Her Shooting Star

Chapter 21 (What She Truly Feels Part 2)

Yuki walked aimlessly as she went out of the hospital. She stopped her steps and turned around towards the window of Mayu's room.

"Mayu..." she muttered.

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"I'm home." Yuki said as she entered the house. She was surprised to find the house so quiet. "Sasshi?" She called as she walked towards the living room. "Nanami?"

"Onee-chan?" Nanami called as she slowly go down the stairs, holding onto both the railing and her cane.

Yuki walked towards her and helped her as she go down. "Yes. Onee-chan's here." Yuki said as she guide her. A smile drew on her sister's face.

"Why are you alone? Where's Sasshi?" Yuki asked as she lead her sister to the couch. "Sasshi-onee-chan went out to buy some groceries while Jurina-san went to school." Nanami explained.

"Aist, Sasshi should've called me if she's going to go out instead of leaving you alone like this!" Yuki said angrily but then her sister held onto her, making her look at Nanami. "It's alright. You don't have to get mad at Sasshi-onee-chan. I'm safe here and nothing has happened while you're gone. And besides you're here already, so there's no reason for you to get mad." Nanami said.

Yuki pulled her to a hug. "Alright. Onee-chan won't get mad anymore. I'm just worried about you. I don't want the same thing to happen to you again. That's also the reason why we transferred here to the Matsui sisters' house. I just want you to be safe."

"I know that. And I'm thankful and I feel so lucky to have you as my sister." Nanami said. "By the way, why are you home so early today?"

"Ah, about that, Mayu needs some rest so I have to go home early." Yuki said with sadness and worry in her voice, which did not go unnoticed by her sister. "Did something happened?" Nanami asked. "Mayu resumed her treatment at the hospital. And I could see how it's draining her." Yuki replied.

Nanami held her hand. This isn't the first time that her sister mentioned about Mayu. In fact, since they came to the Matsui sisters' mansion, Mayu has become like a bedtime story for her whenever her sister comes home. She would tell her everything about Mayu. About how stubborn the girl is and how she would do everything to annoy her sister. Nanami would just laugh at her sister's story usually, but this time she could feel how worried Yuki was even though she wasn't able to see her face.

"But, isn't it great that she's starting her treatment once again?" Nanami said. "It means that she wants to live longer that's why she's doing her best to undergo her treatments." she continued.

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Mayu was staring at the ceiling of her hospital room, as she lay down on her bed. Everything around her seems like it's spinning around and there she lies with head still feeling heavy. She wanted to sleep yet she can't. She wanted to just get out of her body, away from the pain and all that she feels inside her. She wants to be as far as possible, yet she knows that it is impossible. She has to endure all these in order for her to live or at least to extend her life a little bit longer.

She reached out to her side table and pulled out the drawer. She get the pieces of paper inside and a pen and then she started writing something.

Mayu also picked up her phone that was on the side table and turned it on. She then scrolled down the pictures inside her phone's gallery and stopped on one particular picture. It was a picture of Yuki sleeping which she sneakily took when the older girl visited her at the hospital and she happened to wake up and saw her sleeping beside her.

A sad smile drew on her face. "Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Mayu said as she looked at the picture. "You know how much I pushed you away, yet you still come here everyday." She continued.

Mayu sighed as she looked outside her window. "It would be great if I get to travel with you once again..."

"Maybe by that time, I might be able to answer you properly. But I don't think that's going to happen..."

"... Mayu..." Yuki muttered as she stood by Mayu's door.