'Ahhh!~' the middle-aged woman had yelled. 'Naoki!'
'Na-Nao-?!' I was cut off shortly as Naoki himself had withdrawn the scissors from where he had ruptured his stomach tissue.
'G-go-me-n na-ss-sa-i!' Naoki had exclaimed.
Suddenly...
His weak body had slowly started to drift as he had grabbed me by the arm.
'T-Ta-ke, Ta-kk-e, c-ca-re of Mi-Mi-ka!'
He had begun to struggle...
Just by saying that one-sentenced phrase.
The stutters had echoed in my mind.
Naoki...
Could this really be 'Goodbye'?!
'Nao-kun?!' I had cried as I leaned my ear to listen to his heart.
There had to be a way to save him!
Yet, there was no beat!
The heart had given up!
WHY?!
My body had jolted as I unknowingly fell onto his body.
A corpse!
A CORPSE!
I had glimpsed up at him.
He had seemed calm.
A smile was spread onto his, now, pale face.
The blood had splattered onto my Yokohama Junior High School uniform.
My once white polo was splotched in every direction with the color of crimson.
I didn't know it at first, but my left hand had seemed heavier than usual.
Next thing I knew...
Police sirens blared in the distance.
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Even Though (たとえ)
Misteri / ThrillerThings have changed for 16 year old Mika Minato as one of her best friends Naoki committed suicide during the summer. And, both she and her other best friend Takeru are still grieving his death although it had already been five months since the inci...
