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[November 3, 2020]
You clutch onto your phone, looking at the messages you sent Laito over the past few days. He had never replied to them yet he has seen them. You shrug it off and thought, "Maybe he's busy..." A week has passed and the weather is getting colder. You despised winter but Laito had made you think otherwise. When winter came, he would make sure to bring you outside and build a "snow couple" as he calls it, by building two snowmen holding hands.
Your snowman looked cute while Laito's looked like it was a last-minute job. Laito's creation always made you laugh. Despite it being a failure, he would always laugh about it and say, "At least it makes you happy." Ever since that day, you had fallen deeper in love with him.
[November 13, 2020]
The next few days were the same as well. Still no reply from your lover. Although you have asked his brothers for his whereabouts, they only replied with a shrug and said that he hasn't been attending his classes for a while now. Your recent text messages were sent yet he hasn't viewed them. You told your best friend, Yui, about your situation and she started to pity you. "Why don't you just dump him over text?"
"How could I?"
"I mean, he's not replying. He might be cheating on you with some other girl."
"Laito wouldn't do that..."
"With his looks, I doubt that."
"S-Stop Yui..." You say, not wanting to hear more about the possibility of Laito cheating. It's not like Laito would waste three years of his time with you right? You pull out your phone, sending him more text messages to wear more clothing since it's been getting colder. Yui gives you a worried look and held onto your shoulder. "I'm here for you, okay? Remember that." She says, giving you a small smile. "Thanks, Yui." You place your hand on top of hers, reassuring her that you would find her in times of need.
[November 21, 2020]
"Hey, are you coming to my dog's birthday party?" Yui asks. You shrug your head no, glancing at your phone in your hand. "Are you sure you're not coming? I mean, you can come late. I'll still save you a seat." You shrug. "I don't know." Yui heaves a sigh before taking a seat beside you. "I know you're worried about Laito... but can you at least come? Maybe you can take your mind off of him for a few hours." Yui says, pulling out her phone to search for a picture of her dog. "Lala misses you." She shows you a picture of her dog pouting.
You giggle at the picture and nudge Yui at her side. "Fine. That's only because Lala misses me." Yui laughs. "Yeah, whatever." Yui brings you to her apartment where some of your classmates and a few of her friends that you didn't recognize were present. She grabs a glass and a spoon before getting everyone's attention by hitting the spoon onto the glass. "Thank you everyone for coming! Lala's really happy today!" Yui continued with her speech. Honestly, you weren't even listening anymore. Your mind keeps wandering off to Laito. How has he been doing? Has he been eating well? Has he been getting sleep?
Your thoughts were disturbed as someone accidentally bumped into you. "I'm so sorry." The purple-haired girl says, accidentally dropping a cupcake onto your turtleneck. She quickly grabs a few tissues from the table and wipes the stain away. "Why won't it come off?" She says frustratedly. "Uh, that's alright." You say, stopping her from rubbing onto the fabric of your shirt. "Are you sure? We could exchange shirts so I can wash yours and return it."
"No... it's okay." You decline her offer. "Oh, okay. I guess I'll be going." She awkwardly left in the direction of her friend. You see a familiar reddish brown-haired man with a fedora. "Is that... Laito?" You squint your eyes to get a better look at the man. You search your pockets for your phone and call his phone. You could see the man reach for his pocket and nothing more. So much for hoping that the man is Laito. You make your way towards Yui and tell her you were going home and that you weren't feeling well. Yui gave you a hug and a cupcake before you left.
[December 13, 2020]
You were scanning through the photos of you and Laito together. You miss how he would sneakily steal kisses from you. You miss how his hair would tickle the sides of your face when you kiss. You miss how he would hold you in his arms and whisper that you were his world. You miss everything about Laito.
[December 25, 2020]
Christmas, a day full of joy yet you didn't feel any. Without Laito, nothing made you happy. Not even your favorite food. As you were strolling alone on the street full of people, you notice a reddish brown-haired man with a fedora with the purple-haired girl that accidentally dropped a cupcake on you. You pull out of your phone and look at Laito's phone number. You look at the man before pressing the call button. You see that he picked up his phone and decline an incoming call. Is it a coincidence?
You wanted to make sure that it isn't just a coincidence so you followed the two. They walked inside a café and entered a little later. You sat at the table behind theirs. When you got a better angle, you notice that he is definitely your beloved Laito. You hold onto your phone tightly, angry that he has been cheating on you the whole time. You exit the café and head back home. You came back out in a few whiles and made a snowman. Instead of one, you made two. You smile bitterly, smashing the other snowman. Oh, how you start to detest winter again.
