Run, jump, swing, spike. Run, jump, swing, spike. It was all a routine. I did it everyday with Kageyama. I loved to spike his toss. The way my hand stung after the contact with the ball. It never failed us. So why did it fail this time? Why did we only score 14 points the entire game? What have I done? It's all my fault. I just ended the thing we have been striving for. I just ruined our senpai's dreams to go to the championship.
It was the most crucial part of the game. We were just beginning I told my self. I spiked and spiked again but the wall that was before me just got bigger and bigger. Every spike, every set, every yell, every libro push back, every determined face, I let them all down. I felt very weak. My legs locking and not moving on command. Clawing, struggling, racing, I did it all. I fought. But all my efforts failing right under my own two hands.
I felt guilt weigh heavily on me. Pushing my feet into the ground. Not letting up and tearing me inside out. I had to stop going to practice. Just seeing them hurt me so much that I couldn't even stand up straight. Then I stopped going to school all together. I got no phone calls, No visits, Nothing. I knew I brought the team down, And now it just I have absolutely no doubt.
I just got to volleyball practice and the first thing I noticed was that the orange haired human bouncing ball wasn't anywhere in the gym. At first I just shrugged it off and told myself he would come later and I walked over to the other guys and we sat down to talk about the game we lost. "Okay as we all know is that we lost the game, And we all know it's just not one persons fault it's all of ours except for Hinata who isn't here as of yet." Couch Ukai said and a new member raised his hand.
"U-um Couch Ukai how is it not Hinata's fault if his spikes never made contact with the opposite court?" The member said and I almost lost my cool. "It's not his fault because he had an injury from the previous game. He thinks nobody noticed but I did. Besides he did what he was supposed to do. And that was to be ready. The fault lies inside us." The couch said and everybody agree.
We started to practice and we waited for Hinata, I kept saying to myself that 'hes just late is all he'll come later' But later came and he wasn't here. He never came and that's not the only thing that worried me. They said that Hinata was acting distant, and distracted in class. That's what worried me. The loud mouthed knucklehead was never quiet. He was never distant or distracted. He was always bouncing around, or trying really hard at practice. So I just decided to give him time. "He'll come tomorrow." I said to myself.
But he didn't come today either or the next or the next. He even missed school. I was so worried I couldn't sleep at all at night. But I told myself I would give him time, that's what he needed most. but then a few days turned into a week, Then a week to two. Finally giving in to my worry after school I went to his house. But I did not expect to see what I saw.
~Then what?! Tell me more! jk. I am writing the second chapter shortly, sorry for this one being so short but I want people to get the feel of the story before I continue to write more okay Enjoy!~Ano-chan
