CHAPTER 6 : The Necklace Full Of Memories
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On the other side, Yui/Miya had a small treatment, and Naomi was pushing her in a wheelchair.
Miya: "Hey! Can we go outside for some time... I wanna see the stars." (She looked at Naomi pleadingly.)
Naomi: "But it’s 9:00 PM already... patients aren’t allowed to go out at this time." (She said softly.)
Miya (pouts a little): "Pretty please?" (She looks at Naomi with puppy eyes.)
Naomi chuckled, melting at Miya’s puppy eyes. She nodded, "Fine... just for some time."
Miya smiled and clapped happily as Naomi started pushing the wheelchair outside.
Outside, Naomi stopped near the clinic garden. From there, the stars were clear, sparkling, and looking beautiful.
Miya (smiling softly, looking pretty in the moonlight, her eyes sparkling):
"Wow…"
After a few minutes of calm silence, Naomi spoke.
Naomi:
"I wanted to give you something, Miya." (She said, looking at Miya with a soft, sweet smile.)
Miya (smiling):
"What is it?"
Naomi: (pulls out a necklace shaped like a thunderbolt)
"It’s silver in color and not too flashy. This was the necklace you were wearing when you came two years ago." (She looks down, speaking softly.)
"I thought this must be important to you… even if you don’t remember. But still… please keep it." (She hands the necklace to Miya.)
Miya looks at the necklace seriously. For some reason, blurry memories began appearing in her brain—unclear sounds and an image of a necklace shining, which was the same as hers. She closed her eyes, trying to remember more, holding her head. The sound became more clear.
She heard the voice of the man she had seen in her dreams. He was saying something like:
"We will not lose… I will protect all of you…"
While she was lost in thought, Naomi softly patted her shoulder, and Miya snapped back from her memories…
Naomi: "You okay?" (concerned)
Miya smiled at her before looking back at the necklace in her hands. She held it tightly, muttering very softly:
"Who is he?"
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The Next Day
Naomi was outside in the garden. It was early, and no one else had woken up.
She sat near the ground, looking at the drops of water on the leaves and trees from the rainfall last night.
She closed her eyes, focusing on her mind—and the water droplets started moving by themselves, slowly coming together to float in her hands like a ball. She smiled, looking at the ball and gently popped it.
The water sparkled like glitter all over the sky, making it look beautiful.
In a moment, she looked around and stood up, walking toward a small pond.
She slowly put her foot in the water and started walking into the pond.
The pond formed small sparkles wherever she stepped...
She then took out a necklace from her neck—which looked just like Miya’s.
She looked at the necklace still shining softly.
"I hope we all stick together someday again," she whispered.
Suddenly, she saw a paper near a tree.
She curiously went over to it, bent down to pick it up.
It flew.
The paper blew a little farther again—like it didn’t want to be caught.
Confused, Naomi walked toward it again but paused. The paper fluttered once more, and that’s when she remembered…
Naomi (barely):
"Stop playing with me, Kael...was this you?"
She looked around—and there he was.
Kael stood in front of her, a little distant.
He had his serious and scary look, but…longer hair.
He simply said:
"Naomi..long time no see"
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