Citrus: My Way

Chapter 8

Yuzu ran home, tears streaming down her face.

She went through the stairs as the elevators were crammed as the people were trying to get to work.

Yuzu sobbed and slowed down her pace.

'Why'd it have to end this way?' Yuzu had this coming. She always put her feelings first before anybody else. She never thought it that way.

Click-

Yuzu ditched school and ran all the way home. She opened the door into her house and stepped in.

Few minutes later.

Yuzu was already eating something. She sat at the table where Ume, Mei and she always ate at.

She sighed and traced a circular circle on the table as she was bored.

'What should I do?'

At the corner of Yuzu's eye, she saw the same paper she had left on the couch which made Yuzu grab it.

Marriage Preparations

Aihara Yuzu

Signature:________

Yuzu's eyes widen and hesitated for a moment.

(Memories a few minutes ago.)

"Mei... You chose your own path already."

"I'll-..."

Reality

Yuzu knew her choice. She knew it no matter what. She fumbled out of her chair, searching for a pen.

She found one near her room, lying on the desk like it was waiting for her.

Yuzu sat down at her table with the marriage preparations paper in front of her, with a pen in her right hand.

She hesitated and as she moved her right hand towards the paper, she was already trembling and shaking.

Since she was shaking so much, the signature was sloppy.

Yuzu noticed there was a back to it and it had said:

"What genders would you perfer?
  Male        Female            Both
                                                   X

Yuzu had circled Both because she had liked Mei and a few boys back before.

A knock on Yuzu's door.

"It's me grandfather, Yuzu." a voice called out.

She put down the pen and grabbed the paper. She rushed towards the door.

"Yuzu, pleas o-"

Yuzu hurriedly opened the door and threw the paper at grandfather. She closed the door as soon as she let go of the paper.

"There! You happy now?!" Yuzu screamed.

"..."

She heard footsteps walking away.

Yuzu put her back against the door and slid down, her knees up to her head, against her chest.

She hugged her knees and chest but didn't cry this time.