CHAPTER 2, PART 4
THE CONFESSION
"Well? Spit it out!" Natsuki exclaims.
"I uh..."
I mean, I don't really know any of the girls here other than Sayori very well, and I don't have a crush on her... at least... I don't think I do?
"N-no" I reluctantly reply.
"Oh come on, that's BS!" She says.
"It's the truth!..."
"I think..." I mumble.
"You think?" Sayori says.
"H-hey, who's n-next?" Yuri tries to interject.
"No no, let him finish." Natsuki says.
"There's nothing left to finish..."
"Fine, whatever. Yuri, you're next." Sayori says.
"I-I think that's e-enough of that for tonight, i-it's getting late, we should p-probably get to bed..."
"I think you're right, Yuri. It's..." I look at the clock. "Whoa! Almost two AM. Let's get some sleep, we have stuff to do tomorrow."
"Yeah, you're right, Shin."
With that, everyone begins settling down for bed. After about an hour, Sayori comes up next to me in my sleep, and whispers to me.
"Come up to my room, I want to talk." She says, and walks off towards the stairs. I'm still half-asleep, but I'm aware enough to understand what she said. After laying there to wake up for about five minutes, I get up quietly, and make my way to Sayori's room.
"Close the door behind you." I hear her whisper. I do as she says, and shut the door.
"What's up, Sayori?"
"I just got off the phone with my mom..."
"Did something happen?"
"Yeah... My dad..." She begins to say. "My dad is in the hospital. He had a heart attack."
"Oh my god, Sayori, I'm so sorry to hear that."
"Don't be sorry, Shin, he'll be fine. It's just..."
"What?" I ask.
"I feel like I put him under so much stress with my depression that I caused it..."
"That's not true. You can't blame your-" She interrupts me.
"I don't care whether I actually did or not! Why can't you just take the hint that I want you to be here with me?!" She says, then immediately covers her mouth.
"Sayori..." I reach for her shoulder, and she runs off. I chase after her, running through the living room, waking Yuri and Natsuki.
"What's going on?!" Natsuki blurts out.
"No time to explain right now!" I brush off her question and continue after Sayori.
I burst through the front door, and see Sayori crying on the sidewalk. I walk up behind her and gently put my hand on her shoulder. This time, she stays where she is.
"I'm scared, Shin..."
"What are you scared of, Sayori?"
"I'm scared that... that I might like you more than you like me..."
"Sayori?..."
Is.. she saying what I heard in that dream? Did Monika show me the future? No... that can't be right...
"I.."
"I like you so much that-"
"Sayori, that's enough. I have something I need to tell you too."
She looks at me with a quizzical glance.
"I lied."
"Wh-.. what?.."
"I lied. When Natsuki asked me if I had a crush on one of you three, I lied."
"What are you saying, Shin?"
"I'm saying I like you too, Sayori."
Sayori jumps up, and embraces me in a warm hug.
"I..." She begins to speak.
"I love you, Shin!" She finally says and bursts into tears.
"I.. I love you too, Sayori."
So this is what it feels like... to be in love...