At the Police Station.
"What's the matter? Worried about Chi?" Ryu ask Akihiko. His friend has been quiet since yoshi took Chiyo away. Lulu passed out as well before her parents and the police came. Ryu gave the police the statement of what happened. But the police needed Yoshikazu's statement more, being the only adult at the scene. Lulu's parents cried with what they heard. The police asked Akihiko but he didn't answer, still in a daze his mind was an explosion of what he felt when he saw a couple of guys molesting his savior. It was a mix of Shock, Despair but most of all, Anger. Like Yoshikazu, He was contemplating how to kill those filthy b@stards now that they're being guarded by the police. He was feeling sorry for not doing more damage to the four, especially the two guys that pinned Chiyo on the ground. Akihiko stood up, about to leave. Ryu tried to stop him and ask the police for permission to leave, Saying He needs to check on his friend. When Ryu got out of the police station, He didn't see Akihiko anywhere but saw his parents instead. His parents dragged him inside wanting to help the Ryugasaki's with anything they can.
In a far, abandoned house. Akihiko ran to this place, wanting to break something. He opened the gate with his key. And with a slab of wood he saw he starts smashing everything he sees. His teary eyes was full of rage! "Ahhhhh!!!" Aki madly shouted to the top of his lungs, not even caring if the neighbors heard knowing that the nearest neighbor is an old man with bad hearing. He wanted to destroy this house till it collapse on top of him. but the house was firmer than he thought. He only destroyed one wall and the stairs' railing. He threw the slab of wood away, tired. He sat in the entrance of the house and took his wallet out. Inside was not Chiyo's picture but a girl with cute pigtails and adorable dimples. The smile of the girl oddly resembles Chiyo's smile in all of Akihiko's painting. Staring at the picture, Akihiko broke down in tears. Crying "I'm sorry." With every heave of his chest.
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Once all that is needed to do was done, The sole focus of the Ryugasaki's was the recovery of their daughter. Chiyo was behaved as usual, a little fidgety but Her silent demeanor makes Yumi and Yoshikazu nervous. It reminds them of how Kenta acted before. They were even thinking of making a psychiatrist talk to Chiyo about what happened. But Chiyo just shook her head at the mention of the psychiatrist, Causing herself to feel slightly dizzy. Chiyo knows that talking to a psychiatrist is the right move at this moment, with her trauma piling up one on top of the other. But she's scared of the psychiatrist learning more than just her trauma. She doesn't even want to think what others will do once they learned that she remembers her past life.
The injury in her eye heals very slowly. I guess, being the eye having fragile tissues and stuff makes it much harder to heal. There's a weird atmosphere in between her parents and it's not the kind of atmosphere that says they're holding themselves up. The atmosphere between the two is weird and depressing. Chiyo wanted to ask them what's wrong but her eye is taking up all of her energy with the pain and dizziness and many other things.
And another things that's weird is how Ryu-nii visited her without Akihiko. Ryu tried to cover for his friend but Chiyo can see pass his lies. Akihiko didn't visit her, not even once till she was able to be discharge. Chiyo decide to talk to her parents once they're home but ended up sleeping in exhaustion right after getting home.
"Yoshi, I'm sorry..." Yumi cried. It's been a torment how things has happened. Yoshikazu has spoken to her less since then. She wanted to hurt those perverts that did those things to their only child, but the police stopped her at the first sign of aggression when they filed charges. Yoshi was calm that day. but if looks could kill...
Yumi kept on crying as she apologizing. She really felt that it is her fault. She got too confident with her own child being mature that she never even suspect that anything could happen. Yoshikazu knows that he shouldn't blame his wife for what happened. But he doesn't know to whom he should be mad at. If Akihiko hadn't visited that day and insisted to see Chiyo at the park. He wouldn't have passed by at that public toilet... Then, He wouldn't have... Yoshikazu doesn't want to even think what could've happened. But the other kid was said to have experienced worse, which could have also happened to their child. She was just 5 years old, and they keep forgetting it.
Yoshi hugged Yumi with misty eyes. "Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault." with a hoarse voice, that's all he can manage to say. But Yumi felt all that Yoshikazu wanted to say with that hug, and that made her cry even more. She felt that she doesn't deserve such a kind husband, And she was thankful for him. If wasn't for him, Chiyo could be lost to the forever. "I love you..." Yumi whispered, still crying. Yoshikazu look at her, then smiled for the first time since that bad thing happened. "I love you, too."
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In front of the Matsuoka Residence.
Ryu knocked on the door for the first time. Ryu has been trying to contact Akihiko since he gone missing at the police station. Worried at his friend, he tried going in Akihiko's house. The door at the entrance was locked as usual, but he didn't expect that the backdoor is locked, too. The backdoor is where he usually goes in uninvited because Akihiko's parents are never home. Ryu's parents made sure for Ryu to always stop by to check on Akihiko. But Akihiko has not answered any of his calls and the house is always locked. This time, Ryu decided to stay in front of the house and knocked. He will not leave until Akihiko opens the door, or answer his call.
After a couple of hours of waiting, Akihiko came out with a bag. "Akihiko!!! Do you know how long I've been trying to reach you? Where are you going? Where have you been? What have you been up to?"