Happy laughter came from the car. Mamoru and Bunny just came home from a birthday party, outside it was already deep night and only the glittering snow in the headlights was clearly visible.
Both laughed lightheartedly and talked about the jokes and pranks of the celebration. All in all, it had been a very successful evening.
Mamoru drove on the road towards Tokyo, despite his intoxicated state he drove pretty fast, but Bunny wasn't afraid. She knew her fiancé and knew that he was a good driver.
Headlights appeared far ahead of them and came quickly closer, getting brighter and brighter and you could clearly see that they were jumping from one side of the street to the other. Mamoru stopped laughing and Bunny's stomach was slowly becoming queasy too.
The oncoming car was so close now that Mamoru was blinded. He slowed down and drove further to the right, as the car with its funny snaking lines didn't stop.Suddenly he had to turn the steering wheel to the right. The car was shaken, Mamoru lost control, he couldn't move anymore, could only stare at the approaching tree. A high-pitched scream pierced him. Bunny !!! Then he hit his head hard.
Silence!
When he opened his eyes it was already getting dark, but nothing could be seen, thick, dense fog everywhere. He straightened up with a groan. It took all his strength to open the warped car door and then he crawled out of the car on all fours. The fog grabbed him in his cold, wet fingers and stole his breath for a moment. Slowly, trembling, he crawled through the deep snow. He didn't notice the pain, the cold. His only thought was Bunny!
When he finally got to the passenger side, he pulled himself up by the door. He grabbed the door handle and shook it. Nothing. He had to pause for a moment before trying again.Now he tore the handle with the last of his strength, suddenly the door gave way and jumped open with a mighty leap. The pressure of the open door threw Mamoru back and he landed in the snow. Only now did he feel all the pain in his body, and he noticed that it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to breathe. He no longer wanted, could no longer.
He lay there for a long time and did not move, as if dead, his eyes closed. When he came to he couldn't find his way around. He sat up with a jerk, screamed and fell back into the snow that caught him like cotton wool. His hand was on his forehead and when he took it down and held it in front of his eyes, the snow turned red. Then the memories came back, the headlights, the impact, the silence.
He tried to get up again, finally he succeeded and his eyes were on Bunny who was sitting in the passenger seat. Her head resting on her chest, her hands flat on her lap.How beautiful she was, like praying. He knelt next to her: "Bunny! Bunny!". No reaction!! Carefully he took her delicate shoulders in his hands and shook them lightly. Nothing!!!
Panic spread inside him. He shook her harder now and shouted her name, but she didn't move. Only her head fell to one side, like a puppet that no one was holding the strings on. Tears welled up in his eyes, he laid his head on her lap and wept.
Like he cried a long time ago.