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Ch4:- The date
Takeru sat down, his head in his hands.
"God how shall I face her now…how shall I tell her…no, I won't tell her just now…I can't hurt her…I can't die knowing that I brought tears to her eyes…but then, will she be able to absorb the shock of my death not knowing it from before? Gold help me! What shall I do…anyways why will god help me…he has already left my side…I'll leave it to fate. If fate wants her to know, she will know otherwise she won't."
He returned to his room, took out the old photo album and began scanning through the snapshots. He smiled seeing his childhood photos, his pranks upon Yamato, his dates with Hikari…he felt a bitter pain knowing such times would never return, he would never be able to do such things again or relish old memories again. It felt like he was trying to capture all these memories in his heart and never let go. He tried hard but could not hold back his tears any longer. He shut the album close, his eyes bloodshot.
His voice cracked as he murmured "Why me god? Why don't you love me like you love and care for the others? Couldn't you have spared me just a few years more?"
Takeru went up to Jyou's house
"Hey Jyou… you there?"
"Oh hello young man… How are you now?"
Takeru gave a sad smile and said "How can a cancer patient be? I came here to know how much time I have."
"This was not the right time for you to know … but since you already know no use hiding the truth from you any longer. Over a month left at the most. But do not give up hope… you never knew when miracles may happen.
Takeru shrugged and said, "Thanks anyways Jyou… I'll get going now."
"You are a very good man Takeru… The world needs more like you."
"Perhaps that's why God needed me too."
Takeru attempted to smile at his own joke but failed…
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"Hikari you ready?"
"Yes coming Takeru."
They drove to the Park hotel. The drive had been along and silent one. When they finally got off the car Hikari said "What is the matter Takeru? You have been behaving strangely since yesterday. You didn't talk to me even once all this while. What's gotten into you?
"Honestly it's nothing… Just did not get any topic to talk"
"Takeru we never needed any topic to talk! You are hiding something from me aren't you?"
"No, I told you I'm not."
Their food was served. They ate silently. Halfway through their dinner Takeru said
"Hikari I want to tell you something"
"Yes Takeru" smiled Hikari.
"Poor Hikari…she can never imagine what I am going to tell her now…how fast life changes…how transient life is. Just two days ago I thought this date would be the best thing in my life and I would ask Hikari to marry me…but now, here I am sitting beside her, about to tell her not to marry me cuz we have no future…" thought Takeru;
"Hikari, I can't marry you"
"W-What? You are not serious right?"
"No Hikari…I am sorry but I just can't."
Hikari was on the verge on tears. "But why Takeru? Don't you love me anymore? Don't you care for me? Don't you want us to be together?"
"It's not that Hikari. I love you very much…I have always loved you right from the time when, perhaps, I didn't even know what love is…and I shall always love you"
"Then why this?"
"Cuz…we have no future."
"How can you say so?"
"Don't ask me Hikari…just know that whatever I did is for the best and-"
The blinding pain in his head started again. He felt faint.
"God no! Not now please…I mustn't faint I front of Hikari otherwise it will spill the beans!" thought Takeru.
"Hikari…we've got to go home…I have some work. Remembered just now."
Saying this, he got up but his head spun and he fell headfirst on Hikari's lap.
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