Chapter 5: Nana
"My name is Nana," said the girl whom Mayu had just met. They were sitting in front of each other in the hospital food court. Apparently, all Mayu had to do to get Nana off her leg was to offer her a red bean bun from the food court. She was munching feverishly on the bun.
"I know your name is Nana," Mayu replied with boredom, "What I want to know is how you got those horns on your head." Nana stopped chewing on her moon cake, and looked up at Mayu in horror.
"How do you know about my horns?" she asked in shock. Mayu reached over and held onto one of Nana's horns.
"Because they're on the top of your head, Nana." Nana looked up, attempting to see past her forehead.
"Oh no," she cried, "What am I gonna do? I had my Papa's tie to cover it up, but it must've fallen off! Please Miss," Nana grabbed Mayu's hands, "I need you to help me find it! If I don't find it..." Nana's face paled, "I don't know what I'd do." Mayu kept her bored expression.
"My name's Mayu, Nana. I'll help you find your father's tie, if you want. But don't you think it would be better to just buy a sunhat somewhere? I mean, it can't be that hard to find a convenience store somewhere..."
"NO!" Nana yelled, "I can't do that! I need to find Papa's tie!" Mayu sighed. What a stupid girl, she thought.
"Ok," Mayu groaned, "Where do you think you dropped it?" Nana's eyes shifted over to the side.
"I don't know." Mayu sighed.
"Well," she said, "I guess we ought to start looking." Mayu stood up, and began to walk out of the food court. Nana quickly followed, and soon the pair were in line at a nurse's desk. Several people were waiting for their doctor's, while other's were escorted to emergency rooms. Mayu hated the scene. The waiting room had a sense of death and aging that she had never sensed before. To make it worse, she had an annoying girl next to her that only talked about her father's blue tie and red bean buns. When Mayu finally got to the front of the line, she was annoyed to see the nurse barely paying attention to her. The woman was more interested in her Facebook updates.
"Excuse me," Mayu said in her shy voice, "I'm looking for a navy blue tie. Is there a lost in found here?" The nurse glanced at Mayu for a moment, then went back to her Facebook update.
"Well," she said, as she smacked on chewing gum, "We don't exactly have one. You could ask the janitor." Mayu wanted to glare at the woman, but kept a cheerful face.
"Well, ma'am," she said, "I'm pretty sure a janitor wouldn't have-" Mayu was rudely interrupted by the nurse's laughing.
"God, kid," she scoffed, "Don't take it too seriously! I was only joking. We have a lost in found over there." The woman pointed towards the restrooms, where a large wooden cart was overflowing with jackets and lost toys. Mayu sighed, and walked over to the cart with Nana following. Mayu began to look for the blue tie that Nana spoke of. After one or two minutes of digging, Mayu finally found a navy blue tie that was wedged in between a jacket zipper and the corner of the box. Mayu passed the tie to Nana.
"Here you go," she said. Nana graciously took the tie and smiled as she tied it over her horns. Just as Mayu was about to leave, she heard a man speak to Nana behind her.
"Nana," the man said, "Have you found Lucy?" Mayu turned around to see Nana shake her head. The man seemed disappointed. His black hair was hanging over his glasses, and he was wearing a business suit.
"Well," he said, "She's probably at another hospital." Mayu rushed forward, intrigued.
"Who's Lucy?" she asked. The man glared at her.
"She's my daughter," he lied, "We've been looking everywhere for her."
"She looks like this," Nana piped up, showing a picture of Lucy. Mayu nearly gasped. The woman in the picture looked exactly like Nyu! Suddenly, a thought crossed Mayu's mind. A horrible, feasible plot that made Mayu tremble in happiness at the thought of it. She smiled, and looked at the man and Nana.
"I know that girl," she said. Nana's eyes lit up, but the man kept a steely gaze.
"Where is she?" he said. Mayu grinned.
"Follow me, I'll take you to where she is."