Chapter # 43

[ Yuu Kurome]

While Izumi had went out to attend the call I had already ordered drink to wait for either Shino to come or Izumi to come. Though after I ordered the latte I spotted those cute little one bite doughnuts and macaroons so I took one each to be served along with the drink.

If Shino will see me right now he will definitely think I have a sweet tooth which I won't deny but won't accept easily either.

After 10 minutes passed, the waitress came and placed the things on the table and I literally started to dig in the moment she placed it. After taking the bite of the chocolate doughnut, the soft dough melted into my mouth so easily, it was so moist that I had already eaten the whole. Curse myself for only ordering one I was low key thinking of ordering a whole bunch of them but then

Clang Clang

The sound of the bells moved mostly in what we hear in the cafes that the bells are attached alongside the door.

I looked up to see Shino standing infront of the table and I just gulped down my macaroon. I want to eat more.

Before Shino sat he went towards the counter and ordered his own drink I guess, after placing it he came back and sat with me.

And there was a really irritating kind of silence roaming around us.

5 min passed

10 min passed ........

The waitress came over and handed Shino his drink and then placed a plate of doughnuts and macaroons and left.

I looked over towards Shino and then the plate and then at his again and finally the silence ended with this.

"It looked like you enjoyed eating it so I ordered more for you"

"You were staring at me"

"Exact wordings will be I looked inside to see if this was the cafe you entered but rather I saw something interesting happen like you gulping down that doughnut"

I was embarrassed literally of all the things he had to notice was me having a sweet tooth right then.

But I still took the doughnut and swallowed it.

Internally I was screaming yummy.

"What did you order?"

"Ice mint chocolate"

A straight forward answer he gave.

I snatched his drink to take a sip, I was hoping it would be disgusting but it was surprisingly tasty. I gave him back the drink and realized I had just now did an indirect kiss with Shino and with that thought I became red.

"You didn't like the taste ?" Shino asked.

Knocking myself back into reality

"No it was good better then what I had in mind."

"Then where did your mind wonder of to.'

"To a place you don't want to know yet."

Oh I looked at Shino face and realized I blurted it.

"Anyways why this, you can't taste it?. Plus this is more costly."

"How much poor do you think I am?" Shino asked.

"Well alot"

Did the doughnuts making me high I am kinda saying whatever happens to come on my tongue.

"Aren't you being a truthful right now?"

"Oh really Shino, wasn't I always the truthful guy?"

"Yup you really lost it for good this time"

"Who told you to buy me the whole plate full of this, this got into my head"

by this I clearly meant the desserts.

"Well... that was

Never mind I will tell what you were asking

I did tell you I can't taste stuff but i can still drinks you know. Well this clearly makes no sense but theres some drink that i can still taste"

"Then can you drink mine and taste it ?"

"What did you order?"

"Latte"

"Order hazelnut latte next time and then I will taste it"

"Your picky"

"Glad you know it now"

Then the curtain of silence fell over us once again and by the time it ended I had already finished the tray.

"You not gonna ask" Shino said.

"Are you not gonna tell?"

....................

"You might have figured out something from what happened". Shino asked.

"In a way, yes but I want to know from you what exactly happened"

"Its not gonna be anywhere near doughnuts and cookies"

I laughed.

"There isn't anything that's supposed to be in doughnuts either way especially when they are life stories"

And the story started:

My parents were actually a very happy couple and I was really their beloved child, my father was best someone could have gotten. He was a renowned doctor in his field but everything changed when my mother died.

I originally thought because of the sudden death of my mother, my father became a bit unstable but I thought if I remain a good boy my dad will soon revert to his original good nature but that wasn't the case to be honest each day it became worse and I took all this situation as natural. It wasn't until Izumi's parents noticed that what was happening was abnormal that they even called over the police but given the status of my father it was overlooked.

My dad was considered a prodigy in the hospital he soon became a director even.

But he was someone else at home, well in a way I can say he showed his true colours at home. They were times he didn't come home and those were considered the time I would breath easily.

Not exactly breath easily but well it was bearable. Life continued like that, the place I would call home was at Izumi but honestly speaking that place was a haven but also a cage and sometimes it was both at once.

Izumi's parents truly loved me but it wasn't always bearable to go their either.

On the worst days when my dad was actually home he tried different things to hit me all while never hitting my face unless some of his coworker saw my bruise face and inquired about me which as a result will make my father lose his reputation.

Everyday just went on like that never stopping never ending, I was just falling into abyss with no way up.

Getting hit everytime resulted in me not feeling pain anymore.

Izumi's mother one day grabbed me and took me to the police station and showed my scars to them, the policemen were completely horrified as my scars never faded or healed but they were fresh opened and reopened ones were eye catching.

The policemen finally got a warrant and went to arrest my father but in that moment I realized that that man should not be messed with, he completely won without even having the cuffs placed on him. In one day time, the one who gave the warrant, the one who went to arrest him and the ones who saw my wounds were all sent away to far away places each and this case was closed before it even begun. I knew fighting with him was useless so regardless what he did I didn't care he was still the one who fed me up and gave me a roof, receiving a few beatings then didn't even hurt anymore so I didn't expect to get rid of him.

Things continued and continued till that incident happened which changed my life.

[ Izumi ]

After the call ended I waited and before I went I saw Shino, I was going to up and call his name up but then I saw the look on his face, be was looking up to see Yuu and he waited about 5 min before entering the shop, for 5 min straight he looked at what Yuu was doing.

I originally wanted to be included in that conversation but this scene made me think otherwise. I turned around and walked to the opposite direction of the cafe.

This time it's not my place to be.