Chapter 9
"So you came because a 17 year old girl is missing since morning, right?"
"Yes."
"And you are saying she took her belonging with her."
"Yes..." Mrs Morio and Hosho answered in union.
The officer nodded. "Can't you people understand? These kids need a break sometimes. he would know well", the officer pointed at Kanata, "There's so many 'missing' cases everyday, who comes back generally within two days. And their parents get mad. Let them be tough!" he fluffed his chest, "I did it too at young age!"
Kanata got irritated. "So you are not taking action?"
"Well of course we will, after tomorrow, go back home and probable she is waiting for dinner!"
"Let's go, Mrs. Morio.. may be he is right" Hosho patted on her shoulder.
The phone in police station rang.
"Hello? What-? My God! We are on the way!"
They all looked eagerly, the officer, wearing a stern face, declared, "A bus caught accident in the hills, people saw it burning down the slopes. Excuse me."
"Kanata.." Hosho looked at his son. Kanata stared back.
They felt it, bad.
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Hours later.
Kanata sat down on his knees. It was hot enough noon. But he was not.
All he was feeling was billions of small dots emptying out his mind. Miss Morino's screams, Hosho's mumbles .. he was hearing nothing. Before him was the truth in form of a cruel paper- a list of passengers.
After a while, he stood up, silently walking away. People around, their words, streetwalks.. all seemed like a motion in movie to him, like he is not the part of it. His subconscious mind was trying hard to escape from the truth. Leaving the straight road, he started to climb the mounds.
Among the trees he stopped. Two squirrels ran out of his sight.
Kanata dropped into grass.
Like a thrust of ocean, his brain flooded with all the suppressed and forgotten wave. With that shock he could remember it all.
The girl who he had loved, twice.
Kanata lied down, covering his eyes. A small spider, walking this way, suddenly change its direction, as if it doesn't want to disturb.
"Boo-"
A man is crying for the love of his life.
You should not disturb him. Let the tears be soaked by mother earth.
( To be continued.. Will be back today or tomorrow ! Please forgive me!)