It was a beautiful day outside.
The birds flew.
The flowers have bloomed.
It was a sunny morning when Kouji woke up.
He washed his face.
Cooked breakfast and ate it.
Then he took a bath and wore a school uniform.
Later, Michiko picked him up.
As neighbors as well as childhood friends, they went to the school together.
On their way there, they once stopped at the cherry blossoms to catch sight of a pink scenery and had a conversation.
Being immersed in discussion, they didn't notice the bell and barely made it to the school.
And barely arrived in the room before class started.
Every lesson flowed smoothly, just like time does.
An ordinary lesson and talk with friends at break.
Reaching at the end, at 4 pm, school is finally over.
The time for the students to go home.
But apparently Michiko has a club, so Kouji went home by himself alone.
Passing the brick area of the school.
Walking to the road of the city.
Crossing the pedestrian along with other people.
Adults, elders, fellow schoolmates, children.
At that time, a truck in full speed ran through them and him.
"This!... I remember!"
The truck, the people, and me. Hearing the sound of getting hit.
Many people died or screamed in agony.
With this sight, Kouji finally remembers everything.
"Here, I died–"
The sentence cuts short when suddenly his back has been pierced through the chest.
It was a long straight metal with a pointy tip at the end.
Feeling the intense pain from getting thrust as if it's getting tighter. And as it shortly went on, soon he finally fell and slowly…
It's a beautiful day outside.
Birds are singing.
Flowers are blooming.
On days like these, it's a great day to sta–scream.
"AAAAAAAAAAA/"
…he stood up and went to the bathroom to wash his face.
"Wait…/"
He went downstairs to prepare his breakfast.
Bacon, egg, toasted bread with butter in it, and miso soup were served in the living room while watching TV.
"...this news, I've seen//time to take a bath."
After eating, he takes a bath next, then wears his uniform later.
And with some quick combing of hair, finally he's fully ready.
"Alright, time–wait, I was//to go."
DING-DONG!
When he just finished preparing, the doorbell suddenly rang. So, carrying his bag, he opens the door.
"Good morning, Kou!"
It was his neighbor, his childhood friend named Michiko.
She was at Kouji's house to pick him up. They have always been together since birth.
"Morning, Mi…"
"...Kou?"
"A… E//L…–Michi//Go…–I've be//Let's go."
"O…kay?..."
Kouji seems to be odd lately. The way he speaks, the sentence was cut or random. Going silent all of a sudden, then saying something//so they went to school together.
Walking in the neighborhood–Kouji making some confusing cut//makes one way to the school–his eyes crazily looking around//and soon arrive at a brick road heading to the school where the sight of pink petals is.
"Wow… pretty…"
Michiko was astonished then took out her phone and started taking a pic.
"Hey, Kou, let's take a selfie."
"..."
"hey… heY… Hey, Kou!"
"Hm, ha?... what? Can you repeat what you said?"
"Let's take a selfie."
"Sure?..."
Standing in the middle of the road, using the blossom tree as their background. In Michiko's count of 3, she took a pic.
"Hey Kou, is something bothering you?"
In the selfie they took, Kouji looks like
"...a, what?"
"I've noticed that you are acting kinda weird today. Yesterday, you were not like this. Perhaps something happened earlier?"
"I…"
"Why not sit on the bench and try to talk about it?"
"...alright."
They decided to take a seat and talk things out.
Kouji tries to explain as best as he could//they had a conversation about their past//but Michiko didn't understand a single bit of what he said//how funny it was.
"Haha hahaha!"
"Why did you laugh all of a sudden?"
"Huh?... Why indeed?"
Michiko was so worried about what's going on with Kouji that he just suddenly laughed out of nowhere//being immersed in their conversation, they didn't realize that the bell was already ringing.
"Oh, shoot, the bell!"
"Hey, wait!"
Once the sound was heard, Michiko's concern was//both of them//completely//run//gone.
They barely reached the school before class started//again.
After going to their respective seats, it's time to start the lesso//Kouji mental breakdown.
Every time passed, his mind was full of knowl//random things.
Uneasiness, fear, and confusion… that was he feeling right now.
And it goes on until school ends.
"Sorry, Kou, I have a club today. You can go on without me."
"Wait Michi, liste//then tomorrow I guess?"
"Yeah."
Kouji left the school alone.
Walking by himself, exiting out of the area of the school//afraid.
Continuing his//shaking hips//way to the urban area and arriving//suspenseful//at the pedestrian light to cross the road.
And after some waiting, the light turned from red to green.
The time starts to count down as//Kouji's heart was racing//the people that waited were crossing the road at the same time.
All of them crossed except for him.
At the pedestrian light without moving an inch, he was just staring at the people crossing, feeling confused as if he's already se//he remembers.
A memory that is not possible to exist was flashing to his mind. The confusion, fear, and awareness feeling was making sense to him, the reason for him not to move forward was his death awaiting there.
As the time flows, standing there, with his eyes, seeing a truck in full speed hits a crowd that is crossing.
Confirming the memory was true.
"This!..."
Without wasting a second, he turns around and faces the next thing that will happen.
Nevertheless, it's already too late. He got pierced again on the chest in front of him.
But it's a chance to get a good look at who stabbed him.
The person was wearing a white jacket. Can't tell what the gender is since the hood was up, but it has a pretty face and hair of beeline honey color.
And looking at the weapon used to penetrate him was odd.
It was a sword.
Yet the pain was insane, as if it's getting tighter. However, this time the pain multiplied, adding the shredding part. The sword is not moving, but he felt the shred inside the chest.
Kouji tries to push the person but fails 'cause he's slowly losing some strength.
And the only thing he could do was just fall on the ground and slowly close his eyes…