*Yua Ichika's POV*
//July 8, 2040//Sunday//
"I am the one who told Kiyoko about your past, Ichika. That is how she came up with the conclusion that you are the culprit in this whole thing."
"If you are blaming Kei for letting me know what you are dealing with, you are wrong. This is entirely my fault, and I am really sorry to know about your situation."
"We told Asahi about it since he is the one you impersonated, and it might help him understand what you are dealing with, but it turns out that Asahi already knew that you are the culprit in the first place." Machida said.
Asahi knew from the start that I was the culprit? Then why did he keep his mouth shut? Just to pity me because of how foolish my plan was? Is it because we have built a bond with each other?
What the fuck is this guy thinking?
"What the hell… So what? Now you know about my past… So what?"
"Ichika…"
Asahi held my hand and removed the fruit juice that I was holding. When I stared at him, he looked at me with sincerity. Stop this, I don't want to be someone that you can pity.
"When we get out of this place, I can let you stay at my place, and provide you with anything that you need. The two of us are working in the world of filmmaking, and both of us have created a bond since we came here. I am sure what I am giving you is worth more than the reward Ichi is offering to us."
The things Asahi told me, gave me flashbacks of the past, and the things that I am dealing with in my present life. Right away, I knew that I became afraid of Ryo Asahi, and tried shoving him away from me.
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT!!! ALL OF YOU ARE THE SAME!!! YOU ARE GIVING ME THAT EXACT PITY THAT EVERYONE GAVE ME IN THE PAST!!! ALL OF YOU ARE PIECES OF SHIT!!! ALL YOU WANT IS MY BODY!!! ALL OF YOU ARE OFFERING THE SAME THING FOR YOUR OWN PLEASURES!!!"
"Ichika, this is not about your past."
I am terrified when Asahi held me in my arms. I was once again traumatized by all the horrible things that I dealt with.
"LET GO OF ME!!!"
I struggled and pushed back Asahi. The force I used made me fall to the floor, and I was left there trembling in front of these people.
"Tch, so this is what happened to you because of your past life." Machida said.
"KEI!!!"
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME MACHIDA?! YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT!!! SO PLEASE STOP BRINGING MY PAST INTO THIS!!!"
I collapsed on the floor while bursting into tears. I am ashamed of myself. I really hate myself. I'm worthless
"Please…"
All of us went silent not knowing what to say anymore, and I was still on the floor crying.
Suddenly, Asahi tried approaching me, and I started panicking even worse.
"DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!!!"
Asahi stopped where he was, and sat down in front of me.
"What do you want..?" I asked.
"Is there something I can do so you can believe all of the things that I said?" Asahi asked.
I smirked at what Asahi said to me. Fine then, if you are going to be persistent, then so be it.
"What do I want you to do so I can believe you? THEN DROP DEAD, AND KILL YOURSELF!!! YOU CAN'T DO IT CAN YOU?! YOU ARE JUST LIKE THE PIECES OF SHIT I JUST MET WHO ACT LIKE THEY ARE SINCERE!!! BUT THEY ARE NOT!!! KILL YOURSELF!!! JUST KILL YOURSELF!!!"
"Hey, Ichika-!"
"It's alright, Sasaki. It's fine."
Asahi opened the fruit juice that he got from me, and smiled.
"Then if I kill myself you will believe all of the things that I said, am I right?"
"H-Hey wait… W-What are you-."
Asahi took a deep breath and drank all of the fruit juice with the Cyanide that I poured into it earlier. All of us were shocked by what Asahi did.
"Now you can believe me."
After he finished drinking all of it, he smiled gently at me and collapsed on the floor losing consciousness.
"KEI!!! CONTACT KANADE THIS INSTANT!!!"
"THIS IDIOT!!!"
Machida messaged Kanade, and Sasaki left the room probably looking for Kanade or someone to help Asahi, leaving me alone here on the floor without doing anything.
"Why..?"
I am shocked at what Asahi did. Why did he drink that fruit juice with Cyanide in it? Doesn't he know that it can kill you instantly? Why would you risk your life for someone who you just met two months ago?
Why would you do that?
"OI ICHIKA!!! BE USEFUL AND GO ASK FOR HELP!!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!"
Machida is right, this is my fault. So why did you risk your life, Asahi? Why? I am not someone worth dying for.
Why did you do this to yourself? No one is even willing to sacrifice themselves for someone like me. The people who I have been with just wanted me for their pleasure, for satisfaction.
Even before I became a great fashion designer, that is the world I lived in. Those are the people I have been with.
That is what my life has been.
******** TO BE CONTINUED ********