𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐎... 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒? 𝘁𝗼𝘆𝗮 𝗮.

𝗶𝘃 ー𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.

mizuki uses she/her in toya's point of view.

"Stop it, please." I furrowed my eyebrows and covered my ears as I tried to drift back to sleep. The birds just have to chirp and walk on the roof everyday, so early in the morning. I can hear the footsteps of the chirping birds on my roof that wasn't quite soundproof at all too, how irritating...

Finally, I pushed myself up from my comfortable mattress, and entered the bathroom, staring at my reflection in the mirror, once again. I can't really do anything about me looking sleep deprived, can I? The bathroom's white tiles felt cold as I stepped on them barefoot, along with the porcelain sink as I traced my warm fingers across it. I immediately pulled my hand away and shook the water off when the cool water touched my warm, somewhat sweaty hands. 

"Cold"... I cursed under my breath.

When I was done brushing my teeth and taking a quick, freezing shower, I started to read out of pure boredom. But the issue is that I keep getting distracted, looking out the window or rearranging my old shelf of books. 

When I was reordering the books, I discovered that I actually have a book from my favorite series, hidden behind this big pile of books that were literally underneath my own desk. I can't even remember where I got this from... it was probably just a coincidence since it was a random pile of books. I remember selling and donating some of them.

I slowly dragged the specific book from that heavy pile and dusted it, since there was quite alot of dust on the cover. It looked like it was underneath that huge pile for years. 

I flipped and scanned through all of the nicely detailed pages, intrigued.

All of a sudden, I'm reading the book, enjoying the plot and the interesting storyline. It may be a distraction, but as long as it entertains me, that's all that matters to me. 

Right, Toya's letter, I just remembered. They should be wide awake by now, getting ready or eating breakfast. I quickly shut the book, walked into the kitchen, showed them and explained the letter before awkwardly slinking away, back inside my safe, quiet room. I do not want to interfere with whatever they are doing or even interact with them today. I let out a deep breath I was unconsciously holding, as well as closing my eyes and letting out a quiet sigh of relief. I'm back to isolating myself again.

Focusing on my stomach, I'm still really hungry. Even worse, I didn't eat anything this morning either. Well, at least there's a source of water.

Whatever. I am pretty used to this, anyway. I won't die from a day without any food... or water. Maybe a day and a half, even... Just endure it.

I tiredly rested my head on a soft pillow I grabbed from my comfortable bed. My room may be one the smallest out of all of them in this house, but compared to other people's rooms, I guess it's still quite large.

I clutched my growling stomach, furrowing my eyebrows slightly as I sighed.

It hurts.