Chapter 11

"Decisions To Make"

Atsushi called her cell phone multiple times before she finally returned home. "Where have you been?!" He shouted, his expression obviously anger mixed with concern. She blinked at him. "I went for a walk. I told Rena to tell you that." she answered plainly. He sighed. "I was so…" He started, collapsing in the couch.

"…worried about you…" he mumbled. She smiled. "Why were you so worried? I wasn't gone that long." she asked, sitting next to him. "I thought…you were going to…" He glanced at her. Her eyes were full of concern and curiosity. "Going to what?" she asked.

"I thought you were going to…leave me…and Yukio." He replied, looking down at the floor. Risa suddenly remembered that she hadn't left on good terms. They had a small argument, but she didn't think he thought that much of it. She really didn't regret having Yukio at all. She had just been upset that he said it would be gross to marry her.

"Koizumi…is it alright…if we go live with our parents for a bit…?" he asked. Risa gasped. "W-why?!" she shouted. "I just…think I need to really sit down and consider…everything. I can't do that while we're still living together." he replied, still staring at the floor. "Consider?"

"It'd just be for a week…I need to think about…the future." He turned and grabbed her hands. "Our future. The three of us." She looked depressed but said, "Ok." He smiled. "I promise it'll be alright, Risa."

She looked away and asked, "Who will take Yukio?" He stood and walked toward the kitchen. "You need to have him. He still needs your milk." He replied, bringing her a glass of juice. "Thanks…" she whispered, accepting the drink. "Are you sure it's ok?" he asked. She looked away. "Y-yeah…it's…fine."

A few days later, Nobu visited Risa's house. She rang the doorbell and her mother answered. "Nobuko. Come on in." she greeted, stepping back to let her in. Nobu looked concerned. "Risa's here right? I…have something I need to tell her." Risa's mother nodded. "She's in her bedroom."

Nobu entered Risa's room and saw her playing with Yukio. "Hello, Ms. Mom." she said, smiling. Risa grinned. "Nobu-Chan! I haven't seen you in ages!" The friends hugged and laughed.

Nobu suddenly was serious. "I think…I may be joining the mom club soon." Risa gasped. "You're pregnant?!" she yelled. Nobu ran over, quickly covering her mouth. "Be quiet! I don't want anyone to know." Risa looked confused. "Why not?" She asked. "I live in Hokkaido! Darling is here and we live too far apart for this! I can't have a baby, it would ruin everything!" Risa looked sad. "You aren't going to tell him…?"

Nobu began to sob. "If…I do…I may have to leave my grandmother all the way in Hokkaido and move here…and I can't do that to her." Risa hugged her tight. "I don't know how to help you, Nobu-Chan…"

"It's alright. The main reason I came here was to ask for motherly advice. Not to cry all over you." She replied, rubbing her tears on her sleeve. Risa smiled. "It's ok to cry on me, Nobu. I've cried on you, countless times."

Meanwhile, at Atsushi's house.

"For the last time…NO!" Atsushi shouted, crossing his arms. His mother and sister gave him a grumpy stare. "We want to see Yuki!!" they shouted. "We haven't seen him since the day he was born!" His sister yelled. Atsushi growled. "Look! I told you, I don't have him right now! Koizumi is looking after him!" he replied.

They looked at each other sadly. "Poor Risa-Chan. A single, teenage mother all by herself." His mother said, dramatically. "No! She isn't a single mother and she isn't alone! I just asked to be on my own for a while!" he shouted, grabbing his jacket and throwing on his shoes. "I'm going out." he mumbled, as he left out the door. His mom and sister sighed. No one knew what was happening these days.

While on his walk, Atsushi saw Nakao sitting on a bench, looking upset. "You okay?" he asked, sitting next to him. "Nobu's been crying." he replied. "Did she come to visit from Hokkaido?" he asked. Nakao nodded. "She got back last Monday…she said she came back because she had a problem but she didn't tell me what it was yet."

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