Walking into the room where Rei and the others had their study group,
Makoto had a dazed expression on her face. In her clenched fist was a
crumpled letter.
Usagi looked up and saw the expression on her frined's face.
"Mako-chan, what's wrong?"
Makoto brought the fist holding the letter in front of her face.
Staring at the paper, she clenched her hand even tighter. With a sudden
explosion of movemnet, she tossed the paper to the table and ran outside
crying.
"Mako-chan, wait," Usagi said, as she went after her friend.
Ami picked up the letter and started reading it.
"Makoto Kino. As owner of your parent's business, you are needed to
vist the office to sign some papers. Manager Ara Bairou."
The girls looked at each other confused.
Rei asked, "Why would visiting her parent's business make her so
upset?"
"Probably because it reminds her of how she lost them," Ami speculated.
Minako asked, "Plane crash right?"
Ami nodded, "They were on a business trip when their plane crashed."
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Usagi found Makoto leaning up against the tree in the back yard.
"Makoto, are you all right?"
"I don't want to visit there."
"Makoto, I'll be with you as will your friends. Please tell me what's
wrong."
"I have to visit my parent's business to take care of some things. I
don't want to go there. It'll remind me of my parent's death."
"Why?"
Makoto stared at the sky, "Usagi, my parents died in a plane crash.
Their business was to fly businessmen to nearby cities in on of their
single prop planes. I have to visit the airport where they stored their
planes."
Usagi was at a loss of what to say.