Merciless Loop

CHAPTER 18 - Truths

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Truths

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Her eyes stared towards the ground covered with grass and wild vines. Widen by shock and unexplainable feeling of unconvincing revelations and unrealistic points, those orbs that seem to have locked focus away from the man in front expresses no other reactions than questioning thoughts. Fists clenched as she re-captured the man’s eyes. 

“Th-that’s… impossible.” 

Her hand was warmed by the blonde girl’s palms. “We thought so too. But in reality, nothing is really impossible. There are just things that are not easily comprehensible by most of the human mind, but things beyond what everyone can see, majority of them really exist.” 

“Th-then what is she?” 

Tomomi cupped the girl’s cheeks and smiled. “I guess what she was, is just there somewhere deep inside your memory, Yuko.” She placed her other hand over the short girl’s chest and look onto her eyes. “You two seem to be sharing a great bond after all. You probably know her more than any other person out there.” 

The girl just stood there still speechlessly staring nowhere. 

“…or you’re having doubts on her now? I mean, she’s somehow not the person you know she is.” 

“I…” her own hands reached her forehead for a light massage. “I… don’t know.” 

Tomomi smiled and have herself seated on the bench near Yuko. “You don’t have to know. What’s your heart for? What the head can’t answer, the heart is there to remove all the doubts. Use it.” 

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“I know she’s there!” 

“Calm down mister… my sister is still asleep.” Keiko struggled to keep the man’s voice low. “I’ll wake her up for you.” 

The long haired lad makes her way to the room upstairs where her beloved sister is at. She did a gentle knock, enough for the girl inside to hear. “Haruchan… Yuko’s fiancée is here.” 

On the other side of the door, the said lady can be spotted wearing a simple white long dress with halter neck, exposing her slender, well toned back staring blankly at the mirror while holding a lidless red lipstick. 

“Yuuchan…” words come out as a soft murmur from her lips. 

The door slowly opens to reveal Keiko looking worried over the sight of her spacing out little sister. Junki who was standing at the back of the long haired girl peeked at the room searching for someone other than the one inside. He called. 

"Hubby~ are you there?" 

The voice startled Haruna, bringing her thoughts back to earth. "Oh~" she lipped as her eyes met the man's figure. "Wh-what brings you here?" 

"Yuko. Where is she?" the man replied with a glare. 

"Even I am wondering about that." Haruna replied softly looking back at her reflection in the mirror. "She's just... gone." 

"Gone? Isn't she here last night?" he questioned authoritatively. 

"I woke up... and she's gone." 

"What?!" he seemed getting irritated. 

"Do I look like I'm joking?!" her voice raised. "Do you think I seriously like wearing this dress for this occasion? You should know!" her eyes returned a glare. "She's gone! And you're not the only one wondering where she could be!!"