"Are you not satisfied with the food?" She asked me after we had been eating in silence for a few minutes. I quickly shook my head and assured her that the food was great. It wasn't a lie, the food tasted exceptionally good, I just didn't have much of an appetite. I was used to eating simple and effortless meals, rice and noodles, sometimes miso because it was cheap. Since I didn't have many friends in the city, I rarely ate out in fancy restaurants or went to bars. It just wasn't for me.
My thoughts kept drifting back to the moment when she suddenly grabbed my hand and walked me away from the office building, away from Hibiki and everything that I was afraid of. I followed her through the crowded streets, but the noise and the people didn't bother me like they usually would. I didn't even notice she had let go of my hand until we passed the Plaza and stopped in front of an older building. It looked like a middle class diner, nothing particularly expensive but not the cheapest option for someone like me either.
"That woman...you really didn't know her?" I finally asked her after going through the events of the past hour over and over again in my mind. She took the bottle of red wine and poured herself some, then gazed out the window while seemingly thinking about my question. "That was her? She looked a little familiar, we might have attended the same university." University in Seoul? It did explain why only Hibiki would remember Saya but not the other way around, Saya was not that easy to forget but she didn't seem to pay much attention to other people. I wondered...could she forget me like that as well?
But she had brought me with her to eat dinner, and she had come all the way from her office just to see me. She had come there for me. I could hardly believe it, but I was happy that she wasn't ashamed to be seen with me.
She offered me the wine, and I let her pour it for me even though I didn't really drink, but I didn't want to say no to her either. It didn't matter what everyone else thought of me, as long as she wouldn't resent me. I wanted to be special to her and I wanted to please her so that she could only see me. But maybe it was wrong of me think that way, we were still worlds apart and she shouldn't have to settle for someone like me.
"...Saya?" When I looked up from the glass that was already empty, I noticed that she was watching me. Her usually wandering eyes were now focused on me, but her expression was still serious. Was there something on my face? Or had I accidentally said something inappropriate? I couldn't tell, my vision was getting blurry and I had a hard time gathering my thoughts.
"You're drunk", She spoke and took a quick look at my empty wine glass. I was drunk? It wasn't really a surprise, taken that I wasn't much of a drinker, but I didn't expect to feel that light-headed. "You didn't have much to drink, so you'll be sober soon." She was right, but I was still embarrassed that she had to see that side of me. She was still staring at me while resting her chin against the back of her hand. I never found out why she did that, but there were a lot of questions that I never dared to ask her.
She walked me home because we weren't very far from my apartment and I was still feeling a little dizzy. I felt guilty for burdening her like that, but I didn't mind getting to spend some more time with her. Lately there were too many things, people, and events that made me doubt myself even more than usual. Sometimes I wondered why it was so hard for me to keep up with other everyone else, and even if I tried my hardest I still could never catch up to them. Every day was like a cold hand on my shoulder, to remind me that innately life out there in the city was just a competition.
But when I was with Saya, I forgot about that.
"Here, let me help you with that", She spoke up after closing the door and helped me out of my jacket. But instead of stepping back, she placed her palm on my chest and paused, then whispered under her breath: "No, it wouldn't be right." I didn't understand what she was talking about at first, but then I realized what she meant. Was she....hesitating?
"I-I'm alright now", I assured her.
"Don't be foolish, your face is red and you're trembling."
I was trembling a little but it wasn't because of the alcohol.
Still, she seemed satisfied with my answer and after a moment of standing there deep in thought, she approached me and averted my shirt. "Saya!" I called out in surprise when I felt her lips on my neck. Next she dug her teeth into my skin, not hard, but it still hurt a bit. She didn't just bite me there, she did it all over my chest and shoulders before shoving me on the bed.
"You're just letting me do whatever I want to you? You're too vulnerable."
W-What?
All of a sudden her hand wrapped around my throat and pinned me down.
"What would you do if I wanted to hurt you?"
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Espiritual"Shh, it's alright, you can let it out now". "You came so much...It must have been hard holding it all in". Takayama Kiryuu is a secretary who gets kicked around by his superiors on a daily basis and has no real objective in life. But his life is tu...
