First of all, Karsten won't tell his mother and you guys won't get in trouble. Trust me, he's probably forgotten that for the moment and won't remember till reminded. Secondly, we ALL talk smack about our family. And what you've said isn't horrible at all, you've just complained about your siblings, which we ALL do. Third, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO WITH THAT AND WHY CAN'T YOU HANG OUT WITH ME!? Fourth, it's too late to go back on it. Fifth, I think we ALL need a break from each other this weekend anyways, I was gonna ditch you all and spend my weekend with Lithy and Hungary. Akio: I giggle, "Oh, gladly, there are plenty noses I would like to break already."

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*Shrugs* I don't really care if you ditch. I wanted Allyson or Emily to sleep over this weekend anyway. And he doesn't want me hanging out with you because I said that about my family. My parents don't want me being friends with people who don't like our family. They think that I am only to think of our family in a great way. My parents think everyone talks about their family in a positive way. And that I should be on our side and no one else's. I wish I could just tell them that I hate this house, and maybe they would let me leave. But thats impossible. I'm so worried about it because I'm afraid he'll never let me hang out with you guys. And I'll be known as the betrayal daughter. Aster: I smile. " I could probably guess who." I say. But right now all I wanted to do was go home and sleep. Lie in bed forever, until I could get this awful feeling out of my stomach.

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No one does though. We say some stuff about our family. And I don't hate your family at all!! There are some things I find annoying about them, but I find annoyingness in EVERYONE. And if you're known as the 'betrayal daughter' than there's something horribly wrong. Akio: I nod, and look at the clock. "I just want to get home." I mutter, mom will be home later than I will, around 8 pm. I'll make dinner and clean up a bit, get stuff done and probably fall asleep. Scratch that, maybe I don't want to go home just yet. "Or go to the White Tree." I say, thinking of the willow that grew near the old apartment, my own hiding spot, that no one had ever found me in 'cept daddy. Where I used to go everyday after school and fall asleep staring at the white flowers. No more doing that. . .

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Aster: I'm confuzzled and look down at her. "The White tree?" I ask her. We'll see. I'll just tell mom what I say, how I feel. What everything is like from our perspective. Maybe she won't freak out like dad does.

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Your father seems to overexagerate. I hope so too. Akio: I look at him and shrug. "It was a tree in my old town. It was my safe haven." I explain.

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Very much, yes. It's like he expects us to know exactly what he is thinking. If we don't say exactly what he is expecting us too, he'll go off and freak out. Mom and everyone agrees. Wish he would shut the hell up for once. Aster: I look up for a moment ad think about my safe haven. Although I haven't used it since the second grade, when a few girls threaten to kill me. My safe haven is a pond. A pond in my neighborhood. No one goes there anymore though, not since this one park opened up. It's large, and has a nice fountain in the center. There is a wooden table to sit, and the most beautiful willow tree in the world. I would lay down under it, and pretend the long whips were like a curtain, to guard me. Maybe I could show her, and we could go together. "I know a place you could go." I start. Real Place. It was a pond in my old neighborhood Woodside Village. It was my favorite place in the whole world.

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See he reminds me of my daddy. He used to and sometimes does, have a REALLY bad temper. The willow is based off a real place too. It was right by this UU church that we used to go to, uu means unitarian universtian I think and it was like a church, but it wasn't all based around god or a religion, there were christians and buddahists and atheists and whatever else. They had a willow right by a little playground and the grass was really long and there was a stream right next to it. Akio: I look at him. "Really?" I ask. "That soundscool! We should go!"

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Aster: I smile. "Yeah. After school. I'll pack some food, and write down the address for you. I'm sure you'll like it." I feel so much better after talking to you~~

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I'm glad. Akio: I mod enthisastically. "Alright! I'll bring some food too. I always make too much for dinner anyways. When do you want to meet there?"

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Aster: My parents were going out tonight. Right, the first dat of school and my parents will be out when i get home. They said they wouldn't be coming home until around ten. Hope they have fun. "How about six?" I ask her.

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