𝐎𝐇 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 || terushima

22

He gets up from the table without another word and goes back to his room.

That night you stayed awake with his words replaying in your head.

Was he right? Were you toxic? You were happy with him and you assumed he was too. As much as you didn't want to think about it, your mind would not let you rest.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

THE NEXT DAY:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

The next day soon came and you had done plenty of thinking the night before. To some extent, you understood what he meant. You never would've thought you had made him feel like that. Apologizing wasn't ever your thing but you decided to try today at least.

His door was cracked open halfway and you could hear him and another voice on the phone. You decided you'd wait until he was done.

You didn't mean to eavesdrop but he said something that caught your attention, and not in the way you'd like.

"I don't understand. I thought you two weren't together anymore", the voice who you assumed was one of his friends said.

"We're not. But it's complicated okay. She's the mother of my child. I'm kinda stuck with her for now."

That's what he thinks? He's 'stuck with me'?

Hearing those words gave you a very unsettled feeling and you didn't want to stay around to hear more. You left for your classes and didn't speak to him for the day until later.

"I'm going out to get something to eat? What do you want?"

No answer.

"So you're just not talking to me now?", he asks.

"What makes you think that?"

"Maybe the fact that you're ignoring me?"

"Yeah, sorry. I didn't want to make you feel like you're 'stuck with me'."

"What?"

"That's what you said right? I'm the mother of your child so you're stuck with me for now? You're making it sound like I begged you to help me."

"So you heard me? I didn't mean it like that."

"Then how did you mean it? Because you can go anytime, I don't care. I didn't ask you to stay."

"Look, do you want anything or not? Because I'm leaving now."

"I'm good."

Maybe I was too harsh yesterday, Terushima thought to himself walking out the door.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

LATER THAT NIGHT

"I don't know. He said I was toxic too. I think that was kind of a stretch."

"Looks like we'll both be single by thirty."

"Why do you say that? What happened to Sakusa?"

"It didn't work out between us."

"Aw Atsumu, I'm sorry."

"I'm not. My simp era is finally over. I wasn't ready to settle down either way."

"If we're both still single at thirty, we're getting married."

No caller ID? Someone better not be trying to prank call me this late.

"Let me call you back Tsumu."

"Hello?", you answer.

"Hi. Is this L/n Y/n?"

"Yes. Speaking?"

"I'm calling from the Hyōgo Hospital Center. You were listed as an emergency contact to a... Terushima Yūji. Is it possible you can come down here?"

"I'm sorry, but what is this about?"

"I can't give you details over the phone but he's been in an accident."

▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃