Limited Time Girl's
Chapter 23
The day began to change quickly, not to feel tomorrow was the graduation day that was eagerly awaited as a determination of whether I could live longer or not. It's been three weeks since I stopped taking the medication I used to take as a pain reliever. Miraculously though I still sometimes cough up blood but no pain at all.
“Risa are you sure you want to come on graduation day tomorrow?”
Xujia's question jolted me a bit, it seemed like I was too late thinking about tomorrow to even daydream for a while.
I nodded, “again I made a promise to Senior Akira and Senior Hiroki right? They said they also wanted to give me something, I was curious about what they would give it”
“but you could have met Senior Wang and Senior Ueda” Zhao Lei said
“it's okay, I do want to see them for the last time” I replied softly while looking down, whether they can both hear me or not.
As usual we were at my house exactly in the backyard, Zhao Lei and Xujia had just arrived a few minutes ago. They came here after school. Reina this time did not gather with us, either only late or did not come I do not know.
Silence enveloped us for a moment after I said the sentence just now. I silently glanced at the look on Zhao Lei and Xujia's faces. There was no expression other than fear and worry.
“have not been necessary to think about, it could not be tomorrow is not my last day. Maybe it can be longer than that, so do not put on a face as if tomorrow the world ends like that”, I said in a relaxed tone.
“but..” greeting Xujia hanging.
“Zhao Lei, Xujia thank you for keeping me company for the past year. I thought I was really going to die in solitude. But thanks to you it doesn't happen”
“Risa don't talk like that, the impression is that you're saying goodbye. We will always be with you, just calm down” Zhao Lei replied
“really we will always accompany you, unlike Fanxing and Yuuta it. What the hell are they, how can they leave you like this!”
I chuckled at what Xujia said, her face flushed like it was very upset to the two friends ‘Risa’. “it's okay, it's their choice. Thank you Xujia”
***
“uhuk uhuk”
“Risa, your situation is getting worse you sure want to come tomorrow, son?” ask Mario
The clock struck at 11pm, and my condition worsened. I felt like my body was losing its warmth. I slowly felt shivering.
“iya papa, I promised my Senior. I don't want to renege on that promise.... uhuk.. let me meet them for at least 2 hours to say goodbye.. huh?”
“Risa, but your circumstances.”.
“I'm sure tomorrow will improve Ma, I beg you yes... if you still mind what if Mama and Papa accompany me?”
“of course we will accompany you, where might Mama and Papa let our daughter go alone?” ryugi
“then it doesn't matter right Ma?”
Mario and Ryugi sighed, then looked at each other with a worried look, “oklah we allow, but only 2 hours okay? More than that we will take you directly to the hospital at that time also” said Mario
I smiled hearing it “hine Papa, thank you. uhuk uhuk...”.
Ryugi stroked my back gently. While Mario looked at me anxiously and then stroked my aura. Feeling their affection made me drowsy and unconsciously I had already fallen asleep into the dream realm.
***
The next morning
I excitedly woke up early and immediately prepared to attend Ryosuke's graduation. My long hair I got a twin tail pigtail, then I chose a long-sleeved blue short dres with a slight accent lace at each end. Then I also wear hair ornaments in the form of colored pigtails in line with the dress I wear.
When I was ready to go downstairs, this morning I felt like my body was better. Mario and Ryugi are already downstairs, Mario is reading the newspaper at the dinner table and Ryugi is preparing breakfast.
“morning Ma, Pa” I said as I hugged and kissed Ryugi and Mario's cheeks in turn.
“morning my beautiful daughter”
“morning dear, jeez Mama's daughter is very beautiful, the theme this time is all blue huh?”
“ehehe yes Ma, this is the dress that Zhao Lei gave me a few days ago, how does it fit me?”
“of course is very suitable, where there are clothes that are not suitable to wear by my sister”
I turned towards the sound, Ryosuke was walking towards us who were gathered in the dining room. His appearance was very different from usual. The suit he wears fits perfectly on his tall body.
“loh brother is here? What are you doing?”
“Papa asked him to come, Ryo is very busy today so Papa will be Ryosuke's guardian later” Mario replied
While I only’oh’ ria and nodded understandably.
“well let's all have breakfast first, after that we leave”
“well!/good!” sayku and Ryosuke together
We set off in Mario's car, and Ryosuke and I sat in the back, laughing and joking. Ryugi sits next to the driver's seat. The atmosphere was the same as my previous family, the longer I became yearning for my real family. Can I get back together with them again?
A few minutes drive we arrived at school. Ryosuke and Mario enter the building where the event took place while Ryugi and I walk towards the school garden while waiting for the formal event to be completed.
“waah I have not been here for a long time, it turns out this park is more beautiful than the last I came” said I while looking around the park.
The park that was previously just like an unkempt land is now transformed into a beautiful garden and filled with colorful flowers. Various kinds of flowers are planted here, various kinds of Roses, Orchids, even until the Lotus Flower is there.
“what is this mama's daughter often come to this park?” ryugi asked in a soft tone
I nodded, “iya ma, during the break or when I want to be alone I used to come here, because before this park is not too much in the people of”
Pock
Ryugi suddenly stroked my hair, leaving me somewhat bearded and reflexively looking at him. Ryugi's face showed a worried and sad look. I couldn't help but smile when I saw her face, I hugged her.
“i'm fine, Ma. Don't worry” I said still while hugging her, Ryugi also returned my embrace.
***
Time passed quickly, it did not feel now the formal graduation event was over. And all the disciples began to scatter out from inside the event hall building. Among the many seniors who attended a small part were my idols, initially they were like looking for something –or someone maybe?– I don't know, but when they saw me they simultaneously approached me.
About 50 of them walked towards me and Ryugi, each of them carrying a black box.
“Risa, thank goodness you came. I thought you weren't coming” said Hiroki right after being in front of me. She had already greeted Ryugi, as well as Akira and 48 others.
“where maybe I didn't come, I promised. Besides I'm very curious about the thing Senior wants to give me”
Funny yes when they graduated and I should have given a gift, at least a bouquet but this is even me who received a gift. Each – of them carried a small black box the size of a ring box.
“what is it?” ask me
The first one to give is Miura and Akira, “all of these boxes contain the second button of each person, we want to give it to you. But there are still other surprises. Come with us briefly”
‘kancing second? Isn't this an object that is usually given to people who like ya?’
They took me to the park I had been with Ryugi before,
“do you like this park now Risa?” ask Hiroki
“hm? When I've been here a lot before it's never been this weaned, of course I like it. But why ask? Don't – don't you guys tidy it?”
“iya we know if you come here often, and when you disappeared for a year we asked the principal for permission to tidy up this park, I was hoping when you got back to school you would be happy with this surprise, but you didn't come back at all.” Junpei explained
“hhm so yes.. sorry senior and thank you for the surprise, I really like” I replied
“no need to apologize. if you're happy it's more than enough, so now you've moved schools huh?”ask Akira
“iya I've found my biological parents so they took me out of town therefore I had to change schools”
“thank God, we hope you are happy always from now on, even though it feels like school has become unpleasant since there is no you” Arisawa said
I nodded and smiled, “ya now I am very happy”
After that I and the seniors chatted together until it did not feel like an hour had passed, one by one they started to leave because they said there was other business. And now I am left. Shortly before leaving to find Jun and Yibo I went back to see the beautiful garden.
“ohh it turns out this girl still has face to appear in front of us huh?”
...つづく...