Kohta:Where the hell had Kaede gone? It couldn't have been a dream. So then where was she? She had to still be somewhere in the house…
"Yuka wait!" I call out, and she turns to face me, still naked now in the hallway behind her.
"Yes?" She asks, her voice now lined with irritation. I narrowed my eyes slightly at her tone but took a deep breath and continued.
"Can I use the bathroom before you real quick?" I asked, and she nodded slowly, confusion highlighting her features. "I'll only be a minute, I promise."
I slip into the bathroom, quickly closing the door behind me. My hunch had been right.
"Kaede, listen-"
She cuts me off before I can say anymore than that.
"No Kohta, I am rather done with listening to you and everyone else telling me what to think, who to be, and what to feel." I could see moisture in her eyes.
"Please Kaede I sw-"
"No Kohta. I can't anymore, okay? I'm done pretending to be something I'm not. I'm not a filthy human. I'm not going to be the destruction of your marriage. I'm not going to hurt you or your wife anymore. I am leaving. And I am not coming back." Her voice became stronger and stronger as she spoke. For a moment, fear sparked within me.
"You can't leave me." I whisper, desperation leeching into me.
"The thing is Kohta, there aren't very many things I can't do anymore. And there are even fewer things I won't do. So it seems that you are out of luck."
I could hear a knock on the door.
"Kohta? Are you okay?" Yuka's voice asked, shrill in comparison to Kaede and mine's feverish whispers.
"Yeah, just give me another minute." I call out, glancing at the door. I turned back, to continue to plead with my love, but she was gone. She left through the narrow window in the bathroom. I had lost her.