Akemi's P.O.V
The morning was cold, too cold. My body wasn't the only thing that was freezing. I could feel my heart freezing up as well.
The cold breeze made it's way through the open window of my room and I shivered where I sat on my bed, but I never got up to close it though.
I was too lost in my thoughts, my bitter thoughts but... why am I acting like this? I knew that something like this would happen from the very start.
I become happy and then everything gets taken away from me in the blink of an eye.
The last time I lost a friend it hurt, so badly, but why? Why does this time hurt even more?
Why does it feel like my heart is getting ripped apart every time that I think of leaving Keiko?
Keiko!
I can't believe that I won't see him again, it seems too unreal.
I won't be able to see his smile, hear his laugh when he cracks a silly joke. Nor will I be able to have one of his warm hugs anymore.
Thump thump thump.
What is that? Why is my heart beating like that? Why do I feel suddenly warm?
It can't be.
An image of Keiko's face flashed in my mind and his laugh rang in my ears.
I can't be! I just can't have these feelings, my heart CAN'T have these feelings.
Thump thump.
Then why is it beating like that?
I sat there on my bed shocked, sad and confused.
I almost didn't hear the voice of my dad calling me, almost.
"Akemi!! Come on! We're leaving! Make sure not to forget anything okay?!"
Heh, guess it's time.
I got up, grabbed my bags and walked out of my room.
My heart felt like it was being squeezed more and more with each step that I took and when I got to the living room where my parents were my heart was throbbing painfully in my chest, begging me to step away from the front door and rush back to the only person that was on my mind.
"D-do I really h-have to go?" my voice cracked.
"Oh dear you know that it's the best thing to do. You'll have fun in our new home!" my dad said as he patted my head like he did when I was a child.
"Your father's right honey. Plus you'll make a lot of new friends there!" my mother said with a soft smile on her face.
I didn't answer, I stayed silent because I knew.
I knew that once my lips part a sob would come out.
It was pathetic. I was pathetic.
And now, it was time to go and I could only hold back the tears as I stepped out into the cold giving only one last glance to what I call home.
Meanwhile
Keiko's P.O.V
Where is she?! Why is her phone turned off? Why isn't she talking to me?
She felt so off the last three days, she seemed... sad?
Her smiles were genuine, but they never reached her eyes.
Like she was working so hard to hide something.
I tried calling again, but to no avail.
That's when I had to call him and by him I mean Toshiro.
He might know the reason for the way she's acting.
Thankfully, I had his number.
I grabbed my phone and searched for his name, immediately tapping it after I saw it.
It rang a few seconds until I heard a voice from the other side "Hello? Keiko? Why are you calling so early, it's like 6 a.m. Yawn."
"Sorry, but I just couldn't sleep. Akemi's been avoiding my calls since yesterday. Do you know why?"
"U-um n-no sorry, but she might be busy. I think," he stuttered for a second, but it felt like it never happened.
"You sure?" I asked.
"Y-yeah. W-why would you think that I know anything?" there he goes again with the stuttering.
"Oh, I just thought that you knew since you are her best friend and all," I said bitterly.
"Well no she did't say anything."
"Oh well, sorry for bothering you, Toshiro. If you ever talk to her tell her to call me. She can't forget about what we planned for next week! Well I guess that's all I wanted to ask you. Bye!"
I was about to end the call when I heard him speak faintly from the other side.
"Wait wait wait. No dammit. Ugh I need to tell you something," he said.
"What is it?"
"Well truth is..."
"Mmhmm?"
"... Akemi left."
At that moment everything came crashing down.
"What?! What do you mean?!" I asked confusedly.
"Akemi left and she's not coming back. She told me not to tell you. I'm sorry."
I couldn't believe it, he had to be lying.
"Stop lying! You're such a liar! She hasn't left!" I said.
"I'm sorry but it's true. She didn't want to go, but she couldn't do anything about it. I found out yesterday and she was so heartbroken."
His voice held so much truth that I hated it.
"Why?... Why didn't she tell me?! WHY DIDN'T SHE AT LEAST SAY GOODBYE?!!" I yelled into the the phone.
"She didn't have the heart to make you sad. She wanted her last moments with you to be happy."
I couldn't speak. I didn't know what to say. All I know is that my heart is in two pieces now.
"Hello? Keiko? You still there?" Toshiro said, but I couldn't hear him. I was lost both mentally and physically. There was nothing I could do.
I couldn't go to the airport to see her and stop her from going. It was too cliché to be real.
Life doesn't work that way
I can't bring her back. I can't bring back the person that I care so much about.
That's the truth and truth hurts.
Oh so badly.
