My Reality (DDLC Monika Fanfiction) ~discontinued~

Chapter 20 - A Realization

"Hold on one second!" Natsuki shouts.

What could she be whining about this time?

"Y-Yeah!" Yuri adds.

"Monika, you're the one who needs the least help out of all of us!" Natsuki shouts.

I feel a sense of disarray. How could they ruin this moment of happiness for me?

"Eh? But.." I say, loosing my words.

"I agree with Natsuki," Yuri says, "Not only is your work most suitable for one person, but you already have Sayori as well."

I hate what they're saying. It just slashes all of my confidence with a knife. My heart is falling into my pink Japanese schoolgirl shoes.

"But Andre was the one who..." I argue. "Ah."

I loose my words again. As much as I hate it, what they're saying is true.

"You were the one who scared him into picking you in the first place. You're the club president, Monika!" Natsuki says, "You're supposed to make responsible decisions for the club!"

"Monika, you shouldn't let any ulterior motives interfere with this decision." Yuri says.

What does she mean by "ulterior motives"? Does she know?

"Ulterior motives?" I ask, "W-What are you saying, Yuri? In fact it sounds like you guys are the ones with ulterior motives!"

My anger against these girls gets the best of me. I am surely enraged.

"Excuse me?" Natsuki sasses.

"Otherwise, this wouldn't be made into such a big deal in the first place!" I say.

"That's completely false, Monika!" Yuri says.

"Yeah!" Natsuki agrees, "We have a lot of work to do, you know? We won't do as good of a job if you make us work alone."

"Ah, maybe that's true." I admit.

"Think of the club, Monika." Yuri says, "If we want our event to succeed, then we need to appropriately distribute our resources."

My heart sinks lower into my toes.

"Um..ah." I say, my words still having nowhere to go.

"So are you going to do the right thing, President?"Natsuki teasingly asks me.

Ah. I can't help but take action now. I mean, it's the right thing to do. Even though I strongly lust for him and I don't even know why.

"Okay, okay." I say, "I get it!"

I sigh, "It's technically more logical for Andre to help one of you two. So, I guess that's what we'll do."

The same icons pop up in front of my face. This time, my name is left out of them, only leaving Yuri, Natsuki, and Sayori. 

I stutter a bit on my words.

"Do you have a preference, Andre?" I ask.

At first, I see the cursor illuminate Sayori's name. Sayori? He's choosing Sayori? Out of everyone he could've chosen, Sayori is it?

The icons disappear once he clicks.

"I mean..." He says, "If it's going to be anyone, I prefer helping Sayori."

Anger flares up in my stomach once he says her name. I hate the sound of it. It makes my body gradually tense up at the thought of her.

"I mean, we're already neighbors and-"