What actually happened
After Miko finally
calmed down, she kept apologizing to Taka for wetting his shirt with her tears.
Taka smiled and said, “It’s okay.”
Earlier that night,
Miko had told Taka that her flat was just around the corner. So, he suggested
to walk her to the flat since she had parked the Toyota Subaru in a parking at
the roadside anyway. He felt that it is better for her to rest for the night.
She eventually let out
all her frustration of being alone in a foreign country, being used but unable
to do anything much and also the fact that she couldn’t find her Japanese
mother at all. She felt so useless but the comfort and warmth given by Taka
held her strong and gave her strength to keep standing. When Taka suggested her
to go back straight to her flat instead of going back to the club to fetch her
friends, she just agreed and nodded to him. After all, Taka assured her that
she can
Both of them walked
into the flat compound. Miko greeted the security man at the security post. It
was obvious to Taka that this girl was quite familiar with the guard as she is
a friendly person. To cheer her up, Taka told her stories about tour he had
made across Japan. Upon hearing all the stories especially some funny ones,
Miko did laughed and cheered up. Taka didn’t know why but it felt like a relief
for him.
“LOOK OUT!!” the guard
shouted behind them frantically. Taka quickly turned and saw something has
fallen down from above. In a fast reflex, he hugged and pushed Miko to the side
to avoid from the falling object. Both of them fell after the push with Taka on
top of Miko.
“Miko? Miko!” Taka got
himself up and raised Miko’s body. Unfortunately, even though he managed to
save themselves from the falling object, Miko was knocked unconscious due to
the strong falling impact. Taka felt guilty because it was due to his decision
that Miko became like that. The guard came running towards the pair and checked
if they’re okay. Taka told him that Miko was unconscious.
“Bring her to her flat
in level 3. There’s a doctor living in the same level as her. I will call him
to check on her. Thank God that at least she had no bleeding injuries,” the
elderly guard said. Taka nodded and carried Miko into the flat building.
The guard came to Miko’s
flat with a middle-aged man. The guard introduced him as Dr. Aikawa. As soon as
they entered the room, Dr. Aikawa began checking on Miko. Taka has brought her
back into her flat. His hands were shaking hard as he searched for Miko’s house
keys in her bad and opened the door.
Dr. Aikawa stood up
after he had done checking on Miko’s conditions. He looked at Taka and put his
hand on Taka’s shoulder. “The falling impact was quite strong. And it seems
like she did hit her head a bit on the floor. That’s why she is unconscious
now. I have checked but there is no major injuries. To be on the safe side,
bring her to check in the clinic tomorrow,” Dr. Aikawa said. Taka was relieved
to hear that but he still felt guilty inside.
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