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~-2 (Alt ending)~

~Ok just a heads up for this alt ending. Credits for the idea go to @denkichu_idiot thanks for letting me use it. Anyway, pretend that in the last chapter Hinata didn't come back to school the day before and that he actually died in the car crash. Please don't come at me for not following my own story. This isn't part of the story I just thought it would be a fun idea to write. I hope you like it.~

~Yachi~

Back on Sunday, Hinata was supposed to text us when he got home just so we could check he was actually alright and what we were telling Tsukishima was a lie indeed but, no matter how much we spammed his phone, we couldn't get through to him all day. I assumed the best of the situation and just chalked it up to him going offline for the day so Tsukishima wouldn't see that he was online and get suspicious but, now that it's been a couple of days and we still haven't managed to get in contact with him, I'm starting to think that something tragic has actually happened to him but if I can't contact him how can I be sure?

My best bet for finding out what's going on with Shoyo is straight up going to his house and asking his family about it but somehow I don't think that's a good plan. I mean, if god forbid something had actually happened to Hinata and he was actually dead I doubt having me turning up at their door and asking after him would help with what they would be going through so I can't ask his family about it, even if it's the best way to find out if he's actually alive or not.

What really put the last nail in the coffin, no reference intended, was practice yesterday. Daichi made his little speech, it wasn't really a speech but I can't think of a better word for it, and once he was done Hinata was supposed to walk in, explain everything to Tsukishima and they'd live happily together for the rest of their lives. That was the plan anyway. The thing is, he didn't walk in. We were just there all fake mourning for what felt like forever and then suddenly all our tears were from real, genuine pain as we realised that something really wasn't right here.

It's been three days now since we last saw Hinata and two days since the, supposed to be fake, car crash happened. But here's the thing, we're starting to think that it wasn't fake after all. Maybe he's actually, you know, dead. I don't want to cry over that thought again, it's not even confirmed but just the idea of my best friend being dead makes me hurt a thousand different kinds of pain. I don't want to think about it anymore but is there any way I can get this off my mind? Not really, not until I know where he is and whether he's alive or not.

Class begins a little while later and I take my seat. How the hell am I supposed to focus on lessons today? I'll have to just try, I guess. Sensei comes in and quickly gets our attention, as always. It's not really a surprise, this is class 5 after all, everyone's hyper focused on college prep already and we're only in first year. "Alright class settle down." We were pretty much settled before she even said that. "Before we begin today's lesson I have some important news that we, as staff, have been told is mandatory to share to our students." Oh, that's not normal. I feel a knot tighten in my stomach. I don't know that this is about Shoyo, I hope it's not, but still, something isn't right. "I'm sorry to say but one of your fellow students, Shoyo Hinata, has sadly passed away in a car crash. A memorial assembly will be held this afternoon in place of your last lesson. If anyone was close to Hinata and feels deeply upset by his death, feel free to go down to the office at any time if you need some time to yourself." I feel my heart literally stop, drop and roll across the floor. I can't help the tears spilling down my face and I cover my mouth to stop myself from screaming. He's dead, he's actually dead! I feel like I'm going to have a straight up breakdown! This isn't how he was supposed to go, he wasn't supposed to die!

But karma's a bitch, I guess...

~Remember when I said this would be up before the end of last week? Yeah that didn't happen. I'm just thanking you guys again for reading countdown, this will be the final update so thanks for being here it meant a whole lot to me. And yes I am going to plug Dead End one more time because I'm proud of it, at least what I've written so far, and I've put the first chapter out already so yeah feel free to give that a read. Sorry for mentioning it again. Yeah, thanks. I might see you guys on some other book!~