Permanent... Forever
"Oi, Daisuke!" Takeshi called from outside their house."Mrs. Niwa!"
"I think they're not home..." Risa said with disappointment in her voice.
"hey, Guys." someone called from behind them. Daisuke just came home with his parents. " Why are you here?"
"Niwa-kun... Where have you been?" Riku asked, her smile growing wide.
"To the hospital. I had my daily check up."
"Now, now. Daisuke can't stay outside... you all better come in." Kosuke said.
"I'll make you all something good to eat." Emiko announced.
"Arigstou!"
5:30 pm
Riku, Takeshi and Risa sat on the sofa across the room while eating coffee crumble cookies (MMMMMMM! My favorite!). They were enjoying the warmth and taste of the cookies when they heard breaking glass from down stairs.
"What's that?" Takeshi asked, standing up to check.
"It's probably Towa-chan..."
"Dai-chan!" they heard Emiko. "Are you alright? No! Don't touch-"
"Niwa-kun!" Riku excalimed when she reached the bottom of the stairs. Daisuke was trying to pick up the debris of the glass while acting as if he could still see. But the acting wasn't good. Other than the pain he felt that told him picking up the broken glass is stupid, he also got everyone worried and thinking stupidly of him.
"Daisuke! Are you an idiot? Even the one who can see won't dare pick up a broken glass. Is that an indication that you've already lost you're mind?" Takeshi shouted, putting Daisuke into a head lock.
Daisuke laughed gently and said, "Sorry, I just thought I could handle it."
"Takeshi! Let go of him! You're hurting him!" Risa said with irritation.
"Dai-chan! Come here! your dad's gonna clean up your cut."
6:00 pm
Kosuke sat on the couch beside Daisuke, gently putting wound cleaner in his son's cut with cotton buds. He feels so angry at himself for not being such big help for his son.
"I'm so sorry Daisuke..."
"Huh? For what, otou-san?"
"For not being helpful when you really needed me."
"Then what's this? Niwa Emiko might be my mother and the one who raised me alone, but there are some things that even she can't do... only you."
"Sometimes, I feel like the support I give you is not yet enough..."
"But they're more than enough. Even the fact alone that you love me!"
"Daisuke..."
"Tell me, otou-san. I'm gonna see you again, right?"
"...Yes."
4:00 am
"Kaa-san! Kaa-san!"
"Dai-chan? what's wrong?"
"Mom! I can't see you anymore!"
"Dai-chan, maybe that's just the usual-"
"No! I've been awake all night but it never came back! I've been blind for ten hours now!"