23 Chapter 23

Mashiro is walking in the hallway and he passed by to the music room and he hears a music (piano sound). He go inside the music room and no one inside.

"Mashiro" the woman said

"Nee-san?" Mashiro said

"I'm here" the woman said

"Where?" Mashiro said

"I'm here in your back" the woman said

Mashiro turn around and he saw a woman with long hair and he woke up. He sat down and catches his breath.

"A dream…" Mashiro said in his mind

At school

Mashiro saw Natsuki is talking to her little brother. He passed by to them and go inside the classroom. After few minutes their teacher arrives.

Break

Mashiro, Takashi and Reiko saw Isamu is having a chest pain. Natsuki come close to him and he collapsed. Natsuki call an ambulance and after 5 minutes the ambulance arrives and take him.

After school

At gym

Arata and Kazuki arrives

"Amano!" Arata shouted

"What is it?" Mashiro said

"Someone going to die?" Arata said

"No one" Mashiro said

"I see…I saw earlier someone collapsed" Arata said

"Ah! Akagi-san" Mashiro said

"You know him?" Kazuki said

"Yeah, he is our classmate" Mashiro said

"He collapsed earlier…" Kazuki said

"No one going to die" Mashiro said

"I think he is just sick" Takashi said

"I see" Arata and Mashiro said

"Akagi collapsed again" Tomio said

Mashiro and others looked at them

"Yeah" Yuu said

"He got sick again" Tomio said

"He will be hospitalized again" Jirou said

"Yeah" Osamu, Tomio, and Yuu said

"His body is really weak. He is always in out." Osamu said

"Yeah, Akagi-sensei will go trouble again" Tomio said

"Yeah, because Akagi is sick" Yuu said

Mashiro and others look away.

"Akagi-sensei is always taking care of him. She is always on his side the time she doesn't have job." Jirou said

"Yeah…." Yuu said

"Akagi-sensei can't concentrate because of that." Osamu said

"Of course she is! She is worried to him" Jirou said

"Her little brother is only left to her." Yuu said

"Their parents died when Akagi-sensei is in high school" Tomio said

"Akagi as so many illnesses" Yuu said

"Yeah" Tomio and Osamu said

"Akagi-sensei is taking an part-time job for his medicines and others like treatment." Jirou said

"Yeah, Akagi-sensei is always working hard for her little brother." Tomio said

"Of course he is the only left relative for her." Jirou said

After practice

Mashiro, Takashi and Reiko passed by to the hospital and they look and they left.

The next day

Break

They go to Natsuki

"Akagi-sensei can we ask you something?" Mashiro said

"What is it?" Natsuki said

"What happened 5 year ago?" Mashiro said

Natsuki got surprised

"Why did Tsukamoto Miki-san disappeared? Did you know anything? Please tell it to us!" Mashiro said

Natsuki felt flustered and her hand started to shake.

"Akagi-sensei…?" Reiko and Takashi said

Natsuki is looking anywhere.

"Akagi-sensei I'll ask you again what happened 5 years ago? Did you know anything about Tsukamoto-san's disappearance?" Mashiro said

"I don't know what you are talking about" Natsuki said

"You were their teacher 5 year ago right?" Mashiro said

Natsuki is not answering. After a few minutes Natsuki walked away.

After practice

"Did you guys saw Akagi-sensei's face earlier?

"Yeah" Takashi and Reiko said

"She looked so flustered." Reiko said

"Her hand is shaking" Takashi said

"She is looking anywhere the time I asked her and she look down after that." Mashiro said

"That means Akagi-sensei is hiding something" Reiko said

"Yeah" Mashiro said

"I think it's Tsukamoto-san's disappearance." Takashi said

"I think that too" Mashiro said

Mashiro remember Natsuki's face that time and he looks at the sky.

"We need to know the ting she is hiding." Mashiro said

"It's surely about the 5 year ago" Takashi said

"Yeah, we need to know it. The thing she is hiding might be the answer why the curse started." Reiko said

"Yeah" Mashiro and Takashi said