Chapter
Forty-Five: No More Crying:
-Anna-
I’m done with
this. We don’t have much time. We need to end this. I need peace. They need
peace.
Don’t lose
focus.
I froze in my
tracks. “Airi, that you?”
Duh. We don’t
have time to feel anything. We have to keep going.
“And go where?”
I asked. There was a pause.
“Airi?”
Well… you won’t
like the answer.
“What?”
We have to go
back to the tower. I was already frowning.
“You can’t be
serious,” I said.
I am.
“No…”
Sorry.
I puffed up my
cheeks. “I just escaped from there. Why do I have to go back?”
She’s there.
“I know.”
You want this to
end, don’t you?
I didn’t answer.
Don’t you?
“Yes.”
Do you want
revenge?
“Yes.”
Then you know
what has to be done. We have to go back. She was right.
I hated to admit. I looked behind me. I couldn’t see my path anymore. Cracks
formed on the ground. Holes formed at my feet. Well now, I had my answer.
I turned around
and started running.
“Where’s the
tower?” I asked.
Straight ahead.
Keep going!
“Right!”
I started to run faster. The whole time I
could see my family’s faces. Papa. Aunt Yumiko. Aunt Kirika. Their lives were
stolen by those monsters. Now, their souls would find peace. I could move on. I
could fully enjoy my family.
Yes, keep those
in mind. Don’t lose focus.
“Okay.”
And pick up the
pace. You’re going too slow. We don’t have much time, remember?
“Okay, okay! I
know!” I started running faster.
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-Outside-
Haruka looked
down from her tower and smirked.
One
heading here from the sky. One heading here from the ground. Who would get here
first? The old lady chuckled to herself.
“So this is it, huh?” she asked. “It feels kind of… disappointing.” Didn't matter. It would all be over. Haruka turned and walked out of her room. Only two hours and forty-one minutes left.