Akane kicked off her shoes and tossed her bag onto the floor as she entered her small, cramped apartment. She had had a long day at school and work, and all she wanted to do was relax. But as she made her way to the living room, she heard raised voices and went to investigate.
"I can't believe you're acting like this," Akane's mom said, her words slurring together as she took a sip from her glass. "You're a pregnant teenager, for crying out loud."
Akane's new boyfriend, some guy her mom had been seeing for the past few months, scoffed. "She's too young to be a mother. She can't even take care of herself."
Akane rolled her eyes at the lewd comment her mom made about her relationship with Nekomaru. She had always known her mom wasn't the most supportive, but this was a new low.
"Excuse me?" Akane said, her voice sharp. "I can take care of myself just fine."
The new boyfriend snorted. "Sure you can. That's why you're pregnant at eighteen."
Akane clenched her fists, her anger rising. She had had just about enough of this guy's condescending attitude.
"I may be young, but I'm not stupid," she said. "I can handle being a mother. And I don't need your help, or my mom's, for that matter."
Her mom tried to defend their decision, but Akane saw through her excuses. She knew they just wanted her out of the way.
"I can't believe you're doing this," Akane said, her voice shaking with hurt and anger. "I thought you were supposed to be on my side."
Her mom responded with a drunken apology, but Akane knew it wasn't sincere. She turned to the new boyfriend and let him have it.
"You're a creep, using my mom for your own gain," she said. "And now you're trying to use me too. Well, I won't stand for it. I'm leaving, and I'll figure out how to support myself and my child on my own."
With that, Akane stormed out of the apartment, leaving her mom and her new boyfriend behind. She had no idea where she would go or how she would support herself, but she knew one thing for sure: she wouldn't let anyone stand in her way.
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