Beyond The Bad End - Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Maki’s POV

‘I’ll try to talk with Sudo-kun, please wait a moment.’

When I asked for advice on how to say sorry to Sudo-kun while crying, one of my friends agreed to help me.

Forgetting to dry my hair which was still wet from the shower, I anxiously waited for her reply for about thirty minutes.

‘If you go to Sudo-kun’s house at 10 tomorrow, he will listen to what you have to say. Then, do your best now.’

‘Okay, got it. Thank you.’

‘I’m sorry for speaking so harshly to you.’

‘No, it’s all my fault. I’m sorry for worrying you.’

I couldn’t send any messages to Haru-kun that night because I felt guilty for going out with another boy together alone behind his back, I was too anxious about what would happen the next day as well.

They next day, I woke up in the morning, got ready to go out, and left the house. As I was riding my bicycle past a nearby convenience store, I met Haru-kun who just came out of it.

‘Oh? Maki, good morning. You’re going out to hang out with your friends in the morning like this?’

‘Y-Yeah.’

That was the time I didn’t want to see Haru-kun the most, but I couldn’t just ignore him. So I stopped my bicycle and replied so.

‘I know it’s summer break, so you want to spend time with your friends, but you have to get some homework of your homework done or you will have a hard time later.’

‘Yeah, I know…’

‘Saki-san is really worried about you too, you know?’

‘…I’m sorry, I’m in a hurry. I’ll get going now.’

I couldn’t even smile at Haru-kun, I felt like I wasn’t myself. I couldn’t stand the way Haru-kun was looking at me, so I ran away.

‘Okay then. Make sure to watch out for cars.’

Haru-kun really cared about me until the very end.

When Haru-kun said so, I feel pain deep within my chest. I felt guilty of what I did last night.

I was able to arrive at Sudo’s house before 10. Then, I nervously pressed the intercom.

Sudo-kun answered with only one word,

‘Come in.’

The front door opened.

I had been to Sudo-kun’s house many times before for drinking parties, but usually everyone in my group was there, so that was the first time I had been there alone.

I went inside Sudo-kun’s house and followed him into his room. He sat on the floor.

‘So?’

He asked me so.

I didn’t sit down, I just stood there.

‘I want to apologize for what happened yesterday, I’m sorry. I will pay you back the money you spent for me, but I’m a bit short on money right now, so please wait a little while until I can get some money from my part-time job.’

‘You think that if you pay me back, I’ll forgive you?’

‘……’

‘Hah, I can’t believe this at all.’

‘But, that’s all I can do…’

We both went silent for a while.

I was so anxious that I wanted to throw up and run away from that place.

After about five minutes or so, Sudo-kun finally began to talk.

‘Let me have sex with you. Then we can call it even, you don’t even have to pay me back.’

‘Eh…no, I can’t do that.’

‘Why not? Isn’t it fine? You have done it before right, Maki-chan? I’m still a virgin, so please help me graduate.’

‘I can’t betray my boyfriend, I can’t…’

When I refused so, Sudo-kun started yelling at me.

‘Then give me the money back! Now!’

Sudo-kun yelled at me while hitting the floor and kicking the table. I was so terrified that my legs were shaking and tears began to spill from my eyes.

‘I’m not going to forgive you for crying! Come on, make up your mind!’

My head was filled with fear, regret and guilt. I didn’t want to think about anything anymore.

‘If I have sex with you, you will really forgive me, right?’

I asked Sudo-kun so.