Ryuji Sakamata

It was noon the same day, and no one except Elara reacted to what had happened to me. Besides my brother, everyone in our family sat at the long dining table, waiting for the chef to finish preparing the meals. The dining room has identical royalty designs to my bedroom. Maids clean the walls regularly…

My eyes closed, which I couldn’t seem to open. My hypersensitivity to sounds became deafness, and all I could hear were mumblings with voices alien to me. I realized something strange — I didn’t feel any physical sensations. Even though I couldn’t open my eyes, I could visualize the endless stars surrounding the vast blue…

“I’m graduating soon,” I sighed. I looked up at the gray and gloomy sky as the raindrops fell like tears from the clouds. The streets were empty and wet, reflecting the dull light of the lampposts. The wind howled and whipped the branches of the trees, making them shiver and sway. I felt cold and…