To the Person I Love and Hate the Most… - Chapter 3

Shock…

She must have some difficult situation to deal with…

I wonder what it could be?

I go home by the train, wondering so.

When I arrive at my home, I check my email and find a message from Natsumi-chan.

I’m completely shocked when I read it.

‘I am currently…living with a man. I am actually in a relationship with this person. He is not doing well with his job search…so he is retaking his degree at a university. I know that he is under a lot pressure…but one day, he started to getting more and more harsh with me. He even started to abuse me. I even still have some bruises on me right now. In my mind, he is no longer my boyfriend. The reason I’m able to contact you now is because he is going on a trip overseas for a change of mood. He will be back in three days. I…need your help… I feel uncomfortable hiding this from you…that’s why I’m telling you about this. If you still want to meet me after I tell you about this, please call this number…’

I don’t want to brag…but I’ve had a relatively smooth life so far.

I’ve studied hard in my school days, and I even manged to get a job at what can be called a prestigious company.

Honestly, I’ve lived in a world that has nothing to do with matters like this.

That’s why, my initial instinct was,

‘I absolutely shouldn’t get involved with this!!!’

Certainly, she is the most charming woman I’ve ever met, and I do want to cherish my time with her…

But she is just someone I just met today…

On top of that, the fact that she is dealing with someone abusive…that means he’s probably a dangerous person…

At this point, I’m just a stranger, so getting involved in this will means I will be taking some risks.

But…she is asking for my help…

I can’t get her sad expression when we parted out of my mind…

If I abandon her…what will happen to her?

I feel like if I ignore her, I will be running away from something. If I don’t help her now, I feel like I will just run away from my problems again in the future…

I’m torn.

Even if I can’t directly help her, I should at least reach out to her.

So, I decided to call. At least I should listen to her and offer some advice.

After a few moments, she picks up my call.

“Hello, umm…it’s the person you met earlier.”

“Ah…I’m so glad! I knew that you would call me, Ma-kun…”

“Don’t just jump into conclusions…honestly, I had my doubts…but I thought I should at least reach out to you and offer some advice…”

“I see…well…thank you…”

“Umm…well, I think the best solution right now is for Natsumi-chan to return to your parents’ house… Is that possible?”

Then, she told me about her life so far.

She is originally from Iwate and had desperately come to Tokyo to attend a vocational school.

However, due to some circumstances, she had to quit school and left her home. Right now, it seems like she can’t just easily go back to her parents to ask for their help.

She explained that she is financially struggling, and she doesn’t have a guarantor to rent a place herself.

That’s why, even though she doesn’t like him, she can’t just leave him so easily.

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At that time, there were no such things as messaging apps like ‘Line’ and long phone calls were expensive.

So, we ended the conversation by saying that we would meet again the next day.