HOW IT SHOULD BE

Chapter 2

After arriving at Shibuya Hospital, Aya was quickly rushed into the emergency room. Rei was still holding unto Aya's hand until..

"Sir, I'm sorry you couldn't go in there. Let us handle this situation, and you just wait outside.", said the nurse.

Rei understood and let go's Aya's hand, "Aya.. Please help her.." he whispered.

The nurse nodded, "She'll be fine. Don't worry, you're girlfriend will be just fine.", and the nurse went of to help in the emergency room.

Rei leaned against the wall and covered his face with his hand. 'Aya.. Aya.. Aya.. What happened to you?'. Aya's happy face flashed in his mind, was he never going to see that face again? 'Otohata-kun'. Was he never going to hear her say his name again? He looked up at the ceiling and saw a teary-eyed Aya, 'I'm so sorry Aya. I'm so sorry for always hurting you. It's my fault you're here, I told you.. You'd end up getting hurt.' He sighed and got his cellphone out of his pocket and dialed Ran's number. He stared at the name, "Ran Kotobuki.."

Flashback

"Otohata-kun, you like Ran, don't you?".

"Why are you asking me something like that?"

"Don't hide it; it hurts more if you hide it. I don't want to feel all torn inside. I'd rather have you to just come out and say it personally right in front of my face, I'm tired of thinking if its true or not".

"Yeah, I like her.. Do you feel better now? You're satisfied now that I've acknowledged I like Kotobuki, right?".

End of flashback

'Why did I say that? It was.. a lie.. Aya.. That was harsh, even for me..'. He diverted his sight to the emergency room. He didn't want to alarm any of their friends, what if it was just stress or she has a fever or something. So, he placed his cellphone back into his pocket and took out the box of chocolate Aya gave him earlier. It wasn't that presentable but, Aya showed great effort, courage and she even got hurt just to give him the thing any guy would want to receive on this day.

He clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and he slumped down the floor. "Aya, please be okay.. I promise to be nice, at least I'll try my best to be nice, just be.. okay..".

In the emergency room..

A tall brown-eyed doctor in his mid 40's came in and asked, "Okay, nurse.. What do we have?".

"We have a 17-yr old female, a Ms. Aya Hoshino. The paramedic said she was sweating, has shortness of breath and chest pain.. Doctor, could this be?"

"Yes, it is.. This girl had a heart attack, such a young girl but it could happen. Now, let's find out what caused this. Nurse.. check her blood pressure and give me the result for the electro diagram.. stat! Was she alone?",the Doctor asked the nurse.

"No, sir. She was with a guy, he's waiting outside. A handsome young fellow..", the young nurse said dreamingly.

The doctor coughed, "Focus! We have a patient here that needs treating! I'll deal with the guy.".

The doctor went out and found Rei sitting on the floor. The doctor walked up to Rei, "Excuse me young man, are you a friend of Ms. Hoshino?".

Rei looked up and quickly stood up, "Yes, I am! How is she?! Is she okay?! Can I see her now?!". Rei headed towards the door but he was blocked by the doctor.

"I am sorry young man, but you can't see her yet. We're transferring her to a room and run some tests. Anyway, I'm Dr. Shizu and I assure you she'll be fine."

Rei calmed down and gave the doctor a glare, "I'm Rei Otohata. Tell me straight.. what happened to her."

'Sheesh, this guy is really rude', Dr. Shizu thought. "Well, if that's what you then.. Ms. Hoshino had a heart attack."

Rei felt like he was struck by thunder and he couldn't move. His face showed no emotion and just said, "Let's go somewhere, where there are chairs.. I need to sit down."

"I understand, let's go to my office". And both walked towards Dr. Shuzu's office. Along the way, Rei was in deep thought. 'HEART ATTACK?! She's too young to have a heart attack! Why is this happening?!'.

As soon as they arrived at Dr. Shizu's office, Rei spotted a chair and quickly sat down. His legs were shaking and he never felt so scared in his life.

"So, doctor.. Now, please explain how did this happen?! I mean, a heart attack?! Aya's only 17! How can she have a heart attack?!", Rei bursted.

"Calm down, son. This is really rare but, it could happen only 5 out of a thousand of young female could get it. Ms. Hoshino, has symptoms of myocardial infarction, it occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to blockage of a coronary artery. Classical symptoms of acute myocardial infarction include sudden chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating and anxiety; which Ms. Hoshino experienced. Heart attack rates are higher in association with intense exertion, be it psychological stress or physical exertion."

Rei wasn't believing what he has just heard. He was trying to ingest the information into his brain. "There-there is a cure for this, right?".

The doctor leaned back and crossed his arms, "Of course, there is. It'll be easy to cure because she is young but, if she keeps stressing herself then.. it would be hard for her to recover." Rei stood up, "So, your telling me to help avoid Aya from being too much stressed-".

"And emotional stress, that's the biggest contributor to having a heart attack", Dr. Shizu added.

"Emotional stress, you say?". There was a long pause between Rei and the doctor. Then, the phone rang, "Hello? Ahh.. yes.. thank you.. Mr. Otohata, you may now see Ms. Hoshino, she's in room 405. Keep in mind what I just said and oh, I'll come by later to check up on her."

Rei left without saying a word to the doctor and he didn't care. All he cared was Aya, he was the biggest "contributor" to her illness. But, how was he supposed to know that she was ill. Aya never mentioned anything about it. How can he face her now? He felt so guilty. What should he say?

End of chapter two!

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