Just like what Toma said, we both got out of the storage room eventually. Xia was the one who came to our rescue. "Yujiiii!" She hugged me as soon as we got out of the storage room.
"Thanks for helping Xia." I told her as I placed my hand on top of her head. She looks at me with her teary eyes. "I'm really sorry you had to go through this."
"It's fine, atleast you're okay." I'm sort of glad I helped her with the things she was supposed to do. If I haven't helped her, she'd be terrified and stuck with an idiot.
"Hey Xia! Thanks for saving us." Toma said, patting her back.
"Ahh, I was really worried about Yuji. Thank goodness I found you guys."
"Right. If you haven't found us, we'd be stuck here until tomorrow." I said.
"I'm really sorry!"
"I told you it's okay." Then I felt the urge to squeeze her cheeks to stop her from apologizing.
"Wuchii!" She wasn't able to speak clearly because of me squeezing her face. And there she goes with her puppy eyes again.
"Tsk. I said it's alright, so stop with the apologies."
"Mhmm, owkay."
"Ehem." Then my moment with Xia was interrupted by Toma. "Ah, I forgot you existed." I joked.
He rolled his eyes. "…it's time we get out of this school." He said and pointed at the large clock at the end of the corridor.
"Ah yeah, let's get out of here and have dinner altogether." I suggested.
Xia frowns as she tells her excuse. "I'm sorry but I have a lot to do for tonight."
"It's okay! I guess it's just the two of us, Yuji." Toma happily said.
"Hngg.." Xia looked like she badly wants to come along with us, so I just told her an idea that popped in my head. "Let's have dinner together next time." I said smiling.
Her eyes sparkled. "Really?"
"Yeah! I mean, why not?"
"Ahh~ a second date with Yuji." She whispered to herself, blushing all over.
When we all left the campus, we waited for Xia's cab to make sure she safely gets home. "Bye guys!" She waved goodbye when she got inside the cab. And after that, I headed back to the dorm. "Yuji?… aren't we going to get dinner?" He asks.
"I realized I don't have any money on me. Do you got some on you?" I was thankful Xia had to do something for the night, or else I might've died from embarassment because of this.
"Uck, I don't have money either." He said while checking his pockets.
"Heh, let's just heat some left overs at the fridge for dinner."
"Yeah." He looked a bit disappointed. I just patted his back to console him, while doing so, I noticed something on the back pocket of his pants.
'He had his phone the whole time.'
I didn't know how to confront him about this so I just stayed quiet until we got back to our dorm. It was weird that he hid his phone earlier… I just shrugged it off but it kept my mind to wonder why.
These days, I find Cami often visiting Toma whenever the class ends. Toma must've gotten her so hooked into him. "That girl is really pretty, huh?" Xia commented as she stares at the couple talking to each other."Yeah, Toma got really high standards." I said.Then I felt Xia clinging to my arm. "I gotta say, you've got extreme standards as well." She giggled."Ugh in your dreams." I teased.She suddenly looked like she's about to cry. "Hey that's rude!" It made me laugh. Being with Xia really lightens my mood sometimes."I'm just being honest.""Tsk.""Pfft, I'm kidding!""Argh!' She threw a soft punch on my arm while I just laughed at her. Then again, someone always interrupts my fun moment with Xia. And it's always Toma."Hey guys!" He greeted."Err, hi." Xia replied, still in a bad mood."What's
It was unfortunate that Xia can't attend the party, she was the one who was most looking forward to this. I didn't know her reason too, all I know is that she'll tell me when we see each other at school. "Sorry to hear that Xia isn't coming." Toma said."Meh, it's fine. I think I won't attend after all." I told him."What? But I already told Cami you'd come. She actually wants to meet you.""Probably next time, see ya." When I was about to go back to the room Toma grabs me by the arm. "Dude, come on. You rarely attend this occassions so just come.""Ehh…" I really don't want to go anyway."Then I'll accompany you the whole party, so come." He insisted.What the- this guy is being ridiculous. "Are you forgetting? You have a girlfriend, you don't have to do that for me." I said."She has her friends there so it's fine." He's really pushy."This breaks
When we got to the place, it was already full of people. Toma's girlfriend was already outside the gates waiting for him. As we got down from the car, Cami immediately goes to us. "Toma!" She hugs him tightly.Looking at them, they really look good together."Hahaha! You missed me already?""Duh, who wouldn't miss a 'perfect' boyfriend like you?"Watching them flirt made me a bit uncomfortable. They probably forgot about my existense. Now I feel bad for Toma about the time I was having my moment with Xia infront of him last time."Oh right! Here's my bestfriend, Yuji." Toma finally introduced me to his girlfriend."Hi, it's nice to meet you.""Ah! So you're Yuji? Toma mentions you a lot to me and I've been really wanting to meet you." Cami is really such a sweet girl. She had my hands on her, looking very excited."Same here. I leave Toma's tr
"…because he's already reserved for me." I can't believe it…"Oh my, I didn't know you've got exotic tastes for guys, Cami." Tsuzu commented."Uhh..." Cami just had a dumbfounded look on her face.This guy is really stupid! I quickly punched him, spitting along some remarks. "You idiot, people might misunderstand your words! Don't you fucking know how to rephrase.""Aww, understood." He answered while he try to ease the pain on his face."Woah, feisty." The girls giggled. It made me embarassed to show how I get angry at Toma, though I expected this to happen somehow. "Pardon my temper, Toma is really just a handful moron.""I know, right?" It seems like Cami is really troubled by Toma even if she's the girlfriend. Toma can't please anyone at all."Now you guys are just bullying me." Toma pouted."I'm really sorry about this Tsuzu. I'll just deal wit
"He must've drank too much alcohol." Toma said as he looks at Yuji that fell asleep at a corner.When the party was already over, Toma searches for Yuji and found him at his current state. Yuji was sleeping peacefully. However, Toma wasn't so troubled by this. Toma has a car after all, so it won't he a hassle to carry Yuji all the way back to their place.Cami who was beside him shakes her head. "He sure did. Look at all the bottle he had." She pointed at the bottles beside Yuji."I guess we have to go now." Toma said, kind of excited by bringing Yuji back home.Then Tsuzu came to see Yuji, "You could just leave him here, I'll bring him home once he wakes up." She suggested."No need, I can handle him.""You really won't let me borrow him, huh?" Tsuzu can grasp what Toma is trying to do, so she lets him do what he wants. She just lost her interest in Yuji if there's this annoying ma
My Saturday morning feels like shit. Drinking too much last night was the greatest regret of my life. I found Toma laughing at me because of my bad drinking habits. "Dude, didn't we both swear not to drink too much anymore?""That was my b-bad, I forgot." I feel like my headache's going to kill me right now."Want me to buy you some pills for your hangover?""Mmm, yes please.""Okay, I'll be right back." After Toma got out, I had a nasty feeling in my stomach that made me threw up in the bathroom. And now that I smell like puke, I had no choice but to clean myself. I couldn't wash myself properly so I just got myself wet on the shower, thankfully it got the horrible smell off.When I got out of the bathroom, Toma got back in time as well. "Yuji, I got your pil-waaah!" As soon as he laid his eyes on me, he turns red and looks away.I had one of my eyebrow raised on him. "The fuck you
When I got to the class, the first thing I wanted to do was to ask Xia for her reason for not attending the party. Now that I got a good look at her, she looked pale and bothered. "Are you alright?""Oh, uh yeah." She didn't even noticed I got in the class. Xia must be thinking too deeply."Hey, aren't you going to tell me why you didn't come last Friday?"She forced a smile on her face. "I was just sick."I placed my forehead on hers so I can check her temperature. "You seem fine now." Her pale face suddenly turns red and she pushes me away."Dummy! I'm fine now!""But you don't look good right now." I told her.She placed her fingertips at her temples to massage it and closed her eyes. "Yeah, I still feel sick somehow but I'll get better later." She said.I took off my jacket and gave it to her. "Here, you need it more than I do."
I wasn't able to meet up with Xia after classes. I tried to contact her but she won't answer. As I got back to my dorm, I found Toma was already there and playing some video games again. "Hey!" He greeted.I wasn't in a good mood so I just ignored his annoying happy face and stared at my phone, waiting for Xia's reply."…is there something wrong Yuji?""It's none of your business. Go back playing your games."He pouts and even pried more. "Oh come on dude, you can tell me anything."I let out a groan and laid myself down on Toma's bed while still holding on my phone. "Xia's been acting weird differently this morning.""Mmhmm, and?" He lays down beside me, taking a peek on my phone."And she said she couldn't attend the party because she was sick.""Oh.""She still look sick today, and I'm getting worried.""Why?"
By the time the man finally left, mom even gave me loads of money so I could stay away from her. It was then I decided to cut ties with her. I was done dealing with her… "It was a mistake to stay here. I'm leaving." I never should've come back. "W-Wait!" Before mom could stop me, I quickly got to my room and brought all my stuff with me. "Toma, please! Please hear me out!" "…IT'S TOO LATE FOR AN APOLOGY! Don't even think that I'll ever forgive you." I told her while I was running down the stairs. She just kept pulling my stuff to make it more difficult to leave. "No, Toma! I can't—" "Don't stop me!" I glared at her, "I don't want anything to do with you ever again."
Nobody ever knows about it.I kept that very dark secret of mine all to myself. I can't even bother myself to tell my mom about what happened to me, I know she won't give a shit about it. And so, everything that I ever experienced from that man was written down on a journal. That was the only way I could vent all the stress and anger I had.While she was still on a relationship with that man, I would always hide from him so he won't be able to lay a finger on me. But there were times that he would sneak in my room just to make me suffer for his disgusting pleasure. He would often leave with a threat so I wouldn't dare tell anyone about it.I was really scared… no one was ever there for me. But instead of letting myself suffer even more, I try to make myself distracted when I'm out of the house.Y
We moved into a new neighborhood when I was at the age of eight. That's when I met Yuji, the guy who became my best friend… the guy who I came to like. And the one who I fell for.He became the person who I would run to whenever I'm at my worst. Yuji would always welcome me at his house, both his parents treating me like I was a part of their family. I really loved his company, it lets me feel all the things I lacked on my own family."Tomakawa, don't your parents worry if you spend the night here without telling them?" Auntie asked.I shook my head and gave my brightest smile. "They won't. Mommy said it's okay if it's at my best friend's house." It was a lie, and I was not guilty one bit. I don't really want to go home that night."Hmm, alright then."A
When I was about five years old, I can remember how my parents would argue all the time. It eventually led to physical violence, and sometimes I get hurt as well. It was really scary for a child to experience something like that from his own parents.If I remember well, the one who's most at fault for all the arguments was mom. Dad would always come home late and drunk, then mom will start to complain. They argue, fight, and mess up the house."Stop telling me what to do, woman!""I told you a million times already, haven't I?! Stop getting yourself drunk whenever you go home!""Shut up and lock yourself in a room. Seeing your face ruins my mood!""Why, you!… you should be the one locking yourself in a room! You're a wretched mess!"&nb
Since I was kicked out of school, the only place I can stay at was at my mother's house. It sickens me to go back there but I have no other choice. "Hm. And what do you think you're doing here?" Mom asked. Just when I arrived, I didn't expect to see her outside the house to water the plants. Usually, she fools with every man she brings home most of the time. "I'll be here for a few days, I'll leave as soon as I find another place to stay at." "Heh, I heard you were kicked out of school." "None of your business." I just ignored her comments and got inside the house. Seeing this place only reminded me of the past I always wished to forget. Every room, every corner… it was all too disturbing for me. After opening the lock on my room, it was just like how
That was it.Everything is over.I no longer have anything to do with him. When I got back from the hospital, I learned that Yuji's father had storm at my place and took all of Yuji's belonging. They said he'll transfer his son onto another school because of me, though he had never mentioned to the faculty the reasons. But rumors seem to have already spread because of Yuu."How disgusting! The school should expel him.""Is it really that guy?!""I heard he was sexually assaulting his roommate, that's why the father of the victim took away his son.""That fag is a scum!"Many people kept whispering behind my back as I walk on the hallways. I couldn't care less about what they s
As the sun rises, Toma immediately went to the hospital for Yuji. He hopes to see him conscious when he arrives, though it was unfortunate that he found Yuji still sleeping. He also discovered something worse, his worries on Yuji has double.Toma quickly calls for help and as the doctor arrived, things were explained to him. "…we have seen this through our observation on the patient last night. These tiny red spots you see on his skin is called petechiea. It's a symptom for many diseases. We're currently testing from which disease it comes from.""How come I was not told about this!? I—" the doctor cuts him off before he could throw a fit."We have already informed his father sir. We thought you must have been informed through him."Toma was stunned to know that Yuji's father didn't told hi
"…Yuji." Toma muttered while he was sitting on a chair near Yuji's bed. When Yuji was admitted to the hospital, he stayed beside him the whole time after he settled things with Yuu at the police station. He also informed Yuji's dad about the situation because he needed extra hands on this.Toma can't keep his eyes off Yuji's broken hands. It pains him to see that it was wrapped in thick bandages because the doctor told him that every bone in his hands were broken into bits. This would mean that Yuji won't be able to use his hands anymore, he can imagine how devastated Yuji will be when he finds out about his hand.'That damn Yuu. I'll get him for this.' He suddenly wished he beaten up Yuu just as bad as how Yuji was beaten—no, he wanted to double the pain, because aside from Yuji he was also hurt to see the one he love like this.Th
Toma was greatly bothered when Yuji got to the campus earlier than him. It made him doubt that Yuji might have been troubled by something, and it annoyed the hell out of him that he can't figure what it was."Haa. I lost interest attending first class." He muttered.And so he spent most of his time laying on his bed, reminiscing about the cheerful times he had with Yuji. Now that Yuji's gone to school, he never felt this lonely before. He tries to find comfort in every memory he shared with Yuji.When he got bored of it, he decided to have lunch at his favorite restaurant. But on his way there, he encountered a familiar face, though he wasn't noticed by this other fellow. It was Yuu. One of his acquaintances, though he was mostly ignored by Yuu because he seemed more interested in Yuji."Wait…" b