3 Eps 1
She tapped the wooden table with a pencil a few more times in frustration then grunted silently.How she hoped that class can be over soon.She glanced at her black smart watch she had bought last week.
Another ten more minutes for her to endure this hell.She tapped the table again and again. It's not like she didn't like math class or Suzuki sensei.The fact that she already know about the topic is really frustrating.She had lost an hour learning something that she'd already know before.An hour worth of doing something she consider as fun,like eating,or sleeping,or even kil-
"Amamiya san,could you please?"Suzuki called misaki by her last name, snapped while holding her anger.She frowned too hard that it looks like her brows are knitted together.She placed the textbook on the table and stared at the girl with a brown shoulder length haircut.Every single soul is staring at her.Enjoying the lil drama they always had everyday.
"Hm?"She casually answered.She looked back at Suzuki sensei and then looked at her own hand,which is holding a pencil,tapping furiously on the table.Then she grinned."Oh this?Sorry"She stopped tapping.
Suzuki sensei sighed then took a deep breath."Could you please focus on my class?This topic is one of the killing topic in the examination and i want you to focus so that you wont die in the upcoming exam later and blame me,like some- ,no, most of the students here"
Misaki looked at the clock,5 more minutes. There's no point of telling sensei that she'd already learned this topic before, because then she will give her questions to answer infront and she's not in the mood for it.She kept silent.Ugh,being a third year is really tiring
"Is it a yes,Amamiya san?"She put both of her hands on her waist. That's the position of 'im starting to lose my cool' for her."If you continue to behave like this, I'm going to tell your parents"
"My parents died"She answered blankly.
Suzuki sensei was taken aback."Well then your guardian?"
"I only have my sister"She looked at the time.3 minutes.And currently she's having a 'time to get know you better conversation' with her math teacher while being watched by 20 students.Very great.
Suzuki sensei folded her arms and smiled"Well sister it is. I'll tell your sister!."There's a hint of gladness in her smile.
"She's working overseas"
One of her classmates laughed a little and all attention turns to him.He gave a silent gomen nasai.
Misaki then turns back to her teacher.Then to the clock.1 minute.Oh come on.
"Amamiya san.We need to talk later."
"No"She sighed then bowed."I'm sorry i pissed you off,please don't have me meeting you after school"She really don't want to.She had more important stuff to do.Very,very important.
Suzuki sensei looked at her,and then nodded.The school bell rings,meaning that the school was over today."Ah there you go, school's over students,off you go!"She smiled and packs her belongings.Before she go the students bow and said "Arigatou gozaimasu"Including masaki,who whispered "fat pig" instead.
Misaki puts her stationary in her pencil box then one of her friend,Yua pushed her elbow lightly,then pushing her brown golden hair back."Saki-chan!"She smiled widely."thanks for the drama!I thought I'm going to sleep for the rest of the class but then there you came!Creating drama like always"She pushed her again.
"Heeyyy Misakiii!!!!"A voice came out calling her from the back.Ah,the annoying ryuu."Let's go to a nice cafe place i know! It's really nice!!And oh you're invited too Yua!!"Yua smiled
And yes he's very loud.
"Can i say no?"She answered without looking at him while putting her pencil box in her bag."I have things to do after this.And it's really important"She pulled her hair up in a bun.
Ryuu pouted."Ah man,"He sighed.
Yua pinched Misaki's hand"Party pooper!!!"
"Maybe next time,okay?"Misaki looked at Ryuu and slightly grinned While pushing Yua away from her.
"Maybe"He answered while nodding."So i guess it's me and you again,like always"
....
It was 9 pm.She was already bathed and ready to go.She looked at her bag,checking all the tools she needed.Then she looked at her watch.She need to be there at 10 30.And she got another 30 minutes.From here to the destination takes 20 minutes by train and that means she had 10 more extra minutes.Good,very good.She looked at herself on the mirror.She's wearing a black hoodie,with skinny jeans and a pink cap.Simple,but she liked this kind of style.She put on her mask,which has a cartoon bear on the mask.
She opened an old cellphone,the opened at the messages.
R
Male
36 yrs old
Tokyo
10 30 PM
9th floor
Then she walked to the train station.On the way there,she saw a lake and then pulled out the phone again,put it on the floor,jumped on it until it breaks and then throw it in the lake.
She looked at the time 9:06
Then she walked again.
....
She went to the building,gave her fake id card to the guards and then finding a lift to bring her up to ninth floor.It was a nice,big building.It is an office building of a renowned food company.She pushed the 9th floor button and waited.There are 2 people there in the lift,a women in his 30s and a guy in her early 20s.He looks overworked and tired though.Poor him.She thought.
A small,delicate ding came from the lift and then the lift opens.Masaki straighten herself,and tighten her mask.Then walked out from the lift.She looked right and left.And walk silently to the left, there's a staircase to go up to the rooftop.She went that way.
At the rooftop,the cold night air was splashing on her face.There's nothing there on the rooftop but there are iron net covered around the area.She scanned the area and then she saw him.Standing alone at the end of the building.Back towards her and she can't see his face.He was wearing a black suit and had a smooth silky white greyish hair.From his sillouste,she could assume that he's in the early 20s.But she's just guessing.
"You're here"He said blankly.Very dull.Then he turned on her,smiling widely."You're right on time!"He looked amazed and then looked at her,puzzled."I can't believe they also hire kids for this kind of job,,say,are they ran out of staff?"He's rather tall so he crouched to talk to analyzing her appearance."That's a cute bear mask on your face,suits you perfectly"He pointed towards the mask which she's wearing.
"So,are you ready sir?"Misaki put her bag down."You can cancel this right now,and your money will be refunded, immediately,but we will take 50 percent of it,as we've agreed"She took a step back, slightly bowing to her client"do you have anything to share? It is part of our program to hear our client thoughts,it is optional,anyway"She pulled out a blue glove that the doctor always use.
"Aren't you very serious for girls your age?"He shook his head.Then he looked up to the sky,and then to the city.He looked at Masaki and then pointed to the city below them.There are busy cars everywhere,and colouful lights danced in the town."Isn't it beautiful?"He stared at it.
Very
Long.
"I can't believe what I'm doing right now,i feel,weird,even!."He laughs"Ah,the world,could be so beautiful and so cruel,no.The world is beautiful.What makes the world cruel is the humans...yes.We are the demons.Poor earth.."He sighed."You don't deserve this kind of life,eh,?But what could you do?You were destined to live like this.You can't change this,this is your fate.To be crushed into pieces by others."
His round green eyes stared at the star.".....but I got nothing to lose"
Very long.
"..yeah"
And misaki just waited,and waited patiently.
He turns his back to her.And closed his eyes."I'm ready"He took a deep breath and clenched his teeth.Even though he's afraid like crazy,but this is what he really want before.This is the perfect solution.So he smiled.He then laughed."Ah,finally..I would be free.Thank you for doing this to me,kiddo,I wouldn't fancy doing this stuff alone,I might end up not doing this and suffer for my whole life."He glanced at Misaki, smirked and looked back infront"-Im ready!"
Masaki nodded and walked closer to her client."Thank you for using our service.I wish you all of luck."She put her hands on his back .
And pushed him off the building.
.....
It was 3 am,and she opened the news.
"Mr Keith commits suicide"Is the main title.There,the news shows photos and videos of who Mr Mizaki was.He had a lovely strong masculine smile that will melt anybodys heart.Then the news showed a picture where there are many people and polices in one place.
Misaki slurped her ramen.Then her old nokia phone vibrates.She opened it.
"30,000 yen has been banked in your account"
She deleted it straight away.
She then closed her eyes.She felt really tired.But she didn't felt any emotions at all.She just, didn't.She remembered when Tatsuo,his friend who also did this job as a source of living told her to quit doing this work as she was so young,so much potential. He's also the same though.He's very smart,sharp and also handsome for a guy in his age.He could be an actor with that lovely dark blue eyes."Damn I sound like I have a crush on him"She shooked at her thought.3 am thoughts really hit us different."But the thing is-"She looked at the TV.Slurping the soup all the way down.
She won't stop doing this work.Because this work, didn't affect her at all.She didn't feel any guilty or even shame about it.She knows that what she's doing is right. She's helping people to be free.She.Set.Them.Free.Away from all the sadness and all the struggles that they had before in life.And that's what she believes.
She did the right thing after all.
