Shutter ➳ CITRUS

Nineteen - Cooling Off

Yuzu's POV

"I'm probably overthinking but it's like Mei's hiding something from me. I try asking her what's wrong but she shakes out her thoughtful look and smiles at me, always, then tells me everything's fine. She's always on the phone with someone and it bothers me a bit."

I sit back on my chair and stare at Yugo who gulps on his coffee and wipes his mouth with his sleeve, patiently waiting for what he has to say. He called me earlier to have coffee with him and to tell me he'll be hiring me for another wedding next Wednesday. I agreed because I won't be doing anything that day and I could use the paycheck.

Now we're sitting on two shabby but comfortable chairs in a coffee shop where we usually meet. It's cold inside where the smell of coffee fumes hung in the cold air from the AC, in front of us is the tall cups of coffee we ordered and the different kinds of bread I ordered because I hadn't had my lunch yet.

I decided to tell Yugo about Mei halfway through our coffee, how she turned aloof the past days. It's weird and I couldn't help but worry.

"If she doesn't want to say, let her."

I frown and scratch my eyebrow. "But what if it has something to do with us? I haven't been around her much this past week since I had to go out of town with Harumin for photoshoots. What if she's falling out of love with me?" It's true, I've barely seen her last week since both our work's demanding a lot from our times. I only get to call her to tell her that I got home before I pass out from exhaustion.

Yugo's eyes bulge. "Love? What the fuck."

I roll my eyes at him and pick on my muffin. "I do love her Yugo."

"You're in pretty deep shit aren't you?"

"Then what should I do?" I wait for him, and he took his time answering me as he slowly swishes the coffee around in his mouth.

"Have you got into a fight or something?"

"No," I frowned. "We didn't have an argument or anything like that, that's why I'm confused."

"You didn't do anything stupid?"

"Nothing, I swear."

"You don't think she's cheating on you are you?" she asked thoughtfully after.

"Mei? Cheating? No fucking way," I grimaced. Yugo snorted at my reaction. "What?"

"You said she's always on the phone with someone, you never thought it's possible?"

"I did think about it," I admitted, "but the idea didn't stick for long because I know Mei, she's not like that."

"You've known her for two months."

"And she told me more about herself than she ever told anyone. I know she's not like that and she loves me," I said hotly.

"Okay Yuz, I was only trying to help figure your girlfriend out," Yugo says, slowly putting his cup down.

I let a sigh. "Yeah, I'm sorry," I apologized.

"You're probably worrying over nothing Zu. It might be something about work."

"You think?" I asked unsurely.

"Honestly, I don't fucking know Yuzu but if your girlfriend won't tell you, you do either one of two things: you talk to her or forget about it."

I sigh loudly and bit a large part of my muffin, I chew on it thoughtfully. I guess I just have to talk to Mei about it once and for all. "I'll talk to Mei. Maybe after this, I'll drop by her office."