through cali or tokyo.

...so why did you go, away?

[please listen to the song while read the whole chapter, thank you!]

a year later, after the offer landed on akira's thoughts, seina akira-sanchez officially a science bachelor and at the same time, she haven't talk to kita. normally, people will forget each other and tend to look for other people to rely on, but that's not happening to akira. the more iwaizumi nearby her, the more she's thinking about kita. but if someone told her to choose between both man, she won't.

she loves them equally.

to be someone like the google said, polyamorous, it happened to her. loving two person at the same time. both cracks a pathway for dopamine to walk and produce a happy days for her. akira isn't type of person who forget the kindness of people have done to her, even if the people itself helped her years ago.

especially when they help her through emotional roller coaster she's been through.

especially when they help her to adapt in a new place.

especially when he was there wherever she needs him.

and that person would be kita shisuke, who's no longer text or call her again. does akira try to reach him? yes. is there any answer? no. the text she's sending today would be reply next week. akira doesn't want to bother osamu miya for this childish game, she know she can handle this by herself.

but she can't.

iwaizumi came, he brought flowers, "happy graduation stupid"

"thank you, this means i am officially smarter than you"

"but i graduated first, so basically i am smarter than you"

anthony came, "picture?"

"yes please! and don't forget to send me those pictures after the ceremony is over"

"OKAAAYYYY lovebirds" akira rolled her eyes, lowkey feel butterflies and pressure at the same time, "look at the camera!"

after the graduation, they promise each other to meet at the park. that park they used to sit down together. it was a two hours drive after the ceremony over, akira, anthony and iwaizumi drive to irvine together. so when the afternoon come, iwaizumi really want to push her harder so she realize that his offer isn't over yet. it's still there. with the same feeling and same offer.

"so, have you consider it?"

"no, i haven't"

"why? do you second guessing it? you second guess everything right? so what's the verdict?"

"no... it's not that haji..."

"then what... no, please don't say that again"

he knows.

iwaizumi knows what's been inside akira's mind. after all this time, iwaizumi doesn't work alone, he works with anthony to find out what happened to her. just because he let her fly high freely, doesn't mean he doesn't look after her, he knows what to do especially after he overheard akira and her parents talk about "having fun".

"you gotta choose"

"why should i choose? why should i choose my friends?"

"are you sure we're just friends?"

it hit her,

he loves him so much, just like he do for her. but it just can't.

"we are not..."

"then why doubting?"

"i'm not doubting you haji, never in my life i doubt someone like you. you're the first person who could twist my dad from his idealist shit and life, you were there, you always there"