"Why didn't you call me? Is it because you have some other bitch on the side? Is that it?"
"We went on a date yesterday..."
"And? Do you not care enough to call me today?"
"It's seven in the morning..."
"Stop making excuses!"
"You know what, this thing, it's over. Just leave me alone."
Rin ran out of patience and slammed the door in his - now ex - girlfriend's face. They had only dated for about a week before she became a stage 5 clinger. Rin walked away from the door and over to his couch while listening to angry footsteps. Rin sighed.
"Why can't I find a normal girl?"
He laid down on the couch and looked up at the ceiling in frustration. Every single one of his girlfriends had a big issue. Whether it be paranoia, suspicion, and most recently, clinginess. Rin was so tired of having to deal with such people.
"Maybe just being single would be okay..."
After saying this, he realized how silent his apartment was. He hated the silence, how it seemed to fill up everything. Rin didn't like to rely on others, but he still felt lonely, as much as he denied it. He felt his eyes become heavy since he was woken up so abruptly and fell asleep on his couch.
Rin slowly opened his eyes, waking up for the second time today. He rubbed his eyes before sitting up. He remembered what had happened and sighed in frustration.
"At least I'm free now..."
Rin grabbed the nearby, remote control and turned the TV to a random channel. Anything to get rid of the silence. He tried to focus on whatever he was looking at, but heard a noise somewhere in the background. He looked around behind him and saw nothing. He turned back to the TV, and the noise persisted. It was like someone was scratching something with claws.
"Pets aren't allowed in this building..."
Rin got up and followed where the sound was coming from. It led him to his front door. Rin was hesitant to open it up as he didn't want to be attacked by some animal, but pressed on. He slowly unlocked the door and turned the knob. Once opened, he saw black hair with a pair of cat ears. He thought it was a cat, but then noted it's size. He realized it had light skin. The black mop of hair tilted upwards and Rin saw this creatures face. It had a serious expression with clear blue eyes, and as serious as it looked, it still maintained cute aspect. The creature tilted its head while looking up at Rin.
"Meow?"