LOVE OR DEAD
CHAPTER 24: THE NEW LIFE

The boat I was riding on had docked, a woman in her 30s wearing a red sweeter with a mini skirt waved at me with a cheerful face. Her hair was long, her body was shorter than mine, her face was round and beautiful.

“Oi...Yoshiko!!!” screaming called me.

I just feel strange with my new name. He came up to me, and he seemed to be a jolly woman. “Welcome... let's go home” he said holding my hand.

We arrived at a simple apartment in a corner of Tokyo, but it was quite comfortable with 2 rooms, 1 toilet, 1 living room and a kitchen that blends into the dining room.

“This is your room, TARAAAAA..” he said by showing a fairly neat room with a feel of phink.

“I don't know your favorite color, but I like the color phink. So do not be surprised if many pink ornaments that you find in all rooms of this house” he added.

“May I know, what is your name?” my many.

“I am Naoko Kobayashi, your sister” she said while hugging me.

“Kakak?” my many.

“Ryota asked me to take care of you, let's live as family” he whispered.

“What's your relationship with Ryota's sister?” ask again.

“I was a former college date, why do you like Ryota?” askalanya.

“No, there are already – men I like”.

“Alright, take a shower and choose my clothes in the next room for you to wear and then rest. It seems that many heavy things have happened to you, the storm must have passed and let's live your new life”.

As if my – days were heavy, I could only reflect at every moment. Naoko eventually invites me to work at a small cafe owned by her lover in suburban Tokyo. I started to have activities to live my new life.

Naoko is a staff at a company engaged in the snack industry. She cooks and works, but she is a very warm woman.

It didn't feel like a year had passed…

My smile began to expand, enjoying my daily life in the cafe helping Hayami lover Naoko to serve the customers who came. I also helped him create various promotional items and upload them on social media. Most of our customers are office staff.

There was a customer in a high school uniform waiting for his lover in the caffe, his face was flowering – flowers. I gave her a fruit-flavored drink and a cake.

“Good to enjoy, may your day please” I said as I served food on his desk.

“Thank you” said with a smile.

I went back to the bar and looked at him from afar.

“I miss that uniform, this year I should have graduated and prepared myself to enter university” I exclaimed.

“Who wants to enter university?” arrived – arrived Hayami inquired from behind.

“Oh not who – who” said confused.

“You are envious to see a high school girl there who is dating, so look for a boyfriend” Hayami said.

“He..he..he.. how do I find a girlfriend if it's too busy in caffe”.

“You want me to introduce my friend? I have a lot of good-looking men and good” he added.

“No need” my sahutku short.

“Why? Believe me the man I recommend is a good” man he said excitedly.

“I don't plan to date, I choose to enjoy my day by working”.

After a few days, Hayami decided to close her shop and take me and Naoko to a hot spring in Nerima – Tokyo.

We agreed to meet in front of Toshimaen station to enter there with – the same.

“For once, isn't the deal 10am?” I complained that I was standing there waiting for Hayami.

“That's why he was so long ago, it's been almost 1 hour we wait” Naoko said.

It appears that he came with a 20-something adult man carrying a backpack.

“Oi...Naoko!!!” he screamed from a distance.

“For a long time, we were tired of having to stand for an hour waiting for you” Naoko said showing her frustration.

“Sorry .. sorry, I brought my friend so lama”.

“Hai..aku Kenji”.

“Hai..aku Naoko” saya Naoko.

“Hai..aku Yoshiko”.

We went to the hot spring, rented 2 rooms nearby. After soaking we went out to eat with an old-fashioned Japanese restaurant serving a variety of seafood.

“Hua..this is so good” said Naoko started a chat while enthusiastically taking the food served.

“Let's eat as much, this is my dedication as a kind boss to my best employee Yoshiko” Hayami said narcissistically.

“Hmmm... thanks”.

In between – between meals, Hayami starts acting strange giving code with eyes to Kenji.

“Yoshiko you were in school before where?” ask Kenji to start the conversation.

Naoko and I stared at each other in silence.

“Indeed this job interview call inquire about school” smash Naoko.

“Oh yes...Then what is your hobby?” ask Kenji awkwardly.

“Work” my answer is short.

“HA's..HA..HA.he is indeed an exemplary employee never absent from work, deserve his hobby of work” Hayami said trying to melt the awkward atmosphere between us.

After a conversation that did not succeed in making a closeness between us, Hayami finally invited to a karaoke near there.

Several times Hayami and Naoko sang a couple, showing their affection for me and Kenji. We sat quietly with faces full of boredom. I went out of the room to go to the toilet. Kenji arrived – arrived following me from behind, as soon as I turned my head.

“What do you want?” ketus.

“I want to take you to the toilet kan” he replied.

“No need, just go in I just go to the toilet no need to drive”.

“It's okay, I'll take care of you” he said making me feel he's weird.

Fitting near the toilet door, at first glance I met a figure whose face was not unfamiliar. Kenji accidentally hit him.

“Hey...if you have eyes look forward!” snapped the man to Kenji.

“Sorry I” said Kenji with a little fear with his face down.

The man directly cornered her to the wall and pulled Kenji's collar up.

“Hah...sorry, it's easy once you apologize” added the man.

I who originally wanted to go into the toilet broke my intentions. I walked up to the man and saw him.

“Let go of him” I said pushing the man away from Kenji. Kenji's face looks pale, very inversely proportional to the words that want to take care of me earlier. He's just a cowardly man.

DEGH'S…

The guy who bothers Kenji is Uta, honestly my eyeballs can't cheat. My surprised expression I tried to hide.

“Your face is no stranger” said.

I paused for a moment, trying to stay calm.

“Men like you I've always met circumcise such things, you want to try teasing me hah!” I said divert.

“Tempting you, I have no job. Look who is looking for trouble first is your girlfriend” he said furious.

“He's sorry, then why are you still angry – angry with him. Leave this business” I said starting to raise the voice.

“Basic jal@ng, how dare you to me” Uta did not accept.

Thankfully, an open-dressed hostess called out to him

“Uta...we haven't finished dear” said the woman as she waved at the end of the hallway.

“Alright, wait for me dear, I'll eat you later. Thank you I was being kind enough to get you and your girlfriend” she said as she left me.

But at the end of the hall he looked at me again as if to confirm my face. I rushed into the toilet too. In the bathroom door, my legs were limp as if my heartbeat was beating fast. I've been through a year without any problems on this run. I'm not gonna ruin my new life.

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