'Ryu, are you free tomorrow?" Chizuru asked me over the phone.

Her voice made it clear that she was happy and excited. I wonder what had happened to make her be in such a good mood.

'Yeah, why Chizuru?'
'Great! Err...you see...' Chizuru began shyly. 'It'll be me and Renji's sixth month anniversary soon and I need to get him a gift! Would you accompany me tomorrow please?' She pleaded.


So that was why she called me? That was the reason for her cheerily mood? I should have expected.

'Yeah, sure.' I agreed. What else could I still say?

In my heart, I could feel jealous aching. The feeling of being jealous sucked, it was so unbearable. I went to sleep immediately to prevent myself from thinking about it and hoped that tomorrow would pass soon.


The next day, I met Chizuru at the nearby shopping mall. While we were walking around, we saw Renji across the street. Chizuru had wanted to walk over and say hi but stopped when she saw that he was not alone.

He was with Nozumu, his ex-girlfriend. To top it off, they were kissing...passionately. My eyes widen in shock before I turned to look at Chizuru. She was crying. Really crying. I caught a glimpse of her eyes before she turn to leave. shock, hurt, torment, betrayal flashed in her eyes. I could feel her heartaches. Because when she was hurt...my heart aches for her too.

When I turn back to look at Renji, I saw him coming over to our direction. I just he knew that Chizuru had seen what he did.
'Did she see what happened?' Renji asked me. I can't believe he had the cheek to ask me that.

' Well obviously you bastard! What the hell do you think you're doing ? Do you know you have just hurt Chizuru ?! ' I shouted at him and refusing to let him chase after Chizuru.

' None of your business , just let me go . I need to chase after her ! ' Renji shoved me aside. I punched him and kicked him at his butt. He screamed in pain. I did not bother much and ran after Chizuru.

She ran and ran. And finally, she stopped at a bench of a park. She sat down , with her hands covering her eyes and wept bitterly. Her tears kept falling. I didn't know what to do or what to say at that point of time. I sat there, beside her, with my hand placed behind her back, patting her, slowly.

After a few hours. She told me she was tired and felt like going home. She smiled to me, real sweetly and gratefully. She said, ' I'm fine Ryu, and thanks. ' I smiled back. I didn't know that was the last smile I would ever get to see from her. I sent her home after that.

I thought that she would be fine after a good night rest. I made a mental note to call her in the morning the moment I wake up.

The next morning, after brushing my teeth, I looked at the alarm clock. 9.30AM. I guess Chizuru would be awake by now. I made my way to where my phone is and dialed her number. For the first time, nobody picked up. I was getting worried. I kept calling and calling. After awhile, the call was answered.

'Hello, Chizuru? How are you feeling?' I asked with concern but was answered with sobs. 'What happened, Chizuru?' She didn't reply me, instead she continued sobbing. Now I was really worried, 'Chizuru...?' I asked again, hopping that she would answer me this time. 'Chizuru...my baby...she...' I was surprised to hear Chizuru's mom voice on the phone. 'What is it aunty?' I asked worriedly. Chizuru never let anybody touch her phone. 'She jumped down from the window yesterday night...'