Chapter 14: Past of failure
[Kazumi]: It happened 5 years ago...
5 years ago
I rushed to home when i got noticed that my Mother and Father are retrieval target next week. "Mother, Father, Is it true? That you will be retrieved next week?" I was shocked to when my Mother and Father gone silent. That time i knew that it is true. My Mother approached me and hugged me tightly while saying that i will be okay here. "You will be fine, Kazumi. I'm sure that you will find a reason to smile genuinely one day."
I don't know what will happen to me after they gone. I'm sure i will be lonely. My Father called me and discuss something from me.
[Father]: Kazumi, I already talked to someone. He is my friend. He will take care of you after we're gone.
[Kazumi]: Why are you talking like you will really be gone? You will not leave me aren't you?
My Mother cried. Telling me that i should accept the truth. I've gone silent and went to my room. The thought of not having parents are killing me. After some hours my Mother called me to eat dinner. She prepared my favorite food. "Is it good?" i replied with a smile in my lips "Yes, Mother". After that our atmosphere became happy. We talked a lot and laugh until i fall sleep.
8:00am
*Ring*
*Ring*
*Ring*
I woke up with my tears flowing in my eyes. My Mother told me to prepare because we will go to amusement park. When we arrived, My Father immediately buy a ticket. This ticket is a VIP one. One that will prioritize whoever has it and can ride everything. "Father, this is expensive right?" My Father smiled and path my head. "It's fine, Atleast we can now ride everything here without having to line or pay right?".
We immediately ride a rollercoaster. It was scary at first. But, my fears gone poof when i saw my Father and Mother happy. We tried everything that we can. We eat anything we see. We go home with a content smile on our faces.
(The day of retrieval)
Two people came to our house. They wearing a uniform of Machina limited corp. They told me that my Mother and Father needs to put rest after 5 hours. And they left for a while. We enjoyed every remaining that my Mother and Father have. But, 10 minutes before my Mother and Father expires, The retriever still not coming back. They start to lose memories and their personality. They are starting to rampage and ran away from the house. I start to follow them when the retriever saw me. I am so angry with them but i humbly asked to bring me where my parents are. When we arrived at the location, The military was there seizing my Mother and Father. When my parents saw me, they grabbed me and ran away with them. They took me to the rooftop of some building. Strangely, they are not attacking me. They suddenly sat down like they lost their power. When the retriever arrived, They approached them. They start to insert retrieval ring to their fingers but the military suddenly interfere. "Don't get close to them, they are dangerous." the retrieved negotiate to them telling that It's their work and they shouldn't butt in. But, while they are negotiating, my parents started to move again and attacked the retriever. Both of them took serious injuries. The military started firing bullets to my Mother and Father until they lose their life. I saw no remorse in them nor pity on me. That day, i started to hate them.
I tried to sue the military. But the everytime i do it, they telling me that it was the right thing to do, that they are just machines, and rejected the case. I was swallowed by hatred and darkness. And i got hospitalized. That day was so traumatic on me that it causes me to have amnesia. One day, I met the person that my Father is talking me about. He helped me remember everything and helped me recover. And he also helped me shaped myself to become like this today.
(Present day)
[Misato]: Sorry, Kazumi. You probably didn't remember me and Yuuki. But...
[Kazumi]: But?
[Misato]: The retriever of your parents, was us.
[Kazumi]: What?
[Misato]: I know you are angry to us. But, Let's wrap our work right now. So the history will not happen again.
[Kazumi]: You are not in place to tell me that.
[Yuuki]: Kazumi...
[Kazumi]: Let's go find Canna for now.
[Misato]: I got it.
End of chapter 14