As Anele stood frozen in place, Kenji wheeled himself closer to her. His eyes locked with hers, and she could see a mix of emotions on his face - guilt, remorse, and a faint glimmer of hope. She couldn't comprehend how he could look at her with such vulnerability after what he had done.
" I'm sorry for coming over here but I just want to talk, I'm not going to hurt you."
Anele's body trembled uncontrollably, and she struggled to find her voice. Her mind was a whirlwind of conflicting thoughts, desperately trying to process the encounter. Part of her wanted to run away as far as possible, to escape this nightmare once and for all but another part of her was curious, desperate for answers and closure. It took her a few minutes to calm herself down. The thought of being tomorrow's latest university gossip was what helped her control her attack.
" Just please give me a chance and I promise I'll never bother you again."
Finally finding the strength to speak, Anele's voice quivered,
" I thought I made it clear last night, that you and your family should stay away Kenji?"
Her words were laced with both fear and anger.
Kenji looked down at his hands, the were so pale and frail, you could literally see his nervous system if he held it up to the sun.
"I...I am sorry."
he muttered, barely audible.
"I never meant to hurt you, Anele. I was young, lost, greedy and confused and stupid. What I did to you is unforgivable."
A surge of anger coursed through Anele's veins, conflicting with the uproar of emotions swirling inside her. She clenched her fists, her palms now sweaty and tremoring.
"Apologise? You think an apology will fix all the hurt, shame and trauma you've caused me?!"
Her voice was filled with bitterness as she recalled the pain and trauma she had endured from him and his family. She was the one who was raped but they treated her like the rapist and they think a sorry will fix things.
Kenji's gaze remained fixed on the ground, guilt etched on his face.
"No, not at all but it's a start. I've grown, Anele. I've gone through therapy, sought help, and I'm no longer that person. I've spent years regretting what I did, and I understand if you can never forgive me, but I had to try."
Anele's mind was reeling once again he was playing the victim, so she was supposed to forgive him just because he's changed. No longer fearful as she finally really looked at the man in front of her. The man who had the audacity to stand or sit in front of her and expect an apology from her when he took her innocence.
" You had to try?! Kenji if you were an innocent sixteen year old girl who was excited for her birthday party, excited that your parents finally eased up on the strictness and let you stay out late. Let you spend the night with the woman who you loved and thought loved you back. The woman you saw a future with...."
Anele smiled thinking about her relationship with Kyoko before.
" The woman who claimed to love you no matter what, only for her to take your rapist side just because they were her brother and let her friends jump you because she believed her brother when he said you threw yourself onto him. A sixteen year girl who just understood loving someone non family and dating someone. Then have your parents believe you're a liar because " the Himura's are good people"..."
Her parents not believing her was much harder to deal with than the rest and she has ignored their texts and calls since last night because of this.
" If you were that girl and the man who ruined your whole life asked for forgiveness, would you forgive?"
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WHEN I NEEDED YOU. ( Lesbian Slow Updates.)
General Fiction" Stupid me. I thought you were different." " But I-" " Get away from me! I don't ever want to see your fat face again." Nothing hurt more than her words and the look of disgust on her face. The one person who she thought would believe her did not...
