Chikao Daisuke is a 16-year-old boy who had a sweet, caring, funny girl he loved go missing for 4 months. As soon as she returns, however, she's different and more violent towards her peers and even him. But, what if this girl who returned 4 months...
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"You can't seriously be thinking that, right?" Chikao cries as he holds his phone up to his ear.
"I know how it sounds, but there's really no sugarcoating it," Chikao's friend, Touma, states. "She's been gone for 4 months now, there's most likely no way she'll return to us. I'm sorry, Daisuke."
"I don't care how low the chances are of her returning. I'm still holding out for the day she's found. No amount of odds will change that," Chikao announces.
"I know you care about her, we all do, but haven't you realized that all of that hoping you do is causing you to become more tired and stressed? This isn't good for you," Touma states with concern. "Don't let your worry for Hide take control of your emotions and actions. You sound like you haven't slept in weeks."
"I'm sorry I'm concerning you, Touma. But this is my girlfriend we're talking about. We've been together since the start of high school. I can't just let her go that easily," Chikao explains wistfully.
"I understand that. Just please take care of yourself, man," Touma says before hanging up the phone.
Chikao puts his phone on his bedside table and gazes out his bedroom window. It's pitch-black outside. Understandable for 9 pm. The darkness of the night gives Chikao extreme worry for his missing girlfriend. He wonders if Hide is out in that darkness...all alone. But he'd prefer her alone than be stuck with a dangerous person who relishes seeing people suffer, or a corrupt ransom dealer, or any other twisted human responsible for her disappearance.
Chikao starts to tear up by all the thoughts rushing through his head at once, but quickly wipes them away. He always tells himself to stay strong for her. But with how long she's been gone for, he's not sure how long he can last.
He decides to shut his curtains and attempt to get some sleep. The last thing he wants is his friends being concerned about him, so at the very least he can get some shut-eye.
His eyes slowly close as he tries to think happy thoughts that don't involve Hide, but the constant stress for her makes it extremely difficult to doze off. It will most likely be a long night for him.
Chikao's eyes snap open as he hears the sudden knocks on his door.
"Y...Yes?" Chikao calls out as he rubs the sleep out of his eyes.
"Chikao? Are you waking up? There's something we must talk about," A slightly muffled female voice calls out from behind the door.
"Uh, I'll be with you in a second," Chikao calls out again as he climbs out of bed. He strolls over to his closet and quickly changes his clothes. Once he's done, he grabs his phone and checks the time. It's 8:00 am. He must've really been tired last night.
