PROLOGUE
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– ⚠︎ BREAKING NEWS ⚠︎ –
"On August 3, 2020, two prominent YouTubers in Tokyo, Japan, were involved in an accident. Both individuals sustained significant injuries. Kairi Akashi suffered the most severe damage and, regrettably, has fallen into a coma. Ryu Nakano, although now in stable condition, has not yet been able to provide any information. We will provide updates as more details become available."
"The brakes, I can't use the brakes!" he yelled frantically. "No, please work. The car is moving too fast, I can't stop it, Daarin."
"Daarin, s-shinitakunai..." his girlfriend whispered, her voice trembling with fear. She suddenly clung to his arm tightly, sobbing uncontrollably.
"We're not going to die!" He grasped her hand tightly, ready to let go of the steering wheel, "Anata o hontoni aishiteimasu, koishiteru..."
"Ryu, please. I-I don't want to die this way too early..." she cried, her tears streaming down her face. "I'm so afraid..."
Ryu kissed her hand tenderly.
"Don't worry, I'm here..." he assured her, wrapping his arms around her as tightly as tight as he could, determined to protect her from whatever was about to happen later on.
In that harrowing moment, the car veered off the road and plunged down a mountain cliff. They held each other tightly like there was no tomorrow waiting for them, bracing for the worst. Moments later, the sound of sirens filled the air as ambulances and rescue teams arrived at the scene, urgently working to pull the car from the cliffside.
A black civic pulled up, and a young man rushed to the accident site, looking so worried as if he was related to the two people inside the car, "I am Kei, I am Kairi's best friend..."
"Where are her parents?" a rescuer asked him.
"They're not here— they're in America for business..." Kei responded nervously. "Where is she?"
"We are still working on it, don't worry. We'll get them out soon," the rescuer reassured him, tapping his shoulder before hurrying away. After what felt like an eternity, the rescuers finally managed to extricate the couple from the wreckage.
"Kairi, Kairi!" Kei shouted as he saw Kairi lying inside the car, covered in blood, with Ryu still holding her hand.
"Sir, we need to bring them to the hospital immediately," a nurse informed him.
"Can I come with them?" Kei asked anxiously, the nurse nodded at instant as they started taking them away, "Thank you!"
They reached the hospital within minutes, Kei jumped out of his car and rushed to help the nurses with Kairi.
"Sir, you're not allowed to go inside," a nurse said as they wheeled Ryu into the operating room and closed the door.
"Damn..." Kei muttered, falling on his knees to the ground and pulling at his hair in frustration.
"Bro, what happened?" a friend asked, approaching him.
Kei looked up slowly. "Eito, they were in an accident..."
Concern etched on his face, "Do obasan and ojisan know about it, Kei?"
"I don't know, I feel so overwhelmed, I cannot fathom everything," Kei shook his head, and glanced away, not wanting Eito to see his emotions that was full of anger, sadness and fear over what happened.
