A snake's tale: Karmagisa series

Chapter 15

Nagisa POV

I can't stop thinking about my mom. Her words are burned into my brain. What does she mean?! I sighed and stood up from my bed. I had been sitting there staring off into space for the past...Oh crap! It's been an hour and a half! I'll be late for school!

I gathered my stuff quickly and ran to school. By the time I got there, I enter the classroom right before the bell rang. Phew! That was close.

I saw Karma wasn't in his seat. I wasn't surprised honestly. He almost always skipped class. He came back at lunchtime but he looked shaken.

I went up to him and grabbed his hand. "Hey, are you ok love?" I asked him. I seemed to have snapped him out of his daze. "Oh! I'm fine. How are you darling?" he smiled. I wasn't convinced so I played along with his little act. "Oh, I'm ok! Just saw you walking up here and thought I said hi."

This time he smiled but it wasn't his usual happy smile. It was a more depressed and sad smile. I frowned at him. "Ok, what's wrong?" I asked him again. "Nothing!" "Stop it," I said firmly. "Stop what? I'm fine!" "Stop it! Just stop lying to me! Why won't you tell me the truth!" I found myself yelling at him.

I stared at him waiting for an answer. "I–I just...my mom died this morning. I didn't come to school and-" he was cut off cause I hugged him. He let me hug and soon he joined it. I felt him put his head on my shoulder. My shoulder felt wet but I didn't care.

It was my turn to comfort him. "I'm sorry. I just want you to be ok. It makes my heart hurt to see you sad," I whispered. I felt him nod and sob into my chest. I pulled him in closer.

I wish I could take you home. I wish I was as strong as you. "Come on. Let's go home," I said intertwining his fingers with mine. I smiled and nodded.

We began walking down the mountain. I left my stuff next to my desk but I was only focused on Karma. We finally got to his house and we sat down on the couch.

I pulled his head to lay on my lap as I stroked his soft red hair. He continued to cry so I kept doing this until he fell asleep. I lightly kissed his head as I leaned my head back falling asleep with him.

Karma POV

I woke up this morning to my phone ringing. I picked it up and it was my dad.

"Karma you need to come to the hospital. It's about your mother."

"What? What happened?!" I yelled into the phone. He had hung up. I got dressed quickly and ran to my car. I drove it to the hospital. I said my mother's name and they hurried me to her room.

I walked in, I saw my father crying next to my mother who was asleep. I heard him mumble something to himself but I just ran over to the other side of the bed. "Mom..." I said slowly. "She was in an accident," I heard my father say. I growled under my breath. "There was a drunk driver that was on the wrong side of the road. It hit her head on. Luckily there was a car that came quickly. They called 911 as soon as they could. I just. I just wish I could have been there to help her," he sobbed. "They are saying that it is only a matter of time before..." he trailed off.

I sat on the bed in shock. I began to cry as I saw her emotionless face shift just barely. "They said we should say our goodbyes." I heard him say. "No! She'll live! She-She has to!" I yelled sobbing. No...This can't be happening.

Then I heard the heart monitor flatline. "Mom! MOM!" I screamed as the doctors pried me off. They had the defibrillator with them. I continued screaming my mother's name as I was dragged away.

Next thing I know I'm out of the hospital. My dad was talking to me but I couldn't hear him. "We need to go our separate ways." I finally heard him say. I wasn't surprised. He handed me papers that he signed. "Turn these into the police. I looked at them and saw that they were saying that he gave consent for me to live alone. I was an adult now whether I liked it or not.

I turned away and got into my car. I was driving home when my phone had a message on it. I turned it off and parked. I just walked to school. By the time I got there, it was lunchtime.

So many thoughts were going through my head. I was snapped out of my daze to Nagisa saying, "Hey, are you, ok love?" "Oh! I'm fine," I lied. Trying to put my best smile on my face.

"Ok, what's wrong?" He asked him. "Nothing!" I said quickly. "Stop it," He said firmly. "Stop what? I'm fine!" I said again. "Stop it! Just stop lying to me! Why won't you tell me the truth!" He yelled at me.

"I–I just...my mom died this morning. I didn't come to school and-" I was cut off by a hug. I was surprised but I joined in. I nuzzled my face into his shoulder and began to cry.

He pulled me in more whispering something. I didn't completely hear but I knew it was comforting so I nodded. Then I heard him say "Come on. Let's go home." He grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers.

We walked to my house and sat down on the couch. He pulled my head onto his lap and I began to cry again. Then I drifted off to sleep thankful that Nagisa was by my side.

Ok so I know I said fluff in this chapter but I guess I wrote this chapter to get you ready for the fluff in the next chapter. I know I'm evil. Sorry!

Lily out!