Monday, eight in the morning...
He finished his cereal with a smile, then looked at the index finger of his left hand. The memory of Sotomayor cleaning his wound with a small piece of cotton and tenderly applying the bandage made him smile.
"Silly and immature... If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened... It's been twenty-four hours since that moment when you treated this little scratch with tenderness... Where are you, Sotomayor? Are you sleeping in your lover's arms?"
The sound of the phone interrupted his thoughts.
"Hello, Tana speaking..."
"Yukio!" Hamazaki interrupted from the other end. "Old friend, when will you be back? It doesn't matter; you have to help me. I've been trying for an hour to come up with a high-impact proposal for..."
And there was Ankit calling him for the umpteenth time to ask him some work-related questions. He still
"He stayed at the station, wandering back and forth, exploring that new environment.He sat on a bench and sighed."Brats... now I understand why they got off so suddenly when I told them I was going to The Blues... I suppose Sotomayor must be annoyed; now she'll probably think I'm a complete idiot." He looked at his finger, still covered with the bandage.Another call..."Where are you?""Sotomayor!... I'm at the Bay station...""I know you're at the station; I asked you to wait for me myself, but where in the station are you?""Ah, I'm on a bench near stop 3..."He looked at his phone with annoyance."At least you could have said something before hanging up like that... Are you so impatient to get this laptop?... Silly Sotomayor!"He glanced at his watch impatiently. Then he lifted his gaze to find a pair of gray eyes in front of him, looking at him with a twinkle. Sotomayor smiled at him and sat down beside him."Are you okay?" Her voice didn't show anger; on the contrary, it seeme
Minutes later, in the apartment...He finished brushing his teeth and looked at himself in the mirror, smiling. "You look more handsome when you smile than when you get angry..."He blushed again. "You, on the other hand, look handsome all the time... Damn it, Jina's charm, you have me acting like a fool, smiling at the mirror and doing stupid things."--------------0------------------"Yukio! What a surprise!" Ankit smiled at him as he found him in the office, working at his desk."I can see that," he replied angrily."Well, I'll leave you to it then," Ankit said nervously as he walked towards the door."Ankit!" His words made his friend stop and turn to look at him slowly. "Can you explain what that is?" He pointed to the sofa that adorned his impressive office."Those are... Well, you know
"Let me go! Please descend! I command you! I want to go back!... I hate heights!... I don't want to! I don't want to!" She closed her eyes and continued screaming."It's strange. Last week when we took the helicopter to Hokkaido, she didn't behave like this. In fact, I remember she enjoyed the view and couldn't stop pointing out things she saw... What's wrong with her?" Hibara continued watching Sotomayor, who clung to her seat with closed eyes as if having a panic attack. "Who understands you? Last night, you were jumping with excitement because it was your first time in a helicopter, and now you're screaming like crazy! Jina Sotomayor, behave!" "First time? But just last week..." Secretary Hibara was about to speak when he felt a kick to his ankle and saw Sotomayor's angry eyes. He understood he should remain silent. "I don't want to! I don't want to! I hate heights! I'll die young! I haven't even turned 23! I want to get married and have children! I have so much more to live!
"He vacuumed the entire house, dusted, did the laundry, cleaned the bathroom, and prepared lunch. Finally, he lay down on the couch, turned on the TV, changed channels one after another, and stayed silently watching the big screen:'Enishi, I'm sorry, but I can't be with you... You are a man full of life, and I, on the other hand, will die...''Katsumi... Don't say that, I'll be by your side until the end, just don't deny me the opportunity to love you until the last moment...''Sniff, sniff, sniff!' Wiping away her tears with disposable tissues and eating a few candies. 'Ahggg! Sniff! Don't die, Katsumi!...''What are you doing?... Why are you crying now?' Yukio stared at him, then looked at the screen. 'Fool! It's just a drama!' He took the remote and changed the channel to watch sports.'Insensitive!' She took the remote and put the drama back on. 'Don't change it; I want to know how it ends!''The girl dies, and he is left alone like a mushroom, lamenting his pathetic exist
The following morning..."Good morning, sir!" The girl greeted him as soon as she saw him appear in the living room.Shirtless, disheveled, showcasing those well-toned muscles from the morning exercise; the brunette blushed as soon as he saw her, and she fled to the kitchen.Sotomayor descended the stairs and positioned himself behind Yukio, disheveled, sleepy, wrapped in her red pajamas, and wearing bunny slippers."Good morning!"No response. Yukio went after the girl, drooling, leaving her completely alone. She sat angrily at the dining table. She appeared carrying a delicious breakfast to the table and serving it, then withdrew, leaving them alone."Close your mouth, or it will fill with flies!" He raised the glass of orange juice to his lips."......" Silence. Yukio was too distracted to pay attention to Sotomayor's protests. After a few minutes, he looked at her. "Were you saying something?""Nothing! I'm leaving!""And now, why are you angry?"Sotomayor grunted and walked away.
"All the money is gone! We're broke!""What do you mean broke?" The piggy bank was turned upside down and shaken, trying to get some money to fall."Shake that piggy bank! Maybe it has something more than trash!" Everyone was around, trying to get their hands on the porcelain piggy bank.Yukio took the piggy bank, now a frightened child hiding from everyone, carrying the piggy bank while Aya, Yuselso, Ankit, and the creditors chased him."It's mine, it's mine, it's mine..." He whimpered, squeezing the piggy bank in his hands.The piggy bank slips from his hands and falls to the floor, then winks and speaks:"I don't belong to you anymore."The piggy bank turns into Sotomayor, looks at him defiantly, hugs his lover, an unknown and faceless man..."No!" He sat on his bed, sweaty. "It's just another nightmare!... Again!...""Are you okay?" Sotomayor called from his door. "Can I come in?""I'm fine!" He replied, looking at his interlocutor, who appeared at his door dressed only in a white
The brown-haired man stood up and walked towards the door, descended again to the gallery room, and stopped in front of the large portrait. He looked at it with nostalgia."I forgot that Tori used to paint... This is the painting everyone talks about, the one you posed for her... Sotomayor, how could you pose naked for her!..." While observing the painting, he imagined that woman who was once his flirting with the Korean. He imagined Sotomayor appearing before his eyes wrapped in that white robe:"I want you to paint me wearing just this!" She takes off the white robe and lies naked on the couch."Just that?" The shameless Tori asks, preparing her charcoals to portray that woman."Just this..." She adjusted her body delicately. "I'm tired of paintings where I look like a doll; I want a real one... And as a paying customer, I expect to be satisfied." She handed the girl a few coins."Alright, put your hand on your face... Like that, very well... Relax your body and don't move..." She i
Three days later...The evening illuminated the apartment's large windows with an orange hue. Yukio and Sotomayor remained seated, each at one end of the sofa in front of the television."And in world news, a fierce battle unfolded today in the Gaza Strip near..."The sound of the doorbell made both of them look at each other. Yukio stood up, smiling, and went to open the door."Where do we install it?" asked the man in a blue overall."I don't know... Sotomayor, come here."The Korean approached the door and looked at Yukio and the blue-clad men carrying a huge package."What is that?" she pointed at the package with curiosity."It's a gift, for you from me," replied Yukio, stepping away from the door and returning to the television."Huh?..." The black-haired woman walked toward the package and opened it. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!""Why, don't you like it?" the brunette looked at her from the comfort of his seat. "I thought it would look fantastic in your room... It's a more intimate