CHAPTER TWO: MEMORIES OF A SILHOUETTE
Ken just came home from work, hand in his pocket, exhausted, and upset. Hikari came in, cheery at first to see Ken finally at home now also upset to see Ken with a troubled face, he made her worry and curious as she stood at the hallway. Her curiosity took over so she walked over and asked "Ken is anything the matter?"
He wouldn't reply. Hikari was starting to get anxious and pleaded that nothing went wrong.
Hikari placed her right hand on his shoulder. He turned to look at her hand. He took that hand and guided her to the balcony. There Ken stared at Hikari's worried eyes with the 'I'm so sorry' look.
The moon was shinning brightly, and beautifully too, such a shame to receive bad news in such a perfect time for romance. Then unanticipated, Ken kneeled down right in front on Hikari. Hikari was a bit shocked; it was unexpected for him to do such a thing.
Ken then showed a skittish sort of face and Hikari full of curiosity. In a soft voice, Ken said "Hikari." He looked up at her feeling proud of himself. At that mentioning of her name Hikari's face lightened up with bliss but with slight confusion she had only some clue to what was going to happen.
Ken took his hand out of his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. He opened it, and its content was a plain white-gold ring with a small diamond placed to and not on it. Hikari almost teared with blissful tears.
"Hikari. will you marry me?" he said in his most steady voice he could've kept. "YES!!!" without thinking she answered no second thoughts came to mind and no hesitation. She hugged her man and cried her heart out happy as she was.
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The next day Ken woke feeling good all over (guess why?)
He went to his office at the firm, all smiling and what not. It was a big and roomy in there. He sat on his chair and brought out files from the last case-, which he won.
A knock was on the door "Come in." he said so cheerily. His secretary Amy came in. "Ken James wants to see you." she said so seriously.
Ken didn't mind her seriousness and still went along with his cheery routine. He passed through the busy body people in the firm to get to James' office-partner of the firm.
Ken knocked on James' door as he reached it, he opened it and entered the room. "You wanted to see me James?" Ken asked. A tall fair-skinned blond man stood facing the window then turned to Ken. "Have a seat Ken, the people at the firm was amazed by your performance from your last case." Ken nodded along. "And because of this I want to give you an offer." Ken was bewildered but had to ask, "Which is" "Ken I want to make you senior partner." James said so proud. Ken was overwhelmed on his seat but then smiled, stood up, took out a hand and said, "I won't let you down James, I won't let the firm down too." The two shook hands, James with great honor and Ken with great pride.
Days later, the firm held a party for him, but the firm was exclusively invited. Beer, wine, Karaoke, etc. was all on the party.
"It's too much of a blur after then." Ken exclaimed, then sighed "The next day I found out I found out that an officemate of mine taped most of the party. Now that I think of it the ending was kind off funny," he chuckled. His facial expression turned grim, "but the contents weren't pretty."
Ken popped the tape into the VHS player, and waiting for him on the couch was Hikari-he told her about the party and how much fun it was, Ken figured out it was 'all good' and that nothing bad would've had happened.
Ken turned on the TV and pressed play. The two stayed close together, all snuggle and warm. His arms were around Hikari and she leaned onto Ken, sweetly Ken kissed her on the forehead as she snuggled onto him even more.
The tape was playing; the party was amusing; most of the people there got drunk early. Later you would find some of them sleeping in the strangest places. It got a bit rough in the party. Soon the person filming it all was called to tape something 'juicy'. He then turned to the dark part of the room, it was unfocused. Later, he focused the picture, a couple was making out. The guy on the chair and a girl on top of the guy, by the looks of it was. MIMI.
The two were slack-jawed seeing what they just saw.
Mimi and her guy were done 'making out'. The mystery guy was about to be revealed she just stared at the guys eyes then fainted right in front of him. The guy seemed oblivious to what had happened to Mimi. His hair was raven, he looked familiar, he got up the chair and showed himself through the light.... KEN?
The guy filming laughed and cheered hysterically then fainted and fell drop dead on the floor, there the tape ended.
The couple was bewildered at what they just saw, they both sat still, overwhelmed. Hikari then grabbed the remote and shut the TV off. She hastily stood up pushing Ken's arms out of the way.
She didn't want to look at Ken, she was hurt and couldn't take it. She teared. Too much confusion filled the room, she didn't know what to do, but just deny everything that she wanted to deny. Ken acted quickly and stood up to aid her and deny everything that they saw. He tried to touch her shoulder "Don't touch me." She said hastily pulling away.
"Hikari, you know that." he hesitated seeing the hurt look on Hikari's face. If she only allowed him to he would've tend to her then.
Bad enough Hikari played that unforgettable scene in her head over and over. It wouldn't stop. She couldn't think normally, her thoughts drove her out of reality, she was lost in a pool of her own thoughts, hurt, disgust, and despair.
Ken tried to hug her once again and call out Hikari, but as he tried to hug her, she pulled away again and mumbled "Get out." Ken's thoughts were full of confusion "What?" he replied. Hikari turned to face him eyes full of tears-tears of hate. She pushed him away several times saying "Get out you whore, you bastard, how dare you play with my emotions, how dare you say you love me and yet I see you've found some OTHER." She took a breather, she was too overwhelmed with the present anger raging and building up "Get out of my face!" Ken was shocked to have heard those words come out from the one he loved. He himself was hurt, the devastating and the mortifying feeling of being rejected by the one you love is the least of things that you would want to feel from them.
Ken tried to get her back if he could just say how much he loved her. "Hikari I." "GET OUT!" Ken hid his feeling of despair but didn't feel any hatred, he still loved her. So he got his jacket and left.
Ken sniffed and wiped his teary eyes feeling his pounding heart being isolated as he recalled the wretched memory. Yolie said nothing but patted his back for comfort. "After leaving I went to some bar. damn that was some weird experience. A particular song was able to reach my soul to make me feel more despair, to make me feel how she" sniff "really means to me. How silly I was, being lectured by a song."
Inside the bar Ken called a shot or two every minute or so. It was a karaoke bar and a particular song caught his attention, It made him want to leave. ?I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by my childhood fears And if you try to leave I wish you could just leave 'Cause your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone.?
Ken didn't mind it at first till.
?These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just so much that time could not erase?
He asked for more shots from the bartender.
?You cry I'd wipe away all of your tears You scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I've had your hand through all of these years You still have all of me?
Ken slightly banged on the table.
?You used to captivate me By your resonating light Now I'm bound by the life that you left behind.?
The pain that he felt was excruciating both physical and mental pains. Ken got up and walked out of the bar-legs like jelly, vision was blurry, head was splitting. The alcohol was kicking in.
"That's all I could say." Ken sighed. Yolie pouted at the dull ending of his story and was still not satisfied with his answer; he was hiding something. "You're hiding something Ken, although I am surprised at you, but you're still not relieved from expressing your pain. I just wanna help." Ken rolled his eyes and sighed once again, he pushed the rim of him glasses up. "Very well."
Ken just came home from work, hand in his pocket, exhausted, and upset. Hikari came in, cheery at first to see Ken finally at home now also upset to see Ken with a troubled face, he made her worry and curious as she stood at the hallway. Her curiosity took over so she walked over and asked "Ken is anything the matter?"
He wouldn't reply. Hikari was starting to get anxious and pleaded that nothing went wrong.
Hikari placed her right hand on his shoulder. He turned to look at her hand. He took that hand and guided her to the balcony. There Ken stared at Hikari's worried eyes with the 'I'm so sorry' look.
The moon was shinning brightly, and beautifully too, such a shame to receive bad news in such a perfect time for romance. Then unanticipated, Ken kneeled down right in front on Hikari. Hikari was a bit shocked; it was unexpected for him to do such a thing.
Ken then showed a skittish sort of face and Hikari full of curiosity. In a soft voice, Ken said "Hikari." He looked up at her feeling proud of himself. At that mentioning of her name Hikari's face lightened up with bliss but with slight confusion she had only some clue to what was going to happen.
Ken took his hand out of his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. He opened it, and its content was a plain white-gold ring with a small diamond placed to and not on it. Hikari almost teared with blissful tears.
"Hikari. will you marry me?" he said in his most steady voice he could've kept. "YES!!!" without thinking she answered no second thoughts came to mind and no hesitation. She hugged her man and cried her heart out happy as she was.
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The next day Ken woke feeling good all over (guess why?)
He went to his office at the firm, all smiling and what not. It was a big and roomy in there. He sat on his chair and brought out files from the last case-, which he won.
A knock was on the door "Come in." he said so cheerily. His secretary Amy came in. "Ken James wants to see you." she said so seriously.
Ken didn't mind her seriousness and still went along with his cheery routine. He passed through the busy body people in the firm to get to James' office-partner of the firm.
Ken knocked on James' door as he reached it, he opened it and entered the room. "You wanted to see me James?" Ken asked. A tall fair-skinned blond man stood facing the window then turned to Ken. "Have a seat Ken, the people at the firm was amazed by your performance from your last case." Ken nodded along. "And because of this I want to give you an offer." Ken was bewildered but had to ask, "Which is" "Ken I want to make you senior partner." James said so proud. Ken was overwhelmed on his seat but then smiled, stood up, took out a hand and said, "I won't let you down James, I won't let the firm down too." The two shook hands, James with great honor and Ken with great pride.
Days later, the firm held a party for him, but the firm was exclusively invited. Beer, wine, Karaoke, etc. was all on the party.
"It's too much of a blur after then." Ken exclaimed, then sighed "The next day I found out I found out that an officemate of mine taped most of the party. Now that I think of it the ending was kind off funny," he chuckled. His facial expression turned grim, "but the contents weren't pretty."
Ken popped the tape into the VHS player, and waiting for him on the couch was Hikari-he told her about the party and how much fun it was, Ken figured out it was 'all good' and that nothing bad would've had happened.
Ken turned on the TV and pressed play. The two stayed close together, all snuggle and warm. His arms were around Hikari and she leaned onto Ken, sweetly Ken kissed her on the forehead as she snuggled onto him even more.
The tape was playing; the party was amusing; most of the people there got drunk early. Later you would find some of them sleeping in the strangest places. It got a bit rough in the party. Soon the person filming it all was called to tape something 'juicy'. He then turned to the dark part of the room, it was unfocused. Later, he focused the picture, a couple was making out. The guy on the chair and a girl on top of the guy, by the looks of it was. MIMI.
The two were slack-jawed seeing what they just saw.
Mimi and her guy were done 'making out'. The mystery guy was about to be revealed she just stared at the guys eyes then fainted right in front of him. The guy seemed oblivious to what had happened to Mimi. His hair was raven, he looked familiar, he got up the chair and showed himself through the light.... KEN?
The guy filming laughed and cheered hysterically then fainted and fell drop dead on the floor, there the tape ended.
The couple was bewildered at what they just saw, they both sat still, overwhelmed. Hikari then grabbed the remote and shut the TV off. She hastily stood up pushing Ken's arms out of the way.
She didn't want to look at Ken, she was hurt and couldn't take it. She teared. Too much confusion filled the room, she didn't know what to do, but just deny everything that she wanted to deny. Ken acted quickly and stood up to aid her and deny everything that they saw. He tried to touch her shoulder "Don't touch me." She said hastily pulling away.
"Hikari, you know that." he hesitated seeing the hurt look on Hikari's face. If she only allowed him to he would've tend to her then.
Bad enough Hikari played that unforgettable scene in her head over and over. It wouldn't stop. She couldn't think normally, her thoughts drove her out of reality, she was lost in a pool of her own thoughts, hurt, disgust, and despair.
Ken tried to hug her once again and call out Hikari, but as he tried to hug her, she pulled away again and mumbled "Get out." Ken's thoughts were full of confusion "What?" he replied. Hikari turned to face him eyes full of tears-tears of hate. She pushed him away several times saying "Get out you whore, you bastard, how dare you play with my emotions, how dare you say you love me and yet I see you've found some OTHER." She took a breather, she was too overwhelmed with the present anger raging and building up "Get out of my face!" Ken was shocked to have heard those words come out from the one he loved. He himself was hurt, the devastating and the mortifying feeling of being rejected by the one you love is the least of things that you would want to feel from them.
Ken tried to get her back if he could just say how much he loved her. "Hikari I." "GET OUT!" Ken hid his feeling of despair but didn't feel any hatred, he still loved her. So he got his jacket and left.
Ken sniffed and wiped his teary eyes feeling his pounding heart being isolated as he recalled the wretched memory. Yolie said nothing but patted his back for comfort. "After leaving I went to some bar. damn that was some weird experience. A particular song was able to reach my soul to make me feel more despair, to make me feel how she" sniff "really means to me. How silly I was, being lectured by a song."
Inside the bar Ken called a shot or two every minute or so. It was a karaoke bar and a particular song caught his attention, It made him want to leave. ?I'm so tired of being here Suppressed by my childhood fears And if you try to leave I wish you could just leave 'Cause your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone.?
Ken didn't mind it at first till.
?These wounds won't seem to heal This pain is just too real There's just so much that time could not erase?
He asked for more shots from the bartender.
?You cry I'd wipe away all of your tears You scream I'd fight away all of your fears And I've had your hand through all of these years You still have all of me?
Ken slightly banged on the table.
?You used to captivate me By your resonating light Now I'm bound by the life that you left behind.?
The pain that he felt was excruciating both physical and mental pains. Ken got up and walked out of the bar-legs like jelly, vision was blurry, head was splitting. The alcohol was kicking in.
"That's all I could say." Ken sighed. Yolie pouted at the dull ending of his story and was still not satisfied with his answer; he was hiding something. "You're hiding something Ken, although I am surprised at you, but you're still not relieved from expressing your pain. I just wanna help." Ken rolled his eyes and sighed once again, he pushed the rim of him glasses up. "Very well."