Chapter 2:

Right Choice?

Memories with you


"Hey! Are you okay!?!" i said, supporting her 

"Ugh, I fell sick" she said

"Mom?!?!" a voiced called out, it was the blonde girl 

She approached us and helped me support her

"Let's take her inside!" the girl said

We dragged her to the receptionist slowly but surely, until we placed her on one of the sofas

"Phew" the girl said, meanwhile i was carrying my dad

"Hey, i will help!" she said, approaching me and started to carry my dad

We with both of our strengths carried his heavy body placed it albeit not so gently on the sofa

"Phew" i said, sitting on the floor "He's so heavy" 

"uhuh, man i am so weak" she said, shivering "so cold..." 

I stood up and took out my jacket, instinctively i handed it to her

"Thanks, appreciate it" she said, her breath forming a visible cloud

"Anyway, I'll go buy medicine for them, i think i saw a convenience store just then" 

"Alright, i'll help check in first" 

"It's settled then" i waved her a goodbye and hop i go to find the convenience store, infact i actually don't have idea where it is. 

I just lied to escape the situation, standing a few more seconds with that cute girl, then i might actually melt away in embarrassment and anxiety

I could feel my cheek reddening, and my hands feeling funny again

"ugh" i said, looking down at the ground "this sucks" 

As i stood there outside the motel, just far enough for her to not possibly see me, a droplets of water had fallen and landed on the ground

"It's raining?? Ugh, let's go" 

I quickly started strolling through the area, left and right, was just dimly lit houses and shops, honestly this town felt more alive than i used to thought what town was like during night

I strolled more, and this part is even brighter with warm smell of foods, loud music playing, and... 

"Hey, there it is!!" i said, quickly approching the store, it was a small cube sized store with very bright light, that i almost mistook it as heaven

Entering the store, i made a quick dash to the medicine aile, took it, payed and in quick swoop exited. 

The drizzle of rain just then, was now a full blown downpour

"Really???" i said, sighing in defeat. I sat down at the bench provided, sheilded by the store roof 

I sat there for awhile, not knowing what to do, but to look in despair as the rain gets much worser

I rumminated what to do, now there's only two options i could do. Either sit here idly or run for my life and get soaked bad, honestly both of them sucks

Thinking harder again, i realized a solution that's probably plausible. 

I stood up, and faced the front of the store door, as i was about to move with my plan, the inside of the store turned dark

As the darkness now envelops me, i could hear the sound of someone getting out of the store and i could hear a locking sound followed by a the sound of someone doing a comical stretch

"Thank god i brought a umbrella with me!!" a chipper feminine voice said, but followed with a sigh "Wait, how am i supposed to ride my bike then!!" 

The girl made an upset sound and said "But i don't wanna walk to school tommorow, i hate walking. This sucks!!" 

She opened her phone flashlight, it was dim, so she probably haven't seen me yet

I contemplated telling her my presence but i just can't find the right word to say

All of a sudden– 

"Uhhhhhh!!!!" she screamed

"Whoa!!!" i said, taken aback by her scream "Is everything okay?!?" 

"Bwuhhhh!!??!" she squeaked, i could hear her falling to the floor "W-Wh-Who A-Are Y-You!! Sh-Show Y-Yo-Your Self!!!" 

"huh! Um i'm here!" i said, showing my self in the light

"W–Wait!" Y-You're that guy from earlier! She said rapidly pointing at me "W-Why are you here!" 

"Uhm! It's raining so, i was waiting"

"I guess that makes sense..." she said "Oh, i have an idea! Take this" 

She handed me the opened umbrella, and took me by her hand 

"Follow me" she said hoping on the bike, as i protected her with my umbrella 

She pat the back of her seat, signaling me to sit. I hopped on the bike, my body against her "Whoa! Too close" 

"Hold the umbrella alright!" she said "Now, where do you live?" 

"Uh, the motel, uh what its name again?" 

"The motel?? I live there too!" she said "Hang tight!" 

She pedaled the bike, turning left straight to the motel

"Hey, are you new here??" she said "Never seen you before" 

"Yeah, i just moved out from the cities" i said "by the way, my name is Yuma, Yuma Naoka" 

As the headwind blew past us, so too the rain assaulted us. 

"What a name huh, Naoka..." she said 

"Yeah? Is there something wrong?" 

"No, i guess it's not" she said "Anyway i am Midore Mori, currently on second grade of highschool" 

"Oh, you're older than me" i said "what school did you attend??" 

"Kazanagi High school, there's only one school here, so we will see each other again sometime!" 

As she said that the bike stopped and before i realize the downpour stopped too, we were now infront of the motel

I hopped out the bike and closed the umbrella

Midore parked her bike, and tool her umbrella, placing it on one of the racks

As we entered the motel, i saw a familiar blonde hair girl sitting on one of the sofas

"Of hey! They're resting now, wait who's this?" she said, approaching us

"Hi! I'm Midore! I'm an attendant here!" she said 

"Oh, well I'm Yuki, Yuki Naoka. Nice to meet you!" she smiled

"W-Wait, Nao-" 

"huh? Oh that makes sense!" Midore said, patting me on the back "Gotta go now, see you guys next time!" 

Soon enough Midore disappeared from the scene

"Midore" Yuki said "What a cute name" 

***

"They are okay now" Yuki said, throwing away the remnants of the medicine 

"Oh!! Yeah i guess so!!" i said, sitting on her room, honestly it's nerve racking 

Yuki sat beside me, on the bed mattress. "H-Hey! Uhm! i h-have a q-question..." 

"Yeah?" Yuki said, looking at staright at me

"Whoa!?!" i said, our face few inches away, our shoulder touching 

"Whoa!?! Sorry!!" she said, giving me a room to breathe "Anyway, what were you asking again??? " 

"Can you tell me your name?" 

"Oh, we haven't introduced yet huh?" Yuki said "I'm Yuki, Yuki Naoka, how about you??" 

I looked at ground, thinking extensively ehat to say, in fact there's no mistaking it "Are you my sister??" 

"Huh? What does that mean??" she said

"I'm Akio, Akio Naoka"