Where The Stars Fade

I woke up with the sound of the rain banging through my roof, feeling dizzy, it's dark inside my room. The rain grew louder and louder. I just know that the Café is closed today due to it.

I stood up, and felt my neck with my palm. I was still warm and my eyes felt like it's deep beneath my head. It burns as I blink, so I got up from my bed, my legs wobbling as I take each step.

It's still dark outside, I looked at the wall clock and realized it's still 3am. I quickly went to the kitchen, reaching for the things I can grab to balance myself out.

I opened the fridge to get some water, as I kept drinking it felt like my throat was dry, reminding me that I haven't eaten last night.

What am I doing to myself?

I placed the water back into the fridge and I fell to my knees on the kitchen floor, I could hear Mitto meowing from the living room, echoing in my ears.

I stood back up, reaching for the edge of the kitchen sink. As I try to get up each more, my body starts to weaken.

The food supplies, bills, money, all of these problems I have to face circled through my head which made it ache more.

I grabbed on for dear life as I reached for the counter top, when suddenly, my left foot slipped, hitting my head on the edge of the kitchen sink before falling down.

I couldn't do anything but just lay there on the ground, helpless. I slowly touched my head, my hand shaking. I looked at my hand, I couldn't see it but it was wet, not from my sweat but with blood.

Feeling like there's nothing I can do, I accepted my fate and closed my eyes as tears run down from it.

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2 hours later, I slowly opened my eyes and found myself lying on a folding bed, feeling a little much better. I looked around inside and saw that the place, it's unfamiliar.

My head aches again, and I touched it. It's covered in gauze.

Who would do this?

I tried to pick my upper body up as I can, and looked around even more. When suddenly footsteps from the kitchen started to grew louder. When suddenly, someone steps out.

"A-Ayako-san?" I asked, my voice weak as my lips tremble as I noticed him.

He went straight up to me, carrying a smoking bowl of porridge in his hands. He placed it onto the table next to me and said, "Haruto-kun? Are you okay?"

I admit, I wasn't feeling better yet, I was so low on energy. The stress in my head and hunger in my stomach keeps making my head hurts even more.

I slowly shook my head in response.

"Here, eat this first while it's hot." He said, moving the bowl closer to me.

He stood up and grabbed his newspaper and a cigarette. "You can stay here for as long as you like, I'll be outside if you need me." He said as he left the house.

I didnt ask more any questions and laid my head back again onto the bed. Thinking what happened before I came here?

2 HOURS EARLIER AYAKO'S POV

I was walking down the road, when I noticed someone laying on the ground inside Haruto's house. The curtains were being moved by the wind so I got a glimpse.

That's weird...

The most weird part is, he's just laying on the ground and not moving. Feeling intrigued, I went closer, it's dark inside but my eyes weren't deceiving me.