Just as I mentioned in the previous chappie, this one is about Mikan's death. Sorry but I really have to write about it…
"The Predicament of Oblivion"
Chapter 4
Agony
" When you love someone,
it's hard to accept
that she's gone
forever…"
He didn't have any idea why he's being called into the head master's office even though he's got a bad intuition about it but still he decided to knock on the door.
"Narumi?" the head master asked upon hearing the thud.
"Hai." He replied politely.
"Come in."
Narumi entered the room without a single word. He didn't really know why he's feeling nervous.
"Narumi, here is a letter from the England campus." The head master handed him an envelope.
"A letter? From Mikan-chan?" he wondered. They haven't received a letter from the girl for the past three months.
"Go on Narumi. Read the letter."
"Hai." Narumi opened the envelope unenergetically. He began reading the contents of the letter. The letter was dated on the twenty-fifth day of February.
"What?! No!! Mikan-chan?!" Narumi couldn't believe what he had read. The girl that he considered as his own daughter died in a brutal way.
"No! How could those jerks kill my sweet Mikan-chan!!" He screamed in agony and hatred.
"Narumi-sensei please calm down." The head master tried to calm him.
"But how can I calm down? Mikan's dead?!"
"I'm very sorry to hear that. I was the one who sent her to the England campus. I should be the one held responsible for her death. I'm really sorry." The head master felt guilty.
"No. I shouldn't let her go. I should be the one blamed for it." Narumi felt so awful for the girl's death.
"She was just twelve years old still too young to die." The head master said sadly.
"She is a girl who is full of energy and determination." Narumi described her remembering.
"I think you have to tell it to your class." The head master uttered guiltily.
"Do I have to?"
"You have to."
"Okay." Narumi replied forlornly then turned his back to go to his beloved class.
The Class B had been wondering why their homeroom teacher was late. He might be a late-comer but he was never half an hour late.
"What happened with sensei? He's never been half an hour late." Iinchou wondered worriedly.
"Yah. I'm getting worried." Anna held her chest deliberately.
"Don't worry about that idiot. He may be doing something or he just simply overslept." Natsume meddled.
Ever since they were eleven, once in a while, Natsume would join the conversation of the class.
"Hey Natsume, have you receive a letter from Mikan?" Ruka inquired.
Everyone in
"Iie. That idiot must be really enjoying her stay at the England campus." Natsume replied nonchalantly but deep inside, he wondered why the girl hasn't written a letter for each of them.
"How 'bout you Hotaru?" Ruka turned to the raven haired-girl who was busy fixing her baka gun.
"No. I don't really care if she sends me one." She replied imperturbably.
"Me too. I haven't received a letter from that loud girl. She promised that she'll send me a fur jacket." Permy complained.
"Every one of us hasn't received a letter from Mikan-chan?" Nonoko stammered.
"That's weird. Mikan usually sends us a letter during the first week of the month." Koko joined the conversation.
Natsume was shocked to realize that it's the third week of the month. He knew that the girl never forgets to wrote a letter for all of them and have it sent by the first week.
"Yeah." Every one replied.
"I'm really getting worried." Anna uttered.
"Cut that drama off Anna. Everything's fine." Sumire calmed her.
"Okay."
Narumi walked by the hallways languidly. His feet felt heavy. It was hard for him to take steps towards the Class B room. He knew how his class would react about his news. He was aware of the class's love for the brunette.
Finally, he reached the doorway of the classroom. He found it hard to open the door. Little by little, he was able to catch enough courage to tell them the truth.
He entered the room without the usual happy smile on his face. Every one was shocked to see him on that state.
"Sensei? Is there anything that bothers you? " the class asked worriedly.
"Sit down class. I got something important to tell you."
All of them sat down. They felt nervous. It was the first time that they saw him that serious. Something must be wrong.
"I want you to listen to me. Please don't speak up. Let me finish first, okay?"
"Yes sensei." Everyone
Narumi started telling them the news.
It was a starry February evening, a girl kept on fidgeting on her bed. She really missed her classmates. She missed everyone in Japan. She missed Japanese food especially the howalons.
Speaking in English had been really hard for her. It's a good thing that she got a half Japanese, half English classmate named Sarah Grey. Sarah had been her closest friend in the campus.
"I want to go back. I want to go back to Japan." Mikan said sadly. She had been homesick for the past couple of months. She stood up from her bed, changed into her uniform and packed her important things.
She silently walked out of her room and walked to the gates of the campus. She was thankful that she was able to befriend the guards.
"Hey Mister Montgomery. Do you want some coffee?" she offered to the assigned guard.
"Thank you Mikan-chan. What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in your room." The guard asked her as he takes the cup of coffee from the girl.
"I can't sleep. Can I stay here till I feel drowsy?" Mikan smiled.
"Okay." The guard replied then took a sip from his cup not knowing that Mikan put some sleeping medicine on his drink.
Mikan checked if the guard was already asleep then opened the gates to sneak out.
She hurriedly walked off the campus' gate. It was her most awaited moment, the moment that she could return to her friends.
Luckily, a black van stopped in front of her.
"Maybe I can ask them for a hitch-hike." She thought.
She happily approached the van and politely talked to the driver.
"Hello Mister. I would like to ask you a favor." She beamed nicely.
"What is it young girl?" the driver asked her with a questionable smile in his face.
"Can you please give me a ride? I wanna go to the airport. Is that all right, mister?"
"Of course young lady. By the way, are you from that school?" the man asked while pointing to the academy.
"Yes, why?" she innocently asked.
"Nothing. Come on. Aren't we going to the airport?"
"Ah yes." Mikan opened the door and rode.
To be continued…
hahaha...(evil laugh).. another cliff hanger!
I'm really sorry for the super late update. I'm still coping up with college life. I also have to stay away from my computer since I'm staying at the school dorm. Please bear up with me.
Anyway…what do you think about this chappie? This one happened four years before Haruka Minami entered the school. So, this chappie happened in the past, is that clear? BTW…Please send your reviews and no flaming please.