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Secret Garden
Chapter 6
Hikari can't still get over to what had happened yesterday. Those images still run through her mind like a broken recorder.
This has caused her to think blankly the whole day. Not even minding when Ryoma told her something.
"Hikari, I have to accompany Sakuno for a while to the racket-stringer." Ryoma said.
This caused Hikari to panic. She did not want them to be alone so she thought of a reason.
"A-ah. But I thought you are going to accompany me home!" She declared.
"Sorry, I can't. Her grandmother, the coach, asked me. I couldn't refuse." He replied.
"Fine! If you want to attend to her first, go ahead!" With this, she stormed out of Ryoma's sight.
She continued walking but with the thought "He didn't even bother to follow me."
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Both of them were silent while they were walking to the racket-stringer's shop. It took them 20 minutes to reach it.
Sakuno was so thirsty upon reaching the shop. Ryoma noticed it and bought two cans of Ponta, one for her and one for him.
They both cherished every moment of drinking the ice-cold Ponta. After a couple of hours, the work was done.
It was 7:00 PM when they stepped out of the shop. It was a dangerous time, for many unspeakable things happen in the night.
He became more alarmed when he saw a group of gangsters. He slowed down so that Sakuno would be walking by his side.
When they passed the group already, the gangsters looked intently on her. "This is not good." He thought.
Suddenly, this tall, blond and burly guy took hold of Sakuno's right shoulder and wielded a knife, ready to slit her bare throat.
Feeling Sakuno trembling, he turned around, and as he did, the moon's beams shone upon his handsome face.
He was so alarmed seeing the knife. "Give us all the money you have and this girl will live." the guy demanded.
Ryoma first looked side to side to see if there are any policemen around. Seeing none, he thought of something to escape.
"I'll count 1 to 3; if you don't comply, this girl dies!" This blond guy demanded.
"I won't!" With this, Ryoma released a powerful punch that sent the guy reeling back.
He then pulled Sakuno, urging her to run. They found shelter under the bridge. They paused and rested for a while.
During this time, both admired the beauty of the river that flowed under the bridge.
Ryoma involuntarily hugged Sakuno yet she did not protest. It was although she also felt safe in his strong arms.
"I don't want to let you go anymore. I want to be always by your side and protect you." He whispered.
"What do you mean?" Sakuno asked. Silence only answered her.
"You know what," Sakuno started to share, "I really couldn't recall bits of memories from my past. Although I've been visited by a mysterious dream, I still couldn't get anything from it."
"What was the dream all about?" Ryoma asked.
"It's about a beautiful garden. We were playing then the boy just shouted my name. It seemed that I fell off the cliff. After that, I woke up." She answered.
Guilt spread all over Ryoma's face. Sakuno could sense he knew something somehow.
"What's wrong? Please if you know anything, tell me. You can always share it to me." She said in a sweet voice.
Ryoma took a deep breath and prepared to tell the story he once mentioned to Hikari.
"There was this girl, and I used to play with her in this beautiful garden. I thought we could be like that forever but I was wrong. A day came where she fell off the cliff from the garden. We were playing hide and seek by then and she must not have notice the crevice. She fell and her grandmother was so mad at me and I came to the point of blaming myself too. I heard that she lost partially her memories before I came back here . That means she had forgotten about me." Ryoma said.
"That must have been so sad for you. What is the name of the girl?" Sakuno asked.
"I call her 'Hime' and he calls me 'My Prince'." He replied.
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