Satoru tries to think of where you can possibly be. Where did Suguru possibly take you? He recognized the phone's location, and it was Suguru's parents' house. He parked the car to warp there, and when he appears in Suguru's room, it's empty. He exits the room and looks around the house, inspecting every corner. His heart races and it feels as if it's about to beat out of his chest. He's scared of what he'll find– He swears that he'll kill Suguru when he sees him. Get you somewhere safe and then kill Suguru.
He finds your phone, however, it's just that. There's nothing nearby that can trace back to you either, other than your phone. He warps back to his car before continuing his search, and he takes your phone since it can help him. He's brainstorming all the possible places that Suguru has taken you, and he also realizes that he has to explain everything to Kaya.
He doesn't know how he'll explain everything to her while also telling her to not involve the police. But he doesn't worry too much about that, he's mainly worried about your wellbeing and your baby. He has to take deep breaths to calm himself down as he thinks of his next move.
He has to find you before the baby is born, he just isn't sure if he can search every part of the world in due time. But he has to find you before Suguru does anything to you– Once the baby is born, your life hangs on by a thread; it hangs on by a thread now, he should rather say that once your baby is born, your life is over. Unless Suguru has other plans, which is also concerning.
But he'll find you fast enough, he will. He'll make sure of it. Even if it's the last thing he does.
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Everyday you patiently wait for Satoru to come around and rescue you. Suguru took you to the middle of nowhere to live, at least that's what it feels like. Suguru lets you free, no restraints because you're just too far away to get help from anyone else. Even at night, there's someone always awake watching you, and the small house you're in doesn't muffle any sounds.
You learned that Suguru has two daughters– Not biological, they're like Megumi and Tsumiki. Children that he decided to help. They're helping him out, although you doubt that they know what they're helping with.
You're not sure exactly how much time has passed by– Suguru drugged you before taking you elsewhere, and since then you haven't been able to keep track of time that well. You're sure that at least six weeks have passed though. Each minute that passes, you're closer to giving birth, and each minute that you spend here, you're closer to your death.
Suguru wasn't joking, he was pretty serious. You're sure of it. There's no reason why he'd keep you for so long. And each moment that happens, every small pain, can suggest the end of your life and you're extremely anxious.
"Dinner is ready." There's a knock on the door of your room, and you feel the same nausea that you had every single day for the first trimester of your pregnancy. He usually wants you to accompany him during dinner, but you refuse. You wait till he's asleep to eat something, or until he's not in the mood to accompany you.
You hold your breath until you know that there's no one by your door. Your back lays down on the uncomfortable bed, staring at the ceiling. Each second you spend thinking about a way to escape, you work yourself up, get confident for around an hour and so, and then come crashing down. You can't escape. You can barely keep yourself up for a couple minutes, running away would certainly be too difficult. You have nothing to do so imagining breaking free is the only thought that entertains you.
The door opens, and you lift your head to find Suguru there. He holds a tray with your food, which is a weird gesture, but you can't exactly complain about it. You do wonder why he decides to walk into the room to bring you food, usually he lets it sit.
"You know exercising can help you induce labor." Is the first thing he says when he steps into the room. Of course he does, he wants to get rid of you as fast as possible. You sit up and you take the tray for him. You don't say anything. You never do. "The twins are sick so don't be too loud tonight. No one wants to hear your crying."
"Maybe if you let me–" You begin, and he knows exactly what you'll say so he cuts you off.
"We're going out tomorrow, you have to take a breath of fresh air. Enjoy nature before it's too late." He interrupts. You inhale and gulp. When he exits the room, you have to put the tray down elsewhere because you have no appetite.
This is all happening because you wanted to get back at Satoru. He warned you. You just assumed that he was jealous which is foolish of you.
-
Suguru takes you to the town that's near the house which is almost an hour away. He tells you that he'll buy you a dress because the only clothes you have barely fit you anymore; he'll then take you out to eat, the last time you'll ever go to a restaurant.
"Be out in fifteen minutes, we'll meet you here." Suguru says while the twins try to drag him somewhere else, and you end up nodding in response. You walk into the small shop to look for a dress that fits, which feels impossible. Especially with the little money Suguru gave you.
There's an older woman that walks around, most likely the owner of the shop. She smiles at you and you smile back at her. You get an idea as you walk over to her and you feel your legs trembling. Your voice is shaky as you speak up, "Excuse me... Do you have a phone I can use?"
She furrows her eyebrows but ends up agreeing before she passes her flip phone. You think of a number to dial, and you curse yourself for not having any numbers memorized but your own– No one has your phone. Suguru left it there, in the first house he took you. But your thumbs still input the numbers.
You bring it up to your ear and you're discouraged with every ring. And just as you're about to hang up the phone, someone picks it up. You feel so relieved to hear his voice, you've been waiting to hear it for weeks, and you almost burst into a cry when you hear it,
"Hello?"
"Satoru– Satoru, it's me. Listen, I don't have long but I'm with Suguru, we're in–" You begin, your voice low as you speak so the woman or anyone else in the store can hear, but you have to stop because you don't know where you're at. You have no idea. You ask the old lady where you're at, and you relay the message to the man that's on the other side of the phone. "If not, I'm in a small house an hour away. Please find me in time– If you don't... Please take care of our son."
Before he can say anything else, you hang up the phone. You can't risk Suguru walking in and seeing you on the phone. You give it back to the lady and begin to look for the dress. You begin to look for something your size.
Without noticing, the fifteen minutes go by and Suguru steps into the store. His eyes immediately land on you and he grabs your arm. He squeezes and then whispers, "I told you fifteen minutes, didn't I?"
"Well, I don't have a watch. Plus nothing here seems to fit." You respond. "Just give me a few more minutes."
"I told you fifteen minutes, didn't I? Why would I give you more time? Give me a reason."
"I'll cause a scene." You reply. "It's just a fucking dress, give me some more time."
"Why couldn't you find one in fifteen minutes?" He asks, and you bite down on your lip. Maybe because you're only thinking about Satoru, hoping that he'll save you in due time. Hoping that he cares enough about you to look for you. So you begin to cry, causing the scene that you promised.
"I'm so big, nothing fits!" You claim, and Suguru is almost embarrassed. The old lady looks at him and he sheepishly smiles before saying,
"Pregnancy hormones."
And while he hopes to calm you down, the little bell that indicates that someone is in the shop, rings. You both look at it, and while you were praying for salvation, you didn't expect it to come so soon. Suguru's plan was almost perfect, except that he left you alone while shopping. He couldn't take his eyes off you for a single moment.
"Step away from her, Suguru." Satoru says, causing Suguru's grip to get stronger. He comes at the right time, and you wonder how he got here so fast but at this moment you don't care. You dig your long nails into his hand and Suguru removes his hand as a reflex which allows you to break from his side. Maybe not being taken care of for weeks isn't too bad– At least not in this situation. You run to Satoru's side, and he grabs your hand. You squeeze his hand a little stronger than you intend as you feel a sharp pain on your lower abdomen for a minute.
You're about to let go of Satoru but he pulls you in, and in a blink, you're elsewhere.
"Satoru..." You say as you look around. You're on the outskirts of a completely different city. This feels like a dream, a fucked up one at that. "Where are we?"
"I have to explain a lot but... I have to go take care of Suguru. Ijichi will take care of you while I do that, okay?"