Doki Doki Literature Club: Trying My Best
Chapter 9
Friday
My eyes slowly opened. Rubbing away the exhaustion, I looked to my left and saw Natsuki still sound asleep. Her head was resting on my chest and her arm lay on top of me.
Looking at the time, I saw there were a few hours before school started. Pinching the bridge of my nose, I let out a sigh. "My sleep schedule's fucked..."
Natsuki nuzzled against me in her sleep, reminding me to be quiet. I knew I wouldn't be able to fall back asleep, so I decided to gently lift Natsuki and slide out from under her. I laid her back down, careful not to wake her.
Leaving the room as quietly as I could, I walked downstairs and into the living room. Plopping down on the couch, I grabbed the remote and turned on the TV, making sure the sound was just quiet enough for me to hear.
I was flipping through channels, stopping by a few before changing the channel. I yawned before deciding to just watch Netflix. Opening the app, I went down to my favorite show and continued watching it.
I've watched all 13 seasons that were out, but the show was so good that once the last episode played, I'd just restart the whole show. I've memorized whole episodes and no matter how many times I watch it, it's still entertaining.
"What're you watching?" I nearly jumped as Natsuki walked into the room.
I took a breath before speaking. "I didn't wake you, did I?"
"No." she rubbed her eyes. "Just..." she yawned. "woke up now..."
"Oh."
"So, what're we watching?" she asked as she sat down next to me.
"I don't know if you'll like it." I replied.
"Try me."
"It's about ghosts, demons, vampires." I told her.
"Really? What else?" she asked.
I cocked my head a bit. "Angels, shapeshifters, werewolves, you name it."
"Aliens?" she said sarcastically.
"In a few episodes, yeah."
"What's the show called?" she asked.
"Supernatural."
"Sounds like something Yuri would be into." she smiled. "I wouldn't mind watching a few episodes."
"Really?" I asked. Natsuki nodded in reply. "Okay then." I restarted the show and played the first episode.
We were able to watch 2 episodes before having to get ready for school. "So, what'd ya think?" I asked her.
"I think...I wanna see what happens!" Natsuki replied.
I was a bit surprised. "I didn't think you'd be into this type of thing, Natsuki."
"What?" she crossed her arms. "Did you think I'd be only into cute stuff?" I opened my mouth to say something but Natsuki shot me a quick glare, so I decided to close my mouth.
"We should go before we're late."
We left the house and started walking towards the school. It didn't take long to arrive and go to our separate classes.
Hours later
The school day ended and I started heading for the clubroom. Walking inside, I noticed I was the first to arrive.
I placed my backpack in the corner of the room and sat down at one of the desks, waiting for Monika, Yuri and Natsuki to get here. It wasn't long before the three of them walked in at the same time.
Yuri walked over to me. "Do you...want to continue reading?" she asked.
"Sure." I nodded. Yuri pushed a desk next to mine and sat down. She pulled out her book and we began reading.
Monika and Natsuki were talking in the corner of the room while me and Yuri read. Before I knew it, Monika said we could leave.
Me and Natsuki grabbed our things and started heading back home. Once we finally arrived, we changed clothes. I grabbed the car keys off the counter and headed for the door.
"Where're you going?" Natsuki asked.
"The hospital." I replied. "I wanted to check on Sayori."
"How long has she been in a coma for?" Natsuki asked.
"Almost a week, why?"
Her face got a bit dark. "I...read up on comas a few days back." she stated.
"Okay, and..?"
"Nothing." she shook her head. "Just...c'mon, let's get going."
She walked passed me and out the front door. "Okay..." I followed her out and we climbed into the car. Backing out of the driveway, we drove straight to the hospital.
I parked the car and the two of us walked into the building. Approaching the front desk, the nurse smiled. "How may I help you?" she asked warmly.
"We're here to see a patient." I told her. "Sayori Valentine."
The nurse pressed a few buttons on her computer. "You can go right on in!"
"Thanks."
We walked down the hall and entered Sayori's room. Sayori's condition still hasn't changed. "Hey." I walked over to the chair and sat down. The roses and note were still sitting on the side table. I placed my hand over Sayori's.
Natsuki was still standing by the door. Glancing over at her, I saw she was staring at Sayori. "What's wrong?"
"It's just that...Jack, I mentioned I read about comas back at the house." she said softly.
"Yeah?"
"I read that within 3 days, the odds of waking up dro-" I stopped listening when I felt Sayori's hand move under mine. "And within 2 weeks, it drops to-"
"Sayori?!" I stood up.
"Jack?" Natsuki asked.
"I felt her hand move!" I told Natsuki. "Sayori?"
Her eyelids twitched before slowly opening, showing her beautiful sky blue eyes. She moaned slightly as her eyes opened even more. "Sayori?"
"...Jack..?" she said softly, almost too soft to hear. "Am I...dead..?"
"No, you're in a hospital." I told her. "I, uh..." I stopped when I remembered the last conversation me and her had. "Sayori?" she looked at me. "Are the...rain clouds still there?"
She closed her eyes for a second. "No, no they're not." she smiled. "They're gone!"
A massive wave of relief washed over me as I wrapped my arms around Sayori. She returned the embrace. Slowly pulling away, Sayori looked at me. "Jack, what happened? The last thing I remember is...putting a-"
"I cut you down before it was too late." I told her. "Then, I immediately brought you here."
"How long was I asleep for?" she asked.
"You...were in a coma." I told her.
"A coma?" she pushed herself up into a sitting position. "Wait! If I was in a coma-! Oh no! I'm going to be so far behind in school!"
I chuckled. "You weren't in it for that long." I told her. "A little under a week."
I looked back at Natsuki. "Can you go get a nurse?" I asked her.
"Y-yeah..." she left the room.
"Natsuki's here?" Sayori asked. "I didn't even notice she was standing there, she was so still."
"Yeah..." I looked down. "Once you're up and about, there are some things we need to talk about." I told Sayori.
The door opened and Natsuki and a nurse walked in. "Sayori Valentine, right?" the nurse asked.
"Yes..."
"Okay, I'm just going to check you over and see if you should stay one more day or if you can leave." she gave a warm smile. "Won't take too long." she turned to me and Natsuki. "Can you two wait outside?"
We nodded before walking out of the room. "She's...awake..." Natsuki said in disbelief.
"You say that like you weren't sure she'd wake up."
"Well, it's just that...I read online that coma patients have a 7 percent chance to wake up after 3 days in a coma." she told me. "And after two weeks, that number drops down to 2 percent."
"Well, she's awake. That's what matters right now." I replied.
"Yeah..." she rubbed the back of her head. "But...what do we do?"
"What d'ya mean?"
"Where does this place us?" she asked.
"Natsuki, we already discussed this." I told her. "You promised you'd try to make it work."
"I know. But..." she looked up at me. "What if she doesn't?"
End of chapter 9
