^ I can't guarantee that.... but something does happen to her
however how it would affect the story, will make her front and center away from TanaKame for now.
Chapter 20Sayu put on her sunglasses as she waved to her two friends or acquaintances, on she saw it but they were there to comfort her despite everything that happened. She promised herself she wouldn't shed any tears and to hold up her strong front as long as she could but thirty seconds she was defeated. Everyone in town had waived to her along the way out. She had a thought about what would happen in a few months: Changed mind? Changed heart? Changed spirit? As long as she was changed, she could step forward in life.
The taxi took her to a mansion along the seaside. She saw a cliff was about hundred yards away with people looking out to the ocean and an empty beach. Sayu walked in with her bags and escorted to her room with the view of the ocean. The room was filled with sea breeze and a yellow rose in a vase carefully put in recently. She dropped her bags next to the bed she was going to sleep on for the next few months and jumped onto the mattress as she felt confident she could get over any anxiety.
"Hello neighbor." A head peeked through the door and startled Sayu.
"Hey." She said softly as she entered without warning and took a seat next to the vase.
Both looked at each other strangely until the woman broke the silence in the room.
"My name is Koharu, what is your name?" Sayu was getting anxious that one had alerted her about the encounter and she sat up before mentioning her name.
"I am Michishige Sayumi... Nice to meet you." She said with a smile to warm up the room.
"You have a nice smile." She said as her face turned bright red.
Sayu felt a cold chill down her spine, it was beyond her entering without permission but she was now embarrassed viewing her. She didn't look bad herself: slender, her brownish hair tied up into a bun, and she was wearing a white dress that fit her figure. She was almost looking at her double in fashion but she knew she would be much cuter. Koha walked towards her bed and stared into her eyes as she fell onto Sayu, pushing them onto the bed.
"It's so nice sleeping on beds like this." She whispered as Sayu brought her up into standing.
"I don't know who you are despite telling you your name but I need some alone time. Maybe we can meet each other in therapy nee." The younger woman nodded as she pecked Sayu's cheek before walking out of her room.
Hmm that girl is sure weird but now my body feels weird. Sayu began thinking as the afternoon sun was now entering into her room. She lay back down again to get a nap but was soon interrupted by a knock on her door.
"Michishige-san, can you let me in?" She had a much stronger voice than the woman that just walked in unannounced and opened to a woman with a coat on.
"Gomen, I forgot to give a schedule to you before you began to settle down." She bowed as she saw the events that were happening and it drew out a smile.
"Thank you..." The woman turned and Sayu caught her attention before she went off to another patient.
"Who came into my room a while ago?" She tilted her head until Sayu began to describe her and she began to nod acknowledging who that person was.
"Kusumi Koharu. She is quite friendly but I can't explain her condition to you as we have confidentiality but you will see her with you for therapy. Unfortunately, she is in your area so if she does become overbearing, I have to apologize beforehand." Sayu nodded and walked back into her room dropping the paper on the desk and closing her eyes again.
Her body became relaxed as she dozed off and a dream popped up with Eri and Reina holding hands looking at her. Sayu looked at their fingers and noticed a ring on Reina, she wanted to shout out "Omedetou!" but her heart started to beat faster until she fell to the ground in exhaustion. They looked over her and their eyes began to wonder over her condition but another face came into view: Koharu. She woke up feeling the sweat rolling down her cheek and the sun was barely above the horizon. She looked at the clock showing 5:42 and looked on her agenda when was dinner, it was 5:30.
She raced down to the cafeteria by following the direction in her portfolio and arrived to an empty room. She knew that she was lost until Koha came in front of her and greeted her with a smile. The younger woman led her to the cafeteria where only a few people were eating. They each had the same meal: fish, miso soup, and a bowl of rice. Koha led her to the table she usually sat at and waited there as Sayu grabbed her dinner.
Sayu never felt nervous about people, she hated being around them, unless they were warm to her first, but they looked out of place. It was more of a hospital than a rehabilitation clinic many with bruises, burns, scars, etc. Koha was the only one without those marks and she seemed to be good-spirited in her mind but there had to be a reason why she was here in the first place.
She grabbed her plate and took a seat across of Koha before she went to get her dinner. Sayu was used to eating alone, Reina was the only one who would sometimes come over for a snack, and that was after the incident. But, Koha just anticipated Sayu's first bite and followed her in taking bites of their food. Sayu was waiting for a conversation to happen but she needed to get the first word out.
"How long have you been here?" Sayu spoke between bites.
"Six months, I think." She looked up thinking about her stay.
"I see... I might be here for a while." Koha smiled at Sayu as the younger woman took another bite size of fish into her mouth.
Sayu thought about the next question which would probably throw their relationship away and decided to keep eating while her mind was scrambling to keep up the conversation. Then, she looked down at Koha's plate and she was almost finished, so she went into her set of questions.
"Where are you from?" Koha placed down her chopsticks to wipe her mouth.
"Tokyo, How about you?"
"Same here, but outside of the city." She bit on her lip as the hints could not lead to what just happened.
"Hmm, the townspeople are always interesting, like the one who was abused until she was eighteen. I met her once when I first came here, she wanted to become a policewoman to gain revenge on her abuser. Then, I heard her name pop up again a few days ago." Sayu felt like she swallowed a fish bone and drank the water from the pitcher.
"Really? She must have gotten him." Koha shook her head.
"She got shot in a basement, her friend admitted in shooting her but the police found prints that were not hers. So, they are trying to find the real perpetrator." Sayu felt her heart beating faster as she knew who pulled the trigger was but she wanted the police to figure it out before coming to her.
"Sorry to hear about your friend." Sayu looked away trying to not hint about the situation.
"It's okay... she was strong about becoming part of the police force that she did and I was glad she made her goal but why kill her?" Koha said to herself as Sayu placed her chopsticks on the bowl.
"Sorry, but I need my rest, maybe we can talk tomorrow?" Koha nodded and pointed to where she had to drop off her tray.
Sayu began to think to herself how Rika was ever friendly. She went along with a plan that should have been foolproof but it ended with her death. Even before her death, it was her threat that made her come to this place. She felt confused inside and the various emotions hit her at once like arrows piercing through her and planted into her organs. The pain was suddenly becoming worst and she managed to walk back to her room without crying, but once inside, she let out her frustration until she could do no more and slept.
She woke up to the sound of her door opening and the dim light came through the room. She couldn't tell if they were in the room or just peeking through but obviously someone had to been there. A few moments later, someone wrapped their arms around her and her hand was heading down to her right hip. Sayu froze as lips came centimeters towards her right ear.
"I love you." A woman's voice whispered as Sayu lost control of her body.
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