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When Love Hurts 59

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I’d used to like to be alone. Then she came and made me hate my loneliness. I was nothing without her… How I could forget?

She didn’t know exactly what direction she should follow but, as if it was a miracle, the silhouette of the other girl appeared in front of her at the end of the corridor. As she did for the past ten minutes, Maki ran to catch her.

“Wait!” she shouted taking Shiba-chan from her wrist and making her to stop.

Ayumi stared at her, unable to believe that Gocchin had followed her after all that she said.

Then why I’m doing this? Why I’m keeping you by my side? I can’t give you what you want and yet…

“I can’t do this, not now, but…” Maki was doubtful, her eyes fixed to the ground until she began to raise her head to look at the other girl “…but.., stay with me, please”

For once, I’ll be selfish. For once, I’ll try to forget.

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Tsunku almost jump in his chair with the office’s door suddenly opened and two girls rushed in. Sweaty from the running, almost breathless and desperate, Rika and Miki were moving their heads frantically looking for someone who should be in the room.

“She’s not here” said Tsunku returning her attention to the papers on the table.

Hearing that, Ishikawa smashed the table and demanded an answer.

“When?”

“Around thirty minutes ago” was Tsunku’s reply. He don’t even bother to raise his look “You’re not going to catch her”

“You shouldn’t let her go!”

Seeing that Ishikawa was loosing control, Miki take her by her shoulders and try to make her understand that she wasn’t going to get anything shouting at her boss. Fujimoto too, wanted to shout, cry and complain but she knew that Yossi wasn’t going to come back because of that.

“I haven’t let her go” answered their boss, this time leaving the papers and looking straight to the girls “I haven’t another option. Yoshizawa told me about all what happened. She understands that a leader has to have her mind clear and she was too much troubled lately to make the group work”

“But it wasn’t her fault” complaint again Rika-chan.

“I know. And you should be happy that Biyuuden is still alive”

“I don’t want Biyuuden if it means to lose her!”

This time the shout lost all its strength ‘cause the words chocked in her throat when she couldn’t restrain the tears. But Tsunku didn’t care about that and go back to his papers.

“You should leave now”

Miki didn’t say a word and tried to calm Ishikawa guiding her to the door. It’s true that she didn’t fight against Tsunku’s decision but, what she could do? If Yocchan has gone, Miki’s priority was to try to find her no matter what, and then she could worry about their boss and the group. Her heart was first.

“Fujimoto-san, could you stay a moment, please?”

Tsunku’s request took her by surprise. The last thing she wanted it was to be there talking while her girlfriend was who knows where. But, as much as she want to run, Miki obeyed and seated in the chair in front of her boss, letting Rika to leave the office alone.

“If it’s about the leader duties you don’t have to worry. I’ll take charge of all” she tried to go straight to the main point to finish as soon as possible.

“I know. But it’s not that what I wanna talk about” he said “Yoshizawa-san also told me about you”

“You mean… About us?”

“Yes and honestly, I can’t say that I’m happy about it” he sighed as if he had a great load upon her shoulders “God knows how many headaches Nakazawa and Yasuda gave me and your situation is even worst. But.., she sounded serious…”

Then he took something out of the drawer and gave it to Miki. It was a plain brown envelope with her name wrote it in. She wasn’t sure about what to do. If the content inside it was going to be a goodbye letter… then it was better to not open it. But, maybe, it was a message, a hint about where to find her…

She didn’t want to think too much about it and, breathing deeply, Miki took the envelope from Tsunku’s hand and opened it.

There wasn’t a letter, not even a sentence.

Just a single word.

To be continued...

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