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24iza_runHalf an hour had passed since Aiba entered the basketball’s hall before. The four guys start to feel worried, but thinking that maybe he had something privacy to tell her, they decided to wait for him in front of the guard’s hut. Suddenly, Nakai-san comes out and gives them cups of hot chocolate.
“Here. You guys will catch a cold if keep waiting here.”
“Thank you Nakai-san.”
“Eh? Where’s mine?”
“There’s no way I’ll offer you a drink EVEN you will die of starving.”
Then, he stuck his tongue at Ohno and enters the hut back. Ohno just pouts.
“Ma~ma~”
Suddenly, Ninomiya gives him his cup and pats his head.
“You can have mine.”
“Really?”
“Yup.”
“San Kyu~”
Immediately, he drinks it. However, he immediately stops when he realizes about something.
“What’s wrong?”
“Isn’t this is an ‘indirect kiss’?”
*SMACK*
“Just drink it, baka.”
Ohno laughs and takes another sip of it. At the same time, Matsumoto gives out a sigh.
“Why he is taking too much time?”
“I wonder if something was happened there...”
“Well, what we can do now is waiting right?”
Both Sakurai and Matsumoto nod.
“Ne, Sho-kun.”
“Hm?”
“Actually what you’re trying to tell us before?”
“Eh? When was it?”
“After the two girls before told you that Aiba-chan went to the basketball’s hall, you immediately run and told us to follow you. And you also said that you will tell us later.”
“Ah~ I remember it now.”
“What were you trying to say actually?”
Sakurai doesn’t answer it immediately. He only looks at the sleeping little girl beside and caresses her hair.
“You know something?”
He nods.
“And all the former president before also knew about it.”
“Eh? But...how come?”
“As the student’s council president, we know a lot of things that the other students didn’t know...And we even know about the dark past of this school.”
Ohno, Ninomiya and Matsumoto immediately look toward each other, feel hesitant if they should ask further about it.
“What was happened actually?”
“10 years ago, our school was being awarded as one of the best school because of the good performance of the girl basketball’s team.”
He stops for a while when Shoko-chan suddenly moves. Gently, he continues his story while strokes the little girl’s hair.
“The teamwork were perfectly good and a lot of people admiring them. Until one day...”
He sighs.
“One of the team members was being hit by a car.”
“...Was she died?”
“Luckily, not. But, she needs to stop from playing basketball for a while.”
The three guys nod. Then, Sakurai continues it.
“However, the girl was the main player of the basketball team. Immediately, the team’s performance was being declined.”
His eyes show a disappointed look.
“Gradually, the team player blamed the main player and told her to did a lot of things for them thought she still not recover from her injured. And since she also felt guilty for making all her team player struggle alone, she just followed all their order.”
“...They’re so mean.”
He nods.
“One day, she was being locked at the basketball’s hall toilet. Sadly, no one knew she was there until Tazawa ji-chan was accidently checked the toilet three days later.”
“That’s horrible.”
“Yup. Only after a week, the hospital finally let her to back to school.”
Sakurai suddenly stops, hesitantly feels if he should continue it or not.
“Sho-kun?”
“She immediately sees her team player and asked why they could do that to her and...”
He sighs again.
“What was happened?”
“They pushed her from one of the school’s stairs. And lately, I’d found out that the stairs was the stairs that I’d been ‘pushed’ before.”
“So the ‘thing’ that ‘pushed’ you before...”
Sakurai just smiles weakly, making the other three guys surprised.
“Unfortunately, the injured make her completely can’t involve in her favourite sport anymore. And guess what?”
He looks at his friends with a disappoint stare.
“No one of her team players was being blame for the incident.”
“No way...”
“That’s totally HORRIBLE.”
“And I think what make she totally gave up was when her parents didn’t want to pay for her treatment thought there’s a small chance that she can recovers back.”
“But why?”
“Her brother wanted to enter the sport’s school. Since it will cost a huge amount of money, they ignored her wish.”
“Poor her...”
“No one tried to help her. Nor her family, friends or teacher, so...”
“...She commits suicide.”
“Indeed.”
“Wait, but why no one of the team player was being blamed?”
“Cause’ our principle before didn’t want to ruin our school’s name.”
“What a heartless guy.”
“That’s too cruel.”
“Yup, it is.”
“But now I understand why you’re being so strict when it comes to school’s rule and justice.”
“Well actually, I’m not the only one. All the former presidents also tried their best to do the same thing.”
“What’s her name?”
“I-”
BUMP!
Suddenly, a loud sound comes from the basketball’s hall. Seems, something was falling hardly on the floor.
“Don’t tell me...”
“Aiba-chan?”
Immediately, the four guys run toward it and open the door harshly. They shocked when they saw Aiba is lying on the basketball court.
“Aiba-chan?”
They immediately run toward their unconscious friend and try to wake him up.
“Is he okay?”
Matsumoto worriedly ask when he saw Aiba’s face look too pale.
“Aiba-chan?”
No answer, only tears flow swiftly from his eyes.
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>Anou...I just realize about something. This chapter is quite long ne? (-.-“)
>But! The next chap will be the last chap of ‘In Love with a Ghost?’ so make sure you read it!
>This morning my sister challenged me,
She : “If you got A in all 5 main subjects and at least B in all 4 science subjects (additional maths, chemistry, biology and physics) on the next exam, I’ll buy anything you want.” (-.-)
Me : Σ(ﾟДﾟ)! Maji de?!!
...So, I’m really sorry for all my chatting friends! (> <) Since I accepted the challenged, from now on I need to struggle on my study! Gomen ne! (≧ロ≦) (But, of course I’ll post the next chap like usual!)
>Give me your love by drop some comment! ヽ(´ー`)人(´∇｀)人(`Д´)ノ~♪
>You know who’s the Nakai-san right? *wink*