[a few months later]

School had started again. "Should I even go?" He mumbled to himself as he dragged himself out of bed. He eventually went to school. He was an hour late to class. Luckily, it was only homeroom that he missed. He enters the classroom and all eyes were on him. He didn't look around to see who was looking but he felt that everyone was staring. "May I know your name?" Asked a teacher politely. "Miura Haruma desu" he said as he put his head on the table. The teacher was shocked. She was looking forward to meeting sir Haruma, the smart sophisticated fresh young gentleman. But what she saw a young man who doesn't give a damn about anything. He was broken, lost, and he believed that no one can save him or is willing too. The teacher didn't know what to do so she went to the front of the class and began teaching. Haruma looked around the classroom and saw his so called friends near the front of classroom and Harumi, who sat next to him. He smirked and looked out the window. {Isn’t this something?}

After the class was over, his "friends" came over to try to talk to him but Haruma left the classroom. "What's his deal?" they asked each other. {MY deal is that you guys are cowardly stupid es that I decided today that I don't want to be around anymore...screw this...I'm done with school.} Haruma left the school building and was heading home. The teacher from earlier tried to stop him.

"Haruma? Where are you going?"

"Shut up and leave me the hell alone..."

"Haruma what happened to you? I heard so many wonderful things about..."

"Shut up...I'm tired of every single ing being right now...leave me the hell alone..." He finally said as he stormed off. {I don’t need your damn pity}

He went to a nearby ramen shop and ate lunch. During his lunch he received a phone call from the hospital where his parents are staying.

{ringggg ringggg}

"Moshi Moshi. Miura Haruma desu."

"Hello, Haruma. This is Dr. Okagi. I need you to come to my office."

"Are my parents fine?"

"Yeah, they're fine. I just need a word with you about some financial issues..."

"Okay, I'm on the way."

{hangs up}

(Financial issues? What's wrong with the insurance?)

Haruma paid for his meal and went to the hospital. After he entered the building he ran straight to the doctor's office. He's been there several times before so the nurses didn’t bother to ask him for identification and etc. He knocked before entering.

"Ah, yes Haruma! Come in. You've lost a lot of weight. I hope your taking the anti depressants I gave you."

"Yes sir" he said while sitting down.

The doctor started to look through files and Haruma became impatient due to the doctor's silence and the ruffling of papers.

"Um...." Haruma said finally breaking the doctor's silence.

"Yeah...I will get straight to the point. Your parents life insurance is no longer enough to sustain them," the doctor said.

Haruma was confused.

"What do you mean is no longer enough?"

"The life insurance policy states that your parents put six million yen into the policy therefore they would would receive six million in return. Well, there's not enough to cover both parents any more. The total cost for both parents to stay on life support is 1.5 million yen per month. But there's only 7.5 hundred thousand yen left on the balance. So it can only cover one person next month..."

"Wait...doctor...are...you...telling me by the end of next month...that…if I don't hand you the remaining cash...I have to choose...between.....my parents...who to stay alive...and...who...who..." Haruma couldn't even express his thoughts. He was appalled and baffled.

{This can't be happening right now.}

"I'm sorry Haruma. I know you’re a good kid and that you love your parents dearly...but...if I don't have the money...then that is the case..."

Haruma sat in disbelief. {Is…this…for real? One…Someone…has to die…} Haruma tried to shake the thought out of his head and he begged the Doctor to do something.

"I'm sorry Haruma....I can't..." Said the doctor as he rise out of his chair and put some papers away in his aluminium file cabinet.

Haruma lowered his head and rubbed the back of his neck. The thought of him choosing favorites in the past between his parents were unimaginable but now, he has to choose who dies. {Why has it come to this? Why?....} The doctor suddenly went to the bookcase and grab a list of job offers. Haruma looked up.

"Here this might not be much...but you can start by working...it's going to be hard for you since your just a kid. I would offer you a position here but you need to be of age...I will try...to see how much they can delay the bill payment...and keep you updated...don't give up kid" the doctor said as he opened the door for Haruma to leave. Haruma left the room and the hospital. {The doctor's right...I have to start working...I can't give up now...my parents are fighting to stay alive...then I will fight for them to stay alive...}

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca