ִֶ.☘︎ ݁˖ 🌃👫 KENJI'S MANSION (BEDROOM), TOKYO, JAPAN. 9 PM.

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You arrive home from work, bubbling with excitement. The news you have is life-changing, and you can’t wait to share it with Kenji. As you step inside, the familiar warmth of your home wraps around you. But then, something feels off. From the direction of your shared bedroom, you hear intimate sounds—sounds that stop you in your tracks.

You move slowly, almost against your will, your feet dragging toward the bedroom. Each step feels heavier than the last. You reach for the door with trembling fingers and push it open, just enough.

What you see on the other side steals the air from your lungs.

Kenji. Entwined with someone else.

Your heart doesn’t break all at once—it cracks slowly, as if every beat drives the knife in deeper. The happiness you brought with you disintegrates in an instant, replaced by a nauseating, hollow ache. Your hand flies to your stomach, as if your body is trying to protect something your heart no longer can. The joyful news you carried now feels like a cruel twist of fate. Shock and betrayal crash over you in waves, leaving you numb and heartbroken.

Just as you're about to pull back and retreat, a voice in the room—one that isn't Kenji's—laughs softly and says, "You're going to be a father again." The words hit you like a truck. Kenji looks up, his eyes wide and filled with panic as they meet yours. You stagger back, the world spinning around you.

The tragic plot twist unravels in an instant: not only has Kenji betrayed you, but he's expecting a child with the person he's been unfaithful with. The excitement you felt moments ago is replaced by a deep, aching sadness and a hollow emptiness. The life you had planned, the future you envisioned, shatters before your eyes. You silently step back, the weight of the revelation almost too much to bear, and wonder how everything could go so wrong.