<The Apartment Where We Lived Together>

“…………”

My name is Mizuho Kaho, and my boyfriend just broke up with me. He said it was because I cheated.

I had always been spoiled by his kindness since we started dating. I thought he would forgive me no matter what I did. After all, he loved me.

…That’s what I thought.

“…………No”

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely don’t want to break up!!

Because I love him!! I love him so much!!

It was the other guy’s fault for tempting me. It’s not my fault!!

…That’s right. It’s not my fault. It’s all their fault.

A message pops up on my phone.

“Souma-senpai:

You seem down lately. Are you okay? Did something happen with your ex? I heard some things.”

“……………………”

I throw everything within reach at the bed.

“Annoying, annoying, annoying, annoying, annoying!! Who do you think is responsible for this?! He is ignoring me, so why do you keep contacting me?!”

Don’t act like you’re my boyfriend, it’s creepy! I only have one boyfriend!

“Haah… haah…”

…I’ve made a mess again. Since he’s been cold to me, I’ve started taking it out on things in my house whenever I reach my limit.

“…………Ah”

I find a T-shirt he used to wear amongst the clutter. Did he forget it when he left?

“…………I can smell him”

I take the shirt in my hand and bury my face in it. It smells like him. A gentle, comforting scent that makes my heart feel warm, the scent of the man I love.

“………uu… I love… I love… I love you so much.”

I want to touch him, be touched by him. I want to hold him, be held by him.

“…………”

I need to tell him I didn’t do anything wrong. But right now we’re not talking, and he’ll probably ignore me if I try to contact him to talk…

“………………That’s it.”

It might be a little forceful… but it’s okay. He’ll forgive me later. My boyfriend is kind, after all.

“…………I won’t let you escape. You’re my boyfriend.”

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<The Apartment We Shared>

“…………Nn”

“Ah… you woke up. Good morning!”

Kaho stood before me, her face beaming with a bright smile.

“Kaho… why? Where am I…?”

This was the apartment we used to share. The curtains were drawn, and the room was dimly lit.

I remember… I was leaving after school and was about to go home, then some friends called me… they took me somewhere in a car…

“Eh… what is this…?”

My hands and feet were tied to the bed with ropes, preventing me from moving.

“It’s better if you don’t move. You might get hurt if you move too much, it would be a shame to damage your beautiful body.”

As Kaho said, the rope dug into me, causing pain whenever I tried to move. It was tied incredibly tightly, making it impossible for me to escape on my own.

“Th-this isn’t right. Quickly remove these ropes!”

“I don’t want to. …It’s your fault. You ignored me and tried to leave.”

Kaho slowly straddled my body, burying her face in my chest.

“Ah… you smell so good. It’s completely different from the smell of your shirt. Ssshh… it’s so strong, haah… I can’t get enough of it.”

She rubbed her face against my chest, taking deep breaths repeatedly.

“St-stop it.”

“Why would I stop? I can finally touch you. Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for this?”

Ignoring my plea, Kaho continued to stroke my cheek while straddling me.

“Why did I even cheat? I want to kill my past self. I love you so much, yet I kept doing such awful things…”

She looked down, tightly clutching my shirt.

“…Ah, no, no. I wasn’t wrong.”

“…………”

“There’s something I want you to see.”

Kaho reached for her phone.

“Look, look! It’s this!”

She showed me a picture of a man lying on th side, covered in blood and bruises.

“Wh-what… th-this is…?”

“Souma-senpai. Then there’s this guy… and that one too.”

She swiped through the phone, revealing more similar photos.

“Listen, listen! You see, I wasn’t wrong! It’s all their fault!! They made me cheat!! They made me cheat!! because of them!!”

“W-what are you talking about?”

“So because of them, we’re breaking up?! Isn’t that unforgivable?! I was so mad, I beat them up! Isn’t that amazing? Praise me, praise me!”

The man covered in bruises was the one she had been cheating with.

“Wh-why did you do something so horrible…?”

“…Huh, you’re not praising me. Oh well… then it’s your turn next.”

She showed me her phone again. This time, it was a picture of a woman.

“Th-this…”

“You… you’ve been getting close to this girl lately, haven’t you? Cheating?”

The woman in the photo was a girl from our university seminar. She was kind and helped me out a lot, both when Kaho was cheating on me and while I was apart from her. She was a true friend.

“N-no, it’s not like that, she’s not involved!”

“She is involved. You and her, you’re always so happy talking to her. On campus, at the cafe nearby… Ah, I know you were surrounded by fawning classmates in the seminar room, and of course, I know about your promise to go see a movie together. Alone.”

How… how did she know? No one besides the seminar members knows about the seminar room, and we only contact each other through our phones regarding the movie…

“That’s cheating. …………I can’t forgive you.”

“I-it’s not like that—“

“But, you know, I might forgive you if you meet certain conditions.”

“………Co-conditions?”

“Become my lover again, and stay with me forever. …If you don’t accept these conditions, I’ll kill her.”

“Th-that’s… that’s ridiculous.”

“I don’t like it. I can’t stand it when you show affection to someone else.”

“…………You’re insane.”

“Fuf… You made me like this.”

A wicked smile spreads across Kaho’s face.

“Come on, what are you going to do? You’re going to become my lover again, right?”

If I don’t become her lover, this completely innocent girl will be hurt.

Kaho, in her current state, might actually kill her.

“Don’t you want to answer?”

…I can’t hurt her.

“…………Okay.”

“What’s okay? I need you to say it clearly.”

“…I won’t break up with Kaho.”

“Will you stay with me forever?”

“…………I’ll stay with you forever.”

“…Ah ha.”

A smile blooms on Kaho’s face in the dim room.

“Yes… yes!! You said it. You said you’d stay with me forever! I’m so happy… ah, I recorded it, your words! You can’t take it back now!”

She was like a child who had just received her favorite toy, her joy overflowing.

“…Then, in celebration of us getting back together and staying together forever, let’s make love.”

Kaho’s lips meet mine. We repeat the process again and again, her mouth violently stimulating my insides.

“Puff… delicious. Ah, I’m… I love everything about you.”

…I must have done something wrong.

If I had communicated properly with Kaho instead of trying to distance myself or ignoring her, things might not have come to this.

“From now on, we’ll stay together forever. …Don’t even think about cheating.”

The End