•Chapter 3-Hush•
"Yuma, come over here!" Mirai looked oddly at her 1-year-old daughter, who was gurgling unintelligibly to her twin. Or, so she though.
"Coming, Yuka!" The robust little baby crawled over to his tiny, fragile sister and her oxygen tank. She held out a teddy, and Yuma took it. The cancer-ridden girl laughed in delight, making the watching Mirai smile. The beautiful woman had an oxygen tank not unlike her daughters, as both of them were slowly dying.
"Mum, where's dad and nana?" Akari walked into the room wearing her school uniform.
"Your dad's on a work trip, and Haru's gone shopping." Akari groaned and wandered towards her brother and sister. Mirai sighed, feeling weak. She watched Akari, Yuma and Yuka play for a few minutes, before closing her eyes.
A few hours later, Yuka grabbed her mother's foot, crying.
"Hush, Yuka. Hush. Mummy's trying to sleep." Mirai didn't even open her eyes. Little did she know, Yuka did, in fact, hush.
Permanently.