Black and White (Rin Matsuoka x fem!OC)

48.

It happened four days after the river thing.

Haru was calmer, but I still couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something missing. Something he wasn't saying that was probably the source of his emotions. He told me he would stay with Mako for a few days, since he wanted to talk to him properly and maybe had sex at the end. Yes, he said that, he was becoming bolder. The thing is that he not only didn't sleep at Mako's, but he didn't go to practice or his classes either. No one said anything, so I didn't put much attention to it.

-Mako, isn't Haru coming today?- I asked when he was arriving to the pool on a Thursday afternoon. It was the third day this had happened.

-I don't know, he's not picking up my calls.

-Must have left his phone somewhere...

-Probably... wouldn't be the first time.

-He didn't say anything this morning?

-This morning?

-Yeah, or last night or something?

-I think you'd have a better answer than me, I mean you live together- he said chuckling.

-But he's staying with you.

-He's not.

-He is.

-He's not.

We both furrowed our eyebrows.

-What are you talking about? On Sunday he packed a bag and said he was going to your place again for some days.

-He just stayed that night.

-Then where has he been sleeping?

-Shit, not again- Mako sighed heavily,- what got into his head this time?

-Ok, don't panic. Let's recapitulate. On Sunday he stayed at yours...and he came to practice on Monday...

-Yes, and we haven't walked together to uni or back home... I thought he was busy or had something in his mind, so I was waiting for him to talk to me.

-I guess he won't say anything voluntarily.

-Have you talked to him this week?- Mako asked.

-Just by text really, and for a few minutes when he came to the pool on Monday. But nothing out of the ordinary, short answers and then he would go to the water. When practice was over, where did he go?

-He just told me he had a group project this week so he was gone before I was out of the shower here.

-We can conclude he's avoiding both of us at least, but why?- I asked.

-I don't have a clue.

Of course, he didn't even talk to Makoto, as he said he will.

-Where do we look first? Both of our apartments are out of the question, as well as the pool...- I said.

-I don't think the others know either, because they asked me yesterday about him, they haven't seen him.

-Do you know someone from his major? A classmate or something?

-Yeah, there's a friend of Gou's who is in the same class as him.

-Call her.

-On it- he said looking for his phone clumsily.

I could feel my heart dropping and I started to bite my nails. My breathing became uneven suddenly and I tried to calm myself down, I wasn't going to help in anything if I had an attack right there. I took out a tissue to wipe the cold sweat from my forehead and neck.