Merciless Loop

CHAPTER 08 - It's Christmas

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It's Christmas

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“Yukoo!” She cried louder. “Yukoo~”

It was a heavy feeling, like she was under a big pile of unknown objects that she keeps on carrying. Even so, she dragged herself to look further. For Haruna, everything is starting to get blurry; blurred with tears and exhaustion. The room, it was empty. She’s not there.

“Nyannyan…” a voice that stutters Haruna’s heart. Her head flicks towards the door where the voice is from. “Nyannyan whe-“

“Yuuchan…” the tall girl whispered in tears running towards the short girl and grabbing her into her embrace. “I thought…”

“W-what happen? Why are you crying?” Yuko asked lovingly while caressing the tall girl’s back. “I’m worried about you so I tried looking for you…” She broke the hug and wiped the girl’s tears off her cheeks. “Eh- what happened to you?” she continued as she saw Haruna’s torn sleeve and the splattered blood on its dress. “Is that… blood? What happen?”

Haruna smiled in content. “Y-yeah… from a cat caught by the car… I caught an accident on my way back. Sorry.”

“Cat? Accident? That must be something to tear your sleeve like that. Are you okay?”

“Un… this is nothing. Don’t mind it.”

“Okay, but let’s get you changed. I’ll pick your clothes!”

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++[Yuko’s POV]++

That was a nice progress on our friendship. It was the first time I’ve seen her that worried of me, and there’s that feeling of security that I can only feel when I’m with her. What is this feeling? It was like she’s pulling me into her closer and closer without doing anything. This is such an enchanting feeling.

“Try this.” I handed her a simple white dress constructed from light cotton in which she tried soon.

It was a minimally detailed dress but damn… she was a goddess in it! Its length which I guess is two or three inches above her knees exposes her long legs, and her contours were greatly emphasized by the way the white fabric of that dress hangs on her body. The V-neckline that shows off how beautiful her chests are and how her shoulders are shown through this sleeveless piece of clothing attracts me so much. Something is wrong with me.

She looks at me like she was asking how she looks. Of course she’s gorgeous! She’s so pretty that my tongue got tied and can only flash a wide smile of appreciation. I am not even sure if what I’m flashing is really appreciation. She’s just too… pretty.

“Is it that bad?” she pouted turning around and scrutinizes her dress in the mirror.

“N-no… You’re just too… stunning.” What the hell am I blurting out?

“R-really? Thank you.” She answered me casually but I saw her cheeks turned pink. It’s funny how her hair covers those flushed face of hers, I am squealing inside.

“Let’s take that dress.” I took her hand and lead her to the counter so we can pay for it. Her hands are cold, must be from her crying earlier.

“Oh- okay.” She took out her wallet but I managed to prevent her from paying for it thanks to me being able to act for it first. “Let me pay you for it.”