The news spread in the whole town that the victim was anie korudo
yes, one of amai's close friend.
as I was walking towards my classroom through the hallway Umi joined me but didn't said anything, after a brief silence.
"ꜱᴏ,ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴍ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴ-"
"yeah" I interrupted him becuase I didn't wanna remember it.
he looked at me concernly.
"ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɪᴇ" he started saying
I looked at him blankly
"ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʜᴏᴏᴅ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ɪᴛ?" he continued
I said "yeah"
Yes, Me and anie were childhood friend.
*flashes back*
"hey Anie, What do you wanna become when u grow up?"
"I wanna become an Astronaut!"
"Hey that's cool!"
"what do you wanna become?"
"I wanna become a hero who can save everyone"
"but you are a coward, how will you save them instead I would feel sorry for them"
"huh?!"
"hehe anyways, let's work hard together"
3 years later in middle school.
"Hey anie, What are you doing?"
"I am studying"
"huh! how can you study 24/7?"
"I have to, to become an astronaut"
"that's true tho"
I watched her from her back getting tons and tons of awards, I was very happy for her and a bright future was awaiting her...
"ᴏɪ ꜱᴜᴢᴜᴋɪ?"
"huh?"
"ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴘᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ?"
"nothing...."
" ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ?"
" I guess I don't wanna go.."
"ʏᴏᴜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴏ!"
"huh?"
"ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ᴄᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴠᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ. ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴀᴠᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜰᴀᴛᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴀᴛꜱ ᴡʜʏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ꜱʜᴇ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ"
As he said that, My eyes filled with tears and I said
" yeah, I guess I should go"
he didn't said anything else and walked away with a huge warn smile.
as I started walking I glanced at amai's class, she was sitting alone with a blank expression.it was as if her angel like eyes has recently dropped tears.
as I started walking I heard someone calling my name.
it was amai, she was coming at me with a smile but I knew the smile was fake.
"ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱᴛᴜꜰꜰ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ,ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ɪᴛ?"
" Yeah," I said
"ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱɪᴅᴇ."
"stop with that fake smile"
"ᴘᴀʀᴅᴏɴ?"
" you are also in great pain but it's just that u are not showing it. she won't be happy if she sees you like this"
she looked at me for a solid 30seconds then she burst down to tears.
" be strong if you ever feel lonely, just call me and I will be there" I encouraged her
"ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ" she said in a soft voice
after that, I went to my classroom and she went to hers.
After school, I went to her funeral.
everyone was crying and screaming.
"Ah this atmosphere sure brings back old memories, I remember it's same as 5years ago
next ch title- what did Suzuki saw 5years ago