Part one: Get out of my head!
I woke up early since today was the day of the festival, I got out of bed, walked to my closet, and took my school uniform.
Already dressed I went down to the kitchen, took the tray of cupcakes that I had prepared the day before with Natsuki from the counter, and walked to school, I had plenty of time.
The way was complicated since the tray was in the way and I was worried about tripping and dropping all the cupcakes on the floor, fortunately, I arrived at the club room with all the cupcakes in perfect condition.
[Kurochi]
"Good morning to y´all-"
There was only Monika.
[Monika]
"Hi, Kurochi, you're early."
Monika was placing some sheets of paper on the desks in the living room, they must be the poems we will recite today.
I for my part just took a poem I found online and sent it to Monika.
[Kurochi]
"I thought Yuri would be here before me."
[Monika]
"Well... there's only me at the moment."
[Kurochi]
"I see... I guess Sayori must have fallen asleep again."
[Monika]
"I thought she'd come with you."
[Kurochi]
"That's right she is, I thought that on such an important day she would try a little harder, you know?"
After I said that I remembered what she said to me yesterday... Shit, now I feel terrible, it's not that simple for her.
I said it without thinking, it's out of habit, maybe I should go wake her up.
[Monika]
"Ha ha."
[Monika]
"You should take some of the responsibility for her, Kurochi."
[Monika]
"I mean, especially after yesterday."
[Monika]
"You left her hanging this morning, you know?"
[Kurochi]
"Y-yesterday?"
[Kurochi]
"Monika, you know about that?"
[Monika]
"Sayori told me what happened."
[Kurochi]
"I-I."
I didn't think Sayori would tell you about it so soon.
[Monika]
"..."
This is awkward.
[Kurochi]
"Hey Moni-"
Monika, seemingly unaware, interrupts me.
[Monika]
"Do you want to see how the pamphlets turned out?"
[Kurochi]
"Sure."
Monika hands me one.
[Kurochi]
"Wow, they look pretty good, almost professional."
I start looking at the poems that each of them will recite today.
I manage to recognize Natsuki's style and Yuri's, I also see Monika's and mine.
And I get to Sayori's poem...
"Get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, get out of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head, salt of my head.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD."
W-WHAT IS THIS?!
[Kurochi]
"EH!?"
[Monika]
"Is something wrong, Kurochi?"
[Kurochi]
"I-I think I'll go look for Sayori."
[Monika]
"A-Ah... Well, don't be long."
I run out of the hall as fast as I can, down the stairs, and reach the entrance.
[Kurochi]
"Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT."
I keep running as fast as I can, and I manage to see my house and Sayori's house in the distance.
[Kurochi]
"Agh, I should exercise more."
My legs are killing me but I can't stop.
I enter Sayori's house and walk up to her room.
[Kurochi]
"Sayori?"
I knock on the door... There's no answer.
[Kurochi]
"S-Sayori, wake up sleepyhead!"
No answer.
I'll open the door... Wait, isn't that what a boyfriend would do?
Shit, who cares.
I gently open the door.
[Kurochi]
"Sayo-"
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, NO.
Sayori is... she is.
[Kurochi]
"S-Sayori..."
I'm paralyzed, trembling to watch her body hanging from the ceiling.
Suddenly I notice her hand move.
[Sayori]
"Ku-Kurochi..."
He's still fucking conscious.
[Kurochi]
"SAYORI!"
I quickly go to his desk, grab a pair of scissors and try to cut the rope.
[Kurochi]
"COME ON! ALMOST THERE!"
I manage to cut the rope from Sayori's neck, her body falls on top of me, and I lay her down on the floor.
I take her pulse, shit.
I call the ambulance.
[Kurochi]
"H-Hello? Quickly, please, I need an ambulance! Okay. Yes. The address? It's..."
Immediately after I put my phone away and try to revive her by doing CPR, there was a song for the rhythm of compressions, isn´t it? I think it was Staying Alive.
I hum the song in my mind as I do compressions for a few minutes.
I can't take it anymore, I can barely breathe and my arms barely respond, I hug Sayori with what strength I have left.
[Kurochi]
"Sayori. Please don't leave me."
[Kurochi]
"Sayori."
[Kurochi]
"Sayori, please."
A few minutes later the ambulance arrives.
They take Sayori away, I go with her.
I can't believe this is happening, it's like a bad dream. That! It must be just a bad dream, any minute now I'll wake up and everything will be fine.
This is just a dream and any moment I'm going to wake up... Won't I?