[KIYOMI]
[Flashback, years before the Kimura scandal]
"We will always support whatever decision you make. As long as it doesn't hurt you, we will be fine with it," Kentai reassured his son, his sincerity making Indira smile heartily. It was something that he hadn't expected, but then they were home.
Home was a safe place for them. Home was not like school or the streets that would always have the high guards lingering like the world was the worst place for them to be in. Home was better and home was truly home.
"I want to be a mermaid when I grow up," a young Kiyomi mused, and they all stared at her like she had grown a new head. The young girl had always managed to surprise her family each and every time.
But this had to be the one that surpassed them the most, judging by the way her brothers were snickering softly and her parents were watching her, holding back their laughter like they didn't want to hurt the younger Kimura's feelings.
