Realize》SaTzu✔

Chapter 15

TZ's POV

Talking with Sana out on the porch, as pretty much every day that she's been here, didn't quite go as planned. When I woke up this morning the guilt of keeping her locked in her room started to weigh on me. I want to stop being so paranoid that she'll run and let her venture out of her room more when I'm here so at least she can have some freedom.

I sound like a complete asshole...

She doesn't make it easy though. Nothing about Ms. Minatozaki is short of complicated. I don't even know how to talk to her so she won't jump down my throat! Good thing Yeonwoo called when she did because I'm sure things would've gotten out of hand very quickly. Sana disappeared back up to her room and I found myself getting pissed at what my hair-brained sister confessed over the phone. Yeonwoo, and I quote "kind of let it slip" that I was keeping a pregnant girl in my house when she talked to mom earlier, and now I have to be on the lookout for my beloved mother because she plans to stop by to meet my houseguest soon. I know mom won't understand why I'm doing this. Sometimes, I kind of forget myself. Sana is a lot of work. Our personalities don't necessarily click which makes it hard for me to feel her out. I don't know how she feels because she keeps her emotions bottled uptight, until the moment I say something she doesn't want to hear and I'm on the receiving end of her verbal insults.

I could use some advice...Maybe mom coming over isn't such a bad idea. I've never had to deal with women like Sana. Sure, I had plenty of girls who were friends and I dated around but nothing serious, they were all really nice, respectable young women. I dealt with Mina and her demons, but even then she was tame compared to the emotional imbalance of Sana. I know that I can't force her to believe in me, but I do wish she would open her eyes and let her guard down. I'm not the bad guy. Those men she gave her body to, they're the ones she should be afraid of, not me.

Maybe she's afraid, but not of you.

If that were true, why does she try so hard to keep me at a distance?

Because you're smothering her!

The front door opened and Yeonwoo ran in, waving hello before heading upstairs. I don't even try to stop her anymore.

Back to what I was stewing about...I don't smother her as my subconscious voice puts it. Smothering would imply that I hover, which the last time I checked we can barely be in the same room with each other without arguing.

No asswipe, smothering her meaning you ask too many fucking questions.

I only ask questions because I want to, no I need to learn more about her. How can I help her if I don't know why she's this way?

"Hey, Tzuyu!" Yeonwoo sang happily prancing into my living room.

"What do you want?"

Her signature devious smirk makes its appearance. She's up to something as usual. "I want to take Sana shopping."

"When?"

"No time like the present."

I don't think this is a good idea. It's hardly something Sana came up with on her own. I don't want Yeonwoo forcing her into something she doesn't want to do, especially shopping. "I don't know if she's up for that."

Sana bounced into the room looking more excited than I've ever seen. "We ready to go?"

She looks very...Dare I say normal in a green halter dress that shows off her very prominent baby bump and boobs. Her hair is pinned up and she's wearing a pair of comfortable sandals. This is all Yeonwoo's doing, I can tell.

"Sana, I don't think this is a good idea." While she looks really nice, I have to think about the big picture here. I'm not sure I trust her enough to go out with my sister where there will be thousands of people; it will be easy for her to slip away while Yeonwoo isn't looking.