Chapter 11
Sayumi changed and grabbed all her belongings from the locker. "Otsukaresama," she shouted and dashed out of the store.
The girl sped up her pace.
Meiko and her stupid horror stories. I really shouldn't have listened. I'll just take the short cut back home today.
Sayumi turned before her usual exit. She walked a little and stopped when she saw the "Closed Temporarily for Construction" sign.
My luck couldn't be any worse, can it?
She turned around and saw two guys dressed in black walking behind her and pulled down her skirt.
Said that too soon.
The footsteps of the two men were getting closer even though the frightened girl already started running.
"Someone! Help! Ah...-"
I can't bring myself to scream though. What's wrong with me? I'm in a crisis and I still care about my pride?
"Help!" the girl's voice echoed in the quiet tunnel. Sayumi didn't stop running until she bumped into something. She stared back at her persistent pursuers. One of them laughed sinisterly as he inched forward.
Koukai-nii, don't laugh at me when I join you.
"The hell you hit me for?" the bigger one, out of nowhere, asked his partner in crime.
"I didn't do anything. Hurry on with it." The two men once again attempted to make their move on the girl on the floor.
"Why'd you hit me again?" the same man hissed.
"I didn't do anything. Stop accusing me of something I didn't do."
A basketball randomly rolled out of nowhere and hit the wall. The sound of the bounces echoed in the quiet tunnel. The three people looked at the ball. Suddenly, the lights flickered and went out. Sayumi took this chance and ran. When the bigger man tried to chase her, he felt a cold hand on his shoulder.
"I had it with you." The lights switched back on. The two partners looked at each other. They were at least a good ten feet away from each other. "How'd you get there?"
"I didn't move ever since the lights went out," answered his accomplice.
"Then who touched my shoulder?"
"The girl?"
"Can't be. She was running when I felt a hand touch me."
The two stared dumbly at each other. They both looked at where the basketball once was, but saw nothing. The turning lid of the metal garbage caught their attention next. It was extremely weird since there was no one who passed by who could've moved it. Plus, there was no wind or other possible causes for the sudden movement.
"Let's get out of here."
"What about the girl?"
An ear-piercing shriek filled the tunnel. The two offenders looked at each other.
"Forget her. It'll be us next if we don't leave."
The quiet boy held onto his basketball as he stared blankly at the two paranoid grown men run away. They didn't think twice about turning around, much less about the girl. The little devious boy smiled a little.
Guess the girl knows how to adapt to situations as well.
...
Sayumi stopped running when she entered a more populated area of the city.
How'd you like my last scream? Sounded real didn't it?
Sayumi praised her own "quick" thinking all the way until she returned home.
Sayumi pulled out some fresh pajamas and headed to the shower.
When I tell Meiko and Yuki about this tomorrow, they'll totally be shocked. Where should I start? I was being chased and I ran further into the tunnel. But then I suddenly bumped into something and fell. Bumped into something...eh? What thing? There was no wall in front of me. The tunnel was empty.
Sayumi shut her eyes and let the water hit her hair. It then hit her.
I bumped into something for sure. I saw...well...light blue, pale skin, blank stare...No. Why am I scaring myself? There are no ghosts...no ghosts...
The scaredy-cat rushed out of the shower room and cocooned herself in her fluffy blanket.
Maybe I should really take Meiko's advice and start following up on those horoscope things.
...
"I'll pick up the phone so stop barking." The black and white dog obeyed and flipped over to have his stomach rubbed. With one hand, the boy stroked the little buddy's stomach, and used the other to hold up his phone to his ear. "Hello?"
"Kuroko. Why didn't you answer earlier?" Hyuuga asked.
"Sorry. I didn't know. What's up?"
"We have a problem." Kuroko made out some uneasiness in the captain's tone. "It concerns Kagami."