He called again the next day. "I told my girlfriend what happened, she's really angry at both of us right now, but I think things will be ok, I still have a lot of thinking to do."
She talked to Kurai a few times that week, but he didn't really tell her any more of what was going on. He mentioned that he'd broken up with his girlfriend, but said he was still living with her. He didn't invite her over or tell her anything other than that.
Shizuru waited a couple more days and didn't learn anything new. She was hoping that since they had broken up that meant Kurai had chosen her. She felt guilty about it, but hopeful all the same, because she loved Kurai and wanted to be with him.
Finally, Kurai called and they talked for over an hour. Kurai told her that he got the feeling she was hoping for something that would never be and said that he didn't think they would ever work out together. He wanted to continue to be her friend, but they could never be together again. It just wasn't possible.
Shizuru hung up the phone feeling numb. She crumpled to the floor and started shaking at what Kurai had told her.
The next day Kurai called again. "Yeah this whole thing has gotten out of hand, a bunch of my friends found out about it and they really aren't saying nice things about you, so maybe you shouldn't come around for a while."
"Ok…" Shizuru said. And hung up the phone and started crying again.