Stronger With You

11

Wednesday 11th January 2017:

At 6am, when both girls woke up, the first thing they noticed was the window, which was wide open. Osoro got off the bed to close the window, while Oka remained frozen in fear.
"I-I closed that... Last night..." She finally stuttered, her body shaking. A tear ran down her cheek as she took a deep breath. "S-someone's trying to k-kill me." She sobbed as more tears fell. She brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them, slowly rocking back and forth as she cried.
"Don't worry. I won't let anyone kill you Oka." Osoro reassured, sitting back in the bed and putting her arms around Oka. "I'll protect you." She pulled the smaller girl closer, consoling her.
"W-why are you being so nice to me?" She looked up at Osoro, tears still in her eyes. "Y-you used to be so mean to me." Osoro pulled her closer so she was resting on her chest.
"Oka, I'm really sorry for the past." She started, lightly stroking her hair. "I can't tell you why I'm being this nice now." She said softly, thinking back to her plan. She could confess everything at that moment, but she wanted to confess under the tree on Friday. "I'll tell you later. We have to get ready for school." She let go of Oka once she was calm, and stood up. She headed to the bathroom, leaving Oka alone in her confusion with Osoro's words. She stood up from the bed, and noticed something on her desk that Osoro hasn't seen. She picked up the folded note and read it to herself.
You're Dead.
Those 2 words sent chills down her spine. She started shaking again, collapsing down on to the floor, still holding the note. Her worst fears had been confirmed, someone wanted her dead.

At school, Osoro had gone to the incinerator to be with the other delinquents while Oka headed to the library. She sat at one of the desks, reading the book Taro recommended. She had nearly finished it.
"Hey Oka." Taro interrupted her reading. She looked up from her book at him and smiled softly.
"H-hi Taro." Oka said as Taro sat down on the chair beside hers. She put her book down and blushed slightly. "H-how have you been?"
"I've been pretty good." He smiled, not noticing Oka's blush. "How about you?"
"N-not so good." She sighed, putting her head down and playing with her fingers. He became concerned when he noticed her frowning.
"What's wrong?" He asked softly. He'd forgotten what had happened when they walked home that one night when Oka had felt like she was being followed.
"I-I think someone's trying to k-kill me." She stuttered quietly, scared that they were watching her again. It didn't cross her mind that the person trying to kill her could be Taro, which it wasn't.
"Oka that's crazy." Taro started, clearly not believing her. "Why would anyone try to kill you? You're such a sweet girl." Her cheeks turned bright pink at his final comment. She lightly shrugged her shoulders as she answered his question.
"I... I don't know. S-someone's been creeping into my room through my bedroom window... Last night, they left me this." She took the folded note from her bag and gave it to him. He read it with wide eyes. He passed it back silently, still in shock. Before either of them could say anything else, the warning bell went, meaning they both had to go to class.

Osoro paced back and forth outside the incinerator, watched by the other delinquents. They were concerned for their leader, who had a worried look on her face.
"Are you alright, Osoro?" One of the female delinquents finally asked. Osoro stopped pacing and shot her an angry look.
"Take a guess, dumbass." She said angrily, pacing again.
"What's bothering you?" Another delinquent asked. Osoro stopped pacing and walked over to the wall. She leaned against it, sighing.
"Someone's trying to hurt the girl I love and I don't know who they are." She growled, anger in every word. Osoro knew of the note. She had walked in on Oka crying in the middle of the floor, and had been shown the note almost instantly after she asked why Oka was crying.
"Is there anything we can do about it?" A different delinquent asked. None of them really cared for Osoro's crush, but they cared greatly about their leaders happiness. Osoro just shook her head. As much as she wished they could help, nobody could do anything until they knew who left the note.

"Hey Oka. Are we still good for tonight?" Budo asked as Oka entered the classroom, leaning against her desk.
"Yeah." She smiled softly, sitting down. He smiled as well, happy that he was finally getting to spend time with Oka. Even though she was smiling, she could tell something was wrong.
"Is something bothering you?" He asked. She shook her head softly, hoping to convince him she was ok.
"I'm fine. I'll talk to you about it later." She said quietly as the teacher entered the room.

Oka and Budo spent the whole afternoon at his house working on the project for school. They hadn't realised it had turned dark outside.
"Oka, it's 9pm." Budo said, looking at the clock on his wall. Oka also looked at the clock and internally sighed.
"Ok..." She sighed, standing up. Her legs were shaking, as she was almost petrified to go home. She picked up her bag as they both headed to the front door. At the door, she stopped, shaking. He noticed this and turned around.
"Are you ok, Oka?" He asked, worried for her. Oka shook her head, dropping to her knees.
"I don't want to go home." She whispered, loud enough to be heard by Budo. He immediately sat down in front of her as her body shook.
"Why? What's wrong?" He asked, his concern growing greatly. Tears began to fall from her cheeks on to the floor.
"Someone wants to kill me." She cried as more tears fell. She whimpered as he wrapped his arm around her shaking body. She put her hand into her bag and pulled out the note. She held it up for him to read once he had let her go.
"You're Dead..." He read the note out loud as she sobbed. "Who gave this to you?" He asked, very concerned. He'd never seen anyone as scared as she was in that moment. He could only imagine how petrified she was when she first found the note.
"I don't know. Can I stay here tonight?" She asked, looking up from the floor. He nodded his head, masking the excitement inside.
"Sure." He smiled softly, helping her up from the floor, leading her into the front room.