Oikawa had been asleep for a week now. Waking up seemed a far-fetched idea right now. Doctors told them that he would probably never will. Only machines are keeping him alive. If we turn them off, he’ll expire.
They explained the process that will happen, the possibilities, then they asked his parents to make the decision, to sign some papers. Iwaizumi didn’t know dying could be so technical.
Matsukawa and Hanamaki with the rest of the juniors came to visit on the second to the last day after Oikawa’s parents made the decision. They allowed friends and family to say goodbye. The second day was exclusively for friends… the third and final day only for family. Iwaizumi stayed in both. The Oikawas knew how important he was to the guy.
“Did you finally find out?” Matsukawa asked him as the rest of the team went out to buy some food, save for him and Hanamaki who decided to stay.
Iwaizumi looked up from the bed where he had his face buried and shook his head, “He was never able to tell me.”
“Maybe, there was really none. You know how he always plays tricks on you.” Hanamaki offered and he almost agreed. But he shook his head, “No. I think he really did intent to tell me… but he’s just too stubborn to do so.”
“It’s his charm.” Matsukawa adds, “If he wasn’t stubborn about his feelings, you two wouldn’t have ended up together.”
Iwaizumi couldn’t help but agree, as he turned to Oikawa fondly. He looked different today—his grayish skin had some color in them, his hair looked the best ever since he got sick. And his lips looked pink and moist. He almost looked like he’s just sleeping.
“I wish I knew what his last wish is.”
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