Lost

Chapter 12 Jacquelyn

My eyes were glued to the small box TV where I saw Isamu's face. He was on every news station all of a sudden. It sucks I couldn't understand everything he was saying but it feel like something was wrong. 

Suddenly I heard footsteps approaching. 

"Isamu", I said as I got up. 

"What's going on, you're on TV everywhere."

"It's nothing important."

"No, you have to tell me, please, Is something wrong?"

He ignored my question by kissing me. I took his arms to push him gently off of me. 

"Isamu, what's wrong?"

I was starting to get worried now. 

"It's nothing."

He leaned in to kiss me again. 

"Isamu, enough. You're scaring me. This isn't you."

"How do you know this isn't me? You haven't known me for that long."

"I don't have to know you for that long to know that something is off."

He let out a sigh.

"I'm going back to my family business. I made an agreement with my family that I would. That way, you won't be dragged into this mess."

"No, you don't want to go back to them, especially after all they've done to you. Forget about me, I'm fine. I doubt it will travel with me back home. I mean yeah, people will question why I was all over social media in Japan but that will fade."

"I can't live with myself knowing people will talk badly about you without getting to know you. This life is harsh and unforgiving. I will do whatever it takes to protect you."

"Isamu..."

"No more, okay?"

All I could do was nod. I will never understand his world, he doesn't want me to. I just have to trust that what he is doing is for the best. 

Last day...

Today is the last day I'm supposed to be in Japan. I still don't know how I'm going to get to the airport. I don't want to bother Isamu about this. Yes, he can take me but I don't want him to go near the city. Everyone is after him now after what he said on TV that night. I just wish people would leave him alone. People treat people of his status worse than animals. 

"Come on", Isamu said as he came over to where I was, still picking peppers.

"Come where?"

"To the car. I have your bags packed. You still have some time left before your flight."

"Wait, what?"

"You're going home today, right?"

"Yeah...I'm supposed to but...Isamu, you can't go back there."

"You can't stay here forever Jackie."

"What if I want to?"

"Then you'll be talking to the police as your visa is up."

"Oh...yeah, I forgot about that."

"Come on, we have somewhere to be that I reserved just a few minutes ago."

"Where are we going?"

"Can't tell you", he said with a soft smile. 

I took his hand as he led me to the car. I was burning with curiosity during the entire drive.