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“Ugh..” Gakushuu groaned.
Gakushuu slowly opened his eyes. Where was he? He remembers falling in the water. Then pitch-black engulfed his vision. Gakushuu slowly sat up and looked around him. He’s still at the bridge. It wasn’t broken? He must have been hallucinating.
“What happened??” Gakushuu questioned.
Whatever. It didn’t matter now, he must have been seeing things. Gaksuhuu sighed and walked down the bridge to his house. The door was open. Weird. Their housekeeper must have forgotten to close the door.
He hears mumbling.
“Father?” called out Gakushuu.
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Gakushuu turns the corner to see his father. His father looked panicked. What happened? He hides on the side of the corner of the door.
“Where the hell is he?” Gakuho worriedly stated.
Gakushuu was startled. His father doesn’t curse unless he’s upset. Who was he looking for? Gakushuu leans in a little closer to hear his father more clearly. His father is now on a call with the police? Why was he calling the police? How serious was this ? Gakushuu can only hear a few words while processing the information.
“Yes..”
“He’s supposed to be here 12 hours ago …”
“He’s not answering his phone….”
Gakushuu takes a sharp inhale once he hears the last piece of information.
“Gakushuu Asano, my son, is missing!”
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What was his father talking about? What’s going on?
“Father, I’m here!” Gakushuu exclaimed.
He’s not listening to me. Gakushuu moves in front of his father.
“FATHER!”
He can’t hear me? What the hell is going on. Gakushuu watched as Gakuho panicked. His father then rushed outside.
“Wait!” Gakushuu exclaimed, reaching to grab his father.
His hand went right through him.
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What's going on? His hand…..His hand went right through his father. No, that can’t be right. This is just another hallucination. He is seeing things. He swiftly followed his father. He watched as the police arrived.
His father is talking to them now. Gakushuu is still trying constantly to get his attention. Their attention. Anyone attention . Why isn’t it working? Why can’t they hear me? Why can’t they see me? Why why why why whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy.
Calm down. Breathe in and out.
In out. In out. In out. In out. In out. InOutInOUTINOUTINOUTINOUT. INOUT.INOUT.INOUT.INOUT. INOUT.INOUT. IN. OUT. OUT. OUT. OUT.
Suddenly, a hand grabs his shoulder.
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“Calm down Shuu!” A person shouted.
Gakushuu looked at the person with a panicked gaze. His breathing became more uneven.
“Hey.. Look at me and follow my breathing.”
Gakushuu's unfocused eyes follow the person's gaze. He slowly begins to follow after them. His vision is still slightly blurred and teary. His panic attacks are getting worse each time. Gakushuu looks up. Who?
“Who are you?.. You can see me?” Gakushuu softly says.
The person then floats up, startling Gakushuu. He can fly? What happening? The stranger then looks directly at him. Then says, “Heh..I guess you don’t recognize me.” The stranger says with a toothy grin. “My name is Ikeda.”