She rarely cared for the news...she never watched it, or cared to...
but it was on in the background while the family talked among themselves..
She turned her head,a bored glance from the kitchen table...Someone was laughing about something... but before she turned her head , an image of...Hanako flashed onto the screen..
She shoved herself off the chair,and hurried to grab the remote and blasted the volume up on high..
“... found dead earlier this evening..
“No...No...No...Hanako-” The room got quiet-she could feel eyes on her,and shift back to the screen..
She could feel a gentle hand on her shoulder, and another trying to move the control away from her hands...
“No no.not again...she...she can’t be...”
Was it Yasha..? Or Hotaka...?
She couldn’t tell who’s hand it was but she moved away,
“She’s...she’s...not...she...” She grabbed her phone...calling her...hoping she’d answer...
‘I’m sorry if I made you worry....’ she’d say..
and she’d tell her it was fine and she was just glad she was okay..and then they’d talk about animal crossing or whatever desserts she’d bring to the club when school started again...
but the phone kept ringing.....and she slipped out of her hands..all over again..