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Chapter Four: "Sakura's Shattered Heart"
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"Mama."
Sakura stop on her trance hearing Sarada's voice from the hallway of the hospital building.
"Ohh. You're here early." She smiled at her only daughter who looks exactly like her father in many ways.
"Shino-sensei sends us all home early for lunch."
"Oh I see. However there's still a patient I need to attend to at room 408. Want to help?"
"Nah! I'll wait for you in your office. Treating people and seeing them in pain isn't really my style mom so please don't force it on me."
Sakura smiled at her daughters' word.
She wanted Sarada to take the path like she did and be a doctor, however Sarada took a fancy and great admiration to Naruto and says she wanted to be like him when she grows.
She wanted to be the chairwoman of Konoha. Which Sakura knows eventually will happen in the future as Naruto had written Sarada as his heir.
She and Sasuke disagree with Naruto's decision but find it hard to not accept since Naruto doesn't have an heir of his own.
"Wait for me then. This won't take long." She said and kissed her daughters' forehead and head on to where her patient would be.
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Sakura heaved a sigh as she open the door of room 408.
This patient of her is a wealthy businessman from Gunakagure who had an accident three days ago while skiing.
Though he had broken a few ribs but it's not that serious. However Sakura finds it annoying as how this man would flirt with her.
Even if she already told him that she is married, this man seems too conceited to stop.
"Ahhh.. it's you my Queen." Kyouya Nero said as he saw Sakura coming in.
He was reading a novel in his bed and as usual Sakura knows that this guy is hopelessly romantic due to his novel addiction of romance.
"It's Doctor Sakura Kyouya-san. Please don't forget that and stop calling me your Queen." She said trying to suppress the annoyance form her voice and let out a fake smile.
"Oh my bad. However you have to really get used to it you see. I have plans to stay here in Konoha for good and start my business here as well. I'm sure Chairman Uzumaki would be happy to have a business deal with me" He said proudly. "And once I settled in here you'll be seeing more of me, and by which in no time you will replace that ring with a more expensive ring that I would give you."
Ohhh great! Sakura took a lot of effort on not to beat this guy and broke all his ribs till he can't talk again.
"You will be discharged later tonight and I will have another doctor to see you off. Be sure to stay away from any strenuous activity, you're not allowed to drive yet and you are advice to still used a wheelchair for a week. After which you will be fine." she said and turns her back wanting to leave as fast as she could before she can kill this stupid flirty idiotic man.
"Its fine having another doctor seeing me off but I want to see you tonight in Ichiraku Restaurant for our first date." Kyouya said while a smirk playing on his smug face.
Sakura almost destroyed the door as she bangs it so hard. This guy is really tasting her patience but luckily she got out of the room without hurting that fellow.
Sakura had been with so many flirty patients; however she never beat the hell out of them since it will ruin Konoha's hospital Reputation.
She eyed on her wedding ring. A sad smile graced her face as she look at it dearly. This ring is so precious to her that even if she still haven't got Sasuke's heart fully to herself at least this ring would remind her that Sasuke is bound to her and she to him.
Even when till now Sasuke is still in love with her best friend Hinata.
She always respects Sasuke more than she gives to herself. She knows of his admiration towards Hinata and somehow she wanted nothing else than to be loved by Sasuke as much as he love Hinata.
When they were young, it wasn't a secret how she love Sasuke deeply as she competes with all the girls in school for his affection, including Ino. As much as she can beat the other girls from Sasuke's attention she can't beat Hinata from it.
Hinata and Sasuke were best of friend when they enrolled in Konoha together, however when they became part of a friend circle, Sakura realized that Sasuke wasn't treating Hinata as a bestfriend but more than that.
She can see the way his eye looks dearly at Hinata, she can see the way his grumpy attitude would change when Hinata is around, she can see the way he was hurting when Hinata longingly eyed Naruto.
When Sasuke asked her out in their college days Sakura knows why.
Sasuke didn't like her as how she wanted her to be, he just wanted to give Naruto and Hinata a chance and to do that he needed to let her be out in Narutos' line of love sight.
Even with knowing and understanding of Sasuke's motive she still took her chances with him. Perhaps if she can be with him for always then perhaps Sasuke would look at her as how he look at Hinata, perhaps Sasuke would fall in love with her.
Perhaps… yes Perhaps… that's all she can utter back then. Perhaps Sasuke will and Sasuke would…
She have Sasuke for herself physically when they got married but she never had his heart. It's like every time they make out in bed Sasuke is thinking of Hinata instead of her, it's like every time he mumbles the word I Love You it meant for Hinata and not to her.
Hinata was presumed dead since the evidence of her being killed in a car crush strongly suggested that she was carried out of her car, for God knows where she could be after that since there are no hospital records that night that would suggest that Hinata had been admitted after the accident.
The investigators and police had suspected that perhaps Hinata was thrown off the cliff and her body might be taken by the waves. Since there are trails of blood which belongs to Hinata on the edge of the cliff.
The cars' airbag was defected at that time.
13 years had gone by but still they all live by it.
They wanted to move on but no one can't seem to do it.
Sasuke tried but he end up deciding to work away from Konoha where Hinata's memories were hunting him.
Naruto among them has been eaten with guilt and completely haven't moved on.
She can't blame them though because like them she too has been eaten with guilt at what happen to Hinata.
Perhaps if she didn't call Naruto at that time seeking his help, perhaps Hinata would be alive.
Perhaps Hinata would not dare to drive herself away from the city and meet an accident.
She would love to have Hinata back, maybe perhaps if Hinata is still alive then maybe everything will be in its right place as how it used to.
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"Mama, you're food is getting cold." Sarada commented as Sakura has been spacing out since they left the hospital and went home together for their lunch.
Sarada took notice of her mother unconsciously rubbing her wedding ring here and then.
"Ohh… I don't like to eat it hot." She said letting out a nervous and a fake smile.
"You're thinking about papa again aren't you?" Sarada asked knowing how her mother would always think of her father anytime of the day.
"Ahmmmm… a little." She confessed.
"Papa would be here in four weeks' time. I talk to him when he calls the chairman."
"Ehh? He called?"
"Yeah. He said he is busy with the last touch of the School buildings in there but he will be home before Christmas for sure. And beside he needed to be home or else the Chairman would….."
Sakura heaved a sigh. "Is he drinking again?"
"Yeah. He said it's just for today since today is the death anniversary."
"Kind of stupid of him though." Sarada added angrily.
"Sarada?"
"That woman is already been dead for so long, he should have moved on."
"Sarada, Naruto is in-"
"I know mom, it's just that I hate it when he acted like that it's just like the way father acted."
Sakura was taken aback by Sarada's word.
"I'm old enough to understand it mom. How papa would look at her portrait in the study room while he drunk himself to forget her. I know papa likes that woman and its stupid how he and the chairman both acted like a child. So immature."
"Sarada, you should not talk like that to your father and Naruto. They are in despair because they lost someone special to them, they are-"
"will they ever feel that way if that woman is alive and it's you who is dead?!"
Sakura's eyes went wide at Sarada's question.
"Don't get me wrong mama but somehow I was thinking, what if it's you?. Would papa and the chairman act this way?" Sarada angrily asked. All her life she saw how her parents acted towards each other, how her mother would still selflessly care for his father.
"Sarada you have to und-"
"Don't make me understand them mom." She strongly said.
"I'm happy that it's that woman who died and not you. I'm happy that she is gone because if she is still alive then perhaps it's been much worse than this! Perhaps papa would leave you for her-"
Slap!
Sarada look at her mother with a teary eyed. This is the first time that her mother had hit her.
Sakura was shocked as well but she needed to because she doesn't want Sarada to misunderstood Sasuke. Tears rolled in her eyes as she started to speak.
"I love your Father so much Sarada and I am confident that he won't leave me even if Hinata is still alive. Never speak ill of Hinata again Sarada. She's a great woman that somehow I wish you have met."
"Well I'm happy that won't ever happen!" Sarada shouted and came running outside the house. Sakura wanted to follow her but her knees went weak and she burst out the emotions she's been holding so long.
She doesn't want to be selfless. Maybe perhaps Hinata died that night because for once she decided not to be selfless anymore. She decided to think of herself. She envied her for she found the courage that she can't mustered. She'll think of herself this time. And this time she won't allow her heart to Shattered again.
She's been competing with Hinata silently and secretly all throughout her relationship with Sasuke. Even now that Hinata is long gone. Sasuke is still in love with her and she finds it hard to compete with a dead person.
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