Chapter 2
Five to Midnight
The dark-haired guy covered his ears as the man continuously shouted; his shriek of pain growing louder and even higher. As he did so, he felt something soft wrapped around his forehead once again, 'Another injury…' he thought to himself. The shouts seemed never to end for him, he could understand the man who was in pain, he too, was in pain. He looked at the brown-haired girl and stared at her until the shouting subsided. He wondered how he met her and who was she in his life. Everything just appeared to be confusing.
"Onii-san! Are you feeling better now?" she interrupted his thoughts.
"Much…" he answered as he just stared into her hazelnut eyes.
The girl smiled and reached out for his hand but he pulled it away, it seemed to come naturally to him; to pull away when someone wants to touch him. He looked at her; his lips formed a thin, straight line.
"From where do I know you?" he retorted.
"I just said you're welcome," Shin answered.
"Okay…" Sakura mumbled.
The beautiful night sky stayed as long silence filled the air. It wasn't the awkward silence that filled them, it was peaceful, as if all their worried could be swept away. The moon stayed bright as it somehow seemed to blink at two people watching under her. The stars, filed with brightness and the breeze felt warm. Time's moving but it seemed to stop for two people lying down together, just beside one another but what seemed like love, wasn't true. They were friends. Just friends.
Shin stretched his arms as he jumped up to a seat. He looked at the girl beside him, staring deep at her beautiful pink hair, relaxing green orbs, and her fair, sublime face as she looked back at his dark green eyes and seated herself next to him. She smiled at him and entwined her fingers with his.
He felt streaks of electricity pass his body as she did so. He continued staring at her and how she held his hand tightly. He pulled her hand to his body and put it over his rising and falling chest. He looked her straight in the eyes and gently pulled her closer to his body, 'Sakura… do you feel this? Do you feel my heart beating?'
Sakura's opened with wide shock. She looked back at him and slightly nodded, she could feel the rising and falling of Shin's strong chest as the warmth of his hand flow through her.
'It beats only for you.'
Sakura pulled her hand away, looking towards another direction. Shin moved closer and surprisingly wrapped his arms around her. He hugged her tightly, not wanting her to move away from him, 'Sakura, can you please be mine?'
Sakura's green eyes opened wider as she heard Shin's gentle words. This had been his second proposal to her, 'Until now, he still loves me?' she questioned herself as they stayed in that position for the longest moment they have ever hugged each other. She didn't pull away; she knew that Shin won't let her. Even if she tried, she knew that he would just struggle with her.
She looked up and locked gaze with Shin's eyes.
"Are you Sakura?" he interrupted as the girl was about to answer.
'How did he know my nickname?' the girl silently wondered. She looked away, looking for something that might have given off her nickname to this guy. She looked back, unsatisfied, realizing that there wasn't any possible way he could've known. She slightly smiled thinking he might've heard subconsciously while he was still in a coma.
"Yes," she answered him with a smile across her wrinkled face. She looked at him, he just looked so lost. It seemed like he couldn't remember anything even if he was trying his best to. 'I can't blame him, he just woke up from a coma,' she thought as she put water onto a glass and handed it to him.
"You've been here for exactly a year now since your accident. My mom says you're lucky you're still alive," she smiled, "My mother and I have been taking care of you ever since."
'Accident?' he thought. He looked at his body, "Thank you… but I don't remember a single thing. All I remember―"
"I― I'm so… sorry, Shin… but I don't think I can…" Sakura mumbles as she tried to pull herself away from Shin, looking away.
Shin bowed down and let his hands drop to his side. He looked away, his eyes glistening as tears slowly came running down his cheeks. It was like something was tearing his heart into a million pieces. For the second time, his heart was broken. He looked at the girl he loved the most as her hair swayed with the wind. She was the only thing that keeps him going; the only thing that makes him feel happy, but she didn't love him back, why?
He let his head bow down again and looked at his watch, '1…2…3…4…5…' he counted, letting off a sigh, 'It's five minutes to midnight… and once again, in just 5 damn counts, I fell and broke my heart!'
"Sakura!" a distant voice shouted, interrupting their conversation, "I told you to call me when you― He's awake!" the lady shouted coming out of the door. She was wearing ordinary house clothes with her hair tied up in a bun. She looked like the girl sitting beside him.
The guy looked at the girl, "Is she your mother?" he asked, looking at the lady who was running up to both of them. The girl nodded as she stood up and hugged her mother.
Chapter Ended.