Chapter 1

:: HIM ::

Her eyes’ are red and swollen. Dark circles under her eyes.  She gets sweat all over her. She’s exhausted and had no appetite.

“Nozomi!! Stop it!!”Daichi asked. He is worried. He tried to talk with her, but she just pushes his hand away. He doesn’t know what to do. He takes a glance to the others, he sighs.

“MIMI!! Seriously stop it! It’s been a week. You look horrible. We’re your friends, talk to us. We know what happen; stop keeping it all to you. He is not worthy.” Ayako yelled at Nozomi. She can’t take it anymore.

Suddenly Nozomi stop what she is doing, and snapped after she heard what she had mention, memories she’s trying to push  aside came back. The causes of her sudden change. It’s been a week since Nozomi had turned this way. Work, work out non-stop, exhausted, keeping her mind busy. She hates it when it’s night, dark and alone, memories come back, she cries, and there it goes another sleepless nights. She doesn’t want to hear his name. She wants to forget about him. It’s just hard, he is her first love. She’s deeply in love with him. Forgetting someone you ever love so deeply, it's almost impossible.

The Nozomi they know are always happy. The one in front of them is not Nozomi. They want her old self back.

She knew what is going on and knew it well, but she just doesn’t want to face it. He’s been cheating her on all along. No, cheating contains love, he doesn’t even love her. He was just using her. Typical things that happen in drama or books or manga, who would’ve thought it’ll happen to them. She never believed in fairy tales or a happy ending until she met him. He uses his words, his little sweet talk, melting her heart little by little. He made her believe in fairy tale, but crushed her afterwards.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” Nozomi said between her sobs. She cried her heart out in front of her friends. Not hiding anymore. Ayako hugged her tight, trying to comfort her. Soon she gets tired, and drifts to sleep. 

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She wake up with a heavy head, and find herself in her bedroom. Remembering what had happen yesterday, she sighed.  She gets a quick bath, change, and went downstairs. Hearing a girl voice yelling in the kitchen, she decides to check it out.

“Get that soup done! And where’s the porridge.”

That’s the first thing she heard when she steps in the kitchen. Walking in farther, she saw a girl pointing, and telling her chef to do this and that. Then she recognizes who the girl is.

“Aya?” She asked in a soft voice.

Ayako heard her name, and turned around. Find that Nozomi is standing behind her.

“Mimi! You’re finally up. We’re so worried about you. The foods’ almost done, just hang on for a bit more. Let’s get out of here. Come on, let’s go to the living room, and watch some TV while waiting for it.” Ayako push Nozomi out of the kitchen while saying that. Ayako suddenly stop pushing, and stop her track. “Actually why don’t we go out and shop. Let’s go!!”

Ayako start pushing Nozomi out the house when the maid just came in with the food. They walk pass them, straight to the garage.

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