Selena POV
I unlocked my phone to check on Akatsuki. But I had a notification. I thought of ignoring it. But it said Akatsuki.
So I touched the notification to see what it was. And I was shocked. It was a medical report.
I know that you can share your medical information with your contacts nowadays. But why am I getting a medical report from him?
I look at his heart rate. It's dropping. Fast and his body temperature is high.
I call him. But no one is picking up. I panic.
"Selena what's the matter? You are becoming restless." (Mary)
"I am calling Akatsuki but he isn't answering. And there's this medical information I got from him."
I show her the information and she turned serious as well.
"We have to go there." (Mary)
She told her parents. Her father went inside the house and brought the car keys. He started the car and we all rode to his place.
The closer we got, the more restless we became. Because, the fire is coming closer and when we turned the last turn, we became sure. It was his house that was on fire.
The neighbors are trying to put out the fire and I see a commotion in the opposite house.
We get off the car and go inside that house. It is Mizuki's house.
I see a man. He is in his late thirties and is on the phone. I see a woman too. She is also in her mid thirties. But none of them have a calm face. They have worry all over their faces.
I see a girl. It's Mizuki. She is tending to someone. When I get closer, I can see who she was tending to.
It was Akatsuki. He was lying on the ground. His face is red with blood and his body is bleeding. Mizuki is tending to his wounds. At least a bit of First aid.
Mary rushed to his side.
"What happened?" (Mary)
"I don't know. He was opening his door. But then he closed it and bang. The house exploded. He got thrown into our gate by the explosion and the house went up on fire." (Mizuki)
She sounded calm. But I can see her tears. She was crying. Her eyes are a bit red.
"I have called the ambulance. The fire brigade is on their way as well."
The man who was on the phone said.
"Thank you. But how did this happen?"
Ms. Mary's father and that man are talking to each other.
"I don't know. I suddenly heard a huge noise. When we opened the door, Akatsuki was lying in front of the door and his house was on fire."
So he got thrown into this house. He survived something like that. When I looked closer, I can see him holding the door knob.
He is still holding the door knob. That's something.
Everyone else is either trying to put out the fire or helping around. Ms. Mary and Mizuki is looking after Akatsuki.
What can I do? I am really concerned about Akatsuki. But do I have any right to be concerned? I only met him today.
I only know him for about 12 hours. But he is in this life threatening state. Should I be concerned? Do I have the right to be concerned?
I think about it. And eventually, Akatsuki was taken to the hospital. The house fire was extinguished by the fire brigade in the end. But no more damage was reported.
"What do you want to do? I can drop you at home."
Ms. Maya's father asked me. What should I do? Can I really be concerned about him? As a human, I think I should be.
"I will go to the hospital."
"Ok."
So we went to the hospital. This was an emergency case. The doctor hurriedly brought him into the emergency ward.
After an hour, he came out.
"His guardian?"
"That's me."
Ms. Maya's father went ahead. So he was his legal guardian.
"His condition is stable. But his injuries aren't light. For now I can say that his eyes and his hearing was damaged. He may become blind in the future."
"Can't something be done?"
"Only time will tell. And he has fallen into a comatose state. So we can't say when he will regain his consciousness."
This is the worst situation. He may become blind and when will he wake up is unknown.
What can I do? This line has been stuck in my mind. How many times have I asked myself this? But I have to calm down.
"You three should go home. I will be here."
In the end he said that. So I along with Ms. Mary and her mother, left the hospital.
But none of us can be calm. Her mother is constantly worrying. Ms. Mary herself is shaken. I have to be calm.
And the next day, Ms. Mary went to school. With me obviously. It's my first day of school.
"Class, we have a new student transferring here."
That's my cue. And I open the door and enter.
"My name is Selena. I am from Denmark. I may be new and inexperienced but please, take care of me."
I try the polite introduction. It's said to be really effective.
"Ohhhh…"
"A foreigner. A real foreigner…"
"And she's a beauty…."
All those things came to my ears. The boys are making a ruckus. The girls are trying to be calm.
Akatsuki did say that there will be a commotion once I enter. So this is what he meant.
And my eyes wander. I see some empty seats and I look at his seat. The first row right next to the window. That seat is empty.
"So, your seat is there." Ms. Mary pointed towards a seat.
It's right next to Akatsuki. I take my seat.
If Akatsuki was here, he would have smiled at me. I am his neighbor. But then I notice a gaze. Someone from behind is staring at me.
I look behind and find the Mizuki girl. She is directly behind Akatsuki, huh..
But why is she giving me a glare? It has hints of hatred in them.
"Now let's take the attendance. Mizuki.."
"Present."
And so Ms. Mary started to take the attendance.
After finishing it, she was telling us to take out our textbooks when someone asked her something.
"Ms. Mary, isn't someone missing? I feel that there was someone who should be here?"
"I get that feeling as well. Why is that seat empty? Where is Akatsuki?"
So, someone finally remembered. I was wondering why no one asking about Akatsuki.
The boys were giggling and the girls were talking amongst them.
"About that, did you hear the explosion last night?" (Mary)
"Oh that.. It was loud."
"Actually, it was Akatsuki's house that exploded. He was heavily injured and is in a coma." (Mary)
The whole class fell silent. Where did their smile go? Why did everyone fall silent? Akatsuki mentioned that no one was actually his friend. So I thought they would be indifferent to it. Is it that someone of their age has fallen a victim?
And Ms. Mary continued the class. No one came to talk to me and I was able to make it safely through the first day.
When I was packing up, I heard some boys talking.
"Did he really explode? Is he even alive?"
"He is most certainly alive. He is like a cockroach after all."
"That's true. No matter how much we tortured him, he always had a calm face."
"Didn't you punch him in the face a few days back?"
"Yeah. But it didn't even faze him. Like I just massaged his cheek."
"Damn it!!! I swear, if he comes back, we are ganging up on him."
What are they talking about? Is he bullied? But it doesn't seem like he has done anything.
"He is finally gone. Now we peep on the girls all we want. We can even take a look at his precious Mizuki. He was like a guard dog, always protecting her. Now we cam finally get the job done."
"Yeah. Him being in the class was stopping is from making a move an any girl. Now we can hit on the girls."
"But isn't that already showing?"
"Yeah. Not a single girl is here. When he was here, the girls would stay a little longer. But now they have all left."
"Damn it. He really is a worthless piece of shit."
The boys are cursing Akatsuki this much. But they don't seem to be harmless. So I hurriedly left the classroom.
I should swing by the faculty office. I check it and Ms. Mary was also planning to leave.
So we left together.
"Ms. Mary, I heard some boys talking about Akatsuki."
"Ohh. What did they talk about?" (Mary)
"They were cussing Akatsuki."
"I can understand that." (Mary)
"Also about punching him and ganging up on him."
"I know it may sound odd but that's perfectly okay." (Mary)
"How is it okay?"
"Akatsuki is disliked by most male students. Because, he acts like a shield that stops the boys from getting any funny ideas. But as a result, he got the girls's support."
"Does he know that?"
"No. He probably has no idea. But he didn't do it knowingly. I asked him to stop the boys from doing anything strange. And it turned into this.(Mary)
"That's pretty weird."
"He is weird. Ever since his parents died, he has become like that. Seriously, I am always worried about him. And now this happened. Once he gets out of the hospital, I am moving him to our house." (Mary)
"That's a good idea. And his house has collapsed. So can't go back there anyway."
"Yeah. I told him to move with us when his parents died. But he still lived in that house all alone. That's why something like that happened." (Mary)
"I think he should just stay with us."
I was getting heated up while talking but then someone called us from behind.
"Mary, I have something to ask you."
I look back and see Mizuki. She is calling Ms. Mary by her name.
"What is it?" (Mary)
"How is he?" (Mizuki)
"Still in coma. He is out of danger. But I will visit him after I drop her home." (Mary)
She was going to visit Akatsuki. I should go with her too. But then Mizuki looked at me. With a disdainful eye.
I don't know what her problem is. But sh seems to hate me. Let's hope that she really doesn't hate me.