Devils Of Bonten [Tokyo Revengers ff]

22.

I am dead.

Am I?

My body almost feels like it isn't even there at all.

It feels so strange.

Is this a dream?

It's peaceful here.

Warmness of something familiar yet so distant...

I am afraid to open my eyes

I don't want to die right now

I can't leave like this...

Even if it's not my life I want to end it properly

Is she angry at me?

And finally got her own life back.

And I am dead. Like how I was supposed to be in the first place?

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"Open your eyes Akio. Trust me."

The same voice. It's her voice.

I finally felt my breath. I finally felt my heart beating. Does that mean? I am still alive?

After few seconds I finally opened my eyes. The brightness was too much so I closed them again.

"Isn't this place beautiful Akio?"

I finally adjusted my eyes to the light. It took me brief moment to understand what's going on.

I...am wearing a slightly familiar uniform... sitting on a bench.

It's a big garden but unlike the before I saw in that dream. It's a garden of flowers. Beautiful colorful flowers.

My attention quickly pointed at the person sitting next to me. It's her. In her own body.

Smiling at me.

I looked at myself. It's my body. My own body before I jumped off of that building.

I looked at my palms. My wrist is filled with many scars.

I remembered. Those scars may count the number of my suicide attempts.

I felt the pain. I felt the agony when I lived in that body. Happiness was just a hope for me back then.

"Life was hard wasn't it?"

I flinched. Looked at her and again looked down.

I just nodded. I wanted to talk. But now...I don't know where to begin.

"You went through alot Akio. I can't even imagine the pain...you are brave."

I smiled looking at her.

"Brave? You shouldn't call that to a girl who jumped off of a buliding."