Chapter 34

The cafe is not far away since it placed only next to a few blocks of building from their school. The jazzy music was filling the vintage-styled cafe as soon as they get in. Then they head towards the very corner of the cafe which it was the only empty seats left in the cafe. Ichika looks outside the glass window and notices that there's a lot of beautiful blue flower was blooming wide in the pot.

''Hey, Ichika-san! What are you thinking about? Quickly choose already!!!'' Yui shakes Ichika's arm. Ichika then takes a look at the menu and she started to feel that theres butterfly in her stomach.

''Relax, give me sometimes to see the menu. All of these looks too sweet for my taste.'' Ichika said. She then looks through the menu and notices that almost EVERYTHING in the menu is containing to much cream on the cakes.

'Ugh!! All this pastry is making me sick as hell!! I want to throw out right now...' Ichika holds her mouth as she feels nausea just by looking at the colourful cakes.

''You okay, Ichika-san? Your face is getting a bit pale....'' Himari asked her after she notices that her face is getting pale as if she was having a ride from the rollercoaster.

''I am fine. I think I should have a cup black coffee with ices and please get this menu away from me...'' Ichika closes the menu and pushes it to them.

''Are you sure that you don't want anything else other than coffee?'' Yui asked her to confirm that she only need coffee. Yui's eyes sparkle a bit since she was hoping that Ichika will change her mind and decide to try some random cake.

''Affirmative. Now get your ass moving. I need to get home at 6.'' Ichika causally said that as she takes a glance at her phone screen that shows 5:23 in the evening.

''Alright, alright.'' Yui stood up from her seats and walks towards the showcase that shows a lot of colourful cake. After sometimes, their order was served on their table.

''Please take your time and enjoy the cakes.'' The lady in a white apron smiled towards them. Then she slightly bows towards them before leaving.

''Oh, wow! This blueberry cheesecake sooo CUTE!!! Just look at the berries on top of the cream. I need to take a picture of this precious cake.'' Yui exclaimed excitedly. She takes out her phone from her pocket and takes a few pictures of the cake from different angles.

''HAHAHAHA!!! Yui-chan, why don't you just preserve your cake if you just keep on taking the pictures instead of eating them?'' Himari burst out laughing. Yui weird habits never fail to make her laugh.

Ichika just looks at them and slightly chuckled a bit. She takes a sip from her iced coffee while looking through her phone.

All of a sudden, she received a text from an unknown number. Ichika clicks to open the message and as soon as she read the message, her eyes widen. Her hand started to tremble and she started to scrolls down her phone. She places down her coffee on the table and put aside her phone. Ichika looks around the cafe as if she is trying to look for someone.

''What's the matter, Ichika-san? Did my cake makes you feel sick?'' Himari who is sitting in front of her quickly push her chocolate cake a bit further from Ichika. She notices that Ichika expression was a bit off.

''Girls, I think I need to get back now. All this sugar smells makes me..... a bit dizzy.'' Ichika excused herself and heads towards the exits with her bag on her shoulder.

''Wait, Ichika-san....'' Yui stood up with her hand trying to reach out as she tries to stop her.

''Mari-chan, did we just push her too much... If I knew that these things are going to happen, I wouldn't force us to come here in the first place...'' Yui said with regrets. She feels guilty towards her as she looks at her going out of the cafe from afar.

''I don't think so... she is always cool and never acts that cocky... Do you think it was her mother who text her just now?'' Himari asked for Yui opinion.

''I am not sure either... I hope that she won't be in trouble because of us...'' Yui murmured.

Yui looks outside of the window and notices that the evening sky getting a bit dark.

'I hope that she is doing fine right now...' She think to herself and looks at her half blueberry cake that has been eaten by her.

***

Ichika keeps on scrolling her phone and she keeps on repeating to read the same message from the unknown number. She started to bite her nails as she walks between the alleys.

'How did someone know about my past?! Fck it!' Ichika thinks to herself.

As she walks through the alley, she accidentally bumps into someone and fall on the ground.

''Miss, are you alright? Did I hurt you?'' The person in a black hoodie offered its hand to her.

''I am fine. Please pay more attention when you are walking.'' Ichika stood up and brushes off the dirt on her skirt. Then she notices that the person in the black hoodie hands her a box of cake and she takes it.

"Hey, what are you doi—" Before she could even see it's facing, that person is gone.

Ichika then decides to open the box. She carefully opens the box and her face gone pale. The box contains a slice of strawberry cake that she uses to like when she was younger and an envelope with a picture of her when she was in elementary school. In the picture, she was fat and her cheek is so chubby.

Then she opens the envelope and there on a piece of paper that's written, 'I have found you, fatty.'

''NO!!!'' She throws the paper away. All of her worst nightmare flashes before her eyes. She keeps on seeing herself as a fat girl who is teased by her friends and classmate. Ichika's body was trembling in fear as she remembers from the text she receives earlier on. The text that she received earlier was,

'Hello, fatty!'

***

''The game is just about to get fun...How dare she tries to hurt her...'' A pair of purple eyes glow in excitement from the dark alleys as its enjoying watches her trembles helplessly.