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Chapter 84 Long Time Coming

Chapter 84 Long Time Coming

I don't know how long I was huddled in the practice gym. I heard my phone ring a few times but couldn't bring myself to answer it. Just seeing my uncle Marc's face I felt crushed by the guilt of causing Nana and Eiko's death. I was torn, I felt that Uncle Marc deserved his revenge on me for killing his daughter, but I also didn't think I could face him. Even if I might be stronger than him now, He reminds me so much of Nana that I wouldn't be able to do anything. I am sure he hates me, as much as anyone could hate another person. If I hadn't gone to the forest that day to pick those singing mushrooms. If I had been more aware of my surroundings. If I was stronger if I had called for help instead of freezing up and doing nothing. Nana could be alive today, she would be almost 27, and probably very successful as a transcendental and a black mage. I think to myself. She could have a husband, maybe a few kids, or she would become a teacher or something. She was so kind and thoughtful that I am sure she would have done a better job of teaching these students than me. Eiko might also still be alive, if I had been able to do something, anything to save her she would have just turned 30, and would probably have settled down with a guy and had a couple of kids by now. Nana and Eiko jumped in to save me, if I wasn't there they could have collected singing mushrooms elsewhere and left the armored rolling hogs alone.

After the funerals, Uncle Marc and Aunty Nanami moved away since Uncle Marc took Dr. Fyreed's offer of being his head of security. I never met Eiko's parents, and I thought it was best so that they wouldn't be saddened and constantly reminded of Nana or Eiko. Once about a year after that I got into an argument with Rei. I don't even remember what it was about but I do remember that she said this one thing, that Uncle Marc would kill me for causing Nana's death if he ever came back. Those words cut really deep, and are still with me. Just like Eiko's last words, and Nana's last words to me.

I continued to cry and continued to think about Nana and Eiko, and their possibilities until I felt a gentle hand on my shoulder. When I looked up I saw my Uncle Marc standing over me.

"If you hate me and want to kill me I understand... I leave everything that I have to my fiancees." I say dejectedly

Uncle Marc just kneels down and hugs me tightly. "I don't hate you at all, and I am proud of everything you have accomplished. Nana would be proud of how you have grown." He says with tears starting to form in his eyes. I just freeze before I start breaking down crying into his arms as well. "If you had forgotten Nana I would have been angry, but these past 13 years I had also hoped that you would grow strong just like Nana had hoped for you. More importantly, I had hoped you would forgive yourself." He says gently still holding on to me

"I-I-I couldn't do anything! They died because of me! It was my fault! How can you not hate me? How can you forgive me? " I scream and cry, how could they who lost their daughter because of me forgive me.

"Wats, honey, we never blamed you for Nana." A kind woman's voice says. When I try to look past my tears I notice that my Aunt Nanami is standing behind my Uncle Marc. There is also another couple I had never seen before.

"B-b-but you left so you didn't have to be saddened by the memory Nana and Eiko.... It was all my fault. I-I-I watched Eiko die, and I-I did nothing. They were rescuing me and I-I did nothing. They both might still be here if it wasn't for me. Have families, have kids. I thought that I could be forgiven if I became strong, but I am still so weak. I can't do anything right alone." I scream and continue to cry.

"Yes, we were sad about losing Nana, but we are very proud of her too." My Uncle Marc says calmly

"We could never hate you, Wats, honey you were too precious to Nana. Hating you, blaming you, would be like hating her." Aunt Nanami said kindly