It couldn’t be any worse

Why…why…why it has to be today. I was having a pleasant moment after all these days of anguish. I feel frustrated, I feel grim and pathetic. Where the hell did he come from all of sudden. Why my appalling fate has to always follow me, can't I have a moment of relief from this gut-wrenching pain.

Why my wicked and horrifying past has always haunted me. Is this my fate? Did I bring it upon myself? I see, I have seen it before, being hopeless, helpless and powerless in the front of the woman I love.

She came as a gloaming light in my dark life, I have lost Emi once, I can't afford to make the same mistake twice. I know I can't stand for myself but I will stand for Juri's sake. To make sure this is not going to happen again. Emi was my past but Juri somehow seems to be the future of my life, I couldn't change what happened months ago. But I can change this right now, right here.

"Don't make me repeat myself, Aki," I whispered looking straight into his eye.

He smiled innocently and maliciously," you know very well, what I am after ren."

Juri stares at me instinctively, how in hell am I'm gonna explain to her about all this, no she is not in the equation, I can handle her very well, to begin with, I have to get rid of him, I have to specifically pay my all attention to him.

"I intend to, like hell I'm gonna let that happen," I mutter in a self-assured way that expresses faith in myself.

I try to adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see the hostility between us. I haven't dared to look at Juri who is undoubtedly seeing this conflict of antipathy.

"Ahh I get it now, you're still clinging to her, no doubt she made a fool of you like in front of a million people," Aki laughs dryly enjoying my despair.

"You still don't get it Ren do you? She loves you, but more importantly, she loves money probably more than you, I'm a man made of money. Tell me what else a woman desires for, apart from being popular and living a luxurious life, she didn't even had a thought about you loser when I proposed to her, all that she was thinking about is she could finally neglect your pathetic love and live a prosperous life that she always dreamed of," I could feel unshakable confidence in his voice.

His words left me breathless, I furrowed my eyes in misery and take long deep sigh exhaling grief, sadness and hopelessness.

Half of my body rests in a torpid state.

"Shouldn't you be the one thanking me for my graceful deeds, I would pity any girl who ever date an utterly incompetent guy like you," Aki muttered with an amused facial expression and gazed at Juri with icy cold eyes filled with compassion.

He smirked mockingly while undressing Juri with his eyes, he pulled up a chair and sat next to Juri, I clench my jaws as I sigh deeply, a sign of being bothered by him.

"Are you that ashamed of yourself Ren, you can't even raise that dumb head of yours," Aki said with a wide grin on his face.

"I happen to lose my appetite just by seeing your face," I snap. Jeez, I wanna get rid of him as soon as possible.

I look gradually at Juri, I feel like I did a pretty sinful thing by bringing her in all this, but somehow she seems calm or perhaps my mind has gone totally numb and exaggerating her like that.

….. what's happening to me! …..

She somehow looks like a different person but that face is of someone I was familiar with or I loved very much?

Holy Christ how come she is looking like Emi, I can't think straight, Emi's face and distant memories are surging out from the depth of my mind.

"Forgive me my lady for this intrusion, I hope you are not offended by my disgraceful act earlier" Aki whispered in a mocking yet heart-melting tone.

"Please do ignore that dolt, you're pretty and young tell me how come you end up with him," he asks Juri with a gorgeous smile on his face.

Juri drops both of her arms onto the table and says while looking at me, "Oh please, would you mind telling him ren it would take a lot more than that trashy face of his to offend me."

"Fancy words darling, that haughty attitude of yours is highly unsuitable, does my presence is a burden for you?" Aki murmurs while running his hand through his hair.

"Oh, were you saying something? Sorry but I don't usually talk to people below my league, you're not even worth the calories i am wasting talking to you" Juri smiled gently.

"That's enough Aki, I'm done listening to yourself bullshit, there is no space for you, you're worth is no less than a burden in here and out, you're an evil prick, Aki, this world better off without you," I said in an annoyed voice.

Why am I letting myself embarrassed in front of Juri, if I didn't say a word today as I did six months ago, things are really gonna down hills afterwards?

"Damn I like this girl, she does have a mouth to speak, not to mention how much I wanna be inside of one of your holes especially that big mouth" Aki muttered while leering at Juri.

"Very well be my guest, looks like you caught the eye of some real trouble, don't take me for someone you can mess around with" Juri spoke with a gentle smile.

"I would not listen to a word about her Aki, not from your nasty mouth, try to say another word and I'll tear the hell out of you" I say out loud, probably losing my temper.

Aki narrowed his eyes, I frown in disbelief, Juri cross her legs and take a sip of her drink as if nothing has happened.

She looks at Aki, chuckles wickedly and swiftly turns her gaze towards me, "Seriously Ren, don't tell me this dumbass is an acquaintance of yours." Juri says leaving Aki to roll his eyes over.

"What are you smirking about. Wipe that smirk off your face girl." Aki frowns.

My senses came back as a bolt from blue, I girth my teeth and stand up firm, "Perhaps you're right, I may don't have much of a taste for women and as a matter of fact yes she did leave me, but the thing that intrigues my interest is she left me not for you, because of your money," I muttered with a thumping heart, Aki chuckles in agreement.

"Despite all of it, there are still some things you can't change with your freaking money, your woeful face for instance," I whispered in low tones near his ear.

"She doesn't love you Aki not even an ounce, it is really foolish of you to think she would be on your side till the very end, isn't it pitiful to learn that she will never love you, at least she opened up her heart for me," his eyes suddenly wide up and alarmed as if my words were like an ice-cold bucket of water that splashed mercilessly onto him.

"You ugly piece of shit, better watch your mouth," he peers at me with his lashes.

The person behind him whispers in his ears. What the hell is he saying to him, I think they are going to leave now.

He walks toward me, he puts one of his hands on my shoulder and whispers in my ear.

"Remember Ren all it takes is a moment to make someone live a living hell."