Chapter 1
It's been 2 years since I graduated from the college i went to for 5 years. Even though i graduated a year later than others, I still managed to get a stable job, just like my friends.
I became an ordinary office worker just like the others -maybe a little lower than others.
I can never save more than a tenth of my salary each month. Even just keeping it until the next payment day often become a challenge for me.
I was never an extravagant person, actually I was always stingy with only one exception, namely food money. 'if I even save food money, what did I work hard for?' is one of my life motto. But of course the food money is also still within the acceptable range of at least eating healthy and nutritious food, not 5-star hotels food that are unreasonably priced. That's how i lived for the past 2 years.
Oh, besides that I also have other hobbies: Anime, Manga, Novels, and games -basically everything people would associate with an 'Otaku', all my free time is dedicated to all of them. But believe me, I'm not a fanatical creep who buys action figures and peaks under their skirt, i swear.
All I do was enjoying the works that were distributed for free on the internet. Unless it's a game I really fell in love with, I wouldn't spend a single penny -as i said before, i'm stingy.
After reading this far, I'm sure you would come to a conclution that I am a sad broke single, right? Well congratulations, you're spot on!
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I am the last child in a family of five with one older sister and one older brother. Maybe that's the reason why i'm still a spoiled brat, but only if compared to my siblings.
I often hear stories from my friends whose families got a lot of problems. Compared to that, i'd say i grew up in a very loving environment.
The three of us siblings have a very close relationship. But I will not exploit this relationship by asking them for money. Even I still have a speck of pride as their younger siblings. Of course, in an emergency such as getting sick, I won't hesitate to borrow money from them, as they will to me because that's just how our relationship is.
As for my parents, they are easily the most amazing people i know. They raised us three to always help each other in needs.
There were a time when my dad went bankrupt and our family fell into poverty, the five of us even had to share a single pack of noodle for a meal. But my parents still worked hard step by step to restore our family finances, to the point where we are now above average. They also never complaint that I never once brought a girlfriend, let alone daughter-in-law, home up till now, unlike my brother.
Now my older siblings are successful with their respective jobs overseas. They are all so amazing that I can tell of their accomplishments with pride.
(I will miss them all very much)
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Every year the company where I work holds a holiday event for all of its employees, of course, I, who only spends free time with my hobby, have no reason to refuse a free vacation.
This is the second year I participated in this event. Everything is the same as last year, playing jokes and having fun with co-workers, it was a fun time. The only difference is how I became one of the seniors this time. The new girl entered this company as fresh graduate, just like how i was last year.
Her appearance is not bad, but there are also many other seniors who are prettier and sexier than her. 155cm is a little short for my taste. She is slim without excess fat, which lessen her attractiveness as a female. Her nature is a little shy, maybe because she just graduated from college afraid of socializing with her seniors.
Just like how I was mentored by my senior last year, she also got a senior to mentor and guide her, and that senior was me….
The details are not important but it seems I did a good job guiding her as a senior. At least that is what I thought when i saw her happily joking with the other female seniors from my seat at the back of the bus. This year's event ended well.. or so i thought.
On the way home, something unexpected happened.
Our bus got into an accident.
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"Ugh… "
My whole body was screaming the moment I regain conciousness. I didn't know how long did i pass out. It took a few seconds for me to get my get used to the pain.
The smell of smoke spreads everywhere, besides that I can feel some heat from one direction. After a while I got more used to the pain and managed to lift my body.
Looks like I was lying down on the grass -to be more precise, i bounced off the bus and fell on the bushes.
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"arghhh…." "uarggghhh…" "hu..rt…." "he..lp..." "uuu…"
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I started to hear voices of my co-worker who also got bounced off the bus after i regained focus. Maybe it's a fortune amidst misfortune that we who bounced off the bus fell on the bushes. If we all didn't fell on the bushes…. I didn't even want to imagine it. Besides me, there are several of my co-workers who are also used to their pain starting to stand up.
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A little distance from us all the bus that we rented overturned and burned that is the source of the heat that I felt, staring at it for a moment I could see those who were not lucky were burned with the bus. I can't even explain how I feel right now. Sad that all this disaster happened or happy that I was lucky to bounce off the bus. Moments later I realized something even worse. The bus' gasoline tank were damaged due to the accident and the gasoline were leaking out. At this rate the bus will explode.
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I tried to immediately get away from the bus, but then I remembered the other co-workers around.
"a..rgh…."
I tried to warn them but my voice didn't come out, i think I got hurt when I bounced off the bus or maybe I froze because of my fear, or it might be both. As time goes on, gasoline keeps leaking out.
I didn't have time to think about others when i hardly stayed concious myself, so I decided to save myself and for the last time I saw my colleagues around. Only to found an unconscious woman who was closest to the bus. In contrast to other colleagues who I only knew or ever talked to once, the woman was the junior who I guided during this event.
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"uarrghhhh…"
I tried to call out to her but only indistinct sounds escapes my throat. It seems I really injured my throat badly.
I don't know if it's my conscience working or because of a speck of pride left in me, my body moves on its own lifting my heavy legs step by step closer to the woman.
What am I doing? I myself don't understand anymore, I have tried to pull the woman away from the bus, but reality doesn't always go as you want.
What can i do with a body like this even I myself can't walk firmly, let alone pulling other people. I only managed to drag her less than a meter when she suddenly speaks,
"se…ni..or…"
The woman regained consciousness. I can't explain the situation to her with my injured throat. She also seems to struggle just to open her eyes and slightly move her lips somehow. But I still didn't want to give up. Until...
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[bzztttt..]
My time is up… I immediately shielded her with my body from the bus.
[BOOMMMM!]
The last thing I remember is myself thrown once again by the impact with the woman covered tightly in my arms.
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I thought I was going to wake up in the ICU with all kinds of equipment stuck into my body and several people with masks looking at me from above.
For a moment I lifted my heavy eyelids, even though my vision was blurry I could still describe the person in front of my eyes, a beautiful woman whose face was pale like someone who was very tired after overworking even though the woman still looked at me gently and happily.
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"your name is... Lex.. Lex Mikaela"
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