บท 52: [THE GIRL WHOSE LIFE... ] - III

After some time, we successfully left the alley. I see many people in front of me. Thank G-god, I'm safe now. I should thank him. How can I forget about this?

As I turned my head in his direction, I noticed he had already left my side. So, I began finding him by running here and there and asking some of the people about him. Maybe someone saw him when he was leaving me here, but every single one of them just shook their heads, saying in a single line, 'We didn't see him...'

In the end, I didn't get a second chance to meet him, even after searching for him for about thirty minutes straight. So just as I was going back directly to my home, I saw my mother running towards me, and behind her were the two police cars.

I am now back in the alley, but not alone. I am with my mother and some officers. They are investigating the whole place as there is too much blood everywhere.

I am scared. I am shivering while taking the support of my terrified mother because when I left this alley, there was only one guy who was on the ground, unconscious, but now --

There are about ten men on the ground, including that guy, who are unconscious. Some of the police officers tried to get some reaction from them, but the men lying on the ground didn't even react a little bit.

What in the world happened here? This question was in every mind of the people present here, as the people here had the same expressions on their faces: confusion, surprise, curiosity, and terror.

Both of us, me and my mother, are showing fear in our eyes as this is our first time seeing this scene. We have seen it on television, but seeing it in front of our eyes is still a new experience and a horror for us.

The blood was all around the place, on the walls and the ground. The condition of the men lying on the ground was not very critical, but still, it was not said to be good. Some have their left hand twisted, some their right; some have crushed faces; some have one of their legs broken; and out of those men, one was not even breathing. Whereas the guy who brought me here was not here, his chocolate was lying on the floor.

I guess they are all in critical condition.

The ambulance siren was the only thing I could hear in this messy place as I continued to observe the abnormal condition of the men. Then, suddenly, my vision stopped at something I hadn't even noticed until now. It was the boy's handkerchief.

So, I slowly walked in its direction, where only one of his possessions lies. There, an investigator was doing his work by collecting every single clue or trace. And as soon as he got near the handkerchief, I called out to him and made him startle a bit.

"U-u-m..."

"Hmm?"

"..."

"Did you need anything? If not, then get out of here; don't disturb us."

"Actually, um, that handkerchief is mine. Can I take that back?"

"Haan? Tch, go pick it up and get out of here."

"T-thank y-y-you, so much..."

"Yes, yes..."

As the investigator gave me his permission to take it, I quickly picked it up and put it inside one of my pockets.

After that, I quickly came back to my mother, who was crying from the moment she saw me back on the street. As soon as she saw me, she ran towards me and grabbed me in her embrace. M-mother.

Then a female officer came to us and started to tell us all the details about what she and the police know about the guy and his gang, who are currently in the hospital except for today's culprit.

She stated the same thing that the boy told me earlier about this guy's evil deeds and how he managed to manipulate several girls by just giving them some kind of drug or something like that. She also told us about the conditions of the victimized girls; they have all become insane by doing many immortal things. When I listened to all this from the female officer, I started to cry again, along with my mother.

...

(BACK TO THE PRESENT)

(OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION)

When I finished telling the police about everything I knew, they told me to stay safe and be careful in the future because many people like him are just roaming around the world, doing this kind of deed without even thinking twice.

"Be careful, Saki-chan..."

"Y-yes..."

"You also, Saki's mother..."

"Yes, you too, Akiho-san... Thank you so much for your help."

...

It's been two years since that incident, but I still didn't get the chance to meet him.

*sigh*

Where are you? What are you doing right now? Do you have anyone you like? No... Right? Well, I don't know what I'll do if that's the case. Fufu...

"Saki, did you wake up? If not, then --"

"I am awake. I am changing my clothes, so just wait for a moment."

"Okay, okay"

Today is the first day of my third year of high school. Currently, I am exercising in my room.

As I was continuing my exercise, the door of my room opened widely. There stands my mother with a ladle in one of her hands. She has an angry expression on her face but is also smiling.

"SAKI...!"

"No, wait..."

From that day on, I began to improve myself not just in my appearance but also in every other aspect.

I began to exercise, improved my communication skills, and improved my relationships with others, but only with girls in my class. I also learned martial arts from one of my friends to, at least, save myself and my mother from those degenerate, disgusted people.

So now I have gained confidence in myself. I also improved my studies to get better results, and I am getting them.

And all these things happened to me only because of 'him'. I mean, the boy. I don't know his name, so I am still calling him 'the boy', but I think I should change my way of calling him.

"My Hero, huh?"

"Mou, Saki has already started thinking about him early in the morning."

"Saki, you sure love him, huh?"

"S-shut up"

After that little incident with my mother in my room, I am currently walking along with my friends to reach the school as soon as possible. Because we are already two minutes late for the entrance ceremony.

"Let's run..."

One of my friends shouted, and then we began to run. We stopped in our tracks when we finally reached the school gates, where the school security guard was standing while folding his hands and his eyebrows were also twitching a bit.

Oh, shit. We are late. We sure are.

"You girls. You know you are late, right? *sigh* Go run a round of the ground, as your punishment."

"Yes, sir..."

"Good, now go... And come to the auditorium as soon as you're done with this punishment."

"Yes, sir..."