The depth of darkness🕯️

Part 9(English)

"How do you know him?"

It was the first time he saw Mikaela so seriously. His ocean-colored eyes, which were now nothing more than a frozen land, He was staring at her with strange seriousness. This caused a strange coldness to surround him. It is as if the cold gaze of his roommate has penetrated it and he may knock it off its feet at any moment. So he composed himself and began to speak cautiously "W...well, to be honest, I had a strange dream this morning..." The blonde boy's eyebrows, who had not lost a single percent of his seriousness, were drawn together and he asked in a whisper "What dream did you have?" Yuichiro raised his head and stared into Mika's eyes. He wanted to know what his dream meant And the person who called it Mikael is really the one whom Mika is acting strangely about or is mistaken. And if it is true, who is that person?!

So he took a deep breath and began to describe the events that he had seen in his dream...

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_ And then you started calling it by such a name and... well, honestly, I don't remember anything anymore, because I was almost melting from the hot atmosphere that surrounded me...

He raised his head and looked at Mikaela with his green eyes, who was now staring sadly at an unknown piece on the ground. He called out with curiosity, "Mika?!..."
The boy raised his head in surprise and looked at his roommate who was looking at him curiously but said nothing.
The black-haired boy tilted his head to one side and said with a questioning expression "Um... So who is this Mikael now?!  Where is he now?" Mika stared at his hands while his voice trembled a little and whispered sadly "Didn't you see what happened in your dream?!" Yu didn't say anything.
He was silent for a few minutes and his brain was analyzing such a matter for no reason.
Mika raised his head again and looked at Yu and continued his speech "Mikael is dead..."
Hearing this two words, he stopped breathing for a moment. He asked in disbelief, "Why? When did this happen?"
Mika explained while hugging himself "This is for three years ago..." He wanted to continue, but Yu interrupted him and said "He... was he your brother?,  you two...." He did not continue his speech and waited for Mika. Mika gave a sad smile to his friend (maybe he wasn't even his friend...).
He said "Mikael... we were twins... Of course, this was what others were saying and thinking like this in the first meeting... Like you Yuchan.... Well, we were very similar. The only difference between us was the color of our eyes_My eyes were blue and his eyes were red_ Of course, we also had a small difference in height, which was also due to our age difference, But this issue was not clear.
Mikael was very kind...
He always tried to help everyone...
He never judged others...
And in short, he... was flawless...
And I... I never felt alone despite him..."
Yu was still looking at his roommate who was now staring at an unknown piece of space. It's as if he's drowned in his past...
So he decided to pull it out of that space with a new question that has occupied his mind.

_ Did he commit suicide?
Mikaela, as if she had just come to her senses, asked Yu "What?  Who committed suicide?!" Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Mikael?"
Mika waved his hands up in the air and said, "No, no ... Of course not ..." Yu leaned forward a little and asked, "So, how?"

Mika stared at the black haired boy who was curiously checking it with his eyes and waiting for his answer...
he does not know about the gossip in the school..., so... Mika can't explain what happened...
He remembered that day on the fifth floor and pressed his clothes in his hand...
One of the worst days of his life...
"No, no, let it go...
Why don't you give up?!
He has not done anything!!!
stop
falls down
Now that we know what the real secret of the school is, Are you afraid to reveal it to everyone?...
Hey, stooop....
Noooooo.... Mikaelllll...."

He frowned and pressed his temples with his hands. He had a headache. He looked at Yu who was still staring at him...
He was still waiting  for the answer...

He sighed and said "Well... there was an argument between the children and there was a fight... Because... Because there was a lot of fighting... One of the kids hit him during a fight and he couldn't keep his balance... And then..." Yu completed he speech: "It fell..." Mika nodded slowly and He suppressed his tears.

Yuichiro was completely aware of Mika's lie. Mikaela did not try to look his roommate in the eyes at all.
He looked away from her And he was staring somewhere else...
He was in a state of anxiety and a stupid and wasteful smile was etched on his lips.

"'Maybe he has a reason he doesn't want to tell me... well...I don't bother him... After all, Mikael was his friend... Maybe I went to get the class booklets from Ray that I wasn't there today and ask him..."'

He slowly shook his head and gave Mika a small smile and said, "Thank you and.....I'm sorry." Mika finally stopped hiding from his friend's eyes and stared into his green eyes and answered: "Welcome but ... why are you sorry?" He bowed his head and waited for Yu to answer in a surprised manner.

_ I'm sorry for reminding you of this bitter memory...
And remember what happened to you after Mikael's death...(He means when Mika said that he did not feel lonely despite Mikael), I know I upset you, So... you don't have to hold back your tears and don't cry... It must have been hard...

He didn't continue, he raised his head and was surprised to see Mikaela wearing her usual smile.
Mika got up and said "Yuchan, you don't need to be sorry... you were just curious..." continued "You know... I learned many things from Mikael and... one of them was..." His eyes filled with tears and he said "You have to learn to be strong... like a smile full of tears... yes... I will never break, so don't worry." He rubbed his eyes to stop the tears from falling down his face And the boy gave a beautiful smile. Yu sighed and said, "As always..." Mika tilted his head and stared at Yu with eyes that were a little red and asked, "What as usual?" Yu arched his back and Poker replied, "You're weird as always." Mika, whose cheeks were a little red from embarrassment, said, "You're so naughty, what's so strange about me?" Yu stared at him and whispered, "Your everything." Mika screamed and started hitting his roommate.
Suddenly something came to Yu's mind and he quickly grabbed Mika's hands to prevent him from hitting him and asked "I say that... I have a question..." Mika pulled his hands out of Yu's hands and waited for Yu's question.

_ The one who threw Mikael... who was it? Is it still here?!

Mika was stunned after hearing this question.
He sighed deeply and looked at Yuichiro who was waiting for him from the corner of his eye.
He put his right hand on his chest and crumpled his clothes in his hand And he said "I... was the one who threw it..."

To be continued.....