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ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟ

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ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴍᴏsᴛ. ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.
ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ.

ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴊᴇᴀʟᴏᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀs sʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ᴀ ᴠᴀsᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄʟɪᴍʙᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ, ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛɪɢʜᴛ.
ᴀs ʜʏᴇᴊᴏᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴊᴜɴ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴜɢɢɪɴɢ, ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀғᴇᴛᴇʀɪᴀ.

ᴀs ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴀᴅ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ, sᴀʏɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ʙᴏʏ.

ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇᴋɪ's ʀᴏᴏᴍ. ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴜᴛᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴏʀᴇᴀɴs.

ʜɪᴅᴇᴋɪ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴜᴛᴀ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅɴ'ᴛ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜʏᴇᴊᴏᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴊᴜɴ. ʜɪᴅᴇᴋɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ. ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴊᴏʏ. ᴀs ʜᴇ ʜʏᴘᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴜᴛᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴜs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

ᴀs ɪғ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.
ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴇᴛ. ᴡᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴡɪᴄᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴏᴜʀ, ʜɪᴅᴇᴋɪ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ.

ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ.
ʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀs ɪ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ. ʏᴜᴛᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴜʀʟᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙᴀʟʟ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴇxᴘᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ sᴜɪᴛ. sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ, ɪ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɢ.

ʜɪᴅᴇᴋɪ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ sᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀs ᴀs ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴄʜᴇᴇᴋ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴄʜᴀsᴛᴇ ᴋɪss ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍɪɴᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ʜᴀᴅ ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ.

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ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ
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An alarm clock woke her.
Chinami rose, dressed into her work attire and left her small apartment.

She walked the familiar way to the bar.

A hushed promise in the night.

“Lunch?”

“Lunch.”

Now she just had to get him the usual.

With a sweet note.