We are pretending....right? - Chapter 19- Assault?
“Wow… ” Standing in front of the station where I dropped my friends, I couldn’t help but mutter out loud.
I was the only one left in the group whose house was also far and did not have any transportation to go back. Akari returned home mid-way since her dad was nearby so he picked her up. She did ask me whether I would also like to come along with them, but I was in such an intense situation in the game that I told her to go without me.
All the other three lived next station so we chatted all the way up to here before they boarded the train and the only person left alone under the downpour was me.
I can call a taxi but it would charge a lot and I need to save money for Ryuu’s birthday and my first date as well.
“No option, Sumire…need to run.”I held my back above my head before I began marching toward my destination. There were many who were doing the same thing, and lucky ones bought all the umbrellas from the convenience store.
Since it was already dark, I knew Ryuu would stress about me so I texted him beforehand and after throwing my phone inside my bag I ran toward the local streets.
Fortunately, the route toward my home was imprinted in my mind since I have come to pick up Mom many times when she comes back from an office trip. There were some shortcuts that I could take just like this alley-
“Ah!”
“Hmmm?” I slammed into a person before I lost my footing and fell on my buttocks.
“Ittaaa… “My back was hurting a lot upon the impact and my bag also flew out of my hand when I hit the person.
“Eheh~Are you alright ojou-chan?” My eyes snapped toward the drunkard old man who was now kneeling in front of me, his eyes glued to my shirt which was now transparent because of the rain and providing the pervert the view of my underwear.
“Stay away, you bastard.” I hurriedly pushed away the man and was cursing my luck to get stuck in such a place.
The man stumbled back when I urgently sprang to my feet and was intending to pick up my bag and run when suddenly the man held me by my wrist.
“Leave me! ” I shouted and tried to free my hand but even in such a lost state, the man was using strength beyond my resistance before he pushed me toward the wall of the alley.
My face slammed into the wall but more than that, the man’s body pressed on my back was making me feel incredibly repulsive. I don’t know how he got so much strength that I was not able to fight him back at all.
“Now, now, Ojou-chan…let this old man have some taste of the youth… “I was feeling disgusted upon inhaling the scent of alcohol and tobacco from the man as tears welled up in my eyes.
I was swaying a lot, trying to free up at least some space to escape but the 6ft tall man was pressing all his weight upon me when I suddenly felt his hand moving around my collar.
‘No…no…please no…somebody…’ My tears were choking my voice. Even though I could have shouted for help, in this situation, I was able to mutter out nothing. All I did was to wail and inwardly plead for someone to appear and save me…
“Sou… ” I didn’t know why but the first word I was able to muster up was the name of the person whom I barely know…yet…
“Who… ” Suddenly the molester whispered before I felt his weight lifting away from my body followed by a heavy thud resonating in the alley.
“Argh… “I slowly turned to look at what happened, only to widen my eyes as I saw the disgusting old man, now lying on the ground and Sou above him.
Like a wave of relief washed over me, I helplessly smile and felt that all my fear just vanished in an instant upon realizing the identity of the person.
‘Sou…h-he…he is here…right? Sou is here right… ‘ I was so desperately happy to see a familiar face in this situation that I entirely missed how brutally Sou was hitting the man.
When I came to my senses, I saw red liquid mixing in the poodles and the assaulter’s face all bloodied and bruised. It was so bad that I was barely able to differentiate whether that thing was his face or not.
“Sou…stop it. He…he would die like that!” I shouted for him to stop but like something has come over him, Sou was not ceasing his punches at all.
Somehow…this scene was making a distant memory resurface and my mind was getting dizzy because of it.
However, I needed to pull it together otherwise Sou would get the label of a criminal because of me.
“Sou…you are scaring me now… ”
Hearing my words Sou’s raised punch halted just in front of the molester’s nose.
I was about to say something else, but like I knew telling Sou that I am frightened would make him stop.
And it worked.
Sou didn’t turn to look at me and just stood up at his spot. The old man was out cold and if not provided immediate medical treatment, something fatal might occur because of blood loss.
I was about to call the ambulance when suddenly I saw Sou taking out his phone and dialing a number.
“Clean this up and report him to the police.”
I don’t have any clue whom he was talking to but whoever was on the other side of the phone didn’t even ask Sou about our location and Sou just disconnected the call instantly after relaying the order.
Sou finally turned to look at me but because of his long hair, I was not able to see his eyes. I am now kind of addicted to those eyes which always calms me down.
Sou walked toward me before he took my left hand which had a slight blue marking that I received when that bastard slammed me to the wall.
“Does it hurt”Unlike when he was beating the crap out of the old man, his tone was all tender and soothing which helped me reply normally as well.
“Not really.” It really didn’t hurt at all. It was just my butt and the slight dizziness.
Sou remained silent for a bit, looking at my hand constantly without breaking the sight. I was about to tell him that it was okay, when suddenly he interlocked his fingers with mine and began walking forward with me in tow.
“Sou-kun? Where are we going?”
“My place.”
“…”
….can this day be any more dramatic?
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