Chapter 1 - Dream that will never occur

Sahri who just came home from school feeling exhausted, call out for her mom

“Maki-san! I'm home~”

Confused, no one answered

Sob sob* she heard crying noises in her mom's bedroom

She get up hurriedly from removing her shoe and concernedly come to her mother's bedroom

“Maki-san?”

Sob sob*

“Mom,what's wrong?..”

“Oh,riri you're here..”

Maki smiled at sahri and get up

“Let me serve your dinner..”

Maki then walks away leaving sahri confused

‘ What was that? ‘

Later

Sahri can't help but notice Maki feeling down while they were eating

“Maki-san, is everything alright?”

“Iya.. No… it is not..”

Maki said and then her tears rolled down to her cheeks

“It's your dad, riri..”

“Maki-san, why are you crying? Wh-what happened to dad?”

Sahri's confused face turned into shocked

“He totally abandoned us..saki and sonha,they 're now living alone..”

Saki and sonha was sahri's siblings*

Nesaki - Sahri's twin brother

Sosonha - Their elder sister

“Nani?? Nande??”

Sahri began to cry

And then it turns out, sahri's dad now have another family, leaving sonha and saki alone

“How Could he DO THAT!?”

“W-what about saki-senpai!?” “Ho-how could he…”

Sahri broke down as she said those words

‘It turns out..my wish to be with them again, will never occur..’

‘Guess,things will never be the same again..’

And before sahri know it, she just woke up and it's now morning

‘What happened?’

Ohh

‘Right..’

Flashbacks*

“Riri, please calm down, you were having a panic attack again..”

“Nande..”

Sahri was catching her breath while crying heavily and then she past out

“RIRI!”

Woke up*

‘My head hurts..’

Creak* the door opens

“You up? I made your favorite “

“Arigato maki-san…”

Maki smiles as she put the mini table on sahri's bed

“Eat up, and go to school”

“I won't go to school maki-san..”

“Eh? Nande?”

Sahri looked down

“I'll search for a job instead..”

Maki raise sahri's chin and made her look at her

“How about you? How about school sahri, you love school”

Sahri looks away

“I did, but, it's for the best for us anyway.., now that we don't have someone who can support us..”

Maki looks at sahri sadly

“Ha, look at you.. My riri is all grown up now..”

Maki said and hugged sahri tightly

“Arigato, riri..”

Sahri smiles

‘I'll be the one who's gonna take care of you now, Maki San..’

Later

At school*

Yuta POV*

“Zup Ayashi-san”

“Nani?”

“Where's mikato?”

“How would I know, baka!”

Sakari screams at yuta and was about to hit him with her tumbler

But then someone knock on their door

It was sahri's neighbor

“Uhm, is there Sakari Ayashi here?”

“Nani desu ka? That's me”

“Oh hi I'm sahri-chan's neighbor, I'm here to give you sahri-chan's research paper, unfortunately,sahri-chan couldn't make it to school because she mentioned that she will find a workplace”

“Eh? Workplace? Nande?”

“Hm I'm afraid I do not know any information besides that, so, may I excuse myself now?”

“Hai, arigato..”

Sakari stand there confused and yuta tap her shoulder

“What's that?” Yuta ask

“Mikato-san’s research paper..”

“Who's that?”

“Mikato-san's neighbor”

“For what?”

“Go away, you're asking too many questions!”

Sakari shout and hit yuta

“You're so abusive!”

“It's because you're annoying!!”

“Whatever”

Yuta said and walks away before sakari hit her once again

Later

“Ayashi-san”

“What is it this time Hikari!?”

Flinch*

“Stop Bullying me!”

Yuta said and hit sakari

“You-”

“Sh!”

“You're getting on my nerves lately yuta! Urusai!”

“I'm trying to say something here so just listen, okay!?”

“Nani! Nani desu ka!?”

“I know about mikato-san's workplace, but it seems like you don't wanna know..”

Yuta walk away but sakari snatch him by his hair

“Hey hikari!”

Yuta glares

“What?”

Sakari freed him

“Fine, I'll stop bullying you, now tell me where”

Yuta grin

“Don't wanna”

Yuta pout

Sakari cringe

“You! Get in here!”

“Ah!”

And then yuta run for his life

Later

Sahri's POV

“Zhomy-chan, do you need to help with anything?”

This is Zhomy Harayashi

Her cousin from mother's side who has her own restaurant

“Iya, I'm good riri, just go take a break first”

Sahri nodded and turn to left the restaurant but then she saw sakari and yuta from a far at a bike

Them:

“Hey stop moving!”

“You're so dumb at riding a bike!”

“Hey! It's not my fault that you're too nervous!”

“I am not!”

Sakari hit yuta

“That hurts!” “Hey I'm the one doing you a favor here to stop by at mikato-san!”

“Favor my ass!”

‘Wow I thought they were getting along, also, visit me?’

“Ayashi-san, yuta-kun!”

Sahri called out for them

“Oh, looks like she's here”

Yuta said while he's parking and sakari goes down

“This idiot is so dumb to ride a bike, we almost got caught up by the police just because we don't have a helmet”

Sakari said and laugh

“Hm, I see, now now, what are you guys doing in here?”

“We came to visit you, and also, sakari missed you”

Yuta said teasingly

Sakari blushed

“Hey! Shut up!” Sakari said and hit yuta with a helmet

“Ouch! Yamero!”

Sakari stopped hitting yuta and turn to sahri

?

“It is kinda true though..”

“Nani desu ka?”

“I.missed, you..”

Sakari said and look away awkwardly

Sahri flushed

“Eh?”

“Dang don't tell me that I'm gonna be a third wheel!?” Yuta shout but sakari pulled his hair

“Urusai!”

They laugh

“Wanna go to the mall sahri-chan?”

Sakari ask

“My treat” sakari added

Sahri nooded

“Sure!”

“Can I join?” Yuta ask

“Yah sure”

“Yippee, but please don't leave me out when you guys get together, okay??” Yuta favored

Sakari look at sahri

“Hm, I don't think so, but if you're ready to love someone again mikato-san..can it be me..?”

Sahri turn red

“I-i'll think about it..”

“Hey I'm right here!” Yuta shout because he's annoyed that sakari is winning sahri over

‘Looks like sakari-chan won her already, I can totally see it’

“Now now, shall we??” yuta ask

“But we don't have my car now though..” sakari answered

“Hm, how about, I go home first and ask maki-san to take us??” sahri ask

“Sounds great!I also missed maki-san!” sakari agreed

“I'm in!”

Later

At the car*

“How's life been doing sakari?” maki ask sakari while driving

“It's been a while since I saw you maki-san! , but I've been doing great, thank you for asking”

“That's nice to hear! also, if you don't mind, you can just call me “auntie”,what do you say?”

Sakari eyes lit up

“Re-really maki-san?~”

“Yeah sure, why not, also you've been a loyal friend to riri since junior, so call me that whenever you like”

“Arigato auntie~”

“That sounds about right, what do you think riri?”

Maki turned to sahri but notice she's asleep

“Opps” sakari covered her mouth

Few minutes later due to deep silence sahri woke up

“Are we here yet?”

Sakari nodded and hit yuta to be awake

“Ouch! What!?”

Sakari smiled at yuta and said

“We're here idiot!”

“Ah, okay..”

“Where are we anyway?” Sahri confuse

Sahri realize that their were at her favorite mall since junior high

“Wow! It's been a while!”

Sahri said as she was getting down

“Let's go to karaoke for old time's sake sakari-chan!”

Sahri said and drag her inside

“Karaoke?” Yuta ask confused

“Yup, that's Riri's favorite thing to do when she was a junior”

“Woah, I didn't know that they know each other that long”

“Yup, now let's catch them up” maki said and they go inside

TO BE CONTINUED

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