Tomorrow [Tsukishima Kei x Reader]

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Tsukishima Kei's POV

I was walking home alone this time. Yamaguchi told me he wanted to give me space in case I wanted to read what's in the envelope while walking.

'Might as well read it now.'

I took a detour and headed for one of the mini-parks nearby. They usually had small benches near there— around the swings and see-saws. Once I was able to take a seat, I placed my bag near me and brought out the envelope.

It didn't have any seal, only a volleyball sticker.

"Even here, you're still a volleyball idiot."

I unfolded the paper inside and saw a handwritten letter.

Hey Tsukki,

I honestly don't know what to write. I didn't have time to draft this so if my thoughts are all over the place— and I tell you, there's a lot— then I'm sorry. I'm writing this right now as soon as I made the decision to take the surgery.

I chuckled as I read the introduction to her letter.

I have a lot of things to tell you. A lot of 'thank you's and 'sorry's.

First, I should probably say thank you for giving me the chance to be close with you. I know we didn't become close because of usual means, I mean I approached you because I had a crush on Yama-kun lol. But, I'm glad you accepted it— my favor. If you didn't, then I wonder how we would be right now. You'd probably still be how you are right now, just without an annoying volleyball idiot like me, while I'm just staring at the wall waiting for my time to come.

"Dumbass," I mumbled. "Without you, I'd probably be someone different as well."

I know I've told you so many times how you've affected my life, but I want to tell you again. Since I was little, I already knew that my time was limited. I mean, I was in and out of the hospital a lot of times, even in middle school. Oh, by the way! I never told you this but when we were classmates during middle school, I really thought you were cute ^^

"What?!" I stopped for a moment as I covered my mouth and cheeks, trying to hide the blush that might've found its way to my face.

But you were always scowling, and to be honest, your height scared the shit out of me. Not my type!! ;-; That's probably why I ended up liking Yama-kun more lol. Did you know that beside you, I looked like a chair? I was that small. Thank puberty for giving me height.

I couldn't help but chuckle as I imagined her beside me around that age.

Oh, I got sidetracked. Sorry! Anyways, I guess I realized at some point that I wasn't gonna last as long as others my age so I decided to pour everything in volleyball. I'm a volleyball idiot, I know. My parents told me I shouldn't work myself that hard, but I did. I fell in love with volleyball and I wanted to be the best as long as I could.

Remember that poem I wrote on the spot? I was able to write that because I wanted to shine like the brightest star in the short time I could. I wanted to be in the big league and show them how amazing of a player I could be. But I knew that before I could even shine like Sirius— the brightest star in the sky— my body might give up on me. And it did.

"Oh." I grabbed my phone and looked at the poem she had sent me before. Thankfully, I had asked for her original draft.

One specific line caught my eye, something I never noticed or gave any second thought to. In the line it said, 'Before the time to glow is near, the star grows dull'.