Absent Student | KomaHina

Chapter 7

- definitely over a week later -

I hadn't been looking into our mailbox each and every day, I swaer..

Okay, maybe I was. But it didn't matter. He still hadn't written me back and that was making me strangely worried. I stood before the mailbox even though I'd already checked it before. My hand hesitated to open it. I was hoping that this time his answer would be there but I was afraid of being disappointed yet again. What if something bad happened to him? What if he told me a wrong address purposely? What if my letter got lost? What if he hates me? What if- ahh!

I closed my eyes tightly and took the content of the mailbox. There are some letters.. Probably for my parents. I sighed. I didn't want to give myself a false hope.

I opened my eyes. One letter for my dad.. second too.. third for me... forth for my mom- wait! I looked at the third one once again. I-is it from him? Is it really from him?! My eyes widened and a delighted smile crept on my tanned face.

I went to the house, tossed the other meaningless to me letters on the table in a great rush and headed with the letter to my own room. I placed it on my desk and sat on the chair before it. I took a few deep breaths while stamping my foot nervously. "B-breath in, breath out.." I said to myself. "Calm down.." my cheeks were burning, I was so excited.

I tried to open the letter as gently as possibly. I really didn't want to destroy it. It was a letter from him after all. I pulled carefully the letter out of the envelope and started reading it.

"Dear, Hinata-kun,"

I chuckled. Is he calling me like this even in a letter? That's cute.

"Your letter made me really happy. I didn't expect you to write me at all but there's no need to be sorry for it, especially not to someone like me! And I had fun with you too! I feel honored that my presence wasn't tiring you."

I frowned. "Honored? And how could his presence be tiring..?" I muttered to myself confused. I wasn't glad that he was treating himself so lowly. I couldn't feel sad about it for too long though. The fact he wrote me back made just too happy. He wrote me back. He remembers me! I sighed happily and pressed the letter against my chest. I was too excited to get to know what was written after what I had read, so I placed it back on the desk and continued reading it while smiling disturbingly cheerful to myself.

"Although I think that it's really not a good idea for us to be in touch, I can't reject such a kind offer from someone as kind as you, Hinata-kun."

My cheeks heated up and eyes sparkled in anticipation. Will we meet once again?

"I'll be waiting here in the mansion. You can come over whenever you feel like it. Next week, next month, next year.. I'll be waiting here for you, Hinata-kun, till my very death."

That last part made me more than just concerned. I had a feeling that he wasn't the type to joke around. At least not like this. If he said something, he meant it no matter how ridicules or scary it'd sound. Till your very death.. huh..? I frowned. That REALLY doesn't sound good. I don't want to find his corpse when I stop by his place more than anything!

I bit my lip in distress and looked at the rest of the text written below. Sadly, I couldn't read it, it was crossed out and even quite nervously judging by the amount of the black lines. The last part, that I could read, was:

"Sincerely, Nagito Komaeda"

I placed the letter gently in a drawer, put on a hoodie over my school uniform, stuffed the books for Komaeda into a bag and since my parents weren't home just exited my place through the door and not through the window like the last time. I felt the need to see him, hear his voice, feel the warmth of his skin.. need to make sure that he was doing alright and the most important part.