Chapter 3 Tough luck
If you are an Oishi lover I advise NOT reading this chapter. Hehe…
Eiji woke up to a sharp pain on the right side of his head. His eyes felt swollen and he wasn't in his pajamas. His hair was full static and clung to his head. His stomach was upset and felt like puking. Eiji couldn't remember feeling this bad. He glanced up at a photo he had framed, a photo that was taken on top of a mountain, with the entire Seigaku Tennis Team posing. Fear struck Eiji's heart and he remembered why he felt so scared. Oishi was in the hospital and could be dying as Eiji lay there. Kikumaru jumped up and ran out of the house, saying he needed some fresh air. What he really needed was to know whether Oishi was okay and out of the hospital. It was too far to go to Oishi's house so Eiji went to the hospital. When he Fuji and Echizen standing outside of Oishi's room, he knew that his friend hadn't gone home that night.
"H-how is he?" Eiji asked, afraid of the answer.
"He struck it lucky. He is alive but is on life support. His parents are talking to the doctor." Fuji whispered. It was the first time Eiji and Ryoma had heard the tensai this disturbed. Kikumaru hung his head and went in to Oishi's room. His friend was basically a vegetable. Every part of his body was limp and pale. There was a mask covering most of his face. An IV was stuck in his arm and a clear fluid was flowing in to Oishi's body. Eiji took hold of his friends hand and held it tight. It was so cold, even though it was summer. Eiji tried not to cry but tears formed in his eyes once again. He couldn't bear to have his friend go away forever. Suddenly a voice spoke.
"I'm so sorry Eiji." It was Oishi's mother. She had the same motherly look Oishi always had. It made Eiji's heart ache.
"No no. Gomei. It's me who should be sorry. I-I created this a-and…." Eiji trailed.
"Please don't be sorry. Thought it's hard for us, it must be a really hard hit for you." Oishi's father spoke this time. He had the same hairstyle as Shuichiro. "We've decided to take him off of life support. But he has a chance a living without the support. Just some medication and he may live." The doctor said.
It all came out so quickly that Eiji couldn't be sure as what he had heard. Though it lifted some of the pain, Eiji knew he couldn't lift his hopes up high. Eiji went home and tried to clear his mind for the rest of the day. He played video games with his brother, cooked meals for his family, even went to his favourite pet shop. He found comfort only at the pet store. He looked at Megu, a giant catfish.
"Ne, Megu, do you know anyone who's about to…about to…die?" Eiji whispered. The fish stared. "Oh. Of course not. Gome ne Megu-chan…" Eiji managed to say. He ran out of the store and walked the rest of the way home. He walked slow and took his time. Why was it such a bright day? Everybody was happy, everybody but him. When he reached his house, his mother reached out to him. Kikumaru collapsed in his mother's arms. His mother whispered "He didn't make it."
Sorry this is such a short chapter. I ran out of ideas. Yes that's right! Oishi, the mother of Seigaku, didn't make it! No please
don't stop reading! Stick around to see how Eiji can cope with this!!!! Please?
