"K-Keiko... k-k-keiko..."
My voice was barely above a whisper. I wanted to ask her about the cake ssage, but the words just wouldn't co out. My brain had completely shut down. My heart was pounding like crazy. My hands felt like jelly.
I was in super shock.
"Ryuko, where's the cake? You've been standing there like a statue for five whole minutes!" Aki complained, snapping out of my daze.
She turned to look at and suddenly recoiled in horror. "Whoa, whoa, what happened to you?! Why do you look like your soul just left your body?! Did you see a ghost or sothing?!"
I didn't even register her words. My mouth kept mumbling the only na stuck in my head.
"K-K-Keiko..."
"Huh? Why are you whispering her na like a lost puppy?" Aki frowned. Then, before I could stop her, she shouted across the room, "KEIKO! RYUKO'S CALLING FOR YOU!"
Keiko turned toward us and started walking over.
OH MY GOD.
This is not what I wanted! Not now! Not while my brain was still rebooting!
"STOP!" I suddenly scread.
Keiko stopped in her tracks, looking surprised.
Aki, Ruka, and Miko all stared at like I had completely lost my mind.
"What the heck is wrong with you, Ryuko?!" Aki squinted. "Are you... possessed?"
I didn't answer. Instead, I grabbed the cake with both hands and thrust it toward Keiko like I was offering my soul to her.
Keiko blinked. "Uh... it's a cake, Ryuko. We bought it together, rember?"
"EXACTLY!" I yelled, pointing at it with a shaky finger. My face felt hotter than a furnace.
Everyone was now looking at like I was so sort of escaped ntal patient.
"Do you rember," I continued, "when we bought it? Do you rember what you said about the cake ssage?!"
Keiko smiled softly. "Of course, it was just an hour ago."
I shoved the cake closer to her. "Then LOOK AT IT!"
She finally took a closer look.
Then-
She gasped.
The room fell silent.
I braced myself.
This was it.
This was the mont of truth.
Then-
---
Here I was. Emotionally destroyed.
Aki, Ruka, and Miko had already collapsed into a pile of uncontrollable laughter.
"HAHAHAHA! Oh my god, Ryuko!" Aki wheezed. "I can't- I can't breathe! This is too funny!"
"AHHHH, THIS IS HILARIOUS!" Ruka slamd the floor while laughing. "Ryuko, you had SO MUCH CONFIDENCE!"
"Ryuko, I can't believe you thought she was confessing to you!" Miko wiped tears from her eyes.
---
Flashback Mode: Activated
Just a few minutes ago...
Keiko's eyes widened as she stared at the ssage on the cake.
Keiko quickly denied the ssage, waving her hands frantically, "N-No! This is wrong!"
"This must have been accidentally mixed up by the shop!" she blurted out.
Wait.
What.
...WHAT?!
My entire soul collapsed on the spot.
Flashback Mode: End
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anwhile, I was dying of embarrassnt.
I just sat there in complete silence, wishing the ground would swallow whole.
Keiko, on the other hand, simply smiled softly and let out a small chuckle.
I stared at her in horror.
Even she's laughing at ?!
"The real ssage I wrote was 'Congratulations on your new ho.'" Keiko finally explained.
Keiko added, "The cake is also a bit different, see?" She pointed it out, and I realized she was right...
Oh.
Oh...
I WANTED TO SCREAM.
It was just a normal congratulatory ssage. Nothing romantic. No confession.
I misunderstood everything.
I WANTED TO DIE.
I sighed deeply and slumped onto the table.
"...Can this party be over now?" I mumbled.
I had never wanted to go to bed so badly in my life.
But for so reason...
Even though I knew it was a mistake...
Even though I knew it wasn't real...
A small part of still felt disappointed.
Why?
I didn't know.
I didn't want to know.
For now, I just wanted to sleep and forget this ever happened.
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