Chapter 7: Qoo!

"We have currently discovered 5 boys, all bruised and beaten up." My coffee spills onto the table when I tried to pour it into the cup. I slowly turn my head and look at Sisuka, who has passed out on the couch, snoring very loudly. Four of the beaten up boys wore black uniforms as the fifth boy had a white cloth tied around his arm.

I woke up this morning, and found Sisuka lying on the couch. I tried waking her up, but no matter how many times you shake or spray water on her, she'll just mumble herself back to sleep.

"Police are still looking for the suspect that has done this." I push the pause button as I make my way to Sisuka

"Hey! What the hell were you doing yesterday!" I raise my hand and slap Sisuka's back. No reply. Whatever.

I go back to the counter and try filling my coffee cup once more. I press the play button, only to see commercials playing instead of the news. A man was singing joyfully as he swung his beer back and forth and finally drank it. What's happening to the world these days? I bit down into my toast and wait for the commercials to end. The next commercial was advertising for a fruit drink with a special character Qoo* on it. I haven't seen these commercial in a while. I wonder if it is still a popular drink-

A body jolts up and turns their head toward the screen. "It's Qoo!" Sisuka jumps up and runs to the front of the TV. You seriously wake up from this?

"And if you purchase our drinks, you may be able to receive this huge Qoo stuffed animal!" I swear I saw smoke come out of Sisuka's nostrils as she breathed out. I look at Sisuka with wide eyes as she looks back at me, her eyes filled with determination.

"No, no no no no!" I really hope she's not about to do what I think she is. I look into her eyes once more to see if she has any humanity left in her, but the only thing that was being reflected was the Qoo stuffed animal.

"Why couldn't you go by yourself!" I try to pull away from her grasp but she keeps holding on. "Just shut up and choose the flavor you want!" But I don't want to! I keep trying to pull away but she really wants this damn toy.

Sisuka was wearing the exact same outfit she wore when she ran off yesterday. Except the fact that there are a lot of rips and dark brown spots.

"Just shut up and choose one already!" I feel her nails digging into my wrist. "Okay, okay, I'll pick something out..." I feel the grip around my hand loosen up a bit. But right when I tried to pull it away, she pulled me so we were face to face. "You're paying for shipping." Then she lets go and runs off to where the Qoo drinks are. Does she really think that she will get that thing? Well, let's hurry up and get this thing over with.

"I'll go with apple juice." Sisuka picks up the large bottle of apple juice as well as other Kuu advertised fruit drinks.

I turn around and look at the end of the drinks section to see if there was anything else I wanted to get. That's right, I need more food for back home. I turn around while walking, seeing if Sisuka has noticed that I'm leaving her. Nope.

After a while of walking around, my basket was mostly full with stuff that I can live off of for the next week. I go by the drink section once more to get milk and Sisuka, but I was only able to find milk. Where did that woman go? I walked where I think the Qoo drinks are, which was just a random spot in the fridge where there was nothing. That woman is crazy.

Then, my pocket vibrates as I notice that I received an email from… Sisuka? I quickly exit from messages and clicked onto my contacts where I see Sisuka's name saved. That sneaky little thing. I open the email once more to see what she wants. HELP. Why would she need help of all people? I ignored the message and walked to the cash register. I wonder if she is having a show down with a house wife over those Qoo drinks.

"That'll be 1050 yen." I pull out 2000 yen and hold my hand out for the change. "Stop touching me you perv!" I turn my head to see three people fighting.

It's the two men again. The man in the tux held Sisuka from the shoulders. The monk man tried holding her legs from kicking. "We are going back home Kazumi. Stop complaining." She kept struggling.

"Stop calling me by that name!" Then it happened. Sisuka kicked the monk in the head, pushed on the head so she can flip over and digs both of her feet into the tux man's face. "Gu-" This woman is mercy less.

She quickly gets up on her feet and runs toward the exit without hesitation. Then, the automatic doors start to close, and hit their motion less body, multiple times.

I started to walk toward the exit, seeing if the men even move. I turn my head to see if anyone's going to help them, but it seems that everyone is too scared. I sigh and put my groceries by the side, pulling the monk man out of the way, then the tux man.

Right when I let go of the tux man, he woke up. "Oh my god…Why do I have to do-" He stopped rubbing his face and looks up at me. Oh shit I need to go now. I try to escape, but the man caught my hand.

"You were with her yesterday, right?" With Sisuka, sure. But I keep my mouth shut. I try to pull away but his grip is just like Sisuka's. "Hey, wake up" He nudges the monk man, who just grunts. "You're just completely worthless, you know that?" The tux man focuses back to me.

"You have to come with us." What? Why would I-. Then, I feel my body become light as the tux carries me on his shoulder.

"You're going to have to stay with us for a bit, bait." The tux man runs out of the grocery store leaving the monk man behind. Bait, bait, bait, …bait! I look up I start to move my hands back and forth, trying to get out of the man's grasp. Why am I the only one getting involved in Sisuka's shit!

*Qoo-as you read at the top, Qoo is a character in a Japanese drink. Here is a link to a picture of Qoo on a apple juice drink.

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I hope everyone stays inside and stays safe for the snowstorm Nemo is coming! Stay alive! The snows starting to pile up and as stupid as our family is, my brother, my dad, and I have run around the house barefoot. I also do not regret it. Especially not my dad. He is a diehard Norwegian and he literally walked, WALKED IN THE FREEZING SNOW! Crazy dad