The Days I Remembered
Chapter twenty: April 3, 2013; Secrets
Koko knew of Mikan's affair with Natsume Hyuuga.
He was against it. He was so against it. He attempted to knock some sense into her, but he's a neuropsychiatrist. He had psychology as a pre-med course in college and knows enough about how her brain works. He saw Mikan's gestures and expressions and knew that Mikan was guilty enough as it is. He need not add into her burden. And he has had enough of the psychiatric wards during his senior year when his professor brought him to assess some of the patients' behavior.
He's not thinking that Mikan will become insane. But it could happen, seeing as she is battling with herself.
"Dr. Yome?" said one of the nurses. "Uhm… why are you in the nursing ward?"
Koko looked around and noticed that, yes; he is in the nurse ward of the ob-gyne department. What was he doing there? He did not know too.
He smiled sheepishly and rubbed his nape. "I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't paying attention. Excuse me, I'd take my leave."
One of the nurses stood up, her cheeks blushing. "Oh, no, Dr. Yome. It's actually nice seeing you here! I—we—uhm… yes, you should go. You might have a patient waiting for you."
Koko smiled and nodded. He walked away but he could hear them gushing.
"That was Dr. Yome? Wow, he really is cute!
"Shh! Quiet down, he might hear you!"
"Is he single?"
"I don't think so. I saw a woman going inside his office the other day."
"Might be his patient?"
"No! They came out together and his arm was around her waist!"
Koko snickered and shook his head. They were talking about Mikan, but they don't know his real relationship with her.
He loves Mikan, and he wants to protect her because she's like a little sister. No more, no less.
"Hi. Excuse me, can you show me where Dr. Yamanouchi's new office is? They said her former room was being renovated so…"
Koko tilted his head as the pregnant woman looked up and stared at his face.
"Wait…" the woman said, "You look familiar."
"I do?" Koko asked, not wanting to say more because it doesn't look good when a pregnant woman gets mad.
"Yeah." She said, squinting. Koko felt like he's being judged right now. And then her eyes widened. "Kokoro Yome?!"
"Uhm… yes that's me. How did you know my name?"
"Sumire Shouda!" she pointed to herself. "You know? Saitama Middle School? You're not supposed to forget me, you Golden Retriever."
Oh. Yes, there is only one calling him that. But he couldn't quite remember—
"Curly Permy?" the woman deadpanned.
That he remembers. He snapped his fingers, "Yes, I do remember you now!"
Sumire rolled her eyes. "I told you my name and you didn't remember me. I told you that ugly nickname then you remember me. How twisted is your brain?"
Koko smiled the way he usually does and said, "But that's the thing with people who took up psychiatry. They, themselves, have something wrong with their minds."
"No way." Sumire shrugged. "Well, nobody thought I would be a lawyer either."
"Yeah! And your pregnant!"
"Exactly!" Sumire laughed. "I remember when you told me that no one will marry me because I'm a spoiled brat."
Koko peered at her. "Are you secretly holding a grudge against me?"
"What? No! I'm just, you know, walking through memory lane."
"Actually, you're walking through the ob-gyne ward."
"Not literally, you idiot." She said as he lightly punched his arm.
They both laughed at themselves. After all, it's been years since they last saw each other. They were very good friends. She was always there when their classmates bullied him in elementary school. He was always there whenever she's crying because her boyfriend broke up with her in middle school. There were a lot of moments when they played each others knights. There were lots of moments when they played each others jokers.
Koko took a deep breath. "So, who's the unlucky guy?"
Sumire glared at him jokingly, "He's not unlucky at all." Koko raised his hands in defeat, which made her smile. "His name is Natsume Hyuuga."
-;-
Mikan was all alone in her apartment.
Normally, every Sunday is Koko's Visit Day. But the Nogi Medical Institute (NMI) needed him today, so he had to go to work early. Natsume called her asking if she needed company but she declined.
"Your company needs you more," she had said.
So now, she's alone. And she didn't like being alone. Being alone makes her over think. Being alone makes her reflect. Being alone makes her feel guilty of the things she'd done wrong.
A knock on the door made her stop her self-pity session.
Mikan stood up and made her way towards the door, expecting Koko. When she opened the door, however, she was greeted with a slap on the face.
"I have tolerated so much of your idiocy, Mikan, but this one is too much. It's out of the line!"
"Hotaru…"
"I tolerated it when you ate cat food." Hotaru said seriously, her eyes burning with anger. "I tolerated it when you fell down the library stairs. I tolerated it when you skipped a whole day of classes when you made Hyuuga a cake. I tolerated it when you cried loudly that I can't concentrate on reviewing and got a ninety-nine out of a hundred in a test. I tolerated every little stupid thing you did, Mikan. But I can't tolerate you wrecking a family! A marriage! Sumire is six months pregnant, and you know that her pregnancy is sensitive. What do you think will happen if she finds out? What do you think will she do if she finds out?"
"Hotaru, I—"
"Don't explain yourself." Hotaru coldly cut her off. "Don't you dare explain yourself, because I know you still love him. And there's nothing wrong with loving. I just don't agree with you having a relationship with a married man."
"I'm sorry." Mikan whispered, her tears flowing. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
Hotaru closed her eyes, listening to Mikan's quiet sobs. "You know you can't keep secrets from me, right?"
Mikan nodded.
"You can't say sorry to me. No matter what you do, I still forgive you. The one you're supposed to be saying sorry to is Shouda. She's the wife."
Hotaru pulled Mikan to the kitchen and placed an ice pack on Mikan's stinging cheek. And then, she made warm milk for Mikan.
"Calm down now. I'm sorry too."
A/N: I'M SOOOOO TIRED. I'M SO TIRED I CAN'T EVEN... HUHUBELLS
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