Hanako's Last Breath

Memory Two

  ⚠️Chapter Warning: graphic abuse and gory description.⚠️

     Yashirou and the current Hanako were running alongside a group of boys chasing after Amane, who looked to be about eight years old.
      The group of boys chasing him all had baseball bats, and Tsukasa was leading them. Amane was hightailing it to the side of the school building, hoping to find a place to hide on the roof.
      "Just where do you think you're going freak? I haven't given you your daily gift yet!" Tsukasa cackled. The other boys behind him laughed as well. They found enjoyment in chasing after terrified young Amane.
      Amane climbed on the roof, and his in a trapdoor that led to a small attic room. He was breathing heavily, and inches from tears.
      He could hear Tsukasa and the other boys stomping around to find him. His heart was thumping loudly, and he was hugging as tight to his bookbag he could.
      Amane waited for about 30 minutes in the small space after the boys stopped moving. He had assumed they left, so he peeped out of the trapdoor.
      To his horror, all 10 boys were surrounding him, with devious smiles on their faces.
⚠️Abuse warning⚠️
      "Thought you could hide in there? I'm very patient you know, especially when it comes to you," Tsukasa smiled.
      The tallest boy pulled Amane out of the crawl space, and threw him to the ground. The boys hit Amane with their bats until Tsukasa told them to stop.
     "Nice seeing you Amane, talk to you soon?" Tsukasa said to the quivering Amane. The boys laughed as sauntered off the roof to go somewhere else.
⚠️Abuse end⚠️
           Amane panted heavily and took some bandages out of his book bag, and bandaged up his arms. He wasn't attempting to hold back his tears as he did this, Tsukasa had already left. If he was going to be weak, then was the time.
      "Hanako? Why is he going through this? I want to help him!"
     "I'm afraid you can't, but you can give him a hug if you want. It won't change anything in the moment, but if it makes you feel better-"
     Before Hanako had finished talking,  Yashirou ran over and hugged the young Amane in her arms, crying along with him. Hanako Smiled, as if he could feel the hug Yashirou was giving Amane.
      "C-can we head on to the next memory now?" Yashirou stammered through tears.
     "I think we should take a break, the memories only get sadder. Besides, you have a science class to attend. And I don't think I can convince Tsuchigomori to let you off easy on this one. You've already missed his class multiple times because of me," Hanako said.
     Hanako broke the spell that had kept them in the memory, and Yashirou left to go to class. He waved goodbye, and then he went to make his bathroom a mess so Yashirou and Kou could clean it for him later.