In one of the dark and torn bedrooms of the Iwatane household, where scattered pages were falling from the ceiling height, a terrified Kuyo was backed against the wall. A man was beating him down, and that man was Kuyos' father.
Kuyos Dad: Damn it, kid, why aren't you saying anything? Answer me, you little shit!
Kuyo:...
Realistically, he couldn't respond, not when you're being beaten within an inch of your life by the hands of an adult man. Nevertheless, the drunk man didn't understand that.
Kuyos Dad: Oh, I see, so that's how it is. I guess this would knock some sense into ya and make you squeek
The man then grabbed an empty glass bottle, and with that, his intentions were obvious.
Crash!
Kuyo mom: Oh honey! That's our son you're harming! Please stop!
He hit Kuyo with the glass bottle. Kuyo took the brunt of it and hit the shelf next to him, which caused all the books to fall from it. He was injured, but he wasn't bleeding at all. In response, due to her maternal instincts kicking in fast, Kuyos' mom ran to his side. Kuyo couldn't see it, but he felt slightly safer.
Kuyo Dad: Oh yeah? No son of mine is disobedient in this household. You hear me!
Kuyo couldn't answer him. Not because he was being beaten down to an inch of his life, but because that beating knocked him out, to the point where he couldn't stand.
Kuyo Dad: You piss me off, you know that?!
He tried to hit Kuyo again. He didn't care for the fact that his son was almost unconscious, and he surely didn't care about the fact that his wife was trying to calm him down. He only cared about beating down Kuyo at that moment.
Luckily, Kuyos' mom stepped in and took the hit for Kuyo. This really harmed her, but she couldn't stop it. It was truly her maternal instinct at work.
Kuyo Dad: Dammit! Move out of the way bitch!
Kuyo Mom: No!
Kuyo Dad: That's it!
Kuyos' Dad gave Kuyos' mom a slap. He kept slapping her, hoping she'd get out of the way. However, her determination never wavered. Although she had tears in her eyes, she stood there and took it all on.
Kuyo Dad: Why won't you move bitch?!
Kuyo Mom: ...
Kuyo Dad: You too? *scratches his head* I'm tired of this.
He realized that there was no point in continuing. He walked away from the room, which visible resentment in his eyes. He left Kuyo alone, but he was clearly not done.
After the disaster that occurred, Kuyos Mom took to the boy immediately.
Kuyo Mom: Oh, my son... *starts crying*, my child... Lord, please help him...
Kuyo: Mom...
Kuyo Mom: *crying* Yes?
Kuyo: Go...
Kuyo mom: But son, you're injured.
Kuyo: Please... Go...
Kuyo mom: *sniffles* If you really want that, I'll do it.
She left the room, and closed the door.
He was shivering wildly and was also crying.
Kuyo: No matter what I do, he continues to beat us, scream at us, and torment us. I've wxhaus every method I could think of in order to stop him
Just like the book pages, which fell from the ceiling height to the floor, he similarly fell into despair.
Kuyo:I guess I really can't change this. Damn it, this can't be fated, right?"
This is the unavoidable journey of Kuyo Iwatane, the one who desires to change the courses of his life.