The Last Chapter
Thirty days was the time allotment given to the accused before her execution—on th electric chair. Finally, the story comes to an end. As the days passed by like a bird soaring through a breeze, people noticed a great change in Aya. From the merry face she once had, her face changed into a face that portrayed, sorrow, despair, and other negative characteristics that humans posses. Aya lost weight—she was as thin as a stick. She did not go out then very often and she refused to go to whatever party she was invited to. She isolated herself—haunted by the figure that was death itself. Every night, she suffered from the figures appearance, its words haunting the very soul out of her.
At last the day came—the day that marked the very end of Aya's revenge and the very day that marked the end of Ran's life. As she went to the place where her friend would be executed, her heart beat fast.
"Will she forgive me?" she asked herself, but once again the spirit of revenge came into her.
"What am I saying, she should be the one asking for forgiveness..." she said
As she reached the place where she was going to, she saw Ran's friends and family there. As she neared the window where she would spectate he execution of her friend, the family members turned into another direction except for Ran's small sister. The little girl ran to Aya and started pouning Ran's friend, crying.
"Why did you take my sister away from me?!?!?!" she screamed as the family members restrained the little girl.
"It's called justice, little girl," she coldly said, facing towards the window.
As the execution ceremony began, the family members and friends could not help themselves from crying. Aya herself showed a smile of statisfaction. As the guards positioned Ran in the metal chair, she looked at Aya and tried to say something. Aya, on the other hand, saw something else besides Ran. From her position, she could see the figure again—this time his face was showing. Aya's eyes grew big as she saw the rotten face of death itself.
From the soundproof glass, she heard these words:
"This is the end...tis is what you wanted...be happy..."
Aya suddenly banged the glass, which came to the surprise of the family members.
"I DID NOT WISH FOR HER TO DIE!!!! I NEVER WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN!!!! I JUST WANTED REVENGE!!!!"
"Well, this is the revenge she deserved..." the figure answered back
As Aya looked angrily at the figure, she suddenly heard her dying friend say:
"I'm sorry..."
This was the first time Aya heard her friend's voice again, after a long time. She realized how weak and lifeless Ran's voice had become. From the jolly and energetic voice to a weak and lifeless one.
As Ran's phrase ended, black curtains covered the window and the next thing Aya heard was Ran's scream. Her eyes grew wide and tears poured out from them again.
"What have I done?" she whispered
The last thing everyone in the execution room knew was that Aya already ran off, with tears flowing down her eyes.
Weeks passed and people noticed that Aya was not to be found, until one rainy night, Yamato was patrolling through Shibuya one night. It was by destiny that he was assigned to check out the dark streets of the city. As he entered one of the districts, he was startled by what he saw—a soaking body which dangled from a rope. As he checked the body, it was no one else but Aya.
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