Shattered Stars

23 | Broken Friendships

this chapter contains cursing!! pls don't read if you can't read those things or they offend you or whatever :)

If Satou hadn't died, would things still be the same?

If Satou hadn't died, would they all be happy?

If Satou hadn't died, would they have carried on?

If Satou hadn't died, would everyone still care?

Questions flooded Erissa's mind as Satou's stupid funeral went on.

The whole group hated the idea of how Sankarea was hosting a funeral for a son she literally killed.

They didn't even want to be there.

Sankarea forced them there, and it wasn't a good idea to give in.

"When can we leave?" Natsumi suddenly asked.

The group was all huddled into a corner, avoiding contact with everyone Sankarea had invited.

"If we could leave now, that would be great," Blythe complained, tapping her foot onto the ground out of impatience.

"We agreed to stay here for two hours. We haven't even been here for one," Mimmy answered.

"Can't we just ask Sankarea-sensei?" Chelsea suggested, leaning onto a wall.

"That might not be a smart idea. She might let us stay even longer," Blythe responded.

Guren and Erissa stayed silent as Blythe, Chelsea, Mimmy, and Natsumi tried to find ways to leave.

"That's it, I'm asking her," Natsumi sighed, not having patience.

"Good luck, Hyuga," Blythe rolled her eyes, knowing whatever Natsumi was about to do would not work.

Natsumi walked towards Sankarea to ask if they could leave.

The group was shocked to see a boy standing next to her.

Natsumi immediately ran back to the group.

"We must run!"

Natsumi grabbed everyone and started running towards the exit of the Magic Government event hall.

"Wait, why are we running?" Erissa suddenly asked, confused.

"I would like to know as well," Guren seconded.

"If you would look, Yasaki is right behind us," Natsumi rolled her eyes.

"For your information, we can't look because you're pushing us to go forward. We can't look back because you're hands are forcing us to move forward," Guren said back.

"Guren has a point," Mimmy agreed.

Natsumi kicked the door open and immediately closed it as Sankarea came closer.

"Okay, why are we running from her?" Chelsea asked, confused.

"I don't know. I had the feeling to run because I thought she was going to introduce us to that boy," Natsumi shrugged.

"Well, you're in luck, because I am!"

The group froze as they heard Sankarea's voice.

Turning around, Sankarea was smirking at them while standing next to someone.

Well, not someone, more like Sin Tae-Wong.

"This is Sin Tae-Wong. He will be replacing my dear son," Sankarea introduced.

The group was silent, they didn't know how to react to Satou's replacement.

"You're cruel," Erissa managed to say, angry at the Yasaki.