"WAKE UP, KADURI!
" Kaduri thought as he slid into the seat.
"Kaduri.
"Yeah? he replied, his gaze fixed on the window.
"Your shoes.
Heat rose to his cheeks as he clenched his jaw, his lips trembling as he struggled to contain the stream of self-recriminations bubbling inside him.
Rin, still leaning back against the seat, glanced at him,"Relax. It happens.
Kaduri rested his head on his palm, his narrowed eyes fixed on the passing buildings outside. "
""
"What did I do?"
"Ouch! My ear hurts. C’mon, Kaduri, it’s freetime,
nk.
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"That vision, he thought, his chest tightening.
"
"Still thinking about the end of the world?
" Kaduri muttered, more to himself than to Ryuzo.
The streets were quiet. Leaves drifted lazily from the trees, carried by the slow rhythm of the wind. Kaduri walked alone, his hands in his pockets, his head down.
" he thought again, the words looping in his mind. "
"I—I’m sorry,
Watch where you’re going, kid,"
How was school, Kaduri?"
It was... fine,"
Uh, Mom... Is something wrong? and Wasn’t Dad comi—"
Go to your room when you’re done eating,"
"
How’s it going, Kaduri?"
Kaduri’s breath caught. Dad?"
"Yeah. I came, as promised.
I’m good... What about you?"
Pretty fine. How’s school?"
It’s... good. Did something bad happen? Mom seemed really upset."
It’s just her temper,"
It doesn’t feel like that. Something’s off. Like never before."
His father finally turned to him, Moonlight fell across his calm but distant face. His glasses—his Hoteps—trembled faintly. The cracks in the lenses spread like spiderwebs, refracting the light into fractured patterns.
his heart raced.
His lips trembled as he raised a shaking hand to his mouth.Cracks..." his voice cracked and shaking.
The cracks on his father’s Hoteps shimmered, vibrating as though they might shatter at any moment.
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