Chapter 6 – Stake-out
My plan was ready. I had taken an extremely long afternoon nap, lazing around in bed. Nurse Ayano came to check up on me a few times and had quite a hard time trying to get my ass up from bed. I refused and told her that it boiled down to fatigue.
Who was I kidding? I did nothing but lay in bed all day for the past four months now. What kind of fatigue would I be possibly experiencing?
Nurse Ayano accepted the excuse after my insisting. Looks like she could tell that something was wrong with me. I was grateful to her for not pressing me for any more information.
I wouldn't know if I could've told her what I had found out.
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Just to have a recap, I found a hickey on the base of my neck this morning, as big and fat as a mosquito bite. I also smelled a strong whiff of chlorine on my hand, chlorine which came form a pool. I have a suspect to all this: Matsuoka Rin. My rival and ex-friend. But I have high doubts to whether or not it was really him, or just my imagination.
As of such, I have hatched a plan that will help put my mind at ease.
By sleeping the afternoon away, I now have the energy to stay up all night if necessary. A stake-out basically. If the culprit doesn't show up, I can always wait tomorrow night. I have time to kill on my hands anyway. I grabbed the weapon in my hand tightly. If it was a pervert, it would be his last late night outing.
I hoped that my plan would work.
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The wind blew chilly that night. The moon was split in half, casting half of the world in shadow. I lay on my white hospital bed and soft pillow which I have been occupying for more than four months now. At first, they felt extremely uncomfortable, unlike my own bed which was sitting in my room. But I guess I got used to it. They now fit me snugly, even the blanket.
A glance at the clock showed that it was 2:12 pm. Good, the culprit came at about this time late last night. Unlike last night, I was fully prepared. I had a nap so my eyelids weren't heavy. I hid the weapon and my hand under my pillow, ready to strike if it was a pervert.
What I hadn't prepared, was my heart.
If it was a pervert, I could fend off myself easily since it was only my left leg that was immobile. But if it was Rin...
I felt some heat at the back of my neck. Even if it was him, I have to execute my plan the same.
The clock showed 2:53 pm. I was about to give up when I heard a faint scratching sound at the window. Quickly, I shut my eyes and pretended to sleep.
Whoever it was, I was going to get to the bottom of this.