Chapter 7: Suicide
The mid-year exam results were out.
"Wow! Yuki has topped our class again for the mid-year exams." The girls of their class exclaimed as they saw the results being printed out on the notice board.
Kyo noticed that Tohru had been stuck to her seat with her eyes swollen ever since she saw her results.
"How did you fare?" Kyo asked with concern as he walked towards her seat.
Tohru did not say a word. Instead, she just shook her head.
"Tohru, even if your results are bad, it can't be THAT bad, can it?" Uo said as she saw them in a corner.
Tohru shook her head again. This time, Kyo was starting to get irritated with her wishy-washy actions.
"Well, if you're not going to tell us, how do you expect us to know?" Kyo said to Tohru, staring sternly at her.
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Yuki was working on his report when he heard some banging sounds coming from Tohru's room. As he walked into her room, he saw her banging her head onto the wall and there were bloodstains on her forehead.
"Stop it, Honda-san!" Yuki exclaimed with fear. "Hang on while I inform our Sohma's family doctor."
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"She's going to be alright." Hatori said after examining Tohru's wound.
*Hatori is the family doctor of the Sohma family. He is part of the family and is also cursed by a zodiac animal – the dragon. However, he transforms into a seahorse instead of a dragon when hugged.
"Thank you, Ha." Shigure said as he followed Hatori out of the room.
Kyo and Yuki both walked over to Tohru's bed where she was lying there.
"You fool! It's just a freaking exam for goodness sake! It isn't even going to be counted for our final year exam! Are you so silly that you don't even know how precious life is?" Kyo shouted at Tohru as she was in the midst of consciousness.
"Stop it, you damn cat!" Yuki butt in Kyo's insults.
They both stopped arguing when they saw tears rolling down Tohru's cheeks. Feeling vexed, Kyo stormed his way out of the room. After apologizing to Tohru for Kyo's demeanor, Yuki left the room.
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As Kyo was frustrated by his actions to Tohru, he was unable to sleep and had climbed up to the rooftop. Then, he was alerted by the noises of metals clashing that were coming from the kitchen.
"It's already midnight, how can anyone be doing cooking now? Could it be a thief?" Kyo thought to himself.
Immediately, he jumped off the roof and headed straight for the kitchen. When he switched on the light, he was surprised to see Tohru holding a knife on her hand, trying to cut her own wrist.
Kyo dashed forward and grabbed Tohru's hand and tried to take the knife away. Tohru struggled to snatch the knife back. However, in the midst of the struggling, she had accidentally slit part of Kyo's palm. The fresh blood oozing out from Kyo's hand shocked her and immediately, she dropped the knife.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry..." Tohru said.
She grabbed the first aid box from one of the cabinets and started helping Kyo to attend to his wound.
"Why do you still want to take your own life?" Kyo asked.
"I feel so useless having to make everyone worry for me. My existence will only be a burden to everyone." Tohru said as she started weeping.
"You silly fool. I'm sorry for using those harsh comments on you just now..." Kyo said regretfully. "If you think your life is worthless, you are wrong. If you die, what would happen to those around you and care for you? What will happen to Uo-chan and Hana-chan? And even m... If you die, wouldn't they be more worried and sad for you?"
After much persuasion, Tohru was finally enlightened and was brought back to her room by Kyo.
"Sleep tight and stop imagining crazy stuff, okay?" Kyo said gently like the tone of Yuki's.
The mid-year exam results were out.
"Wow! Yuki has topped our class again for the mid-year exams." The girls of their class exclaimed as they saw the results being printed out on the notice board.
Kyo noticed that Tohru had been stuck to her seat with her eyes swollen ever since she saw her results.
"How did you fare?" Kyo asked with concern as he walked towards her seat.
Tohru did not say a word. Instead, she just shook her head.
"Tohru, even if your results are bad, it can't be THAT bad, can it?" Uo said as she saw them in a corner.
Tohru shook her head again. This time, Kyo was starting to get irritated with her wishy-washy actions.
"Well, if you're not going to tell us, how do you expect us to know?" Kyo said to Tohru, staring sternly at her.
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Yuki was working on his report when he heard some banging sounds coming from Tohru's room. As he walked into her room, he saw her banging her head onto the wall and there were bloodstains on her forehead.
"Stop it, Honda-san!" Yuki exclaimed with fear. "Hang on while I inform our Sohma's family doctor."
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"She's going to be alright." Hatori said after examining Tohru's wound.
*Hatori is the family doctor of the Sohma family. He is part of the family and is also cursed by a zodiac animal – the dragon. However, he transforms into a seahorse instead of a dragon when hugged.
"Thank you, Ha." Shigure said as he followed Hatori out of the room.
Kyo and Yuki both walked over to Tohru's bed where she was lying there.
"You fool! It's just a freaking exam for goodness sake! It isn't even going to be counted for our final year exam! Are you so silly that you don't even know how precious life is?" Kyo shouted at Tohru as she was in the midst of consciousness.
"Stop it, you damn cat!" Yuki butt in Kyo's insults.
They both stopped arguing when they saw tears rolling down Tohru's cheeks. Feeling vexed, Kyo stormed his way out of the room. After apologizing to Tohru for Kyo's demeanor, Yuki left the room.
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As Kyo was frustrated by his actions to Tohru, he was unable to sleep and had climbed up to the rooftop. Then, he was alerted by the noises of metals clashing that were coming from the kitchen.
"It's already midnight, how can anyone be doing cooking now? Could it be a thief?" Kyo thought to himself.
Immediately, he jumped off the roof and headed straight for the kitchen. When he switched on the light, he was surprised to see Tohru holding a knife on her hand, trying to cut her own wrist.
Kyo dashed forward and grabbed Tohru's hand and tried to take the knife away. Tohru struggled to snatch the knife back. However, in the midst of the struggling, she had accidentally slit part of Kyo's palm. The fresh blood oozing out from Kyo's hand shocked her and immediately, she dropped the knife.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry..." Tohru said.
She grabbed the first aid box from one of the cabinets and started helping Kyo to attend to his wound.
"Why do you still want to take your own life?" Kyo asked.
"I feel so useless having to make everyone worry for me. My existence will only be a burden to everyone." Tohru said as she started weeping.
"You silly fool. I'm sorry for using those harsh comments on you just now..." Kyo said regretfully. "If you think your life is worthless, you are wrong. If you die, what would happen to those around you and care for you? What will happen to Uo-chan and Hana-chan? And even m... If you die, wouldn't they be more worried and sad for you?"
After much persuasion, Tohru was finally enlightened and was brought back to her room by Kyo.
"Sleep tight and stop imagining crazy stuff, okay?" Kyo said gently like the tone of Yuki's.