Chapter 4 : Hinami

                                    

                                          
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The Anteiku workers were all in the staff room. Sadness could be seen in everyone's eyes, and tears were rolling in Touka's eyes, but she refused to let then out. Finally, Kaneki broke the silence. 
                          
"I'm sorry..... if I was stronger, I could've saved Ryouko-san...." Said Kaneki, looking down. "It's not your fault, Kaneki." Said Nishiki, a waiter here who Kaneki seldom talked to. "He's right, Kaneki-kun. It wasn't your fault." Said Yoshimura. 
                          
"It was no one's fault, Kaneki-kun. This is just fate, and we can only obey it. Now, the most important thing is to lead Hinami-chan out of the darkness. She has to overcome it. I'll let her live here from now on, and everyone, I beg you, make every effort to help the young girl walk out of the pain. She's already suffered too much." Yoshimura said.  
                          
"But--" 
                          
"Kaneki!! It wasn't your fault!!" Touka stood up and slapped him, and went out of the room. "Touka-chan!!" Kaneki shouted and went after her. He knew she wasn't blaming him, she was just upset, frustrated, and sad. He went upstairs, and saw Touka sitting at her door. 
                          
"She's in there sleeping." Said Touka. She buried her face into her hands. "Why.... why does Hinami-chan have to suffer this much?? She's already lost her father, now Ryouko-san is gone forever.... what should she do?? What should we do??" She croaked, shaking. 
                          
"Touka-chan...." He wrapped his arm around Touka's shoulder, and held her hands and squeezed them. "I know it hurts, I think we all do. But let's put it aside now. Let's help Hinami-chan, she needs us. She has no one now." Said Kaneki. He felt tears running down his cheeks too. He hugged her even tighter, and she dozed off, and after a while, he fell asleep too. 
                          
The next they they held a quiet funeral. Anteiku was closed, and everyone was dressed in black, and the atmosphere was gloomy. Hide and Yoriko attended the funeral and tried to make Hinami feel better, but it was no use, she was sobbing and holding Touka's hand very tightly the whole day. In the evening, they returned to Anteiku, and Hinami went up stairs without saying a word.
                          
"Good night, everyone." Said Yoshimura, and he made everyone a cup of coffee. Everybody thanked him and left. "Good night, Yoshimura-san." Said Touka. He nodded and she went up stairs. 
                          
"Hinami-chan?" Said Touka when she got to her room. Hinami was in her room. "Hinami-chan? Do you want anything to eat?" Touka opened Hinami's door slightly. She was in her bed. "No, thank you, onee-chan." Said Hinami, covering her head with her blanket. 
                          
"Hinami-chan, I--" 
                          
"Onee-chan, can you... please let me be alone for a while?" Said Hinami. Touka knew she was trying to stop herself from sobbing. "...Okay, if you say so. Good night, Hinami-chan." Said Touka, closing the door. "If there really is God, I beg you, please, rescue her." She preyed. 
                          
It had already been a week since Hinami's mother's funeral, and it was ten days to Kaneki, Hide, Yoriko, and Touka's first monthly exam. Kaneki took his day offs when it was five days to the exams, and he brought his books to Anteiku and studied with Hide there everyday after school. He helped Hide with the subjects that he wasn't good at, on the other hand, they were thinking about how to help Hinami. 
                          
"Kaneki, I really don't know. I really want to help Hinami-chan, but I just don't know how!" Said Hide, scratching his head. "Me neither. Every time I try to talk to her, she locks herself in the room." Said Kaneki, and he sighed.