Schale (2) EP.51
"Uhehe~ Did she run away~"
The room where Sora was confined only showed traces of someone who had escaped.
"Still, she lasted longer than usual this time~?"
But as if she expected this, she calmly took out her cell phone.
-Ring ring
"Ah, Serika-chan? I'm sorry, but I won't be able to return to Abydos for a while."
"I have to catch a runaway child."
"Wow... really... wow..."
How long has it been since I escaped?
I was speechless at the sight before me.
"This is seriously messed up..."
After all,
"Why here again!?"
What appeared before me was none other than
the pitch-black space that I was so tormented by that just seeing it brought back trauma.
"It's you again? It hasn't been long since you failed, so why are you doing this again? What are you trying to show me this time?"
As someone who's been suffering from insomnia lately because of this, I was furious.
"Just you wait and see..."
"...Do you not remember me...?"
"...What?"
As I was getting angry, a bewildered Yume appeared and spoke to me.
"Um... you collapsed... Sora..."
"...Huh?"
What is she talking about all of a sudden?
"Collapsed? Me?"
"...Yes."
"No, um..."
I was about to ask what nonsense she was talking about, but
'Wait a minute...'
I realized one thing.
This place was originally a place you could only come to when you fell asleep.
*
A little while ago, right after escaping from the house
-Slice
"Whew... I feel alive..."
In a back alley, I felt a sense of relief and peace from the sharp sensation I hadn't felt in a long time.
"I missed this feeling..."
Until yesterday, I couldn't even dream of self-harming, so the joy was doubled.
Instead, the condition of my arm was getting worse, but... I didn't care.
The feeling I was experiencing now was more important than my arm getting damaged.
"But I should stop here for today."
It's almost time to meet Sensei.
Since Sensei is going to take me to Schale himself, I can't let him find out that I self-harmed.
If he finds out, this escape will be over.
"...But it's a bit disappointing..."
Even though I didn't have much time, it was a bit disappointing to stop since it had been so long.
Moreover, the knife went in more easily than usual today, so it was even more so.
"...Should I do it just one more time...?"
In the end, I couldn't resist and held the box cutter in reverse, aiming at my wrist... at the artery.
Just like that day when Ayane caught me.
And
Whoosh!
I stabbed it right into my wrist.
There was no hesitation. It was an action I had done every day.
-Stab!
"Ugh...!"
'I guess it's not that easy...'
There was no interference like that day, but the knife blade, which I had stabbed with all my might, didn't go in very deep.
'But... it went in.'
It didn't go in deep, and the blade only went in precariously, but it did go in.
My body, which had always been so sturdy that the blade would break instead of going in,
The blade that it had never allowed had gone in, which meant
'I've definitely gotten weaker.'
The events of the past few days meant that my body's strength had decreased.
Maybe that's why my body feels uncomfortable now.
"Ha, haha... really..."
I started to see a path that I couldn't see before.
-Thump! Thump!
My heart started racing at that unbelievable fact.
A weaker body meant an increased chance of death.
'Should I use a kitchen knife next time? Or a gun?'
'No, if I just apply a little more force now...'
"...Sora?"
"...Eh."
"...S-Sensei...?"
-Fumble
"Are you okay? Does it hurt?"
"U-uh... It doesn't hurt..."
'I'm done...'
I sighed inwardly as I watched Sensei wrap the bandage.
'This really is like a damn fate.'
It's different from when Ayane caught me.
He saw the knife... stuck in my wrist. And he saw me trying to push it in further.
'He's probably already contacted Hoshino.'
I didn't see him contact her, but Arona is in that tablet, so...
'...Should I try to escape when I get a chance...?'
If I stay here, it's only a matter of time before Hoshino catches me...
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