Me: I wish I had funny things to say and stuff on these mental conversations with myself…
Lulu: But you're not by yourself…you're with me!
Me: Lulu…face it, I'm making you say what you're saying.
Lulu: What?
Me: I'm the one thinking of things for you to say, you have no mind of your own.
Lulu: Does that mean I'm a zombie!
Me: *Sighs* Just go back to saying British…
Lulu: OK…BRITISH! *Laughs* British…
The sun rose gradually but brightly the next day and Saya lied in bed, not making a move, not making a sound, not greeting the new day. She couldn't stop thinking about the last night, she couldn't stop feeling that presence she felt coming from that alley. And…what she heard…
Flash back
"What did you hear?" Solomon whispered.
"Leaves and twigs breakings."
He averted his eyes towards the darkness as his wife did.
Saya…
She looked to her husband, wondering why he called her, but his eyes weren't on her. She waited for him to speak but his voice never uttered a word. Dumfounded, she turned back to the darkness.
Flash back over
That voice, it sounded so near and yet so distant. The voice, it sounded like…Haji. It frightened her, hearing voices of the dead. Perhaps she was mad, even if she was crazy, it comforted her to hear his voice after so long.
But no…she wouldn't believe he was a live once again, not again, she had suffered enough. Solomon had told her that but she already knew herself. But that feeling, it wouldn't leave her for a second, it felt so real.
The door opened to her room and her husband stepped in, in his uniform. A look of concern flashed before his eyes as he saw she was still in bed.
"Are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah, I'm just tired."
He felt her forehead with the back of his hand. "You don't feel warm."
"Really, I'm fine."
"Ok, I have to go back to the hospital in an hour, so you'll be alone again."
"And I'll be fine."
"I know."
Silence lingered and sunk in; she finally got up and went to the kitchen.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm hungry!"
He chuckled as he walked into the kitchen.
She pulled out vegetables and eggs, she slipped a few eggs into some water and turned the stove on, she dumped a few chopped up vegetables in a frying pan and began to put sauces and spices on them.
Solomon's pager went off and he checked it, he sighed as he read the message.
"I have to leave."
"But it's not been an hour yet."
"I know, I love you."
"Me too." She kissed his cheek and he left.
She ate quickly and got dressed, she went out to her car and was about to open it when she felt a sudden rush, a rush of that feeling.
She looked around and shook her head; she hastily unlocked her car and got in. She drove to the psychologists' office.
She walked to the front desk. "Hi."
"Hello, Carol will be with you in a minute," the receptionist said.
"No, I would like to request a new therapist."
"Oh…I…ok, well the only one that's available other than Carol today is Rick Morgan."
"Ok, can I go see him now?"
"Uh…You have to make an appointment."
"Can I make one for today?"
"Yes ma'am but before you do, I want you to know that he's fresh out of college, so he might not be as good as Carol."
"That's fine."
She made an appointment and left to kill some time.
The sky was a cloudy gray color, she once again drove off in her car, and she decided to just drive and took a few back roads that no one used anymore. The drive was quiet and lonely; she felt an eerie presence lingering with her but another one came along with it.
As she drove, little tears dropped onto her wind-shield, she turned her wind-wipers on. Suddenly the rain began to pour down and she couldn't see, she pulled over and turned off the car, trying to wait the rain out.
She sat there and closed her eyes, thinking about the past, thinking of how the new therapist will do.
Suddenly, a knock came and she gasped, her eyes opened wide and she tried to look out her foggy window.
"Are you alright ma'am?" A man asked.
"Uh…Y-yeah, I just can't see in this rain."
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"Yes I'm sure, thank you for checking."
"You're welcome, have a nice day…Saya…"
Her eyes widened and she hurriedly opened the door, she looked around and saw a car driving by but no man, she closed her door and locked them. She opened her phone and dialed Kai's number.
"Hello?" A girl answered after a few rings.
"Koukigyoku, it's Aunt S-Saya, can I speak to Kai?"
"Oh sure. DAD, AUNT SAYA IS ON THE PHONE!"
After a moment, her brother's voice came to the other line. "Hey, are you alright?"
"No, I mean yes, yes I'm ok, and I'm just scared…"
"What, why?"
"I stopped on the side of the road because it's raining hard and I couldn't see. Out of nowhere, this guy asks me if I'm ok, I thanked him for asking and then he said have a nice day Saya. I don't know how he knows my name."
"Calm down, I'm sure he was probably just one of Solomon's co-workers and recognized your car, so he stopped to ask if you were ok."
"Right, you're probably right."
"Yeah, just calm down."
She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly. "Ok…I'm calm."
"Good…now, I have to go, will you be ok?"
"Yeah, the rain is letting up anyway."
"Ok, bye Saya, I'll see you soon."
She started her car once more and went to the store.
Me: I hope you liked this chappy!
Peace+Love=Smiles~!~
KiiroBara~