Ghost School
Izumi's Life: A Rebelling Soul
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Semester 2 of Class 9 begins.
My life at school and at home is no different than before.
The classmate who bullied me, the foster sister who tortured me, the foster sister who pretended not to know, the careless guardian, the favoritism teacher, and the mother who forgot me.
I live it all alone.
In the end, we graduated from First High School. When I got home from school, I went straight to see my mom in the uniform and the brown wig I bought earlier.
Geck, tok, tok.
"Come in"
I went into my mother's ward with the report card, charter, and gifts I received from the school.
"Ma--Aunty, I'm coming again"
"Iya~ I've been waiting for you the whole time"
Mom looked at all the things I was holding.
"What are you holding?" Ask mom
"Aah!" I flinched a little, then proudly showed it to mom.
"I got first place again. My position has never been shifted!"
"Wah~ Great once~" Shouted mother while clapping her small hands
"You're so great~ Just try I have a kid like you~"
I just breathed to hear Mom's words.
"I'm my mom's son" I thought
"By the way, you keep coming here, what about your parents?" Ask mom
I paused for a moment, then answered my mother's question.
"Papa... She died, and my mom was sick"
"Is that?" Ask mom concerned
"Does it matter if you're here when your mom is sick?" Ask my mom
"No problem. Because my mother wanted me here" I answered cheerfully
Mom immediately smiled cheerfully. However, before long, his face slowly went back flat and looked solemn as if he was thinking of something.
"Aunty?" Much
Mom gasped and looked back at me with her usual smile.
"Yes? Why?" Ask mom
"No..." Mumbles
She looked at me for a moment, then smiled.
"Why just stand there? Come on over here and sit down"
I walked over to my mother's bed and sat down on the chair beside her.
I put everything I held onto the table with the bag I was holding.
I took the fruit I put in my bag to give to my mother. Unintentionally, I dropped my bag and made the book in it scattered.
Mom saw the book she gave me on my 8th birthday before.
"The book..." Mumbles
I flinched, thinking maybe mom could recognize me again.
"Did mom remember she gave it to me? What if mama goes back to rampaging so reminded of 'Izumi'?" Thought
My hands were trembling a little because of fear. I quickly picked up the book and hid it behind my body.
"Why... You hiding?" Ask mom
"Ep... Aunties... Know this book?" Much
"Why did the book feel familiar. I think I've seen it before. Where, yeah..." Mum mumbled while tilting her head.
I was a little relieved because I didn't remember it clearly.
"Forget it. Aunty does not have to think of something that aunty has forgotten. Better aunt focus on the treatment to heal quickly" said me while thrusting the fruit with 1 other hand still hiding the book earlier.
My mother smiled sweetly at my words.
"You're a good boy, Izumi"
"Must... Mama called me... Izumi?" I was surprised
My reflexes are running backwards.
"Who?..." Much
Mother only realized what she was saying earlier, and gasped.
"Eh? Who did I mention just now? Suddenly, the name stuck in my brain. Who's she?"
My face paled for fear that my mother would remember it and not want to see me again.
I quickly switched the conversation in a hurry.
"Ah, auntie, I'll peel the apple peel first. Aunty wants to eat it or do I want to make it juice?" Much
"...." - ".Mother was silent for a moment with a slightly disappointed expression.
"I just want to eat it..." Mumbles
"alright. Wait a minute, auntie"
I just smiled at Mom.
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For about an hour in the hospital, I went back to Hazuki's house.
Even though I went back to Hazuki's house, I didn't go straight inside. As soon as I got to the gate, I went wherever I wanted to go, as long as the place was not Hazuki's house.
After walking for about 10 minutes, I found a quiet place with a stream of small rivers and trees beside it. A very suitable atmosphere for me.
I sat leaning against a tree while staring at the reflection of the shadow of the clouds in the river water.
I daydreamed for a moment and my mind started to get messed up.
"The calm water. But it must be deep..." Thought
"If I... What's going on?"
"Definitely dead, right? Because I can't swim. No one will help either..." Thought
I slowly crawled closer to the edge of the river and stared at the reflection of my reflection in the water.
I dipped one hand into the water, right on the shadow of my face.
"I was curious... I want to try it..." Mumbles
I was getting ready to go into the water, but somehow I felt my reflection in the water as if I was talking to myself.
'You wanna die? Are you tired of the world?'
I jerked. Instead of running away, I looked at my shadow more and more closely.
"You...." I muttered while looking at my shadow seriously
'You know, dying is not the solution to the problems you face now. When you die because you killed yourself, you'll regret it'
'Think carefully. From the beginning what you wanted was not death. You've been holding everything back all this time, but you're just gonna give up? Your struggle all this time will be in vain once you die'
I looked at my shadow deeper.
"You... Who actually?" Much
'I am you. A soul locked in your heart, never touched by your logical mind'
"You... is me?" Much
The shadow of me smiled at me.
'Your brain may not believe it, but that's the truth. In this world many things beyond reason can happen'
'Alright. Enough talk' already'
'...Don't die...'
"Wait first! I still haven't braked-"
Wush....
Suddenly a very strong wind appeared and made my eyes flickering with dust.
As soon as I opened my eyes and looked at my shadow in the water again, the shadow returned to normal.
"What was that..." Mumbles
I still can't believe what happened. I looked back and forth looking for a human figure, but nothing.
I'm alone in this place.
"That one... Really? The soul inside me?" I think confused
Only now did a goosebumping feeling invade my entire body. I quickly left that place and returned to the Hazuki family home after touring for a while.
