Part 1: Unbelievable
He told me that he'd be back before it went away, but it disappeared and he had not yet returned.
Never before in all of our days together had he broken a promise and something in the atmosphere felt terribly wrong.
Suddenly, the phone rang. It was Yuuhi. He sounded deeply distressed with a tone signifying that the most terrible thing in the world had occurred.
I waited for him to calm down, but he didn't. Choking through tears, he said, "Aya, it's Yuuhi. Tooya's been in a terrible accident." There was a slight pause and with hurt in his trembling voice he uttered, "Aya, they don't think Tooya's going to make it."
"Oh no… It can't possibly be true!" I thought.
I thought I knew too well what the future was going to bring. However, I didn't want to believe it at the time. As our hearts intertwined and we became kindred spirits, Tooya and I felt each other's every emotion and that even included hope. I knew that if hope resided in my heart for Tooya's miraculous recovery, he too would sense that notion and would be revitalized and uplifted. Sadly to say, after all that I had been through with my parents, my lovable twin brother, and entire family for that matter, my faith in fate and a better outcome was frail and scarcely alive. I desperately tried to feel differently, but I knew that there was really nothing I could do. Thus, I reluctantly went on with that sentiment, knowing he would feel everything everything that I expressed and even those that I would keep in my heart.