Silent Angel

Chapter 11

My fingers trembled.

My head ached.

My knees buckled.

I fell to the ground. The letter slipped out of my hand.

The room was spinning.

I threw up on the ground.

It hit me...

Saki was gone.

The one person I truly loved after all these years.

The person I shared lunch with every day for weeks.

The person I had my first date with.

The person I had my first kiss with.

My one and only Saki...

...was gone.

And there was not a single thing I could do.

Tears quickly formed in my eyes, and flowed out like a river. My tear drops rested on the floor when they fell from my eyes.

I cried.

And cried.

And cried.

I cried until my body wouldn't let any more tears out.

I screamed as loud as I could.

If only someone could save her.

Please.

Saki...

I'm so sorry.

I couldn't save you.

It was too late.

Saki Maeda, the silent angel, and the most amazing, gentle, sweet, kind person...

The girl of my dreams...

Was dead.

I fell face first into the ground, into the pool of vomit. But I didn't care.

I cried silent tears.

I cried until my stomach cramped from the pressure.

Saki...

I love you.

But as I cried, I realised many things.

The letters.

The cake.

The lock.

The lily.

Saki didn't commit suicide.

Saki was murdered.

I forced myself up, my legs and arms weak and my face and clothes covered in yesterday's cake. I couldn't bring myself to look at the chilling scene in the bathtub.

Saki...

I promise, I will bring justice upon you.

I forced myself out of the bathroom, and into my bedroom. Saki's overnight bag sat on the floor like a painful memory mocking me.

I slowly picked up my phone, and called for an ambulance.

Many days passed, yet the horrific memory of that morning was still fresh in my mind. The thought of Saki still made me cry. I couldn't even bring myself to get out of bed, let alone go to school. Every single day felt like a challenge. I got a message from Haru and Rin almost every day since her death became public, but even thinking about Saki hurt.

I just wished I could see her one more time.

But I knew I had to find out who would do such a thing.