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Prologue

Her prayer was simple. That one day everything will be fine and she could be happy again. It was the only thing she muttered at night and as a little child, she wondered why God did not answer that simple prayer. Every day she woke up questioning herself what was wrong. The people she loved abandoned her in a blink of an eye. One day she was smiling to the fullest and the next day she could not even move her lips. Every fault pointed at her, like she was some kind of criminal. No matter how desperate she was in protecting herself, she could not do so because they were right. Being defenseless made her feel useless. Like it was better to vanish than continue on existing.

"You'll be living with me from now on."

She feared those lines since it only meant one thing. She was as good as an orphan. At that moment, it seemed like crying was the only emotional reaction she could express. Fully understanding the situation, she must accept it or otherwise it would only lead to more broken relationships. If she could only turn back time and acted more maturely, she would. She would give anything for this pain to go away.

Her sweetest uncle in the world noticed her tears. She felt his fatherly hug. Yes, fatherly. He was her second father now. Despite of the negatives, she was glad to be under his uncle's care instead of other relatives who hated her also. The concern in her uncle's tone made her feel undeserving. His willingness to take care of her made her cry more.

"I will be a good girl, Uncle. Just please promise me one thing."

"What's that?"

"Please don't give up on me."

"Oh, Mikan." He almost cried. "I promise."

They hugged each other, creating a new father-daughter relationship. She was determined to keep this relationship this time and she would do her best in achieving happiness again.

End of Prologue


Sounds serious, huh? But worry not because the following chapters won't be this dramatic or won't even be dramatic.

Hello again, my dear readers! I published a new story, yes. This idea is something I planned last year and hopefully I can deliver it successfully. SYRB will be different in many ways and at the same time it will give you the 'this-is-so-cliché' feeling. If you read my previous stories, you'll find some funny situations here.

So, what do you think?