Two Halves Whole (Hafu Sans Halo Book 2) by Melissa Abigail

Author:Melissa Abigail [Abigail, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abielle-à-Miel
Published: 2017-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

Ryu awoke to the sound of silence and a blistering headache. All he could think about was how badly he craved a cigarette. Ignoring his urges, he slouched out of bed and stared at the clock. It was already midday. He'd overslept. Not a good thing, though it explained why it was so quiet. He craned to see the overhead bunk, noticing Tyler's bed had been made up.

Guess he's trying to impress, pretending to be responsible for a change.

Ryu stumbled down the stairs for the kitchen, spying all the boys (with the exception of Tyler) piled around the television shouting obscenities, a sure sign that their entire squadron had just been annihilated in Call of Duty… that or the old Xbox was on the brink of overheating again. For Ryu's late breakfast, he was pleased that someone bothered to make something without burning it for a change. He scooped the hours-old remnants from a rice cooker and topped it off with strips of bacon, steamed mushrooms and vegetables left to sit and spoil on the counter. Food poisoning, inevitable, but effort be damned. With his bowl filled to the brim, Ryu found a spot on the couch. He studied the way his brothers sat hunched over on the wooden floor.

"Aniki—ohayo," said Clyde, acknowledging Ryu’s presence after a ten-second delay.

“That means ‘good morning,’ doesn’t it?” mumbled Dan, eyes on the screen.

"If you can call 12 PM 'morning’," joked Albert, surrendering his controller to a growingly impatient Yuan.

"Yeah-yeah," muttered Ryu between bites. "Where's Katsuo?"

“Out," said Albert with a casual roll of his shoulders. "Left earlier this morning. Claudia and Tyler too. The usual business. "

Ryu knew well enough. As an enforcer, Katsuo had to do whatever Matsumoto wanted him to do, whenever that was. Often that meant managing other White Flowers elsewhere, across town and beyond. The "older brothers." Claudia often did her own thing. And Tyler… well, who cares.

"New game," Yuan declared, tossing his controller to the side, then crawling to retrieve another game from the pile. Ryu pursed his lip as Grand Theft Auto's opening sequence flashed across the screen. He came to the bottom of his bowl, digging into the last remaining wad of white sticky rice. He watched his brothers' faces shine, lit up from the screen's reflection… their mouths wide. Taking turns, two at a time disturbing the peace. Another guy pummelled over the head. Another car tearing through the streets of Los Santos, bowling over hapless randoms, shamelessly crossing the sidewalks and swerving between posts, side-swiping flaming cop cars. Game over. New game. New mission. Carl Johnson makes a deal with the Triads. And on the game went. Ryu couldn’t look away from the screen, but he didn't see much fun in any of it. He found more joy in shooting hoops or reading, even—but they loved this. Ryu thought he'd endure it… until Bradley's avatar whipped out an AK-47. Its echo tore through Ryu's eardrums. The visuals struck him like its bullets.

He couldn't just endure it anymore.

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