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Pardon if there's any misspelling or wrong grammar, I'm not a native :)
Kazuha ran fast. She didn't care where the destination is.
She just wanted to run as far as possible, leaving behind the bitter truth she had not expected.
Flashback ...
Kazuha Hattori is enjoying breakfast with her beloved husband, Heiji Hattori.
Kazuha still doesn't believe she finally married Heiji, her crush since she was a child. The one and only love in her life.
It's true they've known each other since they were babies since both of their parents are friends.
However, as they grow into adolescence and adulthood, Heiji is becoming more famous. He's smart, handsome and athletic.
The Mr. Perfect that is always surrounded by beautiful girls.
Meanwhile, Kazuha grown as a very unpopular girl in their school. She could only look amazed at Heiji from afar. Don't have the confidence to approach him just to talk to him, though they were friends before. Bestfriends, even.
Therefore, Kazuha is incredibly unbelievable when Heiji Hattori chose her, instead of the beautiful girls who are his fans, to be his girlfriend. Kazuha initially thought Heiji was just joking and playing with her. However, he treats Kazuha like a queen. Lovingly and affectionately.
When Heiji proposed to her, Kazuha immediately said yes.
At the age of 20, they happily married for almost a month now, but it feels just like yesterday for her.
Everyday like a dream for Kazuha.
Until this morning ...
Their house bell rang. Kazuha happily walked toward the door, leaving her husband who still enjoying Kazuha's homemade omelet, slightly scorched. She opened the door and found two of her friends in high school. Or rather, two friends of Heiji, which is as popular as her husband at the time.
Kazuha kindly invited the two guests in and called out for her husband to meet his guests.
However, when Heiji saw who his guests was, Kazuha caught the expression on the face of her husband becoming tense and anxious. She felt weird, because she knew for sure that Fujiwara and Sakamoto are her husband's best friends. However, Kazuha ignored it, thinking maybe she just missed it. She went to the kitchen to make tea.
Kazuha returned to the living room with a tray of three cups of tea and a plate of biscuits. However, she has not really reached the living room when she heard whispers, which oddly can be heard clearly in her ears.
"So, Hattori ... I see you are now happily married to Toyama-san!".
"She's Hattori now!". Her husband answered shortly and firmly, as if trying to intimidate his interlocutor.
"Dude, don't be so stern! If you are so fierce, your wife will surely leave you!". At this, Kazuha smiled. "Although I must admit, Kazuha-san is a great woman! No woman has ever wanted to marry just because it was started as a bet!".
A cold hand seemed to squeeze Kazuha's heart.
What ...?
Just now what did Fujiwara say?
"Fujiwara!" Heiji warned him.
"What?" He asked innocently.
Slowly Fujiwara's eyes widened. "Don't tell me, you have not told your wife about the ..."
"Shut up!" Heiji snapped.
"Wait a minute, Hattori!" Sakamoto joined in. "So Kazuha-san didn't know you married her for the bet?".
"Lower your voice! Kazuha will hear you!".
"Ah! I know!" Fujiwara's turn now speaks in a know-it-all tone. "Apparently you still want to bet! Alright then, I bet if ..."
"I'm in!" Sakamoto cutting Fujiwara's words eagerly.
"Will you two shut up! I love ...," Heiji never got a chance to finish his words, that he loves his wife, as the three young men were hearing the sound of broken goods. Shattered to pieces, just like Kazuha's heart, who is now staring with a wounded look and disbelief at her husband.
"Ka-Kazuha ... No ... It's ... It's not like that ... I ...," Even the intelligent Heiji is stuttering. Fujiwara and Sakamoto didn't dare to look at Kazuha.
"Kazuha ...," Heiji slowly stepped toward Kazuha, while Kazuha took a step back.
"Kazuha, please! Just listen ...," Heiji pleaded.
Kazuha ran.
Her eyes were blurred by tears.
All the good memories with Heiji spun back in her brain.
When Heiji asked her to be his girlfriend ...
Their first date ...
Their first kiss ...
When Heiji proposed to her ...
Their wedding day ...
When they consummate their marriage ...
Lies!
It's all lies!
Their marriage based on a bet.
Not love. A bet.
How fool she thought that Heiji loved her!
She thought at least he ...
"WATCH OUT!"
DIIIINNN ...
CKIIIITTT ...
BRUUAAKKK ...
Kazuha didn't even know what happened when she suddenly felt a great pain all over her body, then she could feel her body flying before falling hard on the road.
She could vaguely hear the people around her shouting in horror. And in the most vague place, Kazuha heard his voice. Her husband.
'Heiji, you came!'
She smiled a bit, before closed her eyes.
Forever.
Indeed it starts with a bet. But, it ended with love.
When Kazuha ran away leaving him ... Heiji felt as if someone tore him. Sliced him into a half and brought the half away from him.
He felt empty.
Without waiting for long, Heiji ran after Kazuha. Leave Fujiwara and Sakamoto just like that.
Heiji was almost desperate as he lost Kazuha in the crowd, when suddenly he heard a deafening sound of a collision.
The hairs on his neck stood up when he saw a body, which he knew very well, flew before it slammed loudly on the street.
No!
That's not her!
That's not his Kazuha!
Heiji kept repeating the words to himself as he walked quickly toward the crowd.
There, he saw his wife lying with a smile.
A pool of dark blood flowed from the back of her head.