Chapter 4
Ryou
I firmly clenched Amane's necklace.
"Are they ok? Amane and mother?!" I asked praying that they were. The officer looked at the ground and shook his head.
"They're both..... gone." he said. Gone?...... It couldn't be true.... but it was, there was no reason for the policeman to lie to me, not about something like this. I couldn't look at the policeman, I couldn't look at anyone, I had to get away from there and I don't know...... just get away from everyone! I began to run although I wasn't sure where I was running to. I ran into a reporter who asked if I knew anything about the accident but I completly ignored her and continued to run until I came back to Leon and his mother. Now Leon looked slightly pale and sad rather than clueless.
"Bakura, I'm sorry." he said. I didn't respond. What do you say to that anyway? Leon's mother (who was still crying) came up to me and hugged me. Then the policeman came up to us.
"Ryou, your dad's alive right?" he asked. I nodded.
"He's in Domino City right now." I said, trying not to choke on my words.
"I see." he said. He turned to Leon's mother, "Can we discuss this at your house?" he asked. Leon's mother nodded.
"All right, I'll follow you then." he said. Leon and I got into the car and drove off with the policeman close behind. I had no clue how to handle this. The last time someone died was when I was five. That was when my grandmother died. Amane was three and didn't really understand anything about what was going on. Then again, I was only five so I didn't understand either. Back then, all I knew was that grandma was asleep and wouldn't wake up. But now I understood that when people are dead, they're not coming back. They weren't unconcious, they were gone for good. I couldn't stand being around people right now. I needed to be alone, but that wan't going to happen.
Finally we got to Leon's house and went inside.
"All right, as we were saying," the policeman said (he must have done this before, he's being way too calmabout this), "is there anyway to reach your dad?"
"His cell phone." I said.
"All right, we have to tell him what happend, so do you want to tell him or would you rather I did it?" he asked. I pulled out my father's number from my pocket and handed it to him.
"Here." I said.
"Thank you." he said. He dialed the number on his cell phone and talked to my father. I didn't want to listen to them, so I stood up and went outside.
Leon
Poor Bakura. I've never seen him this sad (except that time when he was five and his grandma died but he didn't understand the meaning of death back then). I know he's always pale but now he was an even whiter shade of uh..... white. When we got back to my house the officer called Bakura's dad. At this time Bakura went outside. I would've followed him but I wanted to hear what was going on and besides, Bakura needs to be by himself right now. The officer talked to Bakura's dad for a while (I suppose he was giving the details of what happened in the accident, I couldn't tell since he talked so softly) and then handed the phone to my mom. My mom went to the other room to talk to Bakura's dad....... and then came an awkward silence between the officer and myself. Finally after what had seemed like hours, my mom came back.
"Bakura's staying with us until his dad comes back." she said. Well that was a mixture between a good thing and a bad thing.
"By the way, officer," my mom said, "what happened to the people who hit the car?"
"The driver hit his head hard on the glass, cut open his head, and got a cuncussion, but the paramedics doubt he'll last through the night. The passenger smokes a lot and after breathing all the smoke from the crash, he lungs just gave out on him so he died." he said with no hint of sympathy in his voice.
"Oh my." my mom said. Now this discussion was starting to scare me so I went outside with Bakura. He didn't seem to notice I came outside.
"Hey." I said. Bakura jumped and turned around.
"Oh, hi." he said trying to force a smile.
"I guess you're staying here until your dad comes home." I said.
"Great." Bakura said in a way that meant "why me?" I noticed that it was starting to get late.
"Hey are you coming inside?" I asked.
"In a minute." Bakura said.
Ryou
After a while, Leon came outside and told me that I was going to stay at his house until my father came home. On any other occasion, that would've sounded great, but now it almost seemed like the worst thing possible. Then Leon went inside (I guess it's because I was such bad company right now). When I was going to go inside I realized that my hand hurt. I opened it and saw Amane's necklace which had left and indentation of the Key of Life in my hand that was now damp with tears that slipped out of my eyes. I know this wasn't the last remain of Amane but to me it was.
Ryou
I firmly clenched Amane's necklace.
"Are they ok? Amane and mother?!" I asked praying that they were. The officer looked at the ground and shook his head.
"They're both..... gone." he said. Gone?...... It couldn't be true.... but it was, there was no reason for the policeman to lie to me, not about something like this. I couldn't look at the policeman, I couldn't look at anyone, I had to get away from there and I don't know...... just get away from everyone! I began to run although I wasn't sure where I was running to. I ran into a reporter who asked if I knew anything about the accident but I completly ignored her and continued to run until I came back to Leon and his mother. Now Leon looked slightly pale and sad rather than clueless.
"Bakura, I'm sorry." he said. I didn't respond. What do you say to that anyway? Leon's mother (who was still crying) came up to me and hugged me. Then the policeman came up to us.
"Ryou, your dad's alive right?" he asked. I nodded.
"He's in Domino City right now." I said, trying not to choke on my words.
"I see." he said. He turned to Leon's mother, "Can we discuss this at your house?" he asked. Leon's mother nodded.
"All right, I'll follow you then." he said. Leon and I got into the car and drove off with the policeman close behind. I had no clue how to handle this. The last time someone died was when I was five. That was when my grandmother died. Amane was three and didn't really understand anything about what was going on. Then again, I was only five so I didn't understand either. Back then, all I knew was that grandma was asleep and wouldn't wake up. But now I understood that when people are dead, they're not coming back. They weren't unconcious, they were gone for good. I couldn't stand being around people right now. I needed to be alone, but that wan't going to happen.
Finally we got to Leon's house and went inside.
"All right, as we were saying," the policeman said (he must have done this before, he's being way too calmabout this), "is there anyway to reach your dad?"
"His cell phone." I said.
"All right, we have to tell him what happend, so do you want to tell him or would you rather I did it?" he asked. I pulled out my father's number from my pocket and handed it to him.
"Here." I said.
"Thank you." he said. He dialed the number on his cell phone and talked to my father. I didn't want to listen to them, so I stood up and went outside.
Leon
Poor Bakura. I've never seen him this sad (except that time when he was five and his grandma died but he didn't understand the meaning of death back then). I know he's always pale but now he was an even whiter shade of uh..... white. When we got back to my house the officer called Bakura's dad. At this time Bakura went outside. I would've followed him but I wanted to hear what was going on and besides, Bakura needs to be by himself right now. The officer talked to Bakura's dad for a while (I suppose he was giving the details of what happened in the accident, I couldn't tell since he talked so softly) and then handed the phone to my mom. My mom went to the other room to talk to Bakura's dad....... and then came an awkward silence between the officer and myself. Finally after what had seemed like hours, my mom came back.
"Bakura's staying with us until his dad comes back." she said. Well that was a mixture between a good thing and a bad thing.
"By the way, officer," my mom said, "what happened to the people who hit the car?"
"The driver hit his head hard on the glass, cut open his head, and got a cuncussion, but the paramedics doubt he'll last through the night. The passenger smokes a lot and after breathing all the smoke from the crash, he lungs just gave out on him so he died." he said with no hint of sympathy in his voice.
"Oh my." my mom said. Now this discussion was starting to scare me so I went outside with Bakura. He didn't seem to notice I came outside.
"Hey." I said. Bakura jumped and turned around.
"Oh, hi." he said trying to force a smile.
"I guess you're staying here until your dad comes home." I said.
"Great." Bakura said in a way that meant "why me?" I noticed that it was starting to get late.
"Hey are you coming inside?" I asked.
"In a minute." Bakura said.
Ryou
After a while, Leon came outside and told me that I was going to stay at his house until my father came home. On any other occasion, that would've sounded great, but now it almost seemed like the worst thing possible. Then Leon went inside (I guess it's because I was such bad company right now). When I was going to go inside I realized that my hand hurt. I opened it and saw Amane's necklace which had left and indentation of the Key of Life in my hand that was now damp with tears that slipped out of my eyes. I know this wasn't the last remain of Amane but to me it was.