Love Triangle
Chapter 18. Clear
Author's Note: Guess what?! I'm back! These past few months I have been quite busy and tired. My motivation ran out quickly too. But despite all, I still love this fic. So chapter 18 is here.
After the long night and evening that has engulfed them with it's million of stars in the sky, morning has come. The sun rose to be a beautiful red flower that bloomed at the horizon, bringing stinging rays to Nagisa's eyes.
With a groan, he woke up to find nobody lying next to him, but instead a pillow. However, on the wooden bedside table that has a smooth surface is a neatly folded piece of paper and a bouquet of red roses in a clear glass vase.
To my adorable Nagisa,
I have some business to take care of, I think you would understand what kind of business it is, so I won't be with you when you wake up. Your mother will be there to take care of you when patient visiting hour starts. I personally don't trust her, but I don't think she will do anything to you in front of the nurses. If she does tho, your phone is there on the table so just call me, okay? Don't be too hard on yourself either. If you feel tired, just sleep it out. I'll be there in the afternoon. That's all.
I love you Nagisa,
Karma~
Nagisa smiled to himself a little while reading the letter. Most people would think he's just a delinquent, but Nagisa loves him for his soft eyes and gentle hands. He loves Karma for his worried face when he gets hurt, for his soft touches, for his teasing kisses. His heart just gushes at the thought.
This is the first time in a while that Nagisa has felt so clear in the head. His life isn't in a dreaming state anymore, and the day just seems prettier. That brainwash thing really drains his energy, so he has never felt more refresh than at this moment.
Back to his usual self, his sparkly eyes that Karma said held all of the red head's reasons to live calmly observed the room.
The big window showed a perfect view of the city, with the Tokyo tower in it's sight. The buildings that stacked up, one after the other. Little houses that looks like dolls' houses from this perspective. Busy people, like ants, hurrying to their respective job or school.
How beautiful the world truly is, Nagisa thought.
A nurse suddenly stepped in with a tray of food. Soup and rice, it seems.
He was hungry. He hasn't ate anything ever since yesterday's morning, and that was only some snacks. The nurse watched him slurping on the soup and rice like no tomorrow and giggled.
True to Karma's words, his mother rushed in as soon as the visiting hour starts. With so many bags in her hands, she ran in the room in high heels.
"Nagisa!" she shouted and sighed of relieved when Nagisa replied weakly from his bed.
She immediately ran to him and wrapping her arms around him, muttering "thank god" the whole time.
If Karma was here, he would have looked at her like she was the most disgusting human being in the whole world and drag Nagisa out of her arms if he can. He still remember the bitter memories back in the days when Nagisa would cried and the bruises on his body and clearly still resent Mrs. Shiota for it.
Nagisa recalled one time when Karma said "If it weren't for the fact that we have Korosensei and Class E here, I would hold your hand and runaway with you, far away from that psycho bitch"
He didn't like the fact that Karma called his mother a "psycho bitch", but he didn't have the heart to opposed it either, so he just sat there in silent like the pacifist that he is.
Nagisa hugged his mother back, while her muffled sobbing drenched his shoulder. He himself didn't even shed a tear though. He found no reason in doing so.
Maybe it's just the fact that he has come into acceptance that they will all die someday, whether it's natural causes or a giant octopus-like monster. Even when that truck hit him, the only thing on his mind was Karma, or at least, Karma's spirit. He doesn't particularly like dying, but he doesn't hate it either.
When his mother finally let go of him, her tears has drowned away along with her mascara, and she looked like a mess.
The nurse kindly suggested her to go wash up. With worries in her eyes and dread in her soul, she hesitated. But after some more convincing, she simply nodded.
The nurse gently put a hand on Mrs. Shiota's back and showed her the way down the dark hall with broken lights, towards the bathroom. Slowly, they stepped away, further and further away, until their shadows sink into the darkness of the hallway.
The blue haired boy didn't think much at that moment. Not like he didn't care, but he's used to seeing his mother cries. When life gets the best of her, like when Nagisa's dad left years ago, she breaks down. Sadness turned into anger more often from then on.
Left all alone in the hospital room that smells like bitter medicines, he didn't know what to do. Should he get his Nintendo DS out from the bags? Should he text or call Karma? Should he call the other nurse?
He lied back in his bed, reflecting on his life a bit.
These last few weeks has been chaotic.
He turn his head to the right, just a little bit, looking through the other glass window that is connected to the hallway.
He flinched.
Out of nowhere, he saw a shadow from down the corridor, near the exit door. The hospital that Nagisa was in it's a large one, there would definitely be a bunch of people walking around at this time, but…
He felt bloodlust.
An ominous feeling filled his body in terror, as if he's in a horror movie.
He knows this feeling.
He doesn't like it.
He pressed the button to call for a nurse, numerous time, in fact, all the while dialing on his phone.
"Karma? I… I…" Nagisa choked out, unable to find his words.
"Asano is here"
Author's Note: I know I that my updates usually makes you run out of patience, but at least this chapter is a bit longer. If you enjoy it and want to boost my motivation quota so I can finish the next update, leave a review, please?