Disclaimer: I do not own Slamdunk. I know that. This is just for formalities.. hehe.. Libre naman ang mangarap diba?
A/N: the other chapter I talked about… hehe…
Do You See Me?
Flashback
Why isn't my alarm clock ringing? I looked at the time, 6:35 am. It was off. I wanted to choke my alarm clock to death, to throw it against the wall, though in the end, I sighed instead.
Huh? Why is there a line here? I lined up at the very back, then stepped out of it, stood on my toes, trying to catch a glimpse of what was to meet me ahead. Somebody replaced me on the line. "Excuse me-" A rather largely built guy stood behind me. "Get in line on the back." I complied with his wishes.
When I finally got to the front, there was a guy holding bills and counting it, while another stretched out his hand to me. "500 yen." Though the picture sent my nerves into alarm, I couldn't help but ask, "What for?" The person standing behind me gave me a little push. "Just give them the money if you don't want to get hurt." Ok, now my nerves are in chaos. I stuck my hand inside a pocket in my bag and retrieved the coin. I dropped it in their more than eager palms. "Please pass," They replied while mock performing an English bow.
At the end of class, I dropped by to fetch my coat resting inside my locker when I saw that my money had been returned. I told you, you didn't fit in with them.
I was walking to the bus stop with Ayako when, "hey." She held my arm and pushed me along. "Don't mind them, just keep on walking." I held on tighter to my bag. "Hey. You need to stop when people are talking to you." Keep walking. "Hey!" He grabbed Ayako by the arm, forcing her to face him. "Don't touch me." She tugged at his grasp. "Lend us money will ya?" She tugged again, forcibly this time, releasing his hold on her. "We don't have money. Karin, let's go."
We turned around, talking a step away from them when, "Karin?" We both stopped. "Takahashi Karin?" My heart was racing. How did he know my name? "I'm really sorry for what happened earlier, I didn't know it was you."
Ayako let go of my arm. "You're a leader too?" My eyes widened at the accusation – or assumption. "Me?" I pointed to myself. I shook my head furiously. "No way!" I grabbed her wrist and led her away as fast as I could top myself.
Amidst all the pounding that my heart was doing, I could still here he's comrade's laughter drumming in my ears. "Nice one." There was a stutter of words that followed that, concluding again with laughter. "That right there… you almost cut of your life span. Almost." We had gone far enough, yet his words still rang in my ears. Could it be, because of Mitsui?
Ok… I'm going to find a synopsis now, need it for the chapter following the next one…
