Different Shades of Pink and Green/ matchablossom 🍵🌸

The Truth, My Truth. - Part 2

Under the faint starry sky,
Two figures
Walked and talked.
One asked the other "What's your name?"

Cherry's pov:

We ended buying some beer and snacks. As I was walking through the aisles, I felt the urge to cry. All I could think of was moments I shared with Ko. This store was a regular place we went to, but it felt somehow unknown to me right now. I remembered when we used to run through the aisles and saw who could shop the fastest. We would laugh uncontrollably so loud that the owner would start 'fake' coughing to make us shut up. Everything in that place used to be familiar but now I just wanted out. I wanted an escape from this terrifying place. The fact that Kojiro was not with me, especially on this day, in one of our favorite places, was pure torture. Eventually, the stranger standing beside me, noticed that I was getting uncomfortable, so he hurried buying everything he needed, and we left the store in a blink of an eye. I could finally breath as I set my foot outside of the store and started walking back to his house. I looked above me. The stars started to fade.

"You are awfully quiet" he said, shattering the silence in millions of pieces.

"Huh... what?" it took me few seconds to understand what he meant. I was so deep in thoughts that I didn't notice I was completely quiet. I scratched the back of my neck, trying to think of a way to make this situation less awkward. "Um... sorry" is all I managed to say.

"You don't have to apologize for not being in a good mood or for being silent. I just was wondering if I could do anything to help" he asked, looking to his side.

"Um... I- I just don't know... do you think...." I paused for a bit before continuing "that karma is real?" As soon as those words left my mouth, the guy whose name I didn't know, froze in place. "Are you okay?!" I ran back to where he stopped. I was confused to what had just happened that I looked around me to see if there was anything I could do to help him.

"Sorry... it's just after my lover left me, their last words were 'that is your karma'" he laughed, trying to make things less depressing but failed to do so because his expression was filled with fear and pain.

"Oh fuck... I'm..."

"Let's just stop apologizing. Instead let's just have fun and enjoy the end of this night." He interrupted me.

"Um but..." he looked in my eyes "I just wanted to ask you for your name" I muttered. He chuckled, getting closer to where I was standing.

"You are a pretty cute, you know that" he said, smiling.

"I am not! Don't call me cute..."

"Yeah, yeah... whatever you say pretty boy!" he said it loud and clear, as if he was purposely trying to make everyone in the area listen to him. I turned red and look away, hiding my flustered face. "My name is Haru and what's yours beautiful?" he asked, smirking.

"Don't call me that!"

"Then what should I call you if you didn't give me a name? Princess?" As soon as I heard that nickname, my heart dropped.

"DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT!" I yelled which made his smirk disappear in an instance. His eyes widen and his mouth opened a little from the shock. He wasn't expecting the quiet guy to be able to yell. But hearing that nickname from another man's mouth made me lose my mind. I wanted to ditch Haru and run back to Kojiro's house, embrace him and tell him that I loved him... but that would just fuck completely things up. "Sorry... I don't know what has gotten over me... I just..." he stopped walking, only to notice that we have arrived at a house. It was average but warm. I felt at ease... maybe I would find peace here for a little bit?