The Pains of Guilt

Chapter 12

Twilight POV

His parents asked me to visit again and I didn't have it in me or saw a reason to refuse so I agreed to come and bring Natsumi with. Now, I wish I didn't because guess who was there.

"Well, this is interesting. I didn't expect a baby mama and bastard to show up."

"You know, sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're a dumbass than to open it and reveal that you actually are a dumbass.”

I wasn't going to start anything but I wasn't going to let her get away with it either. I was contemplating whether I should embarrass her even more or not. Me being me, it was pretty obvious which one I chose to do.

"Honestly, I can't help imagining how much better the world would’ve been if your dad had just pulled out. Anyway, we can stand here all day, hurling insults at each other or I can simply just explain this to you in one sentence. You’re a non-self-respecting, egotistical, pretentious and exasperating w***e who probably has daddy issues which would explain a lot. Hopefully, you have enough brain cells to understand all those adjectives. If not, then oh well."

She practically almost popped a vein. I was hoping she’d bust an important vein so I wouldn’t have to deal with her annoying existence in the future but sadly, that didn’t happen. A person can only dream.

"Now I see why you're still single and have a bastard on your hands. Having a bad mouth isn’t attractive."

To be honest, I did expect her to deal a low blow since stooping low is what she does best. And Tsumi stopped what she was doing and gave her this weird look. She had her eyebrows furrowed in a way that made it look as if she was studying her and deciding what to do next. But then she got bored and went back to using her food for arts and crafts.

"it’s not having a bad mouth; it’s called having the brains to describe someone as accurately as possible based on their actions. And as if I’d dumb myself down for anyone. That would make me the same as you and I’d rather commit seppuku than let that happen. And you sound pretty insecure about us having a child together."

"At least, I know how to please a man so he won't leave me for someone else. And you're forgetting that I'm not the single parent in this situation."

"You think that he left me? That’s rich since I’m the one who left him because there was no way that I would marry a cheating bastard. That’s beneath me. And so what if I'm a single mom? A good woman knows how to keep a man but a strong woman is one who's able to raise a child on her own. Yeah, I have half the help but I give twice the love. If you're going to look down on me for that then get in line with other people who think the same way about me and wait for me to care. I suggest you get comfortable because you're in for a long wait. And one more piece of advice, if a person can cheat once, they can do it again. So I wouldn't be acting all high and mighty if I were you because being a home wrecker certainly isn't something to be proud of. I'm surprised that you can even show your face in public but then again, being shameless is one of your specialties, isn't it? And you." I turned to Takumi. “How dare you ask me about another chance when you’re engaged to her? I’m not some cheap toy you can drop and pick up whenever you feel like it.”

“Are you sure about that last…”

“Matako, that’s enough. I can put up with a lot of things but you’re done badmouthing my daughter and her mother. Like it or not, she’s the mother of my child so get used to seeing her more often. You can make peace with it or whine like three-year-old. But for the love of god, just shut up already.”

Whoa. I didn’t except that from Takumi. From the looks of everyone else’s faces, no-one did. I mean, he’s what most people might call a gentle soul or gentle-hearted but I guess he has his limits too. I actually learned the hard way years ago. But this time, it gave me a weird feeling in my gut. Did I just find that hot? No. Ok, maybe I did but now’s not the time for that. Especially since his dad will smell it and that would make things weird. But at least that shut her up. Or so I thought. Man, some bitches just can't take a hint.

"Then I guess you won't mind coming to our wedding. And to our engagement party, it's next month."

That was...unexpected. I mean, I always thought that I'd be one of the people she wouldn't want to invite. I'm tempted to say no but I think I’ll just go for the sake of killing time.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"Why, is something wrong?" She smirked.

"No. I just assumed that you wouldn't want me, of all people, to be there. But since you asked me so nicely, of course I'll come. Refusing such a polite and humble invitation isn't in my nature, you know."

The look on her face was so worth it.