Mai closed the door to her apartment with a tremble. The first rays of dawn crept out of the window and to the tip of Mai's feet. Everything seemed peaceful and serene, but it was anything but that.
A tear slid down her cheek.
Perhaps if she just listened for once, then things wouldn't have turned out so bad. She knew Naru was under a lot of stress-after all, four people had already died during the case, and with the resurfacing of Gene's killer he was even more tense than usual...so why didn't she listen?
Mai kicked her shoes off her feet. Droplets from the storm the night before still stuck to the window, as if the window cried its heart out, too. Mai knew the feeling. The room was colder than normal, but the poor girl was too tired to turn up the heater. …show more content…
She was Mai Taniyama- the girl who was angry beyond belief! How could Naru have said such untrue things to her? It was never wrong to care for someone, but in Naru's eyes to care for someone was to have a, "bleeding heart." How could he claim that?
But maybe he has a point, a voice whispered in the back of Mai's mind. You nearly got yourself killed because of your kindness. He was just taking his stress out on you.
That doesn't make it right! Mai responded vehemently.
It doesn't, but he has a point there, the voice whispered again, the ghost had been trying to hurt you since the beginning of the case, and despite the fact you went to save the owner of the inn when everyone warned you not to, even though you forgot the owner wasn't there at the time. Naru said untrue things, of course, but is it really entirely his fault?
Shut up! Mai growled. It was much easier to be angry at Naru than to cry and break down, and if that's what it took to make Mai feel better, then so be it.
The pot gave a sudden shriek. Mai gave a start and yelped. She hurried over and started to pour the tea into the cups, frowning and cursing Naru under her breath the entire
A tear slid down her cheek.
Perhaps if she just listened for once, then things wouldn't have turned out so bad. She knew Naru was under a lot of stress-after all, four people had already died during the case, and with the resurfacing of Gene's killer he was even more tense than usual...so why didn't she listen?
Mai kicked her shoes off her feet. Droplets from the storm the night before still stuck to the window, as if the window cried its heart out, too. Mai knew the feeling. The room was colder than normal, but the poor girl was too tired to turn up the heater. …show more content…
She was Mai Taniyama- the girl who was angry beyond belief! How could Naru have said such untrue things to her? It was never wrong to care for someone, but in Naru's eyes to care for someone was to have a, "bleeding heart." How could he claim that?
But maybe he has a point, a voice whispered in the back of Mai's mind. You nearly got yourself killed because of your kindness. He was just taking his stress out on you.
That doesn't make it right! Mai responded vehemently.
It doesn't, but he has a point there, the voice whispered again, the ghost had been trying to hurt you since the beginning of the case, and despite the fact you went to save the owner of the inn when everyone warned you not to, even though you forgot the owner wasn't there at the time. Naru said untrue things, of course, but is it really entirely his fault?
Shut up! Mai growled. It was much easier to be angry at Naru than to cry and break down, and if that's what it took to make Mai feel better, then so be it.
The pot gave a sudden shriek. Mai gave a start and yelped. She hurried over and started to pour the tea into the cups, frowning and cursing Naru under her breath the entire