= DECISION =
Haibara has confirmed that she cannot finish the antitode for APTX 4869 drug.
This is due to the lack of information about the drug along with the 'Black Organization'.
It seems like the organization has vanished from their eyesight.
The leads the cops and Conan got led them to nothing.
This situation has caused Haibara to slow down her research.
Eventhough the prototaip antitode is working but just for a short time and it is still not complete.
The effect of the antitode slows down if the intake is excessive and their body is starting to build resistance towards the antitode.
The risk is too high so Haibara has decided not to continue her research.
She has chosen to give up and follow the nature.
Grow up like the other kids do.
She is quite satisfied with her life now.
No danger no nothing.
But for Conan he cannot and can never accept this reality.
He shouted at her,he begged her to continue her research but she is over with it.
The shouting and begging continued for quite a while.
Even Profesor Agasa joined in with Conan to persuade her but nothing worked.
Day by day passed and Conan realized that there is no point fighting and shouting at Haibara.
He decided that he would do it.
On the morning of 3rd May ,he woke up and he made his decision.
This is the day.
That day he looked at Ran.
His small eyes followed her figure everywhere she go in the apartment.
On that day itself,Ran received a call.
It was from Mrs. Edogawa,Conan's mother.
She had decided to take Conan to Australia.
Ran's cheerful face turned sad upon hearing it.
She gazed at Conan with a sad look.
Both of their eyes met and somewhat a connection ran through them and they smiled.
Eventhough she was sad but she put up a cheerful face and helped him to pack.
At that time she told him a lot of things.
She told him that she's sorry if she didn't treat him well and asked him not to forget her and sometimes to come and visit her and she will definitely miss him.
Conan just nodded his head for everything because he was scared that he will lose himself if he opened his mouth.
He is scared that he will tell everything there and then if he talked because he was having this all mixed up feelings and the thing that he would never do is telling something that may put her life in danger.
Time flew by very fast .
Edogawa was on the door steps to get Conan.
On that evening, Ran's usually cheerful face was somewhat sad.
They reached downstairs.
Ran hugged Conan for the last time and he hugged back wishing that the moment will last a bit longer but it ended.
Ran gave him a peck on his cheeks before he got into the car.
When the car was out of her sight her tears automatically ran down her cheeks.
She didn't know why but she has a hunch that she won't be seeing him again and that made her sad because Conan had been like her little brother.
In the car,Yukiko ripped off her 'Edogawa' disguise and turned and faced her son.
She questioned him if it is okay for him to do this but she never got a reply.
Conan was sitting in the back seat and he was holding Shinichi's mobile phone.
Eventhough he had decided, but he still can't make himself to do it.
After a long hour of waiting,he finally punched in the number and put the phone on his ears.
He heard the same dialing tone and he waited.
Finally she picked up.
"Hello,Ran speaking . Who is this?"
She gave her normal greeting but the other end was silent.
She tried again."Hello?anybody ther-"
"Ran!"
She was cut off but she was suprised to hear his voice.
"Shi...Shinichi!"
She managed to call out his voice stuttered and her tears were threatening to fall.
After so long ,he finally called me.
Both of them remained silent for a couple of minutes lost in their thoughts and as usual she was the first one to break the silence.
"You called me after so long!What were you doing?Fishing?...I missed you!"
She tried to sound fierce but she failed and her voice came out in a mere whisper.
Shinichi managed to laugh a bit but he was sad too and he bet that his voice also came out in whisper.
"Me too!"
How long has he waited for her to say that but why...why does she has to say it now making him much more hurt and guilty.
He just wished that someone...someone would just kill him right there and then.
"When are you coming ba-"
"I am not coming back,Ran...ever again!"
She was cut off yet again before she could finish her sentence.
It took Shinichi all his courage to finally say it out.
Ran at the other end of the line was speechless.
She snapped out of her trance state and wanted to reply back but he never gave her the chance.
He continued.
"Don't wait for me!I'm not worth it.I made you suffer a lot.A lot and i plan not to do it again.I want you to be happy and i know that you will be happy without me . You will have a much better life...and I'm sorry!"
That was his last words and he cut off the line.
He did not give Ran a chance to speak at all.
He was afraid if she speaks all his last bit of courage will fly off and he will say the same thing that he always told her that he is on a case and he will come back soon.
For the first time in his life he shed tears.
Ran stood there still holding the receiver dumbfounded.
She tried to process everything that happened just now.
Everything that Shinichi said.
She dropped down to the floor with the receiver in hand and her tears rolled down her cheeks.
Her tears kept on falling.
The pain she was having now cannot be described by words.
Suddenly,the clock beside her ticked 12 indicating that it's midnight and it is a new day.
4th May.
Ran wiped off her tears and stood with the receiver in hand.
She managed a weak smile and she whispered into it.
"Happy Birthday,Shinichi!"