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“Have you heard this story?” The hollow voice echoed across the school. Hanako couldn’t help but wonder why Sakura was making the announcement during class. She’d usually wait until lunch break, at least. So he immediately knew something was off. This was obviously important, if she didn’t wanna wait to say it. He got off the small windowsill and headed to the door.
“It’s about the six wonders of Kamome Academy.”
‘You forgot one, silly~’ Hanako thought to himself, a small smile appearing on his face, ‘Who forgets a whole wonder?’
“Once upon a time, there was another.” the monotone voice continued, uncaring of the ghost’s grievances. “Yeah! That’s me! I Am. Right. Here!” Hanako retorted aloud, knowing Sakura couldn’t hear him.
“He was the seventh wonder. And his name was À̸̘͒ͅm̷̱̱̳̀̍a̶̮̽̑̀̊n̸͖̅̑̕͝͠e̴̯̒̒̊.” As she finished speaking, Hanako felt a surge of dread within himself. He pressed his ear to the door, only to confirm what he feared. The only announcement was coming from the one in his bathroom. No one knew. And when Sakura finished her speech with that awful, robotic voice? He wouldn’t either.
“He was the former leader of the then seven wonders.” Way to rub it in Sakura. He could feel himself vanishing. Just like the rumor.
“But one day,” The announcer suddenly became static for a few seconds, and Hanako might have hoped someone would save him, but alas. Before he could even think of hope, it went back to normal and Sakura continued.
“One day, he simply… vanished. And since then, there have only been six.” Once, he might have been curious at what the sensation of disappearing would feel like. At least, now he knew, he thought, letting out a quiet laugh that had sounded more like wheezing. ‘Dang. I didn’t get to make those donuts with Nene and Kou like we had planned.’ He tried to smile, but part of his face had already vanished. His last thoughts before disappearing were ‘Sorry I couldn’t make it, you guys. I’ll try to make it next time, though.’