"Mom" I slowly get up rubbing my eyes.
"Good morning hun." she replied.
"What is the date today?" I ask.
" 22nd Feb " Mom said as she proceed to go through my wardrobe.
"Naomi you should pick up a more decent lifestyle. See how messed up your wardrobe is!" she nags.
22nd Feb? How is this possible? It's the same day i teleported into Naruto world. I was there for nearly two weeks. Does this mean time was frozen when i swapped realities?
"Mom when did you come? And where were i?" I ask.
" Last night. I thought you would be tired so i didn't wake you up." she replied.
"Oh."
I remember going to bed before i swapped realities. That means it was late night and now that i'm back it's 10 in the morning.
I get it now. Time zone is different there. It passes way faster than it does here. That's why few hours here seemed like 2 weeks there.
But it's a good thing that I wasn't missing. Or else it would be a big ruckus.
"DAMN NO!!" Suddenly realization hits me.
"I gotta go to work!! Shit i can't afford to be late today or else my medical license would be forever gone." I ran to my bathroom and got ready real quick.
I stuff some breadsticks in my mouth as i head out.
"Naomi! Stop being so clumsy. You aren't a kid anymore. Act your age." Mom yells.
"Sorry mom. bye bye. i'll be back soon." I scream loud enough for her to listen.
Hopefully i reached on time. I felt like i'm meeting my colleagues after a long time.
"Rubieee!" I call one of my colleagues name as i ran to her.
"Long time no see." I said.
Rubie raised one of her eyebrows in confusion.
"But we just met yesterday." she says confused as ever.
"Oh yeah.." i finally realised.
"It's just i missed youuu." I try to cover up for my late realization.
"Did you? That's weird. That's unlike you."she frowns.
"Nevermind." I try to laugh it off.
"Wanna grab a bite after your shift?" I ask.
"Yes let's do that. I got some tea to spill." she excitedly said.
It wasn't like Itachi's thought didn't bother me. It was just that i wanted to forget them as soon as possible. I want to remember it as a dream. I tried to act like it didn't effect me. But deep inside it was eating me up.
After my shift i was standing outside the hospital waiting for Rubie.
"This girl is never on time." I sigh.
Suddenly one of the guard came to me.
"Ma'am someone was asking for you." The guard said.
"For me? Was it my mom? I mean was it a old lady with a good fashion sense and dyed hair color?" I try my best to define my mom.
"It was a man." The guard replied.
"A man?" I think to myself.
"How did he look like?" I asked the guard.
"He had a cloak on. It had some weird patterns on it." The guard replied.
A cloak? Who could it be?
"What did he say?" I asked.
"He wanted to meet you. But i didn't allow him as he didn't had any appointment."
A guy with a cloak? Could it be Itachi? No no this can't be happening. There's no way he can come here. But again if i can swap realities why wouldn't he?
"Can you tell me which direction did he go?"
"He went to the direction of the bridge." The guard said.
"Okay. Thank you." I said as i ran towards the bridge.
There was a huge crowd on the bridge.
"What's the fuss over there." I think to myself.
I asked a woman who was passing by.
"Excuse me.Did something happen here?" I asked.
"A young man just jumped off the bridge. What a pity!" she sighed.
The only thing that crossed my mind at that moment was What if it's Itachi? It was very possible that i'm wrong. But i couldn't take any risk. And before i could think of something,my body moved on its own.
I looked down from the bridge and there's no sign of someone. I immediately got on the railings and jumped into the river before anyone could stop me. It could be a stupid choice but it's not like i had any other options. I couldn't just sit there waiting for the rescue team to come and rescue his dead body. Because if then it turns out to be Itachi i couldn't have forgiven myself.
I swam deeper into the river but couldn't get a hold of someone. Suddenly a view flashed before my eyes. It was a view of Itachi drowning deep into the water. He held out his hand and whispered my name as if it was crying for help. I tried to reach out for his hand but his body was going down. I give it my all just to get a hold of his hand. And finally i grasped his hand and pulled him towards me. But slowly i was getting out of breath.It was almost impossible for me to swim over with his body. Fortunately the rescue team came at time and their divers pulled the both of us up. I was panting and gasping for air. Both me and Itachi were taken to the Ambulance and they provided us with the emergency treatment. I was given a oxygen mask to help my breathing return back to normal. They checked Itachi's pulse and it was still there. They put on a oxygen mask on him and proceeded to head to the hospital. I grabbed Itachi's hand and started rubbing them.
"Please hang in there." I mumble.
Reaching the hospital Itachi was taken straight into the ICU. It seemed like his heart has stopped. The doctors performed defibrillation for three times and hopefully his heart started beating again.
"Hopefully his heartbeat is back to normal. It would be a great risk for him if he stayed inside water a little longer. He's out of danger now. We can discharge him once he regains consciousness." The doctor said as he walked out of the icu.
"Thank god." I say as i sigh in relief.
"Can i go inside?" I ask the doctor.
"Yeah you can." He said.
"Thanks doctor." I bow a little.
The doctor nods and walks away.
I see Itachi lying on the hospital bed as I walk in. I sit on a tool right next to the bed taking his hands in mine.
"I can't even explain how much relieved i'm right now.It scares me to death to even think what if i didn't jump into the river." I said knowing he isn't listening.
"Why do you always put me in such situations? Though i swore that i won't go back to you but you left me with no choice." I say while sobbing.
Little did i knew that Itachi was listening to me all these times. The nurse entered in the cabinet and handed me a prescription.
I took that from her and went to the pharmacy to buy medicines. I returned to see that Itachi's was missing. I asked the nurse who was in charge.But she didn't had any clue either. I ran around the hospital looking for him but he was nowhere to be found. Finally i found him on the terrace of the building.
~To be continued~