'I won't say that I was tricked into joining the Yakuza. I knew what I was getting myself into. But I didn't realize that I would remain unaffected. I wanted power, I didn't want to be an outcast. I deserve this.'
This is the story of a girl's desce...
'Kazuo Arata, the C.E.O. of JZT enterprises spotted in a club with friends' the captions seemed to taunt me from the laptop screen.
I slammed my laptop shut. I was pissed beyond belief. I mean my sister just died two weeks ago and he was hanging out with his friends in a club seemingly unaffected by his fiancée's demise.
It had been a week since I received the email and the e-diary but I hadn't started reading her diary. I was scared of what I would discover. I knew I had to read it sooner or later. My parents didn't know about the email, nobody did.
"Jun hurry up, its time for school" My mom shouted.
I hurried down, gulped down a cup of coffee and sprinted out of the house after bidding my parents goodbye.
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I slowed down to a jog. I was bunking classes today. The teachers didn't care since they didn't want to anger me and 'set me off'. They didn't care where I went as long as I didn't cause problems.
I went to a park and walked around. I was waiting for my friend Kaito. We were planning to hang out. He was the only one who understood. He had been close to Hua as well.
I saw a few children running about laughing. They looked so innocent without a care in the world. I envied them, how they were happy with the simplest of things. All of us forgot to appreciate them as we grew up.
I walked around enjoying the beauty of the flowers. I loved them, they always gave me peace. They were all beautiful in their own way but a certain flower caught my eye. It stood there alone looking ethereal in a dark way.
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The dew drops on the rose reminded me of tears. It looked strong and fragile at the same time. It reminded me of Hua.
"Hey earth to Jun" I snapped out of my reverie to see Kaito shaking me and calling my name.
"Sorry. When did you get here?" I asked him.
"Just now. What were you staring at?"
"Nothing" I brushed it off.
He didn't look convinced but dropped it.
[Kaito's p.o.v.]
I turned around to follow him but caught a glimpse of a rose. It was that rose. I would never forget it. It was her symbol.
'No way. Did he start reading the diary already?' I thought to myself.
I thought he would tell me but I wasn't surprised. He was just like her.
'If she had told me I would have stopped her. I knew that Arata wouldn't hesitate to kill her. I told her not to get involved' I thought sadly.
"Why didn't you listen to me?" I whispered.
"Did you say something?" Jun asked me.
"N-no" I stuttered momentarily caught off my guard.
'He will kill me once he finds out. I can't lose him. He's my best friend but he deserves to know' we walked in silence, a sense of guilt weighing me down.
[Jun's p.o.v.]
I was in my room trying to muster up the courage to start reading. Frustrated at myself, I called Kaito.
"Hey" he picked up after a few rings.
"Hey, I know its late but..." I trailed off.
"No probs. What's bugging you?"
"Well I am in a fix right now. What would you do if you had to face something but you are scared to hell to do it?" I asked hesitantly.
There was a pause.
"Hello you there?" I asked him pacing in my room.
"Yeah. I think you should face it sooner or later preferably the former" he said thoughtfully.
"Thanks man" I said sincerely.
We said goodbye and hung up. I decided to follow his advice and switched on my laptop.Itwas password protected.
I clicked on the file hesitantly. There was a short note from her.
Hey bro,
This will self-destruct after you read it. After each chapter it will automatically self-destruct. I programmed it in such a way. I trust you but I don't want others to know about this since itcontains confidential information. I hope you understand why I did what I did. I am not justifying my mistakes but please try not to hate me
Hua.
I felt a sense of foreboding as I clicked on the next page, the first entry of my sister's diary.
