Snow In December
43

After Naomi left slowly Ren began to approach Hinana.

" Anoo.... Do you have time now?" ask Ren.

"why indeed?" Hinana asked back.

"there's something I want to tell you, but it's not here." Ren asked with a smile and hope. Actually Hinana is still lazy to meet Ren, he considers there is something hidden. That's what Hinana hates, even more so she hates being lied to.

"just ten minutes" said Hinana curiously and left Tsubaki's house. Ren continued with a smile of joy, following Hinana from behind. He beckoned his friend to break from his job.

"we'll talk in the car." Hinana made an offer to Ren.

"alright."

"what do you want to say?" hinana asked as she and Ren got in her car.

"gomenne Hinana." replied Ren, while Hinana was still waiting for the continuation of what would come out of Ren's mouth. But a long pause was no longer heard Ren's voice.

"for what?" ask Hinana and look at Ren. "is that all you're going to say?"

"no, I'd say if you looked at me instead of looking away."

"please follow your will." resignedly Hinana took off the safety belt and looked towards Ren.

"actually I was disappointed when you decided to leave the team. Are you angry because of me? Then what do you know when I'm in the hospital?"

"i'm lazy to talk about it."

"Hinine.. Please, come back." with Ren's voice of emphasis hoping on Hinana. This time Hinana was confused as to what to answer.

"what am I coming back for" replied Hinana and turned her eyes back. "Ren-kun, for a moment my brain thought that I knew nothing about designers at all. And how stupid I am to this day still survive, from something that I do not understand at all." continued Hinana and held back her feelings of pain.

"then why don't you just run?"

"i wanted to run, but there was no purpose for me to run. Ren, doing something that we can't really hurt." Hinana could finally tell Ren everything honestly.

" Wakatta (well) sorry."

"no need to apologize, it's all my fault. If I hadn't run away, it wouldn't have ended this way." Hinana closed her eyes and took a deep breath. He hoped that he would not cry for now.

But tears still flowed down her cheeks without her permission.

"it's not over yet." cried Ren and made Hinana open her eyes.

"Ehh.."

"i said it's not over yet. You can go back to being a model."

"i didn't say it like that." Hinana denies Ren's accusation.

"your eyes speak."

"Ehh.." Hinana just snorted not understanding the direction of Ren's conversation. He was also surprised, how Ren could know the contents of Hinana's heart.

"get out you pissed me off." throw Hinana out.

"but I'm not done talking."

"get out" said Hinana with a cold attitude so Ren decided to get out of Hinana's car.

After Ren exits, Hinana immediately plugs the gas and leaves Tsubaki's house.

"did you manage to talk to Hinana?" ask Arumi and approach Ren.

"em, but it looks like Hinana's really out."

"do you know why?"

"hem, but I won't tell you" Ren replied and returned to Tsubaki's house.

Hinana was driving her car but I don't know where she was going. Until the car stopped in a shopping center, there was very crowded and made Hinana curious.

Hinana went inside the Mall and into the crowd. It looks like there is a fashion parade, although not from a famous brand but successfully made dozens of spectators.

"Shota" called Hinana when he saw the figure he knew so well.

"oh Hinana, are you here too?" Shota walked towards Hinana which was not far from where he was standing.

"i'm just on a prank."

"good right? They're bringing out a new product."

"heh who do you mean?"

They sat in their chairs and ordered drinks.

"arigatou Shota." Hinana took a bottle of the drink Shota bought.

"no problem. What are you doing here?" shota asked and sipped her drink.

"i told you, I was just a prank. That you?"

"i work in a restaurant, where it's on this Mall on the third floor."

" Sugoi's.. You are no longer unemployed." said Hinana and applauded Shota.

"hey what if you stop by, I'll buy you a drink."

"Heh, now you've bought me a drink and want some more."

" Yeah, my salary is not enough to buy you a meal" Shota said and laughed, making Hinana laugh.

"i was just kidding."

"i'm kidding too. But I'm seriously taking you to my place of work."

"well okay. But what are you working on? You're a cook?"

" no, I'm just a waiter."

"sorry if my question offended you." Hinana became uneasy because her original mouth spoke.

"it's okay. Life also needs money, so whatever work I do to survive. Anyway I'm an adult where I might ask the parents." Shota leaned against the chair and looked towards Hinana.

"i agree with you. I'm tired." Hinana leaned in anyway. It feels like he and Shota have the same fate, doing unskilled work to survive.

After quite a while they both closed their eyes and leaned back on the chair, Shota finally invited Hinana to go to her workplace.

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The next day Hinana returned to work in the office. He saw all the new people in the marketing room and one by one introduced themselves to Hinana.

"welcome back Hinana" said Jouji who became the chief director at the office.

"well, thank you."

"good job." after showing some files to work on, Jouji returned to his room.

Hinana is back on her computer. Remembering the festival that was seen with Shota as if making an idea to promote his work.

After a long time he worked his focus was split because of the noise.

"why are you here?" hinana asked as she looked at Ren's figure before her eyes.

"this is my office." said Ren with a smile. "let's go." Ren also holds Hinana's hand.

"wait a minute what you're doing."

"come with me."

"i'm at work, can't." Hinana firmly held back Ren's pull.

"DADY I BORROWED HINANA FOR A SECOND." cried Ren and it didn't take long for his father to get out of the room.

"it's up to you" Jouji told his son.

"Eh." Hinana was surprised and glared. Ren excitedly dragged Hinana out. While his father just smiled to see the behavior of his son.

Ren takes Hinana to an unused room. Tsubaki, Emi and Arumi are there. He told Hinana to clean the room.

"we're going to clean up now" Ren said with his trademark smile.

"HEW...." Hinana was surprised because the room was so dirty.

"let's just do Hinana, Ren is allergic to dust" Arumi asks and laughs at Hinana for success in Jahili Ren.

"alright" said Hinana limply and took the broom that had been prepared.

The four of them began cleaning the room and moving unused items in the other warehouse. The room they will use for work, because Tsubaki is not nice to her sister who will soon be taking the university entrance exam.

"Shota you also came apparently." call Arumi who saw it.

" Ah Shota you finally saved me." Hinana was also happy, because usually Shota never refused if asked for help.