I Don’t Like Endings Where the Person who Cheats Gets Forgiven, so I Will not Forgive Her

Affair

A few days has passed since I decided to find out whether Yukina is really cheating on me or not.

According to Setsuna, it seems Yukina has plans to go out with her friends again this weekend.

Yukina didn’t tell me anything about it.

Setsuna and I decided to follow Yukina on her day out with her ‘friends’ this weekend to confirm the truth.

Honestly, I don’t want to do something like this.

However, I’ve made up my mind, I have to do it.

There’s a possibility that Yukina is really hanging out with her friends.

In that case, we just need to talk it out.

I will need to tell her that she’s spending too much time with her friends.

That way, we can take another step forward in our relationship.

If she really is cheating on me…at that point, I’m sure I’d lose interest in Yukina as a partner.

I don’t want to have anything to do with her ever again.

The last time we talk will be when we break up.

Our time together would just become distant memories, fading away into oblivion.

I absolutely don’t want that to happen. I want to be with Yukina forever. Get married, work hard and raise our children together…

I imagine such future with Yukina, but the thought that it might all end today makes my heart aches.

“Hah… Okay, let’s do this.”

I stand in front of the mirror, preparing myself mentally before heading out.

I decide to wear a hat and glasses as a disguise, just in case.

If by some chance Yukina notices me, I’ll just pretend not to know her and make a quick escape.

I leave my house with just my wallet and smartphone, keeping things light.

In this day and age, it’s amazing how you can do everything with just a smartphone.

‘Have you left your house? What about Yukina?’

‘I just left the house to follow Onee-chan. It seems like Onee-chan is heading towards the station. Shall we meet there?’

‘Okay.’

While staying in touch with Setsuna, I also head to the station.

Surely, Yukina is meeting her friends at the station.

I reassure myself with that thought and lift my heavy feet to head towards the station.

The distance to the station, which I usually thought isn’t that far away, feels incredibly far right now.

After walking for about ten minutes, I arrive at the station.

While looking around for Yukina, I spot a girl dressed similarly to me, wearing a hat and glasses.

‘Setsuna, to your right.’

As I send a message saying so, the girl looks to the right.

I wave my hand and she turn around.

I rush over to her.

“Good morning, Setsuna. Where did Yukina go?”

“Good morning, Yukito. Onee-chan went through the ticket gate, so I waited for you. But I already followed her to see which platform she got on. The train is leaving in a few minutes, we should hurry.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

“Yeah.”

Led by Setsuna, I follow along.

From a distance, I spot Yukina on the train platform, playing with her phone while waiting for the train.

Setsuna and I decide to secretly observe Yukina from a spot where we can see her without being noticed.

Since there’s a possibility of being overheard, we decided to communicate using LINE.

‘Where do you think she’s planning to go?

‘I don’t know. But I hope she’s just going to hang out with friends.’

‘Yeah, I hope so too.’

When the train arrives, Yukina boards the car, so me and Setsuna decide to board another car to follow her.

Once in a while, we check on Yukina to see when she’s getting off.

It seems like she’s getting off at the next station.

So, both me and Setsuna prepare ourselves to get off the train as well.

This station…

We get off at a station where Yukina and I used to go to watch movies.

Both me and Setsuna continue to follow Yukina.

It seems like her ‘friend’ hasn’t arrived yet.

Yukina leans against a pillar and starts to play with her phone again.

She must be contacting someone.

My heart is throbbing, my chest feels tight.

I find it hard to breathe.

Why is it so painful?

I can’t help but to imagine the worst-case scenario.

“Yukito, are you okay?”

“Yeah…I’m fine.”

I pray to God and wait for the other person to come.

As I’m looking intently at Yukina, she slowly lifts her head and wave her hand with a big smile on her face.

The person she’s looking at is…a man I don’t know.

Yukina casually links arms with him, exchange a few words, and then start walking together.

“…ah.”

“Yukito…”

An overwhelming feeling of emptiness floods my chest.

“Hey, Setsuna. That guy, he’s not your cousin or anything, right?”

“Yeah. I don’t know him at all. I wonder who he is. He’s not even from our school, is he? He seems more mature than us high schoolers…maybe a college student?”

“I don’t know.”

“Maybe he’s a senpai from Onee-chan’s part-time job.”

“…I see.”

I curse at myself for being so miserable.

It feels like all my cherished memories with Yukina are fading away into nothingness.

“Yukito, are you okay? It’s painful, isn’t it?”

Setsuna, who is next to me, must have noticed that I’m in a lot of pain…

She squeezes my hand tightly.

“I’m here for you. You’ll be okay, don’t worry.”

Saying so, Setsuna gently pats my head.

There was a time when I said those words to Setsuna.

I never thought she would return those words to me.