In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 62 - Eiji and Sukuna - A Husband's Plea

"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds."

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(POV: Ryomen Sukuna)

I was standing in front of a grand mansion, one which I was more than used to seeing.

This was the mansion I had always lived in with my parents, a place where I could feel secure and comfortable.

However, today, as I walked in through the gates, my shoes making grinding sounds with the gravelly path below, I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread and emptiness grip my heart.

Today was a day I would never forget. I got a call from my dad, telling me that mom had been injured... 'quite badly'.

I could feel it in his voice... he was doing his best not to let his emotions out. I had never seen him so... agitated. I knew this was bad.

My heart skipped a beat as I saw the doctors and nurses running around, their faces morphed in both nervousness and urgency.

My footsteps were slow, hesitant, even. I didn't want to see her state if this is the amount of help my dad called for... I just wanted to go away and act like she's fine.

But no... I have to face the truth... and be by her side.

I walked in further, my heart beating faster with every step.

Some of the doctors and assistants walking around caught a glimpse of me, immediately moving aside, making way for me to go.

I could see cold sweat on their faces, some of their hands trembling in anxiety. It seems that the rumor about me doing the massacre of the town was still fresh in their mind, though it is anything but a rumor.

I stood in front of the door, my hand hovering over the doorknob as I took a deep breath.

Steeling my resolve, I grabbed the knob, turning it and pushing the door open.

What greeted my eyes were some extremely familiar figures. Elara, Eva, and Nect.

The atmosphere was depressing, almost suffocatingly so, as if their whole family had died, wouldn't be new for Eva, though.

They were sitting on the couches in the living room, their faces down as they stared at nothing.

Elara and Eva seemed to be quite distraught. Elara had built quite a bond with both my parents in the few days she had been here, or at least it seemed so.

Eva, too, had made quite a strong connection with them. It was almost certain that she would be my life partner. She thought of my mom as her own, it was clear that she didn't want to lose family once more.

Nect, however, seemed comparatively calm. I sure expected some degree of indifference from her, since I had noticed that she has a hard time connecting to people, but not this much.

Looking at the scene, my heart beat hard. Everything seemed to go silent, I could hear everything, as if time itself had stopped.

In long, quick strides, I rushed upstairs, to my mom's room, where she would be resting, probably.

"Sukuna!" I could hear Eva call me from behind, her voice heavy with emotion, but I ignored it for now, walking up the stair, my steps echoing in the silent living room.

I took a sharp right, my hand grazing a vase, which fell to the ground, breaking into pieces, an event that felt more beautiful than the vase itself.

My mind was too preoccupied to pay attention to my surroundings for now. I rushed through the hallway, my footsteps freezing behind doors leading to my mom's room.