"Leon Kim, he was such a bright athlete." Mrs. Xing said calmly, showing no emotion outside. "Even our CA Company CEO came to his funeral." Her face looked dull, as if she was holding some kind of guilt. Ash doesn't feel anything hearing about Leon Kim death.
How ever. Serena feels weird. ("Leon Kim, I heard this name before. But…. why don't I get to remember.") she Pretty sure she heard Leon name. ("Leon…. Leon…. where, where I heard his name...!!")
"Mrs. Xing!" She stopped and looked behind her. asking serena what happened. Even ash shock to hear, asking her what happened. Serena asks. "Mrs. Xing, if you don't mind can you show me Leon photo." Mrs. Xing hesitates but still, she sends serena a personal link. Where all the student date store. However, Mrs. Xing specifical send only Leon information link.
"I'm only send you this, because you both are A+ rank. It's illegally to send information like this. Don't say anyone a word, OKAY!"
'nod'
"Thank you, Mrs. Xing." She grabs Ash's hand. "You come with me."
"Wait buuuutttt--." Serena drag ash. "What about our uniform??"
"don't worry we can take it latter." Mrs. Xing left behind. Holding nothing but loneliness. Suddenly another teacher come.
"AHH—Mrs. Xing Good evening."
"Good evening Mr. Tanaka. Why are you still in company?"
'blush'
"Ahh—I was just wating for you Mrs. Xing, if you are freee--." He can't say it. But she already understands.
"Mr. Tanaka would you like a coffee break??" she smiles, a mischief smirk.
"Sure—sure Mrs. Xing. Please!!"
("cute")
Each teacher goes into cafetiere for a quick coffee. doesn't speak a word but clearly herd their heart beating. Even the night shift chef mumbled. "Just kiss already, both like each other for more then a year but never said a word." He thinks for a sometime and come up with a plan. "He-he-he, this will do work." He drops something inside their coffee. It's look like a liquid, but only drop 2-3 drop. "Thanks, me latter kids."
He was going to deliver the coffee, but serena and ash come. Serena grabbing her head and ash holding her. her face looks shabby, sad but more importantly. Serena holding her phone too tightly. "Serena are you all right now?"
"No-I'm not ash, I need a coffee first!"
"But serena coffee is not good for you—" serena gave ash a scarry look, he closed his mouth and order a coffee. "Hello sir."
"Hello kid." The chef observer ash dress and ask. "Where is your dress kid?"
"Oh- we are new here sir, I would like to order two coffee sirs."
He doesn't ask any more question and first put down Mrs. Xing and Mr. Tanaka coffee. "Ok wait here kid."
"Thank you, sir." He makes the coffee but did a big blunder. That can change someone life. A boy with Crystal blue and bright smile change Mrs. Xing and Mr. Tanaka coffee with ash and serena.
Ash takes the coffee that should goes to Mrs. Xing and Mr. Tanaka. The boy watching Ash leave with coffee and gave a smile. "Good evening, Carl." The chef hearing his name turn around and saw that boy. Carl's not surprised to hearing his namebut spoke.
"Hey kid, it's bad manner to call elder by his name."
"ha-ha." The boy laughs. "Forgive me." carl observe the boy bright smile and beautiful eyes.
"it's ok, call me either Uncle or Mr. kim! Ok?"
"ha-ha" he again gave a small laugh. "So, Mr.Kim how's your daughter now? I hope she fine?" the chef froze. Drop his kniff.
'Tankk'
He turns around with froze face and whisper. "How do you know about my daughter!"
"it's fine."
Go back to Ash and serena. She watches again and again the article about Leon. She whispers slowly. "I have to tell Miya about this, but how?" Ash watch all of this, he's also understood the situation but can't interfere so much. The pain of losing someone dear, ash understand quite will.
"Serena." Ash put down the coffee. "Call Miya and tell her, it's better to tell her." Serena couldn't even lift her phone. her hands shaking badly.
("do it.")
Serena feels soft voice pass through her ears. "What is that??"
"What happened serena?"
"I feel like some whisper to me!?" she looks around and around but there was no one, other then ash and her. Ash calmly put her hands on serena shoulder and whisper.
"Serena call Miya." Serena things for some times, gather her courage.
'Glug glug'
She drinks her coffee in one go and shout. "OK!" but her hands and body shaking. Ash couldn't help. He takes serena phone and call Miya. Serena shocked but couldn't response on time.
'Beep beep'
'Pick up'
["hello?"] Miya pick up call; her voice feels sleep. Serena gets angry on ash but only take phone from his hands.
["hey Miya, what you doing girl?"]
["Serena, why you call this late?"]
["nothing important Miya, we can talk latter!"]
["why what happened?"] serena just couldn't tell Miya, her voice shaken.
'Cut call'
Serena cut call, her hands stop shaken but her heart sank. Lost on thought. Ash hug serena from behind. "it's ok serena, let's go." Far behind from a table, the same boy smile.
"it's ok serena, telling your friend truth always hard for even divine beings." He looks into sky and mumble. "The boy soul still pure and clean, Hehe." He laughs. As he already knows everything.
At Miya home.
Her face looks confused. "Why serena call me this lat." She lay down on bed. "She and her crazy time to call." She slowly closes her eyes. Her mind feels relax as she on 7th cloud.
NEXT MORNING.
'Tap tap tap.'
Miya come down stairs, straight go to bathroom. Her mom and dad holding some paper. Their face looks sad and full of guilt. "it's best we tell her now honey."
"hmm" her father does a small nod.
After 30 mins, Miya finally come out bathroom and sit beside her dad on couch. "Good morning dad, good morning mom."
Her parents replied slowly. "Good morning sweetie."
"Miya!" her dad hand over some paper to Miya.
"What is this dad?"
"Just read it sweetie." Miya take paper from her dad and start reading, the more she read her expression get darker and darker.
"Dad it's not true right?"
"It is."
"No no no no."
She has same photo of the boy she saw near the tree and with a death news from 4 years.