Disclaimer: I don't own anything beside the story just do it for fun
"I have no name: I am but two days old." [1]
I closed the poem book after read a some line on this William Blake's book, and re adjusting the reading glaseses while read the poem in heart of course because I currently at inside a bus right now I don't want to bother the other people even though here's loud enough because the bus engine and some chatter to the other passengers.
Oh, I'm remember I not yet introduced myself am I? Silly me. My name is Aihara Natsumi, age 15 years old, occupation 1st year High School student at Hanagasaku private all girls school. Life? Quite ordinary and will not make anyone surprised or amazed.
I averted my gaze to outside window to watch an afternoon sunset and quite enjoy the work of the 'Big guy' the creator. And my moment is ruined by sound of my smartphone ringtone, I take a peek and looks like there's a notification of my LINE, and turns out that massage is from nee-chan.
"Where You are Natsumi? You not arrived home yet at this late hour."
"I'm at the bus..."
"You better not wandering around at somewhere, and remember don't visit the arcade..."
"Shut up... you're so annoying..."
"Don't you dare talking like that with your sister!"
"Ohhh so scary... what you gonna do onee-chan? Spanking my ass?
After that I put the phone back to my school bag and also ignored the other notifications of my LINE from onee-chan. And then opened my poem book again while read some line from it.
"Is this a holy thing to see In a rich and fruitful land, Babes reduced to misery Fed with cold and usurous hand?"
This poems book with a 'W' letter at the front cover whichis the initial of the author the infamous poet William Blake, this was the 14th birthday gift from my big sister Sakurai, I also wondering why she gave me the English poems book as my birthday gift when she probably know the little sister of hers is not that good at English subject.
Well she's a genius after all, me who at ordinary level a dumb one asked the way of thinking from the genius person like her. Because she somehow able literally do anything me somehow feel insecure when near her especially when I was accepted at school when onee-chan went, everyone just selfishly said that me the girl who hide behind the back of Shadow of my big sister and everyone just compared me to her, I know precisely to not being affected by anything that other people said regarding me I try to convince myself that those people just blind to effort of mine, or too envious to not able get a great sibling just like my own.
But all of that is useless, my unstable youth heart wanna blame someone, and I choose to blame Sakurai nee-chan instead those dumb people. When I feel she got everything, talent good looks the popularity due for her position as student council prez. Me nothing other than shadow. And when that kind of thought my head is spinning and my chest is kinda hurt a lot. So honestly this poem book is kind of distracting device even though I barely understand the poems itself.
"All of this is dumb..." I said while sighing, and I closed the book again then put my reading glasses on my bag, and get ready to get off from the bus because I'm already arrived at my destination. And when I was stepped my feet to pavement the ordeal from God had decided upon me, no one shall ever avoid his plan we humans just only can accept it.
Sakurai POV.
Again she Natsumi my sister is just ignored my LINE... She just had no idea how worried i was, my cute Lil sis Natsumi now already high-school. Time sure fly really fast... It feels like yesterday when she was following whenever I go while our hands connected to each other and her smile that time just like an angel, so innocent so pure...
Now somehow my Natsumi is make a distance with me... finally she entered the period that which I hate so much. Rebellious age.
I know that was unavoidable event, me also experienced that period too, but when Natsumi who done it and somehow cold toward me that really hurt me lot.
I'm get up from living room sofa that I used for laze around and walked to my bookshelf and grab one of my favorite Light Novel and read it at same place when I was laze around and dive to the world of imagination.
one hour later....
Hmm this weird when I looked at the clock that clock showed 07:00 PM this quite late and Natsumi still not yet at home, she must be playing again at those arcade. I close the Light Novel, and put it on nearby table, when I want to call to Natsumi's smartphone, but the home phone is ringging that was weird. My home phone is rarely ring when I walked into that phone, I suddenly I had a bad feeling out of nowhere when I want to answer this call, but i do it anyways.
"Hello Aihara residence here, with who I'm speaking?" I said to greet whoever is at the other side of line and then the caller is answered. "Hello, this a nurse at Seijou hospital. I want inform you that miss Aihara Natsumi is got an accident and now at our hospital, this the number that she possessed on her belongings." Said the other person on the other side, and turns out that was a nurse from hospital. Wait is she said Natsumi got accident...
When i was already get hit by realization of the truth, I shocked, suddenly my breath become shallow and everything seems like to spinning around.
"I got it me with my parents shall be there shortly thanks miss." I said to the nurse, then I hit the number of my dad and mom.
"Sakurai what's up? It's so rare you called me?" Said Mom on the other side.
"M-mom, I-I not s-sure how to tell this... but..." I said my word become weird because the lost of composure of mine. I'm sure mom woried too.
"Huh? What do you mean? Could you please speak properly? Your sound seems weird. Is something happened to you or Natsumi?." My mom said as I expected she become woried.
"Mom, Natsumi... she got an accident. I was got the phone from the hospital a moment ago. I will send you the address mom..." I said and then the other side, a loud sound of thud is being heard. It seems mom dropped her phone because shocked by the news.
A moment later mom begin to speak again, but the sound is different. "Sakurai... you better go first to the hospital, grab important things and go by the bus. Mom will be there soon with your father along.
"I got it mom..." I replied and cut the call, then do as my mother tell me to. Pack the necessary things and rushed out to the Seijou hospital.
XXX
Hospital.
I run really fast when I already have the exact information where Natsumi's room is located. The room number '003' and when I entered into that room what I can see is only my sister's body lying on the hospital bed. With wound allover her body.
And I just slowly approached her with tears slowly run down from my eyes, then I rubbed her soft hair gently. "Natsumi... what happened to you? Why you full of wound like this?" I said to unconscious Natsumi.
A few minutes later both mom and father is arrived. Father with a pale and blank expression on his face in the other hand, Mom already have been crying far before even she got here.
Both of them just speechless and slowly walking join to my side. "Natsumi..." Mom said with a low voice filled with sorrow.
My father just stand up and walk away without say anything, my guess is that old man need to have a word with the police or whoever involved in the accident. Whoever did this to my sister need to pay the price.
Three days later...
this had been already three days but no sign to Natsumi when she would regain her consciousness. I wait here day by day with feeling already filled with despair. And also nightmare that every night haunted me in my sleep. The fear of Natsumi will be never open her eyes ever again, afraid our quarrel that morning three days ago was the last I ever heard Natsumi's voice.
No... I don't want that to happening...
Then at the fourth days the God seems hear my prayer. At 4:00 PM Natsumi finally wake up from her comma, I couldn't know how to express how grateful I'm to this event.
"Natsumi... it's me Sakurai your Onee-chan..." I said slowly calling my dear little sister.
"Onee-chan... that you? Where are you? Why this place so dark?" Natsumi said weakly. That's weird... why the hospital room which is so dazzling like this so dark to her?
I don't want to speculated so much so I decided to call the doctor over to examine how Natsumi's condition. And while I at outside, I call both my parents to inform them about the good news.
"Excuse me... are you the family of the patient?" A sudden voice surprises me right after I ended my call.
"Yes I'm her older sister... what happened to my sister doc?" I said to this white coated person.
"I'm really sad to said this news to you lady... unfortunately, Lady Natsumi lost her sight due the accident..." Said the doctor.
" Wait... What? Natsumi lost her sight?!" I said couldn't hide my surprised expression but I tried my best to calm and not to make a scene. And I also realize that Natsumi should know this.
Then the doctor talk about Natsumi's condition to mom and dad when both of them arrived, Mom specially couldn't helped but cry again.
"Onee-chan... what happened? Why mom is crying? And why I couldn't see nothing but a darkness?" Natsumi asked. She seems confused and myself had to tell this to her.
"Natsumi... the doctor said you lost your sight due the accident..." I said carefully and then the changed on Natsumi's expression from confused and surprised mixed altogether.
"W-What? Do you mean I'm blind? IM FUCKING BLIND!!!" Natsumi start to screamed and freak out and I tried to do a best calming her down but she still rampage uncontrollably until the nurse help, and doctor apply a sedative to Natsumi.
"I freaking blind..." Natsumi said weakly because the sedative is begin to work and the doctor advised to leave Natsumi alone.
"Miss Natsumi need some time alone, I'm afraid she would have another rampage. She must be shocked to what have been laid upon her. Not to worry much when the effect of sedative worn out, she would gain her consciousness. And I will excuse myself..." Said the doctor and leave us.
when Natsumi gain her consciousness again two hours later she not acting like before, rather she is been wierdly quiet. I become afraid to this.
"Natsumi... are you okay?" I said
"Well even though I seeing nothing but darkness at past few hours, I would said I'm okay..."
"Natsumi... I know this hard, but this only temporary, doctor said if you get operation and some therapy you will able to see again... so don't be so down alright?"
"Yeah I will try to be positive..."
"So you want something? Or are you hungry?"
"Nah, I'm good can you leave me alone? I want to be alone at this moment..." Natsumi said it with very dark and deep voice no doubt she had a depression and me can't do anything about it.
So without thinking I hug my little sister gently with a hope she would feel better for a moment forgotten about the problem which she had to carry right now.
"What are you doing? Release me! I told you I want to be alone... are you deaf!?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to be a hypocrite, indeed I not at where you are right now... but at least let me helped you to lighten the burden... because I'm your sister and only this how I can help you.
Natsumi seems awkward for a moment, but slowly she gently replied my hug I embrace her then at least she calmed down.
the next few days Natsumi must still stay at the hospital to recover her strength, and also a couple of therapy going on set by her doctor. "hey champ looks who's here" I said to Natsumi. And then couple of people pop up from my back. they're Natsumi's friend from school.
"Pardon our intrusion..." They said while entering the room.
"You guys... Amy, Sara and Rita right?" Natsumi said try to recognize the voices.
"Yeah that's right... first I couldn't believe the news first but here Iam, I'm sorry I can't find the right word right now so..." Said the girl with mature looks Sara. She's the one of Natsumi's friend who looked like model or something, she quite have a good looks. And now she make herself as representative from the rest.
"It's alright.. well thanks anyway, I appreciate you girls feelings. And I hope I will regain my eyesight back." Natsumi replied her
"Me too hoped for the best Natsumi-chan couldn't wait the time when we together again at school." Said the other girl named Amy.
the last girl Rita not saying anything much instead look at her shoe allover time. But suddenly she hug Natsumi and crying. it's like she jerked all her tears, Natsumi herself quite surprised by sudden outburst. She replied that girl hug so gently. "Rita why you're crying? hush now, calm yourself okay?" Natsumi said.
"I'm sorry... b-but i-icant. I already hold it from receptionist desk I think I can hold it. But... why all of this must be happend to you Natsumi?"
"It's simple Rita... this is the fate. I, you or anyone else can't do anything about it well it's at hand of big guy... now calm yourself okay?" Natsumi said with calm and composure manner, different from few days back.
Few minutes later.
"Wow look at the time, I think we must head back home now right girls?" Rita said after she looked to her watch.
"Wow you're right Rita, well we must head back home... Natsumi, get well soon." said Sara.
"Take care Natsumi chan and excuse me prez" the last girl said her regards to me and Natsumi.
"They're always energetic like always I'm glad" Natsumi said and lean herself to hospital bed, while looked at the outside.
"I also glad that finnaly you have a friend. No more miss ice cold I presume?" I said while make a fun a little bit, poking around Natsumi past as expert loner
"Nah, I'm done with that... at least when I with them, my school life not much boring like when at middle school." Natsumi replied with a chuckles.
XXX
Normal POV.
"Sir... its me, Daniel... I'm sorry boss, looks like that Aihara brat from Aihara co survived that accident. Even though I carefully orchestrated that event make it looks like an accident like you asked for." Said a man to his phone with a suit just like a businessman. But that a not a businessman at all, rather he's a famous mercenary, Daniel Ashton.
"What? I couldn't believe it... yeah I already see the news, that was a great job like a total natural accident. I'm really delighted at that time... finally my greatest rival business opponent Aihara co will felt the pain that I got few years back. But how the hell she can still alive Daniel?" Said the one at the other side.
"I have no idea how boss, but looks like that brat lose her sight due that accident. Should I stick at the plan?"
"Yeah proceed with the plan... don't worry about the money I already transferred to your account, I want daughter of Aihara co president dead..."
"As your wish sir... and pleasure to do business with you"
XXX
TBC
1: William Blake. Infant Joy
