Here's the next one..if you are wondering where Rika comes in, read on
F.Y.I
Chapter 18
Shattered Love
ISHI POV
December 24 (12.12pm)
I stood by the huge window in my own apartment and gazed blankly at the sky. It was a bright sunny day with white fluffy clouds in the sky and if I lived my life behind a window, I could easily believe that it was a summer day. But the fact was I didn’t live my life behind a glass panel and I knew that winter was here.
I picked up my phone and hesitated for the hundredth time whether I should call her or not. She should be at the airport by now. What if she lied to me and she wasn’t going to the airport? What if she was having fun right now with the H!P girls? What if she was with Fujimoto Miki?
No, I should just call her no matter what. After what had happened last night, we ought to have a serious talk about our relationship. This shouldn’t go on anymore. Maybe I should invite her over for dinner tonight.
I dialed her number and held the phone close to my ears waiting for her to pick up. No, she didn’t. Perhaps she was buying lunch and it was a hassle to pick it up.
I pressed the redial button and again she didn’t pick up. Maybe she was walking and didn’t notice that her phone vibrated.
I dialed again and I was yet again directed to the voice-mail. Maybe she was having fun with the girls and didn’t notice that her phone was ringing.
I tried again and the result was still the same. Maybe she was in the toilet doing her business.
I called again. Maybe she had left her phone at home. A blur queen like her might have done so.
I dialed the same number for the 6th time but there was still no response from her. Maybe she had misplaced her phone. Oh yes, maybe she had lost her phone.
When I called for the 7th time and she still didn’t pick it up, I was convinced that she was with Fujimoto Miki.
When I placed my phone on the table, tears welled up in my eyes. No, I shouldn’t cry. I hadn’t lost this battle yet. So what if Yossie was with her? Last night when we were together, her mind was on Fujimoto Miki. Maybe when she was with Fujimoto Miki, her mind would be on me. Maybe.
Strange. Why was that woman with Yossie? Did my plan fail? Maybe Maki didn’t act well enough. But she is the best actress in H!P.
Oh crap. I picked up my phone and dialed a different number. This time round, on second ring, the receiver picked up. “Hello,” she said politely.
“Hey, Maki. It’s me, Rika.”
“Oh Rika, tell you something, I’m not leaving Japan.”
“What?” Why the hell was she staying? It’s not part of the test!
“Something happened over here. I can’t leave now.”
“What happened?”
“It’s complicated. Where should I start? Oh, you were right about it. Miki did turn up-”
“She did? What did she do?” Then why the hell would she be with Yossie? She should be with Aya.
“Yeah, well, she slapped me and ran off. Aya chased after her though and then…”
“What happened?”
She spoke in a very gentle tone, “Aya told me about it just now when she eventually stopped crying so I think it should be true. I mean, Aya witnessed it and she has no need to lie to me and-”
“What happened?” I interrupted.
“Yossie and Miki kissed.”
“What?” I shouted into the phone. Tears ran down my cheeks. Why did that happen? I didn’t intend for something like that to happen. Why did Yossie kiss that woman? She liked her, right? No, I should calm down and think rationally. There must be a reason.
After a few seconds, she replied, “My pick is Miki did it to take revenge on Aya because she thought that Aya and I were in for a kiss.”
I could no longer contain the anger piling in my chest and I shouted at her in angriest voice, “Why the hell did you kiss Aya?”
She said defensively, “No, I didn’t. I just wanted to wipe off some cream on her face.” At this point, I truly regretted asking her to test the strength of the love between GAM. I just wanted her to create some problems for them so that Fujimoto Miki would be troubled by her own relationship with Aya and wouldn’t bother Yossie that often. I didn’t ask her to mess up their relationship completely. Damn, Maki had her own agendas.
She disrupted my train of thoughts by saying, “Thanks for asking me to participate in this test. If I didn’t participate, I won’t know that Miki was such a jealous and insecure lover. I cannot forgive Miki for hurting Aya like that.”
“Oh..” What should I say? Frankly, I just wanted to scream at her for spoiling my plan and ruining everyone and everything. But I didn’t quite have the guts to mess with her. In fact, I somewhat regretted shouting at her just now. Maybe she would be mad at it and would backstab me or maybe….
“Anyway, Aya just came out of the shower so I got to go. Just remember: Don’t let go of Yossie no matter what happens. If you need help or something, you can just look for me. I’ve an idea how you can keep Yossie by your side.” She hung up on me.
Shower? I wondered where they were and what they were up to. With the image of Fujimoto Miki kissing my Yossie swirling in my head, I couldn’t quite be bothered with what they were doing. But, in a way, their little action would affect Yossie and me. She said she had an idea. I wondered what it was. I wonder aloud to myself, “Do I need her help? Crap, I can handle my love relationship on my own. Wait, maybe I do. Oh well, if everything I try on Yossie fails, at least I will have someone to turn to…”
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At this point, I just want to say that I have figured out 2 different endings in F.Y.I and I'm debating which one to follow through with. In both of them, something will happen but the resultant pairings will be different and the ending will be different..Just set up a poll so you can go and vote and if you like, justify why. I put up different combinations so that you won't know what's up in my mind
. I'll only look out for the pairings that I'm debating over but if you can, convince me of another pairing.
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