Wounds slashed with sharp blades,a sore pierced hole in the chest were pouring the blood out. Even the black color couldn't dim the blood color, red. Hiding behind their hoodies they kept laughing. Breathing was becoming impossible. The narrow alley was becoming narrower. The stone wall felt colder than ice.
'Doubt helps to keep you in check but you…' They were leaving. The words began to go distorted.
'Father Rigil ! Hey! What did you do to him!?' The girl's voice seemed familiar.
'Relax girl! We are sending him to his mother.' They laughed.
Lily ran towards Aki.
The sight was not clear but Aki could guess who this girl was. She held Aki in her arms trying to see where the blood was coming from. The cut was too deep inside the heart.
'Father Rigil! Please hold on.. I will.. I will call…'Aki holds her hand to stop calling anyone.
The pain was becoming numb. Turning the body heavy. She sits down in front of him with tears in her eyes,'Let me get help please! I beg you…'
Aki felt numb, 'It's ok…It's ok…don't cry!' while he was saying that, instead he was thinking, "Stay with me.. Don't leave me alone."
Talking with her was very painful as the throat too, was becoming numb.
Lily's hands were trembling,'No, No!You won't go anywhere...I won't let….'
Aki said, 'Lily...just stay…with me for...a while...I don't want to be…alone.'
'What…What are you saying Father Rigil? Let me at least call your family…' The words didn't make a proper sound so Lily couldn't understand.
Lily gets close to listen, what Aki was trying to say,'I don't..have any family.'
Lily understands now, 'It's ok…I'm here so…'
'I'm...sorry.' Aki apologises.
Lily didn't understand, 'Sorry?! Why are you…'
'Forgive me…because of me…' Aki touches Lily's cheek, painting her cheek red with his finger but couldn't complete the sentence.
His hand falls back to his side and his eyes closed.
A touch on his nape broke the nightmare. Aki had fallen asleep in his working space.He got up and touched the back of his neck, "Did something touch me? What?"He looked around and found nothing.
He takes his phone and sees thirteen missed calls. All from Nora.
'Shit! Thirteen calls couldn't wake me up! What the hell… Let's not receive it and just go there. She must be dying with anger.'
Aki changes his clothes and teleports to his office's garage.
Reiji couldn't believe his eyes. He saw him disappear. He stayed leaning on the wall with an astonished expression.
The CC camera got interrupted for a moment. Aki got in the elevator and went inside quickly like nothing happened. Seeing Aki there Nora explodes,'What the hell…'
He glared at her so she composed her language,'Where were you? I have been…'
'Driving…' Aki smiles.
'Driving?!' Nora was dumbfounded.
Aki wanted to know the reason for her calls. Nora informs him of the problems regarding Nen Uta.
'That kid again!' Aki couldn't hold in his frustration. 'Again?! What? Did he tell you anything about not working with us?' Nora was surprised.
'What?' The news shocked him.
'What what? I'm getting confused. OK.. Let's get there later. Now go…talk with them.' Nora said.
Everyone was waiting for Aki.
Aki Sato tried to talk it out with Nen,'Nen,it's ridiculous. Why are you letting go of this opportunity?!'
It's the same for me to fail again. Did you not see that whenever I am with you guys, it never works. So it's better to remove myself from the beginning.' Nen acts stubborn.
'That's bullshit! You are doing this because he didn't agree to work with you.' Shoma sounded dissatisfied.
Nen agrees,'Some of it...Ya...I thought if he could work with me I can shine…'
The door opened and they looked back to see who was getting in. To see Aki, their eyes grew bigger.
Aki said to Tora, 'Ikeda-kun, bring the contract.' Tora Ikeda ran out of the conference room.
Aki went ahead while looking at them. Their faces were displaying the surprise.
'What is it guys?! Why are you creating problems?' He sits in his chair.
Ikeda brought the contract and placed it in front of him.
'What? I'm asking you something. Why do you want to cancel the contract? What happened overnight?' Even though Aki was angry,he tried to talk politely.
'You?! You..Here?!' Nen didn't expect to see Aki here.
Aki frowns at his question, 'Yes! I'm here. If you want to cancel it,it's ok but I have to arrange other models. So say whatever has happened. I don't have the time to…'
'Why are you here?' Aki Sato asked with a curious face.
'What an absurd question!' Aki couldn't hold in. 'Wait! We are gonna work with you?' Shoma asked with a confused face.
'Don't you know that you are working with Zine?' Aki became confused as well.
Aki Sato starts talking, 'We know it's Zine, but why you? You said you wouldn't be our photographer…' 'Where is that coming from?' Aki had no clue of what they were trying to do.
'Photographer?Why would Azusa-san be your photographer!?' Tora interrupted as he could understand the situation.
'Azusa?' Nen was surprised.
'He is Azusa? Azusa Akio?' Shoma sits up attentively.
'How much ignorant your agent is actually! Nora, Call him! Tell him to get here right now.' Aki couldn't control anymore.
The models couldn't answer. They were stupefied at his attitude.
"I'm already messed up about Tanya and these brats are creating more problems at that." Aki tried to compose his anger.
Aki grinding his teeth says, 'Guys...I'm getting a headache from your silence. If you want to cancel, it's ok, you can but you have to tell me your reason to cancel so that I can tell the SA that my models won't be their brand…'
'We will!' Nen answers.
'What?' Aki still sounded angry.
'We will be...their brand ambassador.' Nen explains.
"Is this a joke!" Aki was too angry to bear the silence,'Are you kidding me!!?!'
His eyes turned stern.
They got a start. They froze for a while, unable to move.
'Do you think you can do whatever you please?!' Aki got up from his chair, 'You brats! Don't think just because you are from a rich family, you can do anything you want. My staff work day and night just to make sure that Zine's models do 'no mistake' or act like some spoiled brats. They are not your attendants whom you can throw your tantrums to.'
Seeing Aki explode like that the whole office gathered outside the conference room.
'Oh God! Boss has got so mad. What happened!'