A Garden of Regret /Oumasai/Saiouma Hanahaki AU

No...

Rantaro's POV:
"Mr. Amami?"
"Yes?"
"I'm sorry for your loss. He died before we could even start the surgery."

WHAT!? NO?!
This wasn't supposed to happen.. It wasn't supposed to end like this!

"I'll let the news sink in, you may see him when you're ready."
"T-thank you.."

I couldn't believe it... he was gone.

"I want to see him."
"Right this way."

The tall doctor comforted me as she led me down to Kokichi's room.

"In here."
"Dr. Ren?" I called, glancing at her nametag.
"Yes?"
"Was it.. My fault?"
"No, of course not! No matter how soon anyone had gotten there, he was just too sick."
"Thank you.."

I walked into the brightly lit, painfully white room, sitting myself down on a stool next to Kokichi's bed.

"I'm so sorry.. For everything. Not reaching out when you started getting sick, never trying to help, not realizing in time.."

Tears streamed down my face, my eyes leaking like a broken faucet. I felt like a failure, I felt so stupid!

"Mr. Amami," I heard the doctor's honey-smooth voice call out.
"Mr Amami!"

My eyes snapped open.

"Huh..?"
"You fell asleep waiting," The doctor said.
I was back in the waiting room.

"The surgery is over, the patient is now in stable condition. However, you will not be able to visit him until tomorrow."

So it was all.. A nightmare?

"Thank you!"

"You can sleep here, if you want, or you can go home."
"I'll sleep here!"
"Okay, I'll help you check in as a guest."

I sighed with relief as we walked towards the front desk.