Refresh [Izaya X OC ff]

Chapter 11

Because of that incident, I had no intention to go to school again on the next day. However, I couldn't just skip on the first week so I had to come even though I didn't want to.

I was scared of meeting Shizuo.

Hence, I went to class and tried to ignore Shizuo who was writing something on his notebook with Shinra in front of him. Luckily I sat far from him so I didn't have to face him.

I didn't realise that Shizuo had been staring at me since my coming. As soon as I sat on my chair, I saw Shizuo heading to my direction. I looked to the other way.

Shizuo stood in front of my desk. Then, he scracthed his head awkwardly.

"I-I'm sorry..."

I heard him, but I still didn't want to look at him.

"I'm sorry about yesterday. I was too mad that I accidently pushed you."

I nodded without looking at him. But he wouldn't move.

"About Azami..." Shizuo continued. "Can we talk about that ... somewhere?"

I finally faced him. I nodded.

Several minutes later, we had arrived on the rooftop.

I looked at everywhere, ensuring that Izaya wasn't in there.

"Did you hurt?" Shizuo asked a question to me.

Mentally hurt. I shook my head. "Only a bruise on my hand." I lifted my right arm to show the red bruise due to his strong grip yesterday when he struggled to get me off. Shizuo touched my arm slowly and then he patted it. His eyes saddened.

"I'm really sorry about yesterday. And I'm sorry for being rude to you."

"It's fine." I said but he still continued.

"I was mad to you. That's why I was rude to you." Shizuo said. "Azami always cherishes you as her best friend."

Hearing Azami again, my heart felt ache again. Her face suddenly appeared on my mind. Her smile. Her eyes. Our memory.

"She was so happy when she finally found your address and your phone number from someone." Shizuo continued.

I cut. "Why didn't she come to my house if she knew?"

"She couldn't. She couldn't leave the hospital."

"Hospital?" Oh, no. What's happened to her?

"She was diagnoised with a sickness. I can't recall it but she said it was a cancer. And it couldn't be cure unless she received a donor."

I widened my eyes in horror as I imagined Azami lying on a hospital bed, powerless. "It can't be." I said. "She was fine. She was healthy. Three years not hearing anything about her and now I heard she was sick? Dying?"

"I didn't believe it too." Shizuo clenched his fist. "She was totally fine when I met her for the first time."

I breathed out, trying to calm myself. "Was she still in Ikebukuro?"

Shizuo frowned. "You don't know?"

"She... She was in Ikebukuro. She didn't move to another town or country?"

Shizuo just stared at me, giving me an obvious answer that I've been waiting to hear. I laughed ironically. "Isn't it funny? After all these years, I've always thought that she was in another country, far away from here. She never told me about her moving. All of the sudden, she left me alone. I've always want to meet her, to see her so much. I want to hear her voice again. I want to play with her again. I miss her so much. I always hope that I might meet her in high school again, but now you came and told me that she died. What the heck?" Tears were flowing down from my eyes without asking my permission. I sobbed.