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Raku's POV
Today I woke a bit earlier than I usually do.
I plan to visit Tsubaki in the morning, before school, to see how she's doing. And if she's getting ready for school, I'll stop her. She needs to rest up.
I get ready for school and pack everything I need.
"Bye mom, Bye dad", I say and head out. Tsubaki's place isn't really far. Only about 10 minutes walking.
I finally arrive at her place and ring the doorbell.
No response.
I ring it again.
No response
I start to knock on the door.
Still no response.
"Tsubaki?" I say.
Is she sleeping? Of course, she must be.. I must have woken her up.
But if that's the case, why isn't she opening the door?
I try to open the door, and to my surprise, it's open. I enter hesitantly.
My eyes see Tsubaki laying on the floor filled with bruises, cuts, burns, and dried blood.
"Tsubaki!" I run towards her. What in the world happen? Her color has disappeared again and she is as pale as a ghost. She's in such bad condition.
Tsubaki's POV
I hear some noice going around me. I make the effort to slightly open my eyes. I see a silhouette in front of me.
No.
It's her.
She's back.
I cry in pain. I am unable to move.
"No..." I croak out. Tears start to fall down my cheeks. I see the silhouette come closer to me. I scream. I don't know how, but my body managed to crawl a bit away from her. My body is so, so sore. I don't think I can keep awake any longer. It feels as if I am being stabbed by thousands of knives.
"Tsubaki!! Its me, Raku!!" I hear.
How long have I been on the floor?
That's all I got to hear, before I pass out.
...
...
"Tsubaki... I don't know what happened to you... but I hope you wake up soon. I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you." I hear a familiar voice. It sounded very sad.
There is a comforting warmth on my hand. Maybe someone is holding it. I'm not quite sure.
Where am I?
Did I die?
I open my eyes slowly to see a hospital room.
"Tsubaki!" I hear a voice followed by a gentle hug.
I look to see that it was Raku.
He let go of me and sat down.
"You woke up.. I'm so happy I could.. cry." He says.
I close my eyes again. I'm very tired and don't understand why he did that.
It's just as she said. He's not a real friend.
I doze off and fall asleep again.
Raku's POV
Tsubaki woke up! But for like a minute. She didn't say anything at all and just closed her eyes and fell back asleep.
Tsubaki has been asleep for three days. She finally woke up!! I was dead worried about her. I couldn't sleep at all worrying about her...
I still remember that day though. Tsubaki screamed when I got near her. She said "no" in a very sad tone. She even managed to crawl a bit. I don't know how she did that, to be honest.
The police has investigated her place but found nothing. Until Tsubaki wakes up, we'll know who did this.
It makes me so sad thinking about it. Whoever did this to her made her so scared. Her scream was filled with pain, I heard it. Her crawl was filled with determination to get away. She must have thought I was the person that did this to her.
I should probably go now or I'll miss dinner.
"Bye Tsubaki. Feel better soon." I say in a sad tone.
Her color was back. She's alive. But is she happy?
I bend down and kiss her cheek softly. It feels so right but a little wrong at the same time. I'm just very happy that I couldn't contain myself. Whoever did this to her is going to pay.
Tsubaki's POV
I see my dad standing in front of me.
"Dad!" I say and run up to him to be welcomed with a big, warm hug. He kisses my cheek.
I start to cry. Sob. Let all the tears that I have been holding back all this time.
"Don't cry, Tsubaki." He says in his gentle voice. I can't help but cry even harder.
"I-it's my fault!" I say, sobbing out.
"Baby.. none of this is your fault." He says and hugs me tighter. "Don't listen to your mom. She's going through a hard time. Her actions , however, aren't justified..." He says, in a sad, sad tone.
I continue to cry in his arms. How good it feels to be in comforting arms of someone that loves you. His scent, there, his love for me, I can feel it.
"I'm sorry." He says quietly. "Dream, may all of creation be with you till the end of your life. Dream, may your trials end in full bloom. Dream, though your beginning may be humble, may the end be prosperous." He says, letting go and wiping my tears with a small smile.
"Remember Tsubaki, your father loves you a lot. Don't forget that, okay? And.. please don't reject him. He means good." He says, wiping my tears again. I nod, slowly, in tears. The last part confuses me though.
"I must leave now.." He says tearing up. "I love you Tsubaki. So much." He says, giving me a hug and a kiss on the forehead. He then starts to leave.
"Don't leave! Please!!" I say, screaming, my tears making it impossible to see anything. I fall to the ground and sob.
I miss him so much.
. . .
I wake up suddenly, in tears. I look around me. I'm in a hospital. I start to freak out. My breathing starts to fasten.
"Tsubaki... calm down. It's alright." I hear a familiar voice. I turn to see Raku, trying to calm me down. He was holding my hand. I snatch my hand away and wipe my tears.
It was a dream. All a dream. I didn't see him. It felt so real, I felt him, I smelled him, I heard him. But it was all a dream. More tears start to fall down my cheeks. I feel a hand wiping them similarly like my dad did. It brings me to comfort. My breathing starts to calm down. Only, it's not my dad, it's Raku.
He continues to do this for about 5 minutes. By then, I have completely calmed down.
Raku explains to me what happened. I have been asleep for 4 days. This is to much. Have I really been asleep for that long?
