Chapter 3
Do I really have to?
The girl nodded as she stood up and hugged her mother.
"How're you feeling?" the lady asked as she and the girl walked up to him. The lady reached out and touched his face; it was as if she was his mother. He looked at the lady and frowned. How could he feel good when he couldn't remember a thing?
"I feel… better," he answered.
Shin looked up and started laughing. Sakura lifted her head and stared at him curiously, 'Why is he laughing?' she looked at him; it bothered her that he just laughed and laughed, tears equally running down his cheek.
"What's the matter, Shin?" Sakura asked in confusion.
Shin looked at her, looked deep into her confused green eyes. He stopped laughing and gave her an empty smile, "Here I am, with the girl I dream about every darn night. The only person I truly loved after so many years but even if I tell her that I love her, she won't listen to me because she's stupidly stuck with her past,' he answered as he looked away.
Sakura's eyes opened widely with anger and shock. Why was he doing this to her? Rage passed through her weakening body, "What the hell is your problem, Shin?"
She raised her hand and was about to slap Shin but was put to a stop when Shin held her arm and stopped her. He looked into her eyes once again, tears now flowing down both of their cheeks.
"You're my problem, Sakura!" he shouted at her, holding tighter on her wrist, "Let go of him! Just let go of him already!"
Sakura struggled for Shin to let go. He was tired of pretending to be happy. He was tired of everything he had to do to make her forget, but he couldn't stop himself. Tears were running down both of their cheeks. Sakura slowly let her hands fall in surrender. She bowed down and covered her face, "I'm… sorry, Shin."
"What?" Shin retorted, surprised.
"I'm sorry, Shin… I know that I've hurt you so much. I know I caused you a lot of heartaches, and I know everything that happened had been all my fault but tell me, Shin, please tell me, do I really have to let go? Do I really have to when he's the only thing that keeps me going?" Sakura muttered as she returned Shin's piercing stare at her, both their eyes now glistened as unwanted tears came out of them.
"Better…" he answered.
"That's a good thing, you've been here a year now, it's a miracle you even woke up from that dreadful coma," the lady happily started.
He looked at her with no excitement at all as she looked at her daughter and gave her a grin. They both seemed so happy but he wondered why he had no emotions towards them, 'Do I really know them?' he doubted himself. He lied back down and looked out the window. The sky was dark but was enlightened by the beautiful light the moon was giving out, stars were glittering high up the sky. He slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
'He's not the only one in the world, Sakura. Please look around you and accept what you can have here, not just stay with the only thing you had, I'm alive too, Sakura,' Shin whispered as he turned his back from Sakura and untied the paddles.
Shin stared at Sakura's sublime face, her long pink hair slightly covering her face, her pinkish lips that looked so soft, but he also saw the misery hiding behind that beautiful façade. His car was already parked in front of her house but he didn't want to wake her up, she just looked so… serene. He went out his car and opened the passenger seat's door. He slowly lifted Sakura's hand and carried her on his back.
"Ugh…" she muttered as Shin carried her tightly on his back. He gently opened the door and carried her to her bedroom, slowly laying her on her bed. He started walking away but was stopped by her hand pulling him back; he turned around and saw Sakura tightly holding onto his wrist. He walked up to her and pulled up her blanket on her.
'I love you… Sasuke,' she whispered as she held Shin's hand tighter.
Shin flinched as he stared blankly to what he had heard. He slowly removed her hand from his hand and looked at her, 'I― I love you too, Sakura,' he whispered as a woeful tear came tumbling down his cheek. He saw Sakura form a smile as she seemed to her his words.
'Please let go…' he wished as he closed Sakura's bedroom door and left.
Chapter Ended.