Aquarium EP.40
"...What?"
What did I just hear?
"I'm saying. I locked Yume up."
"Like you were kidnapped and confined by Hoshino."
"...."
Her sudden confession.
I couldn't say anything to her words.
Her words were enough to make my head spin.
Locked up? Yume?
Why? What could she possibly gain from that?
"...Damn it..."
I don't know.
I really don't know.
She's wearing my face, showing me strange futures.
And now, even kidnapping Yume...
I have no idea what her goal is.
"Just..."
Is that why?
"...Just what are you? What's your goal..."
I unconsciously asked her for a reason.
"Why are you so desperate to torment me like this?"
This incomprehensible situation felt so unfair.
But even to my question, she just
"Goal...? It's simple."
With a chilling smile,
In a tone that felt devoid of any falsehood,
"I don't want Sora to die."
"Even if she becomes a vegetable."
She answered.
The day after receiving the aquarium tickets,
I was supposed to bring up the aquarium to Hoshino to persuade her,
But before I could even suggest it, I encountered a major obstacle.
"Ughhh!!!"
"A-Are you okay, Sora-chan!? Sh-Should we go to the hospital?"
"N-No, ugh... I'm f-fine..."
'This is crazy...'
Right after waking up that day,
For some reason, I found myself with my face in the toilet bowl.
I don't know the cause.
Whether it's because of the terminal illness the doctor mentioned or something else,
The only thing I could tell was,
'I can't look at Hoshino's face...'
I could see my older sister Hoshino's face.
But looking at her face felt like my insides were twisting.
'...This feels terrible...'
It felt like someone was messing with my head, which was incredibly unpleasant.
Especially when I looked at Hoshino, the symptoms got worse, making me even more uncomfortable.
'...Should I just give up for today?'
If I tried to suggest it in this state, she'd send me to the hospital instead of listening.
'...It's okay, there's still time.'
'Not yet...'
*
"...Damn it."
Time passed, and the deadline for the tickets I received from Sensei was tomorrow.
"There's really no turning back now..."
I still hadn't brought up the aquarium story to Hoshino.
It's not like I had nothing to say.
After that day when the unknown cause incident happened,
I thought I would calm down somewhat.
But,
"A-Augh..."
"Sora-chan, here's your medicine..."
"A-Ah, wait... Ugh!!"
For some reason, the situation got worse day by day,
And now, I looked like someone who wouldn't be out of place being called terminally ill.
So, there was no way I could suggest the aquarium to Hoshino,
And that's how I ended up here...
"I can't delay any longer..."
No matter what, if I can't suggest it today, there's no hope.
I have to succeed today, no matter what.
"...Whew... Let's calm down. It's not all bad, right?"
Maybe she realized how serious my condition was.
Now, I'm back in the hospital.
In a way, it meant the confinement was over.
And more importantly, thanks to Sensei's efforts, the fact that I'm terminally ill hasn't been revealed yet, so
In a way, it's a better situation to persuade her than when I was confined.
'It's not easy to refuse a request from someone who's sick.'
Especially if it's Hoshino.
"...Still, I need to prepare."
Although I've improved somewhat with the hospital care,
It's still true that my symptoms worsen when I see Hoshino, so
Clatter.
I took out the painkillers the doctor gave me.
These painkillers are unique to Kivotos,
And apparently, they make you unable to feel pain as soon as you take them.
However, once the effect wears off, you feel the pain several times over,
Making it a dangerous drug you can't stop once you start.
So, it seems they only recommend it to those who are truly on the verge of death.
To help them have a peaceful death without feeling pain until the very end.
That's why the doctor also advised me not to use it if possible, giving it to me.
Because miracles can happen.
But I know.
There are no second miracles.
Even if it wasn't the miracle I wanted.
So,
"...Gulp."
It can't be helped.
"Whew... Good, I'm all set."
Maybe the medicine kicked in, as I started to feel no pain in my body.
In this state, I should be able to handle seeing Hoshino.
"Now, I'll call Hoshino..."
Ring ring
"Huh? Who... Sensei?"
At that moment, a call came from Sensei.
I answered the call, feeling a little anxious about what it could be,
"Sora..."
"Huh, Sensei, what's wrong?"
I heard the words I didn't want to hear the most.
"Hoshino found out."
Crash!
"The fact that Sora has limited time to live."
"Sora-chan...!!!"
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