ho, so why wouldn't I enjoy this ti to the fullest now?
As the sun fell and nightti arrived, I was left in the karaoke room with my two friends, Kai and Kang.
Upon seeing those two finally getting ready to leave, I decided that this had gone on long enough, so I also departed from the karaoke room.
In the darkness of the night, I used my phone to navigate my way out of the unfamiliar area and back to my house.
Reaching my house's front door, I hesitated montarily at the door before deciding to accept my fate.
There was no possible way for to excuse my way out of not showing up until this late at night.
Unlocking the door with my key, I creaked it open slightly, expecting to see my mother's anxious and angry figure; however, she was nowhere to be seen.
After opening the door fully, I entered the house, which seed empty, as all the hallway lights were off.
Was I really going to get away with this?
Heading to the kitchen next to my room, I noticed the light was on, so I peeked inside from the hallway.
Seeing my dad anxiously pacing back and forth in the kitchen, I imdiately thought I was caught.
Realizing that the chances of falling asleep were zero as I would be too scared of punishnt, I entered the kitchen, ready to tell my dad everything.
*CLOMP~CLOMP*
As the sound of my footsteps entered the kitchen, my dad imdiately turned around and looked at for a mont.
Accepting my fate, I waited for the anger and frustration to pour out of his mouth; however, none ca.
Instead, a barrage of questions imdiately exploded from my dad's mouth.
"Where were you? Where's your mother? Did she send you back here? Where is she? She is not picking up her cell, and you weren't either."
Realizing I had completely shut off my cell after the first few vibrations, I took it out of my pocket and confusedly answered my dad's question.
What was all this stuff about Mom?
"I-i was with my friends at a Cherokee place... I didn't see mom at all. Where is she?"
Rather than being outraged at my confession of guilt, my dad simply paused montarily before grabbing a sticky note off the counter and showing it to .
[Honey, I'm sure where Silas is... he's not picking up his cell. I'm going to the school to look for him. If I'm not back by then ti you're here, dinner is in the fridge. If Silas sohow arrives before , please tell him that his Takoyaki plate is in the fridge.]
It was ten a clock... where could she be right now?
As thousands of thoughts rushed through my head, only one erged.
I have to find her...It was my fault; she left.
She even took the ti out of her already work-filled day to prepare my snack while I was enjoying Cherokee...
A snack that she knew I didn't even eat...
What if she had gotten into danger while looking for ...?
Reget.
Tons of regret instantly flooded into my head.
Why couldn't I take a single second to check my phone and let her know I was with friends...?
She spent her entire life, day in and day out, caring for , cooking , taking care of , and helping ... yet I couldn't spare a second for her.
Unable to articulate the words coming out of my mouth due to my head's chaos, I spit out.
"t-the Cherokee shop, s-she's there."
If she had gone to school, she would have found out from the teachers that I had left with my classmates for the shop, so she would have had to be there.
With my father trailing slightly behind , I rushed to the train station and took the train back to the shop.
Camping the doors, I jumped off the train as soon as the doors opened and rushed toward the shop.
Nearing the intersection where the shop stood, I looked around before imdiately noticing my mother standing in the middle of the crosswalk while frantically looking around.
All this ti, she had still been searching for ... more than five hours straight.
Realizing that my voice alone wouldn't reach her due to all the noise from others, I frantically waved my hands around, trying to catch her attention while yelling as well.
"MOM! IT'S ; I'M HERE!"
"MOM"
Hearing my yelling, I saw my mother pause before looking at my area and spotting my flailing hands; I sighed in relief.
Did the punishnt even matter anymore?
As my mother made eye contact with , stopping in place, I rushed towards her, ready to profusely apologize and thank her.
However, the light next to the crosswalk turned green at that mont.
Whether the driver was distracted or intoxicated, he failed to notice my mother still standing in the middle of the crosswalk as his truck surged forward.
"MOMMM"
"MOMMM GO"
No matter how loud I scread, my mother kept her eyes on , a single tear falling from her right eye as she stared at ... completely oblivious to the oncoming truck.
Not hesitating for a second, I sprinted to the start of the crosswalk, diving forward right at my mother with my arms pointed forward.
None of the stares I received for yelling loudly or the people passing by mattered at that mont.
There were all blurs beside the clear figure of my mom right in front of the truck.
At that mont, there was only my Mom and I.
Feeling the palms of my extended hands touch my mother's soft jacket, all my worries faded.
Still mid-air from the dive, I smiled as I saw my mother fall back away from the truck and onto the sidewalk.
I never did apologize to her for sneaking out, did I?
That's why I needed to get back to Earth.
To apologize.
That's all I needed and wanted to do.
Ah, how I would die for a plate of takoyaki now...
[A/N: Hope this helps you understand Ren better. This is not the end of his backstory; there will be many more flashbacks in the future, so don't worry if you have questions.]
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