Chapter 78 Pain
An's POV
I was walking with a bouquet of sunflowers in hand with Akito and my parents. We were all dressed completely in black.
When we reached the entrance of the our destination, I spotted Kohane and Toya, as well as Kotaro, Arata and Souma. They were also all dressed completely in black.
"Hey guys", I greeted as I walked up to them. "Thank you so much for all coming."
"Of course", Arata said.
"Are you ready, An", my dad asked as he put his hand on my shoulders.
"Yeah", I replied. "I'm ready. Let's go."
With that, we walked through our destination…which was a cemetery.
As we approached the grave we were looking for…we saw Taiga, Ethan and Nathan.
"Hey there, everyone", the former said when he saw us. "We've already said what we wanted to, so you guys can go next."
"Do you want to go first, An", my dad asked.
I nodded in reply, before walking closer to the grave. I had been to this exact grave many times before.
I put the flowers down in front of it. Then…I took a deep breath.
"Hey there, Nagi-San", I started. "It's me again. As of today, it's been a whole year since you…since you…"
After I said this…tears started forming in my eyes.
"A lot of has happened since then", I said. "I graduated from high school. I got married. I'm going to have a baby."
After I said this…my tears began to turn into sobs.
"So many wonderful things have happened", I added. "But…I wasn't able to share those experiences with you!"
"An-Chan", I heard Kohane say.
But before she could get to me…I screamed before dropping to the ground. But this wasn't because of my sadness. It was because…I suddenly felt a wave of pain corse through my body.
"An", Akito exclaimed before rushing up to me.
"An-Chan", Kohane exclaimed before also rushing up to me. "Are you okay?! What's wrong?!"
Before I could answer…I suddenly felt a warm liquid come out of me.
"What is that", Kotaro asked.
"That's amniotic fluid", Toya replied. "Shiraishi-San has gone into labor!"
"What", Kotaro exclaimed. "You mean, the baby's coming?!"
"Yes", my mom replied. "Which means we need to get An to the hospital!"
…
My dad was now driving us to the hospital. I sat between Akito and Kohane at the back as they held my hands, while Toya sat in the front.
As we were we were driving, a broadcast suddenly came on the radio.
"The following road is currently blocked due to road work."
With that, the announcer listed off a road.
"You've got to be kidding me", my dad said angrily.
"What's wrong, Ken-San", Toya asked.
"The road that's blocked is the one that leads to the hospital."
"What", Akito exclaimed.
"There must be another way to get the hospital", Kohane said.
"There is", my dad revealed. "But it's extremely far out."
After my dad said this…I yelled as pain surged through me once more.
"I don't think we have time for that", Akito pointed out.
"Then what do we do", Kohane asked.
"Vivid Street isn't far", my dad pointed out. "Looks like we're heading there instead."
