Metanoia

Chapter Thirty-Two

It was my time to choose...Rindou...or Daichi.

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"Elyana!" Daichi yelled, making me jump.

The look in his eyes was evil, hurt. I haven't seen Daichi this way since the last time we fought but this was different. His eyes were pleading with me to go to him, to tell him that this isn't what it looks like—like I always do...but I always do that... I held my arm, backing up until I hit Rindou's chest.

"When this is over, I'm going to take that pretty bitch right from you." Rune smiled evilly at Rindou.

"Oh?" Rindou wrapped his arm around me, pulling me back closer into him. "You hear that? He wants you."

"What the fuck are you doing with them!?" Daichi spat at me angrily. Rage filled his voice to the brim.

"Oh, you didn't know or did you forget?" Rindou taunted, "She's mine."

There was so much going on that I couldn't keep up. Rindou was taunting Daichi, seemingly trying to provoke a reaction. Meanwhile, the rest of the group was eagerly anticipating the movements of Gozu. From the moment I stepped foot into this, I knew it was a bad idea. However, the situation had now escalated, leaving me no choice but to make a decision between the two men I held dearly. The decision weighed heavily on me, knowing that so much was at stake.

I found myself feeling trapped. All I wanted was to get out of there, but it was impossible to escape the consequences of my actions. The weight of responsibility was heavy, and I couldn't help but feel like I was caught in the middle of a storm. Amidst the chaos, I had to choose sides. It was a harsh reality, and I knew that choosing one or the other would impact more than just myself.

As I stood there, torn between loyalty and self-preservation, I couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration and hopelessness.

Why did I have to be put in such an impossible position?

Why was I forced to make such a difficult choice?

Unfortunately, there was no easy way out of this. Actually, there was no way out of this. No matter which road I took, there would always be consequences.

With each passing moment, the pressure and air grew heavier, making it harder and harder to make a final decision. I wanted to be able to breathe again, to return to a state of normalcy. I wanted to rewind time and do things differently. Unfortunately, that was not an option. As I looked around, I realized that the storm was far from over and my life even before Rindou was far from normal.

Daichi growled, taking a step at Rindou. "Let her go! She doesn't love you!"

"Hm, she sure says it when I'm fucking her." Rindou taunted back, pressing his nose into my temple.

It was all lies. He was pissing Daichi off to get a reaction out of him, I couldn't understand why he was taunting him and making things worse cause none of this was going to get any better.

I fucking hated this.

It was only a matter of time that this was going to happen but I didn't expect it to be today...Unfortunately, everything always catches up when you try to run from it. I guess I should have just faced it head on instead of running away.