Synemyoa: Well, here goes chapter seven. Chapter one to six are mostly on Mai's POV. Starting here onwards will be on Naru's POV. (So, we will all know what goes inside his head. Hahahahaha!)
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CHAPTER 7: PUTTING ON A MASK…
It's been two years since they all met. And a tight bond has grown between all of them. Still, even as Naru acknowledge their friendship, he remained himself… The quiet, domineering and not so social boss. He didn't want to get too attached to everyone. He didn't want to get hurt. Because he didn't want to be affected if any of them will go away. The same thing Gene did, he went away. Gene died and left him. And so, Naru chose to live in his shell. Building walls around him so nobody could enter and nobody will see him, the real him…
I wake up in the morning
Put on my face
Everyday is just the same. Waking up, preparing for the day's busy tasks, when night falls going back to sleep and rest and then the next day it's all the same. It never changes. There's always a pattern. And it all was boring.
Everyday he sees different people busying the streets. He looks at them as he goes to work. Nobody seems to care. Everyone was carrying big burdens and no one seems to care. Nobody can see the truth behind everything that's happening. And Naru? What about Naru? He seems to be nothing but one person, drowning in the crowd and lost in the waves of people who didn't care. Of course he's got friends. That is, if you call your assistant and your ghost hunting teacher as friends. Honestly, he thought of them more as a guardian, someone who watches over him since he's away from home. But still, he feels empty… Lonely… Lost… And he knows who will fill up the emptiness and loneliness in him. But that one person is gone.
"He will never come back…" Naru said as he yet again locked himself up inside his room, reminiscing about emotions he felt before he met everyone. During those times it was Gene and him. He cannot deny that he misses him. He was after all, his brother… his twin brother.
The one that's gonna get me through another day
Doesn't really matter…
Always alone and aloof… He was nothing but a shadow. A shadow who was afraid to set foot in the light, fearing for his existence. He was always like that. Hiding in the dark and giving others no clue about what he's thinking and how he feels. He doesn't know when it started, but ever since as he can remember… He never opened up to anyone except for his brother. He seems to be always scared of something but never knew what it was. And so, he continues to hide, not wanting anyone to see him… But deep down inside he was just waiting… Waiting for someone to see him, find him, just in time to save him… From himself…
How I feel inside…
This life is like a game sometimes…
'What do you really feel?' a voice inside him asked.
"I don't know…" Naru answered.
'What are you afraid of?' It asked still pestering him.
"I don't know…" he gave the same answer.
'Why are you always running away?' it asked again.
"I'm not… I'm not running away!" he said angrily.
'Liar. Nothing but lies. For once, please be true to yourself…' the voice said and disappeared.
"I… I… I really don't know…" Naru said feeling confused.
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Synemyoa: This is two years after all of them met. Mai is in her last year in high school. She's 18 years old. Naru's 19. Bou-san 27. Ayako 25. Lin 27. John 21. Masako 18. And I'm not sure about Madoka's age though? Is she as old as Ayako?
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