Chapter 4: A Pulse

2015 February 9 - 07.00 A.M - School.

I have been living a normal life since that incident, can you call this normal? I guess i'm already used to it. I told everyone that the doctor said I have rare heart condition, it makes my heart beat subtle so you can't feel it, and it also caused my blood to turn cold, it was a rare condition, and it's genetic, it was passed down from my grandparents.

My mom made up the lie, I don't know she tries so hard to keep me a secret from the doctor, but I didn't think too much about it, I guess now I can really call my house as Home.

2015 February 9 - 07.30 A.M - School.

"Goood morning Hisako!"

"Oh, good morning Tomomi"

"Were you thinking about something again?"

"Yeah, why'd you ask?"

"No reason, you just looked happier than usual"

I looked happier? Heh, she's just seeing things, how do I look happy when I can't even feel anything. Or was I realy happy?

"Happier?"

"Yeah, I don't know what happen to you last week, but you just seem to be smiling more... well at least a little bit more"

"Was I smiling?"

"Huh? You mean you didn't even realised it yourself?"

"Well no, it's just that.... no nevermind"

"Well it doesn't matter does it? As long as you're happy, I'm happy"

"Uhm Tomomi"

"Huh?"

"Thanks"

"Well that's what friends are, we support each other"

2015 February 9 - 12.00 P.M - School.

Every lunchtime I would eat lunch with Tomomi, but after a while a few people have joined us, why? Before, the said I was cold, emotionless, unsympathetic, but now they somehow become my friends.

"Ah Tomomi, can I borrow your math textbook?"

"Why do you need my textbook?"

"Weeeell, I forgot to do my homework, so I wanna copy yours"

"Uhm, ok just don't copy exactly what I wrote, the teacher will find out"

"Roger!"

"Yuna, Why do you always forget to do your homework?"

"Hehe, its because i'm lazy!"

"I can't believe you just answer that with confidence, and Tomomi aren't you annoyed that she keeps borrowing your homework"

"Well I don't mind it"

"Yeah, but if she doesn't do her own homework she wouldn't learn, and even worse, she's going to get used to you always letting her copy your homework, and then later it's not just gonna be math, at every subject, english, history, physics, she's gonna copy each and every one of them"

"Eh! Seriously!!!"

"Yes!"

"I'm sorry Yuna, but from now on you will have to do your own homework"

"Wait what! Yuki! Why did you have to say that"

"Trust me, it's for your own good"

"Nooooo! I'm gonna die!"

"Calm down, it's just homework"

"But... but..."

"Ugh, ok, I'll let you copy mine, but this is the last time"

"Yay!!!"

They always converse with each other like this, I would just listen, but now, I was curious, what made them had a change of heart.

"Uhm, can I ask you two something?"

"What is it?"

"Why did you two become my friend? You used to hate me because I was cold and unsympathetic"

"Well, we used to"

"But Tomo told us it's because you were always being bullied by Kana & Hana"

"But after seeing you with Tomomi, you seem like a nice person, we just misunderstood you"

"Yeah, we're sorry about that, why did you suddenly asked us?"

"Nothing, no reason"

Nice? Do I look like a nice person? I rarely interact with anyone, did I do something?

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2015 February 9 - 03.00 P.M - School, Front of Classroom.

"Uwaaahhhh, it's finally over, I thought class will never end. Hey, Tomomi!"

"Huh?"

"I've been wondering, I've never been to your house before, so can I come over to..."

"No"

"Huh? Sorry I just thought that, maybe we could hang out together, but if it bothers you, then I understand"

"No, it's just that, I have to tell my mom about it first"

"Then maybe sometime I could come over then?"

"Sure"

"Well then, see you later"

I couldn't let her come to my house, my mom was hiding something, and until I know what it is my house is not completely safe. But why do I care so much?

2015 February 9 - 04.00 P.M - Outside of My House.

As I reached my house, i saw a car in front of my house, is it dad's car? I walked to the window of my house to see if dad was home, in there i could see my mom & dad, they're arguing about something, I opened the door and entered silently, I hid behind the wall next to the room my mom & dad was in, I could hear their argument.

"So you think you can keep me away from my house!"

"Get out, I want you to stay as far as possible from Hisako"

"So it's because of that little bitch huh? Then why don't I 'pick' her up from school"

"NO! YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER!!!"

"What the! GET OF ME!!!"

"Ugh!!!"

"Ungrateful bitch, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!!!"

"No.... stop...."

Seeing the sight of my mom being choked, it felt strange, it hurts.

I ran towards my dad, grabbed the chair near me and smacked his head with it, he fell down to his knees.

"You... little..."

I kept smacking him, I don't know why but it felt good.

"Hisako! stop! Don't kill him"

I stopped as soon as he fell unconscious, I looked at my mom, she was terrified, didn't know what to do, I ran up to my room.

2015 February 9 - 06.00 P.M - Home

The police came over to my house and arrested my dad, my mom had called them. She told them the whole story, and she showed them proof of my dad's domestic violence over the year, and because of that I was left off the hook.

2015 February 9 - 09.00 P.M - My Room.

What happen? Why did I do that? Was it anger? Did I got angry when my father was hurting mom? And when i was beating him up, why did it felt good? it wasn't just that, Tomomi also said i was smiling, and her friends said I was nice.

It was to much for me to think of, and I was tired, so I went straight to sleep.

2015 February 9 - 09.30 P.M - My Room.

Today...

I felt a Pulse.

?????????????? - ???????? - ???????

Huh?

Where am I?

Is this a dream?

"That's right"

Who's there?

"Don't you remember me? And you should just talk normally, stop thinking out loud"

"how are you able to get into my dream?"

"Being a reaper, I have many powers, and getting into people's dream is one of them"

"Is mind reading one them too?"

"No, but i'm in your dream, and this is your mind"

"....."

"So how is your life, anything interesting to report?"

"It was fine, nothing really interesting happened"

"Really? So why did police 'visit' your house?"

"....."

"Not telling huh? I'll find out sooner or later, well then see 'ya later"

I didn't want to tell her about it, I don't know why, but she was bad news.