The Unfinished

Chapter 12 - Remembrance

As John began to approach Martina, he noticed Kim in the corner of his eye. "Did she lead her here...?" though John as he looked at Kim for a second before looking back at Martina. "Good luck, dear..." thought Kim with sadness.

"Excuse me. Martina Courts, right?" asked John with a friendly tone. "Ah? Y-yeah..." replied Martina, looking down. "What's wrong?" asked John. "It's just...Never mind. How do you know me?" asked Martina. "I can't explain that, but I have something I need to discuss with you." said John calmly. "Discuss...?" asked Martina, seemingly uncomfortable. "Something isn't right here...She's acting weird." though John as he continued with his facade. "Well...How do I explain this...? I wanted to ask if you wanted to be acquaintances?" said John, disappointing Shawn and Kim who were eavesdropping carefully. "Why me?" asked Martina, suspicious. "Now that I think about it...The only reason I got close to her was because I ended up staring at her...I know nothing about this girl, except for her name?" thought John as he began to sweat slightly.

"The only reason I got close to her was because I got sucked into a perverted thought at that time. Do I even deserve to be around someone like her...?" though John as he clenched his fist. "Why isn't John saying anything?! She'll leave if he doesn't speak!" thought Shawn as he stared.

"You see...There is no reason." said John. "Huh...? I don't understand you..." said Martina, cautiously. "I guess...I just thought you were lonely..." said John as he carefully took a step forward. "Lonely? Me...?" asked Martina, not noticing the shortened distance between them. "Yeah. I think I can resonate. No friends, right?" said John. "No friends...Are you really the same...?" asked Martina. "Yeah. Unfortunately, I'm not like that anymore. Because I have a friend like you, right?" asked John, not realising what he was saying. "Wait! Did I actually say that to her just now...? This is too fast...I messed it up." thought John as his sweat continued. "He ruined it!!" thought Kim. "Do you really consider me a friend?" asked Martina. "That worked?!" thought both Shawn and Kim in amazement. "I do. I really do." said John with a tone that fuses confidence with discomfort. As John took another step forward, Martina looked at him. "What's your name...?" asked Martina. "John. I'm Jonathan Bloke. Nice to meet you." said John in relief. "Jonathan...? Bloke...? I've heard that name somewhere before!" said Martina as she began to think. "Heard my name? She shouldn't know who I am at all..." thought John, his head filling with worry again. "I have a question. So you feel an itch somewhere?" asked John. "An itch? Not at all." said Martina in confusion. "What...? Shawn said he felt an annoying itch the entire time..." thought John as he began to think as well. "What's wrong?! Just look for her stone!!" thought Kim in frustration.

    "How does your chest feel?"

said John, shocking Shawn, Kim, and Martina. "A-ah?! It does feel different...Why?" asked Martina. "I knew it...The pain in my chest was connected to her." thought John as he took a couple fast steps forwards, scaring Martina, causing her to step back a little. "What is it?!" asked Martina. "Show me your chest!" said John, leaving Shawn and Kim speechless. "What did you just say...?" asked Martina while changing her tone. "That came out wrong...What I meant is--" "Are you just a pervert? You lied about being my friend, didn't you?!" asked Martina with anger. "No! Listen to me." said John. "You're just pathetic! Leave me alone!" said Martina as she began to walk away quickly. "This is bad...What the hell is this feeling?! My chest is beginning to hurt again..." as John finished that thought, Martina began to shake as she walked. "Look like she's no different. This is my last change then...I'm sorry, Martina..." thought John as he took a quick step, turning into running. "I'll apologize later." said John, surprising Martina. "John?!" yelled out Shawn. "Dear! Don't assault her!!" yelled out Kim right after. As Martina froze in surprise, John took her hand. "What are you doing?!" yelled out Martina as she began to blush. "You're feeling pain
Just like me. Listen to me..." said John as he slowly touched Martina's forehead with his own. "W-what...?" asked Martina, unable to complete her sentence. "What's he doing...?" thought Shawn as he continued watching. "You can feel it, right?" said John as he put Martina's hand on his chest. "Your heartbeat...Is the same as mine...Every single bit synchronizes...?" said Martina in disbelief. "Listen to me...You need to remember! What happened at the opening ceremony a couple days ago?" asked John. "The first day...?" asked Martina. "Yes. The first day. You met someone, didn't you? You befriended someone..." said John.