• By then Jiro's family was at home. The food smelled delicious. I was ready to leave, but something caught my arm.
    "Stay," said Jiro.
    "But, I don't think your mom would like that," I responded.
    "Please," Jiro pleaded.
    I put down my jacket and my books.
    "Ok I'll stay," I said.
    I can't say no to him, plus I would like to spend more time with him. We went into his living room. The living room is wide, open, and light. Jiro turned on some up beat music. We started to dance like maniacs. Our relationship is not mostly talking but showing each other what we think, that’s what I love about our relationship. Except when we fight, then we have to solve it by talking. We were laughing our heads off. Then his mom walked into the room. She stood there, in the doorway, glaring at me. We stopped dancing, and he turned off the music. Jiro walked to me, to protect me from what any harsh word his mother would say about me.
    "Dinner's ready," she said.
    Then she walked away. We sighed in relief. He took my hand, and we started walking into the kitchen to get our food.
    I got some meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, and some baked carrots. Jiro got meatloaf and mashed potatoes. His mom got everything, and so did his father. Jiro's little sister got only meatloaf, and Kaori got meatloaf and mashed potatoes with gravy. Jiro has an older brother and a little sister. He is the middle child. I'm the only child in my family, sometimes it sucked but then other times didn’t. Everyone was quiet, but then.
    "Have you ever had s.e.x.?" Jiro's mom asked me..I was surprised that she would ask that.
    "Have you ever done drugs?" Jiro's mom asked.
    "Uhh..?" I just said.
    "Do you have a criminal record?" she asked
    "No," I answered
    "No to all of it?" she asked.
    "Mom!" Jiro said, "Stop, she hasn't."
    Jiro's mom said, "I wasn't talking to you, and how would you know? She could be lying too you."
    I responded to that, "NO I haven't had s.e.x. I don't have a criminal record, and the only drugs I've taking was medicine!"
    "You sure about that?" Jiro's mom challenged.
    "Yeah, I'm sure," I said.
    "Really, so you don't have any kids?" she summoned.
    "Mom, shut up!" Jiro shouted.
    "Answer the question, dear," Jiro's mom ordered.
    "No I definitely don't have any kids! I'm 14 years old! How u could you ever think that??" I was shouting now.
    "Just making sure that my son is with a girl that says who she say she is, and not keeping any secrets from him."
    "Have you ever been raped?" Jiro's mom asked. "Did you rape somebody that didn't give you what you wanted?!" Jiro's mom ordered, but in an evil little way.
    Ok that was it she went to far. I got up from my seat, grabbed my books, my jacket, and my bag, and I slammed the door behind me. I was running down the stairs, when I heard foot steps behind. He took me in his arms Letting me cry.
    "I'm sorry," he said.
    "It's not your fault," I sobered, "Why does...sniff...have too be so mean?" I tried to get my voice louder but the crying was the reason it didn't work out has I planned. I cried a little bit longer, then I got control of myself again.
    "Not to be rude or anything, but can I walk alone tonight?" I asked.
    "OK," Jiro just said. He let me up, and I started walking.
    "Aria," Jiroi called to me. I turned around.
    "Please be careful," I just nodded and I started walking again.


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