Bocchi the Unforgiven (A Bocchi the Rock AU)

Chapter sixteen - Changes

Back to Bocchi/Hitori's POV

It's been a week since everything that's happened. I'm still in the hospital, but the doctors say I've been having a smooth recovery and my wounds will heal soon. And my family's been checking on me oftenly.

Can't say the same for Kita, though. She's still in her coma, and the plug still hasn't been pulled yet from what I've heard. I don't know how much time I have left here.

Right now I'm lying in the hospital bed, but I'm still able to move around a bit, but not move the room yet.

I haven't gotten many chances to play guitar recently due to my state, I hope I'm discharged soon. I want to teach Futari how to play the guitar more too.

To ease my boredom, I turned on the tv and started switching through channels a lot, searching for something to watch.

Right as I was about to settle on something, a nurse entered my room.

Great.. someone coming to bother me in my alone time again.

"Gotoh." The nurse greeted me with a bow, "I'd like to speak with you for a moment."

I shut off the tv, "Y-yeah?"

Is this about Kita?

"I'd like to let you know, you're free to walk around now, but you're not discharged yet. So you're free to visit other rooms." She explained.

My eyes lit up slightly and I got up from my seat.

"Do you happen to know where Ikuyo Kita is?" I asked.

Should I have asked that right away? Was that too awkward to say..?

The nurse smiled at me, "Wanting to visit your friend right away? Sure. She's on the second floor in room 209."

The nurse guided me down to the said room carefully. After that she left me on my own to visit. The door was closed.

I was a bit nervous before knocking, what I was going to see once I entered.

Maybe I had to face the fact I was about to lose another friend. It's been two already, Ryo counting. I would be all alone after this.

What would I do once I'm all alone? I'd be back to what my life was back in freshman year all over again. All alone, playing guitar in my closet.

I never had a problem with playing guitar on my own, but I've lost them now. But this wasn't just about guitar.

It's about them, their all my friends, not just my bandmates. We had so much time together that I wish I could feel just one more time. Not as a band, but just the four of us, together again as friends.

I let out a small sigh, and then I gently opened the door.

What I was greeted with was a slightly filled room, which I wasn't expecting. There were two seats next to the hospital bed, Kita's parents were sitting on the seats. Beside them were two doctors. Everyone had saddened looks on their faces.

Everyone alive in the room looked at me, which I became flustered for.

"Don't worry, it's just her friend." Mrs Kita reassured, "You can come in, Gotoh."

I nodded and entered the room, from what I could tell, this wasn't a good sign. She must be on her final moments.

"Heaven's coming for her soon." Mr Kita said to me, tears in his eyes.

Tears began to fill my eyes too. But I wasn't embarrassed by it now, I had every right to cry.

"You know.." One of the doctors said, "It's better if only the family stays here. She's about to die."