The Boy With The Blank Stare

Chapter Nine: A Clue

Yup...this is totally not stalking...I reassured myself as I headed to the front of the school and waited for whenever Ouma showed up.

It's not like there is any other options to get any clues as to what happened here...I need at least something before I can research into it.

I snapped out of my thoughts as I heard wheels rowling and saw Ouma in his chair and his, mother? Family member?, bringing him in "Ouma I don't know why you are making me do this for what, third or fourth year in a row?"

Ouma gripped his fists I noted before signed 'you wouldn't know' and his mother sighed "your right, I f*cking don't...I'm coming back in half an hour after I drop you off ok?" She said he nodded.

"Ugh...why won't you just speak it's not like your vocal cords where that badly damaged..." his mother grunted.

Vocal cord damage? But Ouma said he could speak...what kind of incident leads to someone losing their abillity to walk, see, and damages who knows what in their body?

I trailed Ouma inside the building and saw him being left in the classroom. Ouma just seemed to be still for a moment before he seemed to feel his way around the classroom.

He then somehow with I could see great effort and pain lifted himself off the chair and into his classroom seat which the janitor seemed to have put in before laying his head down.

-/-/-

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy brithday dear Chiasa! Happy birthday to you!" We sang and Chiasa blew her cupcake with the candle on it.

"Thanks guys!" She said while adjusting her hearing aid "seriously though you guys were screaming" she said a little embarrassed.

"And? Who gives a f*ck? It's your birthday Chi!" Mirai screamed excitedly. I grinned "yeah this is the first party your Mom ever let us come to!"

Chiasa sighed "she thinks you guy's are a bad influence on me...maybe it's for all the pranks...or the time we nearly got arrested...or that time we tried bungy jumping and Takura almost died...or maybe when Ouma fell off the roof because Takashiro let him go"

My eyes narrowed "oh yeah, almost forgot" I said and wacked Takashiro in the back with one of my canes.

"Ouch" he said runbing his back and Chiasa laughed

-/-/-

Ouma hadn't raised his head at all till now before seeming to look for something from the bag at the back of his weelchair and pulled out a small horribly warped gift.

He then placed it on the desk next to him and closed his eyes as if imagining something far away.

This still doesn't explain why Ouma and the teacher are acting weirder than usual...

Ouma then opened his eyes shocking me before remembering he was blind as he sat managed to sit back down in his wheelchair.

What puzzled me next as how he seemed to be him feeling every desk.

Maybe it's nothing. Maybe they were under the weather...but still...I am so sure something is going on with him.

He just keeps closing his eyes and feeling under the desks! Why did Momota want to be here? What does this mean...?

I don't know at all...but I do know it started around four years ago...maybe I can do some research on events in the time at my uncle's company.

I hope he won't mind...I then tried to escape as quietly as possible as I left.

-/-/-

Finally he is gone...seriously Saihara is as stealthy as a rhinoceros in the artic...

Oh well wonder what he was in about anyway...I sighed as I laid down my head on the desks and held back my strain to wantto scream.

Can't believe how long it's been since we all met...

Your Mom was right...your Mom was right...happy birthday Chi...wherever you are....