The Bet ( Lesbian Story)

Chapter 9: Sincerity....Clarity... Maybe It's Just Charity?

Authors Note: I just want to say thank you to all my readers who haven't given up on me. Graduate school has been taking up all of my life. I finally feel like I can start writing again. I apologize for a year without updating. I never stopping thinking of you guys. There were many times I wanted to write but couldn't get the words out. I hope you enjoy this chapter. It's short but I promise I will be writing more.  :D

The rest of the school day was a blur. Class after class, each bell rang. There we were in homeroom. I had no clue what Harumin had in mind. Honestly, I thought I did all that I could to win her back already. What else could I do???

Students please remember that our annual formal is coming up in two weeks. You are permitted to bring a date. Anyone outside of the Academy must have a signed permission slip. That is all.

Whispers were heard all around. I sat at my desk thinking about how much I'd really like to take Mei, but as things were now it looked impossible. Clearly, she wasn't interested me. I glanced across the room to where Mei was sitting. Her head down jotting things down in her notebook. She looked so focused as if her life depended on whatever she was writing. Even after this amount of time, I held on to some hope. My hand clutched my chest, how I wish she were my date for the dance. I wondered could she feel me starring? Did she even care? Too many things crossed my mind and too often. My mind raced and everything got a little fuzzy. Thoughts popped in and out. Breathe Yuzu.. it will be fine, I kept telling myself. I rose to my feet, or so I thought. Before I knew it, I was falling about to hit my head on my desk. Someone scooped me up into their arms. My vision slowly came back to me and the fuzziness faded.

"Yuzu, I can't take this any longer! I need you in my life..as more than a friend. Just give me a chance, just one date. Let me prove to you that I am better than anyone in this entire schoo-" She was cut off by the teacher.

My eyes widened. Speechless. What the heck was going on? My heart started to race and my cheeks became rosy.

"Harumin sit down, and wait to be dismissed!" Sensei said.

"No, I'm not finished. Yuzu, I love you. I have been in love with you since you arrived at this school. Before you came to this school, I was just a delinquent. I didn't take school seriously, I didn't take anything seriously. You showed me what it to be passionate about something. I'm passionate about you. I know we can be good together. Think it over, give me your answer tomorrow under the cherry blossom tree in the court yard!" She grabbed my hand and kissed it. She placed me back down at my desk. Before I could say a thing, she ran out of the door.

Did Harumin just ask me out? Heat came over my hand where she kissed it. A small smile ran across my face.

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When I arrived home my mother was nowhere to be found. I sat alone at the dinner table pushing around leftovers from the night before. It was too still in my home and my mind began to wander again.

Did Harumin mean what she said? Before she said she was going to help me get Mei back. I'm confused now more than ever.

Was this sincerity? Does she really love me? I looked at the blank screen on my phone. No texts. No nothing, just silence.

Why did looking at her make me blush?? Was this some sort of clarity??

Or is this just charity because she realized that Mei will never want me back?