Let me…out…
I can hear the mysterious voice and Mr. Hachi's mumbling, but I'm used to it. Whenever I walk by the red-haired man's desk, he smiles at me. I return the gesture rather enthusiastically. Kairi's passing still lingers in my mind. I should be a bit more…sad that Kairi's dead, but I can't stop grinning. I admit I was a bit shocked when I saw her headless body the other day, and sure, I felt bad for her, but I decided to be more optimistic about the matter. I mean, she's the same girl who sabotaged my science project and laughed at me as I received an F…The same girl who pretended she was gay and stole my first girlfriend…The same girl who "accidentally" dropped my laptop…Thank God she's gone.
"Roxas, please watch where you're going." Axel states softly, massaging his temples. I'm not sure why he said that until I head-butt a wall. I was in such a contentment-induced daze that I completely missed the doorway I intended to walk through.
"Oww…" I barely manage to keep the pile of papers I'm carrying intact as I topple backwards. My boss chuckles before being silenced by my glare.
"Sorry, sorry…" he smiles. "I think you're funny. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"
"I…guess so…" I mutter, pressing the papers onto my chest and staring at the floor. Why do I feel so embarrassed all of a sudden…?
"Is something wrong?"
"…Huh? Oh…It's just…this girl…"
"Ohhh, I see…A little crush, huh?"
"Wha-No!"
Why does everyone think I have a crush on her?
"She…um…She passed away…" I explain, faking my depression so well that it scares me. "She was attacked by a Reaper."
I glance at Axel and see him with a dark expression for the first time.
"Mr. Hachi…if I'm not overstepping my boundaries, did a Reaper attack someone you know too?"
"Yes and more than once…They strike every night, after all," he sighs heavily. "Thanks to them, the city's population is plummeting…"
"Yeah, I know…"
"At this rate…this place'll be a ghost town in a year or so, what with people moving away and about five hundred citizens dying every day…"
"Wow, you…sure know a lot about them…" I say somewhat nervously.
"Oh no, I just…That was what I heard on the news."
"Right, of course."
Don't make accusations, Roxas. You barely know the guy. Do you want to get fired? Before I risk making any more careless remarks, I quickly leave the room with my assigned files.