36 - Broken
"Michiru! Michiru, open the door!"
The door rattled against her back at Haruka's incessant pounding. Each one jostled her slightly but she didn't notice. Her own shoulders were shaking too hard from her sobbing.
"Michiru, let me in! Michiru!"
She wondered how long it would take before the blonde would stop. She laughed softly, bitterly at herself, choking on her tears. Haruka would never give up, not until the neighbors called the police and had them drag her away. Even then, she'd wait for her. She was always so stubborn.
She wished she would stop. That she would just leave her alone. It was bad enough Haruka had lied to her. Couldn't she just leave it at that?
"Michiru, please just let me in! Let me explain!"
Her hand covered her mouth, muffling the sobs as her heart wrenched in her chest. She was pleading with her, begging to be given another chance. Still pounding away at the door, but slowly now, her fervor vanishing. And finally, it stopped with a tired thud, leaving only her heartbeat to pulse loudly in her ears.
"Please," came Haruka's broken whisper through the door, so close to her ear. "Please, Michiru. I'm sorry."
Michiru could only slide down to the floor, hugging her knees to her chest, rocking herself with the force of her tears.