XI. Grampa

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23:00

Phew... what a day. I gotta write this on my diary.

September 13
23:00

Dear diary,

Today was my 4th day in Bluebell town. I finally met Sora and bonus: I found Inu, yay! So, uhmm about Sora. I never knew he'd look like that. I imagined him differently from dad's stories. From my imagination, he looked handsome. In personal, he looks--

Knock~ Knock~

Shimizu: Who is it?

《The door was opened by Ryu.》

Shimizu: Oh it's you. What do you want?

Ryu: Nothing. I just came here to bother you.

Shimizu: Shoo.

Ryu: Ouch. <holds his chest> I'm not a dog. <puppy face>

Shimizu: Will YOU stop that?! You're not cute at all.

Ryu: Huh? You still write on your diary?

Shimizu: Yeah, why?

《Ryu suddenly grabs my diary.》

Shimizu: Hey! Give it back!!!

Ryu: What you've got here huh? Hmmm... <reads>

Shimizu: Nooo! Don't read it!!!

《I tried to grab the diary from his hand but he keeps on moving it away from me. He then puts the diary up. Now I've got no chance of getting it. He is freakin' TALL! And he's got long arms.》

Shimizu: Give it bacckkk!!! <jumps>

Ryu: Oohh what's this? Sora again eh? You've got a crush on him do ya? <smirks>

Shimizu: N-NO I DON'T!! SH-SHUT UP!! GIVE ME MY DIARY BACK! <jumps>

Ryu: <laughs> Fine. Here. <hands the diary to Shimizu>

Shimizu: Youuu!!! Ugh!!! <grabs the diary>

Ryu: Shimizu's got a cruush~ 🎶

Shimizu: Gaaaaaaahhh!!! Nooo!!! I just met him!

Ryu: Puahahaha! I can still remember you fantasizin--

Shimizu: NO! <punches Ryu>

Ryu: ...ouch?

Shimizu: <glares>

Ryu: Don't give me that look.

???: Hey, what's the ruckus all about?

Shimizu: Oh! Hey Mr. Taji!

Ryu: Hey.

Taji: What are you guys up to? You guys are noisy. There are people sleeping next to your room.

Shimizu & Ryu: Sorry. <bows>

Taji: Where's your grampa?

Ryu: Oh, he's in his room. Sleeping. Shucks! I forgot to give him his medicine.

Shimizu: <sigh> Ryu is so irresponsible.

《Ryu ran off to grampa's room.》

Taji: You better go and sleep Shimizu.

Shimizu: Okay Mr. Taji. Goodnight.

《As I was about to go to sleep. Ryu came running into my room. Not again.》

Huff~ Puff~ Huff~ Puff~

Ryu: SHIMIZU!

Shimizu: Ryu?

《It was different this time. He looked terrified.》

Shimizu: What's wrong?

Ryu: GRAMPA!

Shimizu: Tsk. I ain't falling for your tricks again.

Ryu: §#¡Ţ! I'M NOT JOKING!!!

Shimizu: No... <eyes widen>

《No no no. I ran to my grampa's room.》

Shimizu: GRAMPA!!!

...

《I went to the side of his bed and tried to wake him up.》

Shimizu: Grampa! Grampa! Wake up!!! Ryu!!! Call dad!!!

《Ryu ran as fast as he could to dad's clinic.》

Shimizu: NO NO!! THIS CAN'T BE!!!

《I kept on waking him up.》

Shimizu: SOMEONE PLEASE!

《I heard someone run into the room.》

Taji: What happened?! Oh shoot!

《I started to break into tears.》

My grampa's already 90 years old. He is already weak and very old. I guess it's his time already.

Shimizu: This is... Ryu's fault...

Taji: Don't blame him.

《After awhile, Ryu's back with dad.》

Huff~ Puff~

Dr. Yoo: Dad!

Shimizu: He's already gone... <sniff>

Dr. Yoo: ... <breathes deeply>

Shimizu: It's Ryu's fault dad...

Ryu: HAAH?!

Shimizu: IT'S YOUR FAULT!! YOU DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF HIM PROPERLY!!

Ryu: SO IT'S MY FAULT HUH?! I TOOK CARE OF HIM! I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE TAKING CARE OF HIM! AND YOU, WHAT DID YOUU DO?!

Shimizu: YOU DIDN'T GIVE HIM HIS MEDICINE IN TIME! <cries>

Ryu: I--

Dr. Yoo: WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!

...

《Ryu walked out of the room.》

Dr. Yoo: You guys are already adults yet both of you act like kids.

...

Shimizu: How can you be so calm dad?

Dr. Yoo: Because crying over his dead body wouldn't change anything.

Shimizu: But still--

Dr. Yoo: I knew that he'd pass away soon enough.

Shimizu: But he was still fine this morning.

Dr. Yoo: No, he wasn't. You just didn't notice.

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