When Love Hurts 48

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Hitomi wasn’t sure about what Miki wanted to talk but she couldn’t stop repeating in her mind that something was wrong. Her girlfriend had stayed in silence while they were looking for a quiet place to talk alone, without any interruption. Finally, they ended at the same place as always, the 4^th floor.

When they reached the room, Yossi closed the door and went to hug Miki from behind; trying to release a bit of the awkwardness that she was feeling.

“I have something to ask you and I want the truth” said Miki with a firm tone in her voice.

“Ok”

The older turned to be face to face with her girlfriend, but kept herself inside Yossi’s embrace.

“You went to see Rika-chan the other night?”

Hitomi’s answer was too direct and too sincere. A simple ‘yes’ hit Miki like a hard kick in her guts. But she wouldn’t begin to worry until hear the answer to the next question.

“Why?

This time, the younger moved away from her and took a deep breath before answering.

“I had to finish all this, to make her understand once and for all that it’s over…”

“Well…, I think it didn’t work”

An awkward silence filled the room and Miki cursed herself for starting that conversation. What she should do now? Yossi admitted that she went to see Ishikawa without remorse and the older didn’t know if she should feel relieved or more worried. There was still another question in her mind but she was about the answer.

“Hitomi…”

Hitomi?

Yossi couldn’t remember if Miki had called her by her name before. It sounded so strange…, so serious…

“… I know that you’re hiding something…” continued Fujimoto “…Something big about Rika-chan…”

“There’s nothing about her…” tried to say Yocchan.

Before she could finish the sentence, a slap on her left cheek surprised her.

“I hate people lying to me, Yocchan” said Fujimoto with a cold voice and before Yossi could complain, she continued “I heard you two some days ago talking about a secret…”

The younger caressed her cheek still feeling the contact with Miki’s hand. She felt so stupid… That’s why her girlfriend was acting so weird those days, sometimes distant and thoughtful. First she found about the secret and then the kiss after the earthquake… Miki must felt betrayed and think that she still have something going on with Ishikawa. After what happened with Aya, that’s the last thing she needed.

Now, still feeling the pain in her face, Hitomi understood how much she could hurt the other girl if she kept that secret from her.

Then, she lowered her head a little to find Miki’s eyes and looked at her trying to find some courage.

“I’ll tell you…” she began to say with a voice as much firm as she could “…but then, it will be in your hands to decide if you still wanna be with me”

To be continued...

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