"Feel free to contact me, Nakagawa-san!" Takeyuki added.
Zenkyo smiled hearing that. She really appreciated the young man's good intentions. It's rare for a rich person to act that friendly except for Kevin and this young man in front of her.
Alright, I'll keep this business card," said Zenkyo, friendly.
The young man bowed again briefly, then left Zenkyo.
For a moment Zenkyo saw the young man's back which was getting further away. "As I've seen," she muttered.
Of course. Akiyama Takeyuki besides being the executive director, he also manages a cafe. That's right, the cafe where Zenkyo sings every night is Akiyama Takeyuki's cafe.
***
When the person you love changes, at that moment you lose something valuable. It's not enough that God took Zenkyo's only family, now Kenkyo has to see with his own eyes the betrayal of a loved one.
Zenkyo sees Kevin walking with their vocational mate, Naomi. In this world what Zenkyo hates the most is loneliness and betrayal. She will never forgive betrayal in any form.
If it's like this, it feels like Zenkyo's love for Kevin has only been one-sided. In fact, it was the young man who usually begged for Zenkyo's love. Eventually, they became lovers in their freshman year of college. However, after a year of their relationship, why did Kevin change so quickly, Zenkyo thought.
With heavy steps Zenkyo approached Kevin and Naomi, who were on the other side of the road. It's useless for Zenkyo to maintain their relationship in front of Hirano Ryo, if in the end Kevin himself is the one who tarnishes their holy love.
Zenkyo grabbed Kevin's arm who was walking with Naomi. Naomi was seen holding Kevin's arm, and Kevin didn't seem to mind from the start.
"Kevin-kun?!" Zenkyo snapped when he managed to pull Kevin out of Naomi's trap.
Kevin gasped in surprise, when he saw his lover, Zenkyo. Is he really Zenkyo?
The girl's appearance was a complete mess. Her eyes are puffy, her lips are pale, walking around in a dirty dress full of spilled coffee, on a hot afternoon like this. I don't know what this girl is doing on the sidewalk this afternoon, Kevin thought.
"Ze-Zenkyo-chan?" shrieked Kevin, stammering.
For a long time Zenkyo looked at the young man. No tears. Her tears were too precious to be spent for a young asshole like Kevin.
Kevin glanced at Naomi who was still holding her arm. His gaze turned to Zenkyo again.
"I-I can explain, Kyo-chan!" Kevin panicked. He threw Naomi's hand that was holding her arm, who knows since when.
Zenkyo pulled the right corner of his lips. If it was Zenkyo who was as unstable as he was in high school, he would probably scream while cursing, "I WANT TO BREAK UP RIGHT NOW, HIRANO-SAN! YOU FUCK!"
However, Zenkyo restrained herself so that the harsh words would not escape her tiny lips.
Zenkyo let go of Kevin's arm, waved her palms as if to clean the dirty dust.
Zenkyo smirked again. She looked down and said, "May you live happily ever after!"
After that she turned and walked leisurely, leaving Kevin and Naomi still stunned.
Zenkyo will go straight to the cafe where she works as a singer there. Even though she has lost Kevin and her father, Zenkyo still has Kenichi. Her younger brother still desperately needs Zenkyo by her side, so Zenkyo must endure. It has to get stronger and stronger than this.
***
A ringtone of a song called Mozaic sung by the band Walrus managed to distract Zenkyo from his make-up activities, to immediately appear on stage. Without Zenkyo knowing, there was a figure watching him near the door.
The figure who continues to pay attention to Zenkyo is the owner of this cafe. Who else but Akiyama Takeyuki.
Zenkyo took out his cell phone which had been ringing ever since. The name 'Minama Oba-san' was written on the screen of Zenkyo's cell phone, which still had buttons, an old school phone.
"Moshi-moshi! Yes, Oba-san?"
"Zenkyo-chan, you have to go home, Daughter! There is a fire in your house. Everyone is trying to put out the fire, while waiting for the fire engine," the voice on the other end sounded panicked.
"WHAT?! How could that be? Did Kenichi already know?" Zenkyo got up instantly.
"Looks like your sister is still trapped in the house, son. Some neighbors haven't seen Kenichi come out of the house since this afternoon."
Instantly Zenkyo's body went limp. Her phone even fell out of his hand. She immediately got up and headed back to his house.
While at the door, Takeyuki again accidentally bumped himself into Zenkyo. Really intent on approaching Zenkyo seems that Young Master Akiyama.
Zenkyo's body immediately bounced back because it hit Takeyuki's burly body.
"I-I'm sorry, Nakagawa-san!" Takeyuki said, stammering. In fact, he himself accidentally bumped into Zenkyo.
Takeyuki helped Zenkyo's limp body to stand up. He frowned when he saw Zenkyo looking so messed up. Zenkyo's tears kept flowing.
"What happened, Nakagawa-san?" Takeyuki asked, panicking too. He had been watching the singer in his cafe for months. And Takeyuki just dared to say hello even with the scene of spilling cappuccino on Zenkyo's shirt, like last afternoon.
Zenkyo stared at Takeyuki for a moment befores he finally bowed. She's in a hurry right now. So, Zenkyo didn't pay much attention to the young man in front of him now, the same boy who bumped into him this afternoon.
"I'm sorry too! I'm in a hurry!" Zenkyo ended their meeting.
However, Takeyuki grabbed Zenkyo's hand before the girl around 19 years old walked away.
"If you're in a hurry, I can give you a ride!" Takeyuki volunteered.
After being stunned for a while Zenkyo finally agreed to Takeyuki's offer. Maybe this can also shorten the time, he thought. Zenkyo nodded and walked ahead of Takeyuki.
Takeyuki smiled in satisfaction behind Zenkyo. He walked proudly with his hands in his pants pockets.
***
"Kenichi-kun! Hope you are well, little brother!"
Zenkyo kept muttering that throughout the journey. As soon as possible he had to get there. And he kept begging Takeyuki to speed up the car.
Takeyuki nodded and complied with the request of the girl he had been crushing on for a long time. It usually takes 45 minutes to get to the cafe singer's residence. However, now Takeyuki only took 15 minutes. You can imagine how fast it is.
How could Takeyuki know Zenkyo's address, even before Zenkyo said where his house was? Of course. For the past few months Takeyuki has been watching and keeping an eye on Zenkyo. He was Zenkyo's stalker all along.
Zenkyo got out of her car unsteadily. From afar, it was clear that the flames of the fire still enveloped the entire modest building of her house.
Several firefighters and two fire engines were lined up around the building.
Several police officers have also been at the location. Zenkyo's chest felt tight, he ran towards the embers.
"I'll save you, Kenichi-kun," Zenkyo muttered.
"Stop, Miss! Where are you going, huh?" One of the policemen grabbed Zenkyo's arm.
"My brother is trapped inside, Sir. I have to save him!" Zenkyo struggled and shouted.
"Many fires are still active, Miss. Wait for these officers to beat the fires first! They must have saved your brother." The policeman tightened his grip.