Beep… Beep… Beep…

I was alive. I wasn't dead. But I couldn't remember much of what happened to me. I was in the hospital, having needles stuck in my veins. The hospital room was painted white as a trace of color was not seen in the room. Every part of my body was sore. I could feel the bandage wrapped around my whole stomach and the stitches locking my skin into place.

"Rina? Are you awake?" the voice was Grandma.

"Grandma?" my voice croaked as I slowly turned my head to see her. My eyelids were a bit heavy, but it was able to keep it open for a bit. "What happened to me? How long have I been here?"

"Rina, you almost died that night and during surgery. I'm glad you're okay." Grandma's face was all sad and frowning. "I was so worried about you, Auntie Nina was too, everyone from Class 1-A as well! Everybody was scared you wouldn't make it. You lost so much blood. I was afraid that I was going to lose you like I lost my son, your father." I made everyone scared.

"Grandma, don't cry." I brought up my hand to her face, wiping down her tears away. She was hurt because of me. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying on this earth as long as I can before it's my time to depart. Everyone will miss me if I leave too early." I frowned, feeling my heart sank. All this time I wanted to end my life so quickly and easily without thinking about the people who cared about me. I was being so selfish and dumb about my life.

"Sweetie, you've been here for four days, unconscious. I stayed by your side for the longest, waiting for you to wake up because I couldn't let you stay asleep like your father has for sixteen years. I still wait for the day when he awakes and I know you do too. You remind me so much of him. Don't be reckless." Grandma stroked my hair, smiling down sadly but sweetfully as she gazed at me. She lost too much. I can't cause her so much pain like my father did to us.

"Grandma…" I made eye contact with her, staring deeply into it. "I need to tell you something." In my heart, I felt like it was time to tell her everything. "Tell Auntie Nina to come here too. She needs to know about this as well." Feeling my heart clenching up, I had to do what was right. I couldn't keep it inside of me for too long, or else I'll go insane again. They're my family, they need to know about my darkest secret that could've ended me too early.

When Auntie Nina came, I told them what was happening to me: mentally and physically, what I was going through, and how painful it was to live. Me confessing left them speechless. They didn't know what to say, but I didn't need no words to comfort me as I'm already fine that I told them how I felt.

"Auntie Nina has Mom locked up in the basement, Grandma. I want her to be sent away from me so she'll never have to see me or try to harm me. After realizing many things, I don't want to see her no more. She's not apart of my life and she has never been. I need her locked away because I know she still have the intention of killing me if she's not gone."

"We'll make arrangement about that, okay, Rina?" Auntie Nina said.

"Yeah, whatever. I just don't want her interfering with my life no more. I'm done with her." I will no longer live for my mother, I will live for myself. "I want to feel stress free from now on. If she's gone, I know that I won't be dying soon. And Grandma," I smiled at her. "Can I transfer to U.A. to be a nurse? I want to be your replacement when I graduate."

Grandma's face lit up in excitement and she let out a chuckle. "Sure, my dear. Anything for you and your successful future ahead of you." She reluctantly agreed with me. "I've always wanted your father to take my job, but he never did, so I'm fine if you're the one who'll take it in two years from now. I'll be off now to get the paperworks and do it." Grandma left me alone with Auntie Nina.

"Rina," she spoke, "You heard about what happened to the U.A. student and All Might?"

"What? No, tell me about it." I listened in to hear what happened on the days that I was unconscious in bed. "No way…" Hearing what happened, I was floored. So much has happened since that day. All Might's true form came out, a clean up was needed to the city that has been wrecked, Bakugou getting detained by the police, and U.A. Students getting dorms for their own safety precautions.

Auntie Nina showed me the video of the big battle between All Might and a villain named One For All. The battle was breathtaking that it hurt my heart. Though it was a few days ago, I could feel the anticipation for All Might to win. I could feel myself there that night. There was so many feelings in watching this incredible, heart dropping video.

It was truly a lot to take in, but it wasn't the worst for me at least on my list. It was tragic, but he survived though he's not our number one hero no more. "Wow. I don't know what to say in seeing that video. He's actually retired now. It's hard to grasp, but it'll sink in soon." I felt like I was in a daze after watching it. I bet everyone had a hard time to adjust to this news. "So when am I being released?" I changed the subject from the downing air.

"You're going to receive a check up today and the doctors will say if you're ready or not. I'm going to leave you be since I have things to do as well. I'll see you soon!" Auntie Nina waved, leaving the room.

I breathed out, thinking about what happened to me now that I was finally by myself. I really thought I was going to die. There was so much fear lingering in my body when that happened. To know that I was not going to see the students, teachers, or Grandma, I didn't want to let go. I must've scared Bakugou to death as I was dying in his arms. I still remembered our conversation like it was yesterday. It was very emotional for the both of us.

Knock… knock… knock…

"Come in," I announced, wondering who was visiting me. I couldn't think of anyone who would visit me since I wasn't close-close with all of the students, but mutual acquaintances instead.

"Young Harada, how do you feel?" I was surprised to see All Might and Aizawa here in my hospital room.

"Oh, hi! I didn't expect you guys to come and visit me." I nervously chuckled. Seeing All Might's true form was in front of my eyes all this time. "Wow, All Might, you were your true form ever since I saw you in the copy room during that one time at school." I was getting some papers from the copy room for Aizawa and some other teachers since they needed it quickly, and that was when I bumped into the disheveled All Might doing his own things in the copy room. He told me that he was a new teacher and I fell for it. I didn't even care to notice how his disheveled form was dressed the same as his buffer form.

"Sorry, Young Harada. I couldn't let anyone of you to know about what happened to me or how I looked like." All Might apologized from lying to me.

"No, no, it's fine. I get it. I understand. You were just trying to protect yourself."

Aizawa cleared his throat, gathering my attention. "I heard from Recovery Girl that during the ride to the hospital, it was hard for the paramedics to stabilize you because there was too much blood lost and you almost failed to stay with us in the surgery to sew up your wound. But I'm glad you're alive." Aizawa came over to pat my head. His large hand bounced off my hair three times before retracting them back to his side. "Recovery Girl informed me not that long ago that you're going to transfer school to become the new nurse when you graduate U.A."

"Yes. I know you guys have nursing classes there, and I already know some from the medical school I'm in. Remember what I told you Aizawa, in the bus?"

His eyes lit up, remembering our conversation. "Oh, no…" He cast his eyes away from me and looked at the ground.

"'Oh no'? What does that mean?" All Might looked concerned about his response.

"I'll tell you later." Aizawa didn't want to touch upon the topic while I'm here.

"But yeah, I'm getting better. The wound still aches, but I'm pretty sure I can handle the pain. I don't know when I'm getting released, but I hope it's soon so I don't have to be locked in here for another few days. What about you, All Might? How do you feel after the fight?" I turned the question onto him. I wanted to know if he was alright too. The fighting must've been so hard for him, but with all the people cheering him on, hoping he'll defeat the villain, All Might did it at a cost.

"Oh me? I'm well. It was hard to disguise myself for this long, but I managed to do so until the end." I felt my eyes enlarge from his words. It made him sound like he was already dead, maybe he reword it wrong. "Don't worry about me, Young Harada, I'm not going anywhere. Don't be scared." He saw my small action and reassured me.

"Harada, if you're going to be a staff in two years, you better start working harder now that you're going to be enrolled into the school." Aizawa grinned, as if he was talking to me like I was one of his students. I'm pretty sure I saw his smile or grin before, but I don't think it was that scary as it is now, either way his grin gave me the motivation to work my best. "We've got to go. See you soon." Aizawa and All Might left to do their own duties.