July
J: I'm going to find you a boyfriend
L: oh I don't need anyone I already have one
J: hahahaha sure
J: who
L: you not send
J: picture send handsooooome
L: who's that
J: he thinks you're cute so I wanted to know if you actually find someone attractive that's not out of your league... ;)
L: I'm not going to say anything to that
J: what? You fell for a jerk! So I thought you'd need someone who looks exactly like me but has a bigger heart.
L: you stupid?
L: you're ugly
L: if you thought that your looks did anything then clearly you are blind
J: k
J: who is it
L: who is what
J: your boyfriend you monkeyface
L: ohh that's K
J: ha
J: I have everyone who do you have
J: you're all alone
L: I'm not
J: your boyfriend is an actor that doesn't even know you exist
J: you are all alone
•••
Two days later, 2 am, incoming call
J: I don't want a girl.
J: don't you get it?
J: I
J: don't
J: want
J: a
J: girl
L: okay.
J: but I could find you a boyfriend, really.
L: why are you doing this? Do you think I'm desperate?
J: no but...
J: you're falling for an asshole. What do you expect?
L: empathy? I don't know
J: see? You don't even know what you want
L: okay.
J: look, for the past few days I've been acting like an asshole. But I did it for you!
L: for me? Pff
J: yeah! I wanted to show you how fast you can fall straight onto your face. How fast this can cause you pain. I didn't mean to hurt you believe me I didn't! But you needed to see how fast things can go down...
L: so you think I have never felt pain? You think I live in a world full of fairytales and bubbles and unicorn shitting rainbows?
J: considering that you fell for me, yes. Yes, I do.
L: fvck you, you don't know anything!
J: that's what you may think but I do. And I'm sorry, but you need to understa-
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YOU ARE READING
IKIGAI
Short Story~"Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface." ~
