Chapter 2: A Piece to The Puzzle
"Hey, come on! I had my room done out last week, it's not that yucky pink colour any more! Not that all pinks are yucky!" Rini pulled on a piece of her hair that had come loose. She looked at her friend for a sign of appreciation or amusement, but all she got was a solemn looking face.
"Hey, Hotaru? What's up with you today? You're not your usually playful self. Do ya wanna talk about it?"
This was what Hotaru had been waiting for. A chance to speak out to someone she could rely on.
"No. I'm fine. Just a little……"
Her eyes had fell on the badge Rini was wearing on her school uniform. She recognized at once that it was like one worn by Serena…. But how did she know? She'd only seen her tear out of the house at lightning speed. 'Weird.' She thought to herself. 'Why did I say no? I have to tell someone- why not Rini? She is my best friend.' It was decided.
"Rini, do you have a secret? Like a really big secret, so secret even your mom doesn't know?"
Rini gave a half smile back. "My mom knows all my secrets. Mind you, she's such a ditz that…oops!"
She glanced nervously at Hotaru, waiting to be demanded to explain. No demand came so she carried on.
"Well, there is one secret. But I can't tell you yet. Oh yeah, you just reminded me! I have something to give to you. I've been looking after it since you fell ill. By the way," she said, looking more serious. "do you remember any more? I mean, Haruka told me that it was a really serious case of amnesia, but surely you remember a bit more?"
She looked up expectantly. Those pleading eyes, that forlorn looking expression. Hotaru gave in.
"I've been having dreams. Weird ones. And I can remember every single detail when I wake up. It's like….. it's not a dream, like it's really happened. But when you wake up, you feel disorientated, like.."
"Like you've actually been there, done it and felt all the emotions."
Hotaru stared at her friend. She stared back. "I have them too,"
"Hey, come on! I had my room done out last week, it's not that yucky pink colour any more! Not that all pinks are yucky!" Rini pulled on a piece of her hair that had come loose. She looked at her friend for a sign of appreciation or amusement, but all she got was a solemn looking face.
"Hey, Hotaru? What's up with you today? You're not your usually playful self. Do ya wanna talk about it?"
This was what Hotaru had been waiting for. A chance to speak out to someone she could rely on.
"No. I'm fine. Just a little……"
Her eyes had fell on the badge Rini was wearing on her school uniform. She recognized at once that it was like one worn by Serena…. But how did she know? She'd only seen her tear out of the house at lightning speed. 'Weird.' She thought to herself. 'Why did I say no? I have to tell someone- why not Rini? She is my best friend.' It was decided.
"Rini, do you have a secret? Like a really big secret, so secret even your mom doesn't know?"
Rini gave a half smile back. "My mom knows all my secrets. Mind you, she's such a ditz that…oops!"
She glanced nervously at Hotaru, waiting to be demanded to explain. No demand came so she carried on.
"Well, there is one secret. But I can't tell you yet. Oh yeah, you just reminded me! I have something to give to you. I've been looking after it since you fell ill. By the way," she said, looking more serious. "do you remember any more? I mean, Haruka told me that it was a really serious case of amnesia, but surely you remember a bit more?"
She looked up expectantly. Those pleading eyes, that forlorn looking expression. Hotaru gave in.
"I've been having dreams. Weird ones. And I can remember every single detail when I wake up. It's like….. it's not a dream, like it's really happened. But when you wake up, you feel disorientated, like.."
"Like you've actually been there, done it and felt all the emotions."
Hotaru stared at her friend. She stared back. "I have them too,"