He put the paper away and went inside. Closed the balcony door. Lock clicked.
The apartment was quiet. Ren's door shut. Yuki's door shut.
He went to his room and lay down on the bed. His room was so cozy.
The ceiling was white. One crack in the corner. The room was dark.
He closed his eyes.
Ren's face was first. The way his voice went when he said I couldn't do anything. The way his hand shook when he passed that paper over.
Then his mum. The tube. The machines.
Then the Kurodas. Always the Kurodas. Taking from whoever was in front of them and not thinking twice. Hiroshi. Ren. Akira. His mum. Everyone they ever looked at.
He opened his eyes and sat up.
Took out his phone. He looked at Mika's message one more time.
"Meet me tonight. 11pm. Basement of the old Miyako Hotel in Shibu
