It had always been very clear that my mother was a devious woman. She laughed as she dragged me along on a walk to the bank. My first thought was, I can't do anything... My mother was going to take every penny from my father and I could not do one thing to stop it... You see, my father is not the bad guy here, he drank to numb the pain he felt caused by my mother. She used him up, took anything and everything from him. My mother snapped me awake from being deep in thought. "Quit your daydreaming, Akari!" She had a stern look on her face, just like she always did... "Sorry, mama..." I mumbled. She then yanked me into the bank. There was a line