𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐲? | 𝘬𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘤

day 73

Kenma woke up the next day and was scolded by his grandparents for sleeping long but he didn't mind them scolding him as he could feel his eyes being puffy from crying too much last night.

He never cried that much in his life and crying last night made his heart feel heavy too much. Aside from Kuroo's state, he just wants to go back to Tokyo to go beside his best friend. 

And he wanted to blame himself for leaving his best friend back there, for not checking up on Kuroo always, or for not persuading Kuroo to accept his offer of consulting their family doctor. 

That morning he checked his phone but there are no updates from Terumi yet. After breakfast, he excused himself from his grandparents and locked himself inside the room, not minding his grandma's scolding.

Right now his mind is clouded by Kuroo alone.

He should be there by his side, taking care of him like the way Kuroo does to him whenever he gets sick.

Maybe he should just persuade his grandparents to take him back to Tokyo because instead of taking a break from the busy city he lives in, it feels like staying here would break him apart. But he feels bad for leaving his grandparents alone especially when they were the ones who wanted to see him.

Tears started to spill from his eyes again. It feels too much for him once more. Everything feels like falling apart and he hates that. And he hates that that person who makes it all better is breaking apart physically from god knows what. 

A knock from his door interrupted his thoughts but he kept silent as he covered his face with a pillow.

But as he heard his mother's "dear, open up", he immediately stood up and hugged his mom who he missed too much. His mother kept silent as she hugged him tightly when he started sobbing. He knew his father's by their side but he paid no mind because next to Kuroo, his comfort person is his mom. 

"We heard about Kuroo-kun. We figured you wanted to go back to Tokyo. Good thing the travel ban has been lifted earlier so we decided to go back as soon as we could." His father spoke up. He just nodded as he hugged his mom. "I miss Kuro," he muttered, making his mother smiled bittersweetly. 

His father looked at his mother knowingly but his mother shook her head once before mouthing a 'not now' to his father. His mother told him to pack his things as he heard his father argue with his grandparents.

"Isn't that too much? Your son wants to go back just because of his friend, especially a guy? Did you think I haven't noticed how your son acts around that friend of his?" He could hear his grandmother's voice raging which made him gulp as he packed his last shirt into his bag.

His mother told him to never mind them as she helped him pack his things before going down where his grandmother was frowning at him while his grandfather kept a straight face. It was clear to him that they were judging him. 

He knew this would happen, one way or another. 

He bowed as he kept his head down and muttered a silent thanks before following his mother who bid goodbye first. And the moment his father put his arms across his shoulder, his tears started falling down.

Not only because of grief but he somewhat figured out that his parents might know about his feelings for kuroo and it comforted him especially when he heard his father say "we'll get you home, ken." 

His mother offered him a smile before hugging him tightly. And the tears came falling down until he sat at the back of their car. He watched outside as he saw trees and roads on a fast motion before his eyes gave up on him completely. 

'i'm coming for you, kuro. just hold a little bit longer and i'll be there for you.'

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uhm. hi. is anyone still reading this?

i didn't ghost this story, i swear. i'm really sorry for the 8 months delay just for a short update. and i promise i'll complete this one, together with my ongoing bokuaka one.

life is shit but university is shittier to me.

thanks for reading and for being patient. :)