As we got outside I held both of Marie's hands and looked her straight in the eye. "Look Marie, babe. You know I will never lie to you. But the reason Jane and I came back separate ws because….." I looked down and tried to fake a cry. I just thought about my family and the tears came out. "She…" I burst out crying. Hopefully she'll believe this.
Just looking at her while she's crying makes me almost start crying myself. "Oh Chihaya, what happened?" I ask softly. I limp forward a few steps and wrap my arms around her in a warm embrace.
While my head was on the other side of her shoulder I made a cold smile. I continued to cry. "She tried to force me into doing something." I whispered that into her ear. "Please don't be mad at her."