Chapter 3: Moving On
Days passed and others can't help but notice the big change that happened to Ayako. She became different. She is now more quiet than ever. Usually she just stares at the window and was not listening to the teacher.
"Ayako.." their professor said.
Ayako was surprised to be called by her professor so was Ryota. She tried hard not to take a glimpse of him while she stood up.
"Yes sir," she said.
"Are you okay?" this professor asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you," she said.
"Well, If you want to go to the clinic you may," he said.
Ayako just smiled but then he suddenly caught Ryota staring at her.
Oh, there he goes again, staring at me, making me feel as if I'm still special to him. What's happening to me? I'm staring to feel the real Ayako is staring to disappear, to vanish. I don't know. I should not let this happen. I've got to show everyone that I'm not affected by what happened between Ryota and me. I've got to.
The bell rang and as usual, she went to the gym for their daily practice but this time she was alone and not accompanied by anyone especially Ryota.
"Oh, heeellllooo Ayako dear," Sakuragi welcome her with a big smile pasted on his face. "You look uh.. uhmm.. different today."
Ayako just rolled her eyes and went to change. Then after changing, she started preparing what she need for the practice. She was staring to panic when she bumped into someone. It was Ryota.
"Need help?" Ryota asked.
"No thanks. I can handle this," Ayako said and just smiled.
Ryota then left her and went to change for himself.
Everyone was already there and Akagi decided to start their practice. Ayako just sat as usual beside their coach.
The practice went on smoothly and quietly. Everybody felt that there's this something that's missing.
"You know, it's weird and unusual not to hear you cheering for him," Coach Anzai said.
"Huh? Who's him?" Ayako said trying to act innocent.
"You know whom I'm talking about and I know what had happened," he said.
"Well, you can't blame me, can you? He hurt me and It's not that easy to forget and forgive" she said trying hard not to go sentimental.
"Things happen for a reason," Coach Anzai said with a glint in his eyes.
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When that day came, when Ryota found out that his ill, he felt he was alone that the whole world was against him. He ran and ran with one destination in mind.
It was raining at that time. He went inside the gym and no one was there. Ryota just sat down and cried.
"Ryota." a voice came from nowhere.
"Who's that?" Ryota asked looking around for that someone.
And from the darkness out came, Coach Anzai.
"Coach Anzai!" Ryota said looking surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I think I'm the one who should ask you that," he said.
"I just wanted to think," Ryota lied.
"Think? Think of what?" he asked.
"About everything, basketball, Ayako and my life," Ryota said.
"What do you mean?" the coach said curiously.
"Coach Anzai, I found out that I have leukemia," Ryota said.
From that moment, silence spread over the place. The wind came by as if whispering to their ears.
"What about Ayako? Are you going to tell her?" coach asked. "I don't know. I would but not now," Ryota replied.
"Coach Anzai, I hope you'll never tell this to anyone it's just between you and me," he said.
The coach just smiled.
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"What do you mean?" Ayako asked.
The coach looked at Ryota while playing and remembered what he said to him.
"Nothing." He just replied.
Ayako was quite confused on what the coach said but just ignored it as well and continued watching the game.
Time was so fast and their practice ended earlier than they expected. Ayako then packed her things and went home by herself.
I think it's time that I move on. Move on like nothing happened between the two of us. I think it would be just as hard not talking nor looking at each other than being back as friends.
The moon started to be visible at the sky signaling a day went by again. Hours, minutes and seconds went and the sun came rising again.
"Whew.. I've got to start my day right," Ayako whispered as she woke up.
Ayako went and took a shower then took her time choosing her clothes. She chose the one her mom gave to her last Christmas. It was a simple light purple dress that matches her figure. She let her hair down and didn't put make up to show her natural beauty and off she went to school. Ayako was indeed very pretty. You wouldn't recognize her if you don't really know her personally.
As she entered the school premises, everybody came staring at her.
Why are they looking at me? Do I look stupid in this dress? I should have thought this dress doesn't suit me.
When she went to her classroom, her classmates came to compliment her.
"You look really pretty Ayako," some of them said.
Ayako can't help but smile.
But there's this one person who was definitely in awe. Ryota was looking at her with his eyes not blinking. Ayako slightly blushed.
Remember act like nothing happened between the two of you, Ayako.
So she went to him confidently. "Oh, Hi Ryota," she said and smiled.
Ryota was speechless and just sat down.
I think I'm going to like this. It's gonna be a new Ayako, a new me but the still the same Ayako everyone knew back then.
A/N Sigh. Finish at last. The third chapter. I really hope you'll like this one. I also hope You can have some time reviewing this fic of mine. Thanks. I know it took so long for this chapter but I'll still try to update this every now and then. Also I'm sorry for some grammatical errors. Regards to my friends.
Days passed and others can't help but notice the big change that happened to Ayako. She became different. She is now more quiet than ever. Usually she just stares at the window and was not listening to the teacher.
"Ayako.." their professor said.
Ayako was surprised to be called by her professor so was Ryota. She tried hard not to take a glimpse of him while she stood up.
"Yes sir," she said.
"Are you okay?" this professor asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you," she said.
"Well, If you want to go to the clinic you may," he said.
Ayako just smiled but then he suddenly caught Ryota staring at her.
Oh, there he goes again, staring at me, making me feel as if I'm still special to him. What's happening to me? I'm staring to feel the real Ayako is staring to disappear, to vanish. I don't know. I should not let this happen. I've got to show everyone that I'm not affected by what happened between Ryota and me. I've got to.
The bell rang and as usual, she went to the gym for their daily practice but this time she was alone and not accompanied by anyone especially Ryota.
"Oh, heeellllooo Ayako dear," Sakuragi welcome her with a big smile pasted on his face. "You look uh.. uhmm.. different today."
Ayako just rolled her eyes and went to change. Then after changing, she started preparing what she need for the practice. She was staring to panic when she bumped into someone. It was Ryota.
"Need help?" Ryota asked.
"No thanks. I can handle this," Ayako said and just smiled.
Ryota then left her and went to change for himself.
Everyone was already there and Akagi decided to start their practice. Ayako just sat as usual beside their coach.
The practice went on smoothly and quietly. Everybody felt that there's this something that's missing.
"You know, it's weird and unusual not to hear you cheering for him," Coach Anzai said.
"Huh? Who's him?" Ayako said trying to act innocent.
"You know whom I'm talking about and I know what had happened," he said.
"Well, you can't blame me, can you? He hurt me and It's not that easy to forget and forgive" she said trying hard not to go sentimental.
"Things happen for a reason," Coach Anzai said with a glint in his eyes.
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When that day came, when Ryota found out that his ill, he felt he was alone that the whole world was against him. He ran and ran with one destination in mind.
It was raining at that time. He went inside the gym and no one was there. Ryota just sat down and cried.
"Ryota." a voice came from nowhere.
"Who's that?" Ryota asked looking around for that someone.
And from the darkness out came, Coach Anzai.
"Coach Anzai!" Ryota said looking surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I think I'm the one who should ask you that," he said.
"I just wanted to think," Ryota lied.
"Think? Think of what?" he asked.
"About everything, basketball, Ayako and my life," Ryota said.
"What do you mean?" the coach said curiously.
"Coach Anzai, I found out that I have leukemia," Ryota said.
From that moment, silence spread over the place. The wind came by as if whispering to their ears.
"What about Ayako? Are you going to tell her?" coach asked. "I don't know. I would but not now," Ryota replied.
"Coach Anzai, I hope you'll never tell this to anyone it's just between you and me," he said.
The coach just smiled.
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"What do you mean?" Ayako asked.
The coach looked at Ryota while playing and remembered what he said to him.
"Nothing." He just replied.
Ayako was quite confused on what the coach said but just ignored it as well and continued watching the game.
Time was so fast and their practice ended earlier than they expected. Ayako then packed her things and went home by herself.
I think it's time that I move on. Move on like nothing happened between the two of us. I think it would be just as hard not talking nor looking at each other than being back as friends.
The moon started to be visible at the sky signaling a day went by again. Hours, minutes and seconds went and the sun came rising again.
"Whew.. I've got to start my day right," Ayako whispered as she woke up.
Ayako went and took a shower then took her time choosing her clothes. She chose the one her mom gave to her last Christmas. It was a simple light purple dress that matches her figure. She let her hair down and didn't put make up to show her natural beauty and off she went to school. Ayako was indeed very pretty. You wouldn't recognize her if you don't really know her personally.
As she entered the school premises, everybody came staring at her.
Why are they looking at me? Do I look stupid in this dress? I should have thought this dress doesn't suit me.
When she went to her classroom, her classmates came to compliment her.
"You look really pretty Ayako," some of them said.
Ayako can't help but smile.
But there's this one person who was definitely in awe. Ryota was looking at her with his eyes not blinking. Ayako slightly blushed.
Remember act like nothing happened between the two of you, Ayako.
So she went to him confidently. "Oh, Hi Ryota," she said and smiled.
Ryota was speechless and just sat down.
I think I'm going to like this. It's gonna be a new Ayako, a new me but the still the same Ayako everyone knew back then.
A/N Sigh. Finish at last. The third chapter. I really hope you'll like this one. I also hope You can have some time reviewing this fic of mine. Thanks. I know it took so long for this chapter but I'll still try to update this every now and then. Also I'm sorry for some grammatical errors. Regards to my friends.