Sorry that I haven't been updating almost for a long time. I just needed some time to think… that I was in hiatus.
"Why….. why can't you answer the questions that I ask you?" Roxas asked trying not to scare the little boy.
"Because if I do…. Daddy will hurt me." He said in a frightful tone.
"….. Your father is dead."
"……No…. he isn't…." The boy said in a fearful tone. Roxas sighed and walked out from the room leaving the boy alone. The boy laid down on his bed and tried to go back to sleep. Roxas walked to one of the doctors. "So is the boy okay?"
"He's still traumatized. He think that he's father is still alive." Roxas said.
"That boy was abused too much that it's hard to show him the good stuff." The doctor said.
"I have to see Namine!" Roxas said.
"I'm sorry but you can't." The doctor responded.
"Why not?"
"She's still not awake."
"….I'll be waiting for her." Roxas said. "If it wasn't for that son of a B, Namine and her fiancée wouldn't be here!" Roxas shouted.
"I know what you mean." The doctor said feeling a little helpless. A few hours had past and Namine was still unconscious. Roxas got the permission to go to the room where she was. He saw her still unconscious but she pretty bad by the way she looks. Her forehead was wrapped with white the white cloth. He saw Riku who's bed was right beside Namine's bed. Roxas looked at Namine with love. He can't stop having the feeling that it was all his fault that this happened. He touched Namine's hand and he kneeled down the floor. "Please be alright." He whispered. He then felt Namine squeezing his hand. He looked at her and saw her opening her eyes. "Namine?"
"Roxas? Where am I?" Namine asked coming into consciousness.
"In the hospital. You-" Roxas was about to continue till Namine interrupted him.
"Where are you! Why can't I see? Everything so blurry." She said with fear.
"Namine?" He asked with confusion.
"What happened! Where's Riku? Why can't I see! Why can't I see! "I'm scared!" She said while crying.
"No…. Doctor!" He called.
Sora ran to Kairi's house and entered inside. He saw the twins playing dolls with each other and he saw Kairi cooking with her mom. "Kairi! I heard the bad news but-"
"Namine's blind." Kairi said in a low tone.
"And Riku….." Kairi continued while Sora hoped that it's not the worst.
"What? What happened to Riku?"
"He's in a coma." Kairi's mother said. Sora was in shock that he cursed under his breath. He put his hand on his face and leaned against the wall. "This can't be. He just asked her if he could marry her. Why did this have to happen?" Sora shouted with anger. No one answered. Kairi turned of the stove. "I'm gonna check on the twins." Kairi's mother said. She walked to the girls who seemed that they were listening to what happened.
"Gwandma, why is daddy mad?" Kari asked.
"….Namine and Riku had a car accident." Kairi's mother responded.
"Wiku okay? What abowt Namine?" Teri asked.
"I don't know." Kairi's mother said while holding one of them.
"Sora I'm sorry." Kairi said.
"No it's not your fault. I just feel terrible." Sora said. "I'm gonna check on them." He said while leaving. Kairi continued on doing the dishes and then she yawned. Her mother heard her yawning.
"I've noticed that you haven't been sleeping much."
"College is hard."
"I think it's something else." Her mother said. "Kairi, whenever I offer you to go to the psychologist, you always reject it."
"Look mom, I'm fine. I don't have to go to one."
"I notice that you cry every night in your room. Kairi, ever since you had the twins, you've been acting like if nothing happened. Sometimes you don't talk like you use to that I feel like I don't know much about you anymore. Your very quiet. I just want to know if someone is bothering you."
"Mom! Why do you keep asking me what's wrong with me! There is nothing wrong with me! Nothing! It's my fault that that man raped me! I wasn't careful enough! If I was smart enough, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED!"
"Kairi, your two daughters were a gift from heaven! It's not there fault, it's no ones fault, except for that man." Her mother shot back. That's when tears flowed down Kairi's face that she kneeled down the floor and started to sob loudly. Her mother hugged her tightly.
"It's okay, Kairi, it's okay."
Sora got into his car and drived to the hospital. He went inside and walked to the hospital room seeing Namine laying on the hospital bed. He could hear here sniffing. He saw her trying to wipe her tears. He sat right beside her. "Who's there?" Namine asked.
"It's me."
"Sora?... I only could see a shape of a person."
"Oh, Namine, I'm so sorry by what happened. And I promise you that Riku is gonna be okay." He said.
"How can you promise that?" Namine said.
"……Hope. I'm not a doctor but the only thing that we all can do is hope." He responded.
"And it works? It doesn't work for me… not anymore." She said. She slowly took of the ring and gave it to Sora. "Tell Riku that I didn't accept his engagement."
"Why?"
"I'm no use….. since I'm blind. He wouldn't want to be with me anymore." She said.
"…Just because of that? Just because your blind?" Sora said trying to make a point to her.
"You don't know what it's like." She said in a quiet voice.
"Okay so I don't know what it's like but I do know one thing! You can still talk, hear and walk even though you can't see but there's one think I know. I know that Riku is in a worst condition than you. I think that he needs more of your help like you do." Sora said. A nurse walked to the room.
"Mr. Carver?" She called.
"What is it?"
"Namine needs to take a special treatment. You need to leave the room."
"Okay, I will." Sora said. He walked out of the room and saw Roxas. "Roxas?"
"Sora?" He said surprised.
"It's been years… you okay?" He asked looking at Roxas's hand.
"Uh… yeah I just got a few cuts. When Namine and Riku had that crash I needed to get her out. At least someone helped on getting Riku out. It was terrible. I checked the other car. A driver was dead but I checked the back seat and I found a boy scared out of his wits. I tried to open the door but it was locked so I had to break the glass window."
"How's the kid?" Sora asked.
"I just realized that his father was abusing him. Even though his father is dead, he's too afraid to believe me. His father was drunk in the car." Roxas responded.
"…Is he okay?"
"He is… but… He doesn't want to go to the orphanage but… He have no choice."
"He'll be safe there."
"Yeah….. Namine." He whispered.
"You love Namine." Sora said.
"Huh, wha?"
"Riku told me that he was gonna ask her hand in marriage." Sora said. Roxas lowered his head.
"…I saw her in the restaurant while I was having a meeting…. I saw him doing that and…."
"Your heart shattered." Sora said.
"Do you havta do that?" Roxas asked.
"Sorry." Sora said. Sora could see a boy that was hiding right behind Roxas.
"This is Zack. He's the boy I found."
"Hey, Zack." Sora said. He was about to give him a hand shake but Zack moved away.
"He's a little shy." Roxas said. "Don't worry, he won't hurt you."
"You know him?" Zack asked.
"We're close friends." Roxas said. "It's okay. I knew him for a long time ago."
"How long?"
"…Very long." He said. "Look, I have to go to work so I-"
"No! Don't go!" Zack said while holding on to Roxas's hand. "Please! Stay with me! Don't leave me alone!"
"….Sigh, but…."
"Roxas…" Sora called. He gave a sign to Roxas that maybe it's best for him to stay with the boy, after all, Roxas hates his job, mostly his boss.
"I may bet fired for this so… okay." Roxas said. A smile formed on the little boys face and then hugged Roxas. Somehow, he may get attached to the boy.
Well that's all for this chapter, tell me what you think, please.
