The Past Returns

Chapter 14

The sound of the approaching sirens grew louder, piercing through the heavy silence that engulfed Eijiro and Katsuki's apartment. Eijiro's heart raced, a mixture of hope and dread intertwining within him. He stepped back, allowing the paramedics to rush in with their equipment, their faces etched with a sense of urgency.

Time seemed to blur as the paramedics assessed the situation, their professional demeanor unable to conceal the weight of the moment. Eijiro watched with a numb disbelief, his mind struggling to process the reality unfolding before him. As the paramedics performed their assessments, their expressions grew somber, and the room filled with an eerie silence.

The final verdict came like a crushing blow, shattering the remnants of hope that Eijiro clung to. Katsuki was pronounced gone at the scene, leaving Eijiro stunned and his heart shattered. The room seemed to close in on him, suffocating him with its unforgiving emptiness. Grief washed over him, raw and consuming, threatening to engulf him entirely.

Reality crashed down upon Eijiro as he realized the devastating task that lay before him. With trembling hands and a heavy heart, he reached for his phone, his fingers fumbling as he dialed the number he never thought he would have to call. It was a call he never wanted to make, but one that Katsuki's parents needed to receive.

As he waited for the call to connect, a knot formed in Eijiro's throat, making it difficult to find his voice. When Katsuki's parents finally answered, their voices laced with worry and anticipation, Eijiro's voice cracked as he struggled to find the words. The painful truth spilled out, shattering their world as it had shattered his own.

The news hit Katsuki's parents with the force of a thousand storms. The disbelief in their voices mirrored Eijiro's own, their cries of anguish and despair echoing through the phone. Time seemed to stand still as the weight of the loss settled upon them, each moment stretching out into an eternity of heartache.

Eijiro's heart bled for Katsuki's parents, knowing the magnitude of their pain and the void that now consumed their lives. He promised to meet them at the hospital, his voice filled with sorrow and a determination to support them through the unimaginable.

The journey to the hospital felt like an eternity, every passing second filled with an indescribable heaviness. Eijiro's thoughts were a jumble of memories and emotions, his mind struggling to comprehend the magnitude of their loss. He replayed moments spent with Katsuki, his fiery spirit and unwavering loyalty etched into his very being.

Arriving at the hospital, Eijiro's steps were heavy, his heart weighed down by grief. Katsuki's parents were already there. Mitsuki, Katsuki's mother, sat in the sterile hospital room, her world crumbling around her. The weight of her loss bore down on her like an insurmountable burden, threatening to suffocate her. The reality of her son's absence crashed over her with an unforgiving force, and she felt her sanity slip through her trembling fingers.

In the depths of her despair, Mitsuki's grief erupted into a torrential storm. The walls of the hospital room seemed to close in on her, amplifying her anguish. A guttural cry tore from her throat, raw and filled with an indescribable pain. Her screams pierced the air, slicing through the silence, as if trying to summon Katsuki back to her.

Eijiro stood beside Mitsuki, his own heart breaking as he bore witness to her anguish. Her cries reverberated through the room, intertwining with his own sorrow, as he struggled to find the words to console her. He wrapped his arms around her, attempting to provide some semblance of comfort, but the intensity of her grief was beyond anything he had ever witnessed.

Mitsuki's body trembled uncontrollably as the waves of sorrow consumed her. Her cries echoed through the hospital corridors, a testament to the depth of a mother's love and the devastating pain of loss. Her anguish was a primal scream, a desperate plea for her son's return, a wrenching expression of the shattered bond between a mother and her child.