Chapter 11
(A/N: updated rating to T, for some very mild content. Thanks for reading!)
# 3 DAYS
"The bodies are severely burnt" he said.
"A total of four bodies are still missing" he said.
Returning from police station the words were being echoed in Hosho's mind. He headed into kitchen to have something eat.
Where's Kanata?Hosho followed outside, no trace of him. For a last option, he peeped into the prayer room.
My son is praying?!
He knew Kanata was never a believer. But everyone at their weakest point search for a dependence.
Seated by the Buddha statue, closed eye, Kanata murmured again:
Please, Please, let Miyu be alive.
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The door opened. "five minutes to clear yourself."
Miyu entered into the bathroom. Reluctantly she took the soap on hand. All those bruises started burning like hell, getting in contact with foam. She focused on her privates. How many times she has been raped last two days? She doesn't know, she doesn't want to know.
"I don't want to die..like this" she thought to herself.
#7 DAYS
"Don't you think it's strange?" Kaya asked.
But he remained silent.
"Kanata, there must be something. It's not a snowy Everest. All bodies have been found, She can't vaporize."
Kanata lifted his face. "What do you mean?"
"There is more possibility now that she didn't board the bus." Kaya seemed thoughtful.
"Hey, did somebody just clicked a pic of us?" Kanata looked around, in vain.
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"Yes, okay" Miyu's tears were rolling from the last slap.
"Can't hear you?" the man hold up the hand again.
"Yes, Sir! Am ready to go!" she said hurriedly, suppressing the feeling that it could be her chance to escape.
It was not the white dress of everyday, a rather costly one. "You should behave right, he is paying good because you are still new."
They got her into another car, Miyu blindfolded, with help of other girls. The car set off. They opened her eyes after covering a significant distance, leaving no idea of Miyu where they are.
Miyu was just waiting for the car to reach some populated area, when the 'priest', she knows the real name now, Ken, whispered to her: "thinking of running away?"
Miyu desperately tried to shake head.
"You know this girl, don't you? She should be your classmate.." Ken waived two photos at her.
"Na-na-mi?" Miyu's eyes rolled. It's from her gymnast session?
"She is good flexible, you know" Ken smirked, "Any time you want, we can consider a replacement. Or this.." He showed another one, of Aya, "This girl is too short. And I hate very short girls, always feel like cutting their tinny throats.." he said, with the same smile as of the first day, "And at this moment, your two friends are walking out of is a car behind them. The moment you try to run, What if a car, suddenly, has a breakfail sort of thing and.."
Miyu gave in the thought of run away. She hung her head. She already caused a lot of deaths, no more. No more of her loving ones..
The car stops at a hotel like thing, Miyu quietly gets out, and started walking obediently.
Hopelessly.
#20 DAYS
"I told yo, we are trying." the officer said.
"What try? There's already been three weeks! And still no body.. you should start investigate whether something else happened or not!"
"Please don't teach us what to do! I know it's hard to accept, but there's been many cases already like this where the body could not be found after so many searches.. and suddenly, after years it get discovered! I am sorry for our failure, but that does not mean create an urban myth around it!"
Kaya came out disgusted, "I bet there's something else in it."
"Kaya, please" urged Kanata closing his eyes, "Let me face the truth, alone. Thanks for trying to help." He hung his head down, ad tried to walk away.
"No!" Kaya stopped him. "We need to find the truth."
"And we will!" someone replied from behind the wall.
"Huh?"
A tall figure came out from the side of wall. It took Kanata a second to recognize his ex teacher.
"Miss Mizuno?!"
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"Dad, we have a problem.."
"What's it Bob?"
"He actually didn't mean it.." Izuki came forward.
"What you mom and son are upto?" ken got irritated.
"Well yesterday my friends..I invited them over that new girl.."
"What?! I was absent one day and you are again on it?!"Ken was furious, "Can you imagine what loss it is for a girl being in hospital?"
"Am sorry dad.." Bob said timidly, "th-this is the last I promise.."
"Huh" sighed Ken, "What is broken now?"
"Umm.. nothing much, only her knee.."
"Great! Great! Izuki, we need to plan this well."
Hours later.
Miyu was lying on the hospital bed.
"Hm.. how did that happen?" the doctor asked.
Miyu looked at Ken. With a cold eye on Miyu, he answered "It was my mistake.. after washing the bathroom there must have been left some soap, she tripped.. poor girl" Ken nodded.
"No need to worry" the doctor smiled, "that does not seem too bad. the crack should take hardly 3 weeks to heal. Be careful until then!"
"When can we take her home?"
"Uum.. after the next X ray, three or four days may be."
Ken and Bob looked at each other. Visitors time over, they came out. Miyu left a sigh out. At last alone. She must think quick. This, may be a chance, without letting them know..
About half an hour, and a nurse came into the room. She smiled, Miyu smiled back. This is the chance.
'Um, mam would you.."
"Yes, what?"
"Excuse me please!" Bob stormed in. He gave a death glare to Miyu, and in moment came back to his calm eyes.
"Sir, visiting hour is over."
"Yes, but I need to tell her a really bad news..Miyu, you.. I mean..Kanata..just met an accident!"
Miyu's heartbeat stopped. He kept looking at Bob, with a paper white face.
"If you don't mind.." Bob whispered at the nurse.
"Yes, please." she left the room. Bob started walking towards Miyu in small steps, with a constant gaze into her eyes.
"Some unknown goons attacked Kanata Saionji in the park while returning from Basketball practice.." he continued in a mystic, rhythmic tone, coming closer and closer, "they could not kill him, but chopped his arms off..!"
"N-!" Miyu was going to cry out loud, but a firm hand was already on her mouth, and he whispered on her ear, "That would be tomorrow's news if you try to tell anything to anyone!"
Miyu's whole body was trembling, tears flowing down her cheeks. Bob released her mouth. Miyu gasped for air.
"So.. that's not true..?"
"That can be a very true thing tomorrow. Just depends on you. Think it, pet." Bob kissed her lips and pinched her nipples before leaving.
Miyu was devastated. They have got to her weakest point alive. She can not now even think of the authenticity of their threat. This is about the dearest thing in her world.
As she kept lying, she remembered that fortune teller. 'Going through the toughest' that woman said, little did she know what a toughest could mean.
And nobody beside her.
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