Aftermath (Saekano: How To Raise A Boring Girlfriend)

Episode 15

"Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't." - Rikki Rogers

Masaru sat beside Madeline's ward bed in the hospital.

"Where's....George...." She huffed.

"He's coming." Masaru replied, "Wait a while more, Ms Chen. You'll make it through."

As Masaru is trying to call George, who is not picking up, Madeline held Masaru's hand, "Masaru...I've treated you...like my own...son..."

"I know that, Ms Chen." Masaru said.

"I...want...to tell...you something...I can...rest in...peace...after telling...you this..."

"You won't die, Ms Chen." Masaru held her hand tightly, "You won't."

"Listen...to what...I have...to say..." Madeline uttered weakly.

Aftermath

Episode 15

Adam is watching television while he sits on the sofa, eating potato chips. Eddy then storms into the house and held him by the collar.

"How dare you hold Jennie hostage!" Eddy growled, "You're hiding her so that no one knows her crime, isn't it?"

"Look, my brother," Adam replied, "First off, you don't have evidence to say I kidnapped her. Secondly, I didn't know you used her for exposing my crime. You sure got lots of ways to get me busted when I'm helping you with the glasses."

"I haven't even got back at you for the specs." Eddy clenched the collars of Adam's shirt, "I know you kidnapped her. I'll find evidence to show you did that. Just watch out." He then stormed up to his room.

"Without Jennie, you're such a useless person." Adam softly chuckled to himself.

In the evening, after work, George is packing up his stuff into his bag. Eriri is waiting in his office.

"Can you faster up?" Eriri asked, "We got a dinner and a movie to catch."

"I'm packing up as fast as I can, Eriri." George replied, "Just wait for a while more. We won't be late for the movie, so relax."

"I'm just being cautious." She answered, "I want to be there early before the movie, so that we can be in time to watch it."

"Yeah, yeah." George picked his phone up and saw that there are sixty four missed calls from Masaru and a text message from him.

He unlocked his phone and checked his messages.

"Why won't you answer my calls?" Masaru wrote, "Your mother's in the hospital having her last breath. Come if you still care."

And it was sent three hours ago.

"Oh shit." George took his bag quickly.

"What happened?" Eriri asked. George looked at her, "Follow me to the hospital. I need to see someone."

George and Eriri ran as fast as possible to Madeline's ward. As they are running, Eriri looked at him. He is on the verge of crying.

"What happened, George?" She asked worriedly.

"My mother's dying!" He turned to her, his eyes filled with watery tears, "And no matter how much I hate her, I still love her as her son." He then turned back to the front.

George and Eriri then rushed to Madeline's ward, where Masaru is sitting outside, his head down.

"Masaru!" George huffed, "Is my mother still inside? Can I see her?"