Ready to Fall

Chapter 13 Was it something I didn't say?

Chapter 13: Was it something I didn't say?

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I should have told you how I felt then.

Instead, I kept it to myself. Yes. I let my love go unexpressed

'til it was too late. You walked away.

Was it something I didn't say when I didn't say "I love you?"

Was it words that you never heard?

All those words I should have told you.

All those times, all those nights when I had the chance to

Was it something I didn't say?

-'Was It Something I Didn't Say?' by 98 Degrees-

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The day of that cold and empty night…

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Miki had made up her mind.

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That conversation with Daniel a few nights ago had actually helped her reach a decision. Daniel had said that she's the only one who can really tell what she felt. And what she felt was that despite the arguments and the name-calling, she wanted to be with Daniel. It felt right for her to be right beside him.

Maybe he didn't feel the same for her—not yet, that is. But she would change that. She would show him that they belong together and would patiently wait for him, if that was what it would take.

However, in the process, she had to hurt someone. There was no easy way to do it. She would only hurt him more if she allowed him to continue his false hopes on her. She knew that the sooner she tells him her answer, the sooner he can have a chance of finding the right girl for him.

But why did it take her a week before finally meeting Tetsuya since Valentine's?

She reasoned to herself that it was not like it was easy to gather the courage to break someone's heart. And for some reason, Tetsuya was just unusually hard to find.

Must be because of the upcoming final exams, she concluded. He's a senior after all.

Thanks for the help of one of Sarah's inventions; she was able to send a message to Tetsuya requesting him to meet her at the Tea Garden.

She was on her way to their meeting place when she heard someone from behind the trees mentioned her name.

She could not believe what she just heard—what she had just discovered. For sure they cannot be real.

Daniel won't do anything like that.

But as she contemplated, she realized the possibilities.

Then, as if the pieces of the puzzles started to fit together, it made sense to her. The weird behaviors of her dates, it wasn't because of her. It was all because of him.

But why?

Her cheery mood had dissipated and had been replaced by instant anger.

She was walking fast, almost running. It didn't matter where her feet would lead her. She just knew that she had to get away.

That was when she saw him, walking towards her direction.

She felt heat rose in her, and felt a nerve snapped. Unable to control herself, she lashed on him.

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"Why you mean, Daniel Hyuuga!" a surprised Daniel stopped on his track and looked at her with shock written in his eyes. He had faced Miki's wrath before, but not with this level of rage. "How could you? You! It was you! You sabotaged my dates! You threatened all the guys who asked me out. Now I know why they were all suddenly acting so weird."