Chapter 3: When he came Ari's POV
As Kouichi walked into the room, he saw how pale and gaunt I had gotten.
"Hi Ari." He said as if there was nothing wrong. 'That won't work because the psychologists already tried that' I thought.
"What's happened to you?" 'Something you could never comphrend' though I had noticed that his voice became sadder and more serious
"Why are you like this?" 'You will never know.'
"Please talk to me!" He pleaded. Just great. Now I've hurt him too. Kouichi gave up and I sniffled softly right after he left. Now I knew what to do. Late at night, I went to get my clothes and things, like my heavy book bag.
"The heavier the better." I murmured. I changed my clothes, and took the hospital ones with me to make them thing that I went to the bathroom. I had healed completely from the accident, but they kept me here for psychology. I crept out of the hospital unnoticed and walked to the nearest bridge. My heavy book bag would help me to sink to the bottom, and on top of that, I couldn't swim. I stood on the railing but a voice from behind stopped me.
"Stop it Ari!" I looked back and saw Kouichi.
"Why should I?" I shouted back.
"Because we all love you!" He shouted too.
"But I hurt everyone. You all don't deserve this pain but I'm giving it to you so I'm going to fall. None of you would miss me, and I'm sure my funeral would be a meaningless one if anyone cared to give me one." I retorted as I jumped down. The water was ice cold in pain, but I deserved it. I caused Tousan so much trouble to take care of me, so there's a weight lifted off his chest.
The people in school don't care, there's another weight lifted for them.
As for my real friends, I hurt them so why should they care? As for my sisters, they fit in the same category as my friends.
Oh and my best friend. Kouichi, he tries to keep me alive, but I'm sure he doesn't care either. I probably hurt him the most and jumped down right in front of him. My life flashed before my eyes as everything became numb and fuzzier than normal. Suddenly, I felt the book bag being taken off my shoulders and through the water, I saw the one emotion in those eyes as blue as this water itself: Love. The one emotion I never felt since I moved. A hand gripped mine and pulled me to shore.
"You never let me finish what I was going to say. They all love you a lot, and I do too." That voice whispered in my ear. It was such a caring and loving tone. I recognized Kouichi and saw his still fuzzy outline. I suddenly felt a new emotion right in my heart. I hadn't felt this for so many years as I managed to say,
"I love you too." And I pulled him into a soft kiss. It lasted a while and when we parted, we shivered from the cold air blowing our way.
"C'mon, lets get somewhere warm and tell me what happened, please?" He asked.
"Alright." And as we walked, the story was told, and his understanding of what happened grew stronger. Mine did too.
THE END
As Kouichi walked into the room, he saw how pale and gaunt I had gotten.
"Hi Ari." He said as if there was nothing wrong. 'That won't work because the psychologists already tried that' I thought.
"What's happened to you?" 'Something you could never comphrend' though I had noticed that his voice became sadder and more serious
"Why are you like this?" 'You will never know.'
"Please talk to me!" He pleaded. Just great. Now I've hurt him too. Kouichi gave up and I sniffled softly right after he left. Now I knew what to do. Late at night, I went to get my clothes and things, like my heavy book bag.
"The heavier the better." I murmured. I changed my clothes, and took the hospital ones with me to make them thing that I went to the bathroom. I had healed completely from the accident, but they kept me here for psychology. I crept out of the hospital unnoticed and walked to the nearest bridge. My heavy book bag would help me to sink to the bottom, and on top of that, I couldn't swim. I stood on the railing but a voice from behind stopped me.
"Stop it Ari!" I looked back and saw Kouichi.
"Why should I?" I shouted back.
"Because we all love you!" He shouted too.
"But I hurt everyone. You all don't deserve this pain but I'm giving it to you so I'm going to fall. None of you would miss me, and I'm sure my funeral would be a meaningless one if anyone cared to give me one." I retorted as I jumped down. The water was ice cold in pain, but I deserved it. I caused Tousan so much trouble to take care of me, so there's a weight lifted off his chest.
The people in school don't care, there's another weight lifted for them.
As for my real friends, I hurt them so why should they care? As for my sisters, they fit in the same category as my friends.
Oh and my best friend. Kouichi, he tries to keep me alive, but I'm sure he doesn't care either. I probably hurt him the most and jumped down right in front of him. My life flashed before my eyes as everything became numb and fuzzier than normal. Suddenly, I felt the book bag being taken off my shoulders and through the water, I saw the one emotion in those eyes as blue as this water itself: Love. The one emotion I never felt since I moved. A hand gripped mine and pulled me to shore.
"You never let me finish what I was going to say. They all love you a lot, and I do too." That voice whispered in my ear. It was such a caring and loving tone. I recognized Kouichi and saw his still fuzzy outline. I suddenly felt a new emotion right in my heart. I hadn't felt this for so many years as I managed to say,
"I love you too." And I pulled him into a soft kiss. It lasted a while and when we parted, we shivered from the cold air blowing our way.
"C'mon, lets get somewhere warm and tell me what happened, please?" He asked.
"Alright." And as we walked, the story was told, and his understanding of what happened grew stronger. Mine did too.
THE END