Megumi's words came to a full halt when the windchimes were loudly knocked
by the door.
"TADAIMA!!!!"
Megumi felt her heart just stopped beating. She felt so lightheaded.
"Oi! What took you so long?" Yoji stood up from the table and stubbed his cigarette in an ashtray.
"Well, it is raining like hell out there, you know. That customer was quite demanding and all. And I have to get out of these wet clothes. By the way, did you....?"
"HUH?!"
There wasn't a moment to lose. This was the moment she waited all her life. All these years. I was right after all!!!
Just before anyone predicted, Megumi had lunged forward to the man. She clutched at his neck so tight and the tears that have been locked up so long just came pouring nonstop.
"KENNICHAN!!!! KENNICHAN!!! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!! I NEVER GAVE UP!! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!!! OH THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
"Ken.nichan?!" Yoji arched an eyebrow as he witnessed the surprising moment.
"Aaaaaaaccckkk!!!! Gomen...gomen....you must mistaken me for someone else. I'm...not....who....you...think I am....please....let go, Miss.....please...."
"NO!!! NO!!! I CAN'T BE WRONG WITH MY OWN BROTHER!!!!" She clutched around his neck even harder while he desperately tried to push her away. She just would not let go.
"Iyyyeeee!!! You might be wrong...I am not...."
"Just what did you mean by that, KEN?!" Yoji rolled his eyes and then looked at him narrowly.
Megumi loosened her grip on his collar. "Ah...ha...ha...Yoji...I don't know...." Obviously, he was at loss for words.
Megumi just looked incredulously at him. She cannot be wrong. She just can't be. She was so sure. The look is unmistakable. Not now. How could you deny me like this when I am so sure?
"Naze?" Her lips quivered. She stared at him. The tears stinging her eyes as they ran down her cheeks. All of a sudden, it felt so hard to even breath. She balled her fists and ran out of the door.
Her sudden movement knocked over another person who was just about the enter the flower shop.
"WHAT WAS THAT?" Omi laid flat near the door. Yoji approached him and helped him get up.
"Yoji-kun, who was that girl?" Aw! My back hurts. That was kinda strong though.
"Hidaka Megumi." Yoji replied curtly. He looked terribly annoyed.
"Hidaka?!" The younger man's eyes rounded like saucers. "Does that mean..?"
"SHUT UP!!!! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!!!" Ken slammed on the table.
"Ken-kun!! What did I do? I was just...asking..." Omi was terribly confused now. Ken-kun has a sister? Just like Aya-kun...
"You really don't know her, Ken?" Yoji's inquisitive tone began to take effect. Shit! There was indeed something familiar with Megumi's eyes when I looked at them. Kami! I hate mistaken identities. Isn't it enough I get much of this with Asuka?
Ken slammed the table again. He was shaking. "Massaka...." he whispered.
"Ken-kun?"
"KEN!!!"
It was too late. Ken had run out of the door.
"TADAIMA!!!!"
Megumi felt her heart just stopped beating. She felt so lightheaded.
"Oi! What took you so long?" Yoji stood up from the table and stubbed his cigarette in an ashtray.
"Well, it is raining like hell out there, you know. That customer was quite demanding and all. And I have to get out of these wet clothes. By the way, did you....?"
"HUH?!"
There wasn't a moment to lose. This was the moment she waited all her life. All these years. I was right after all!!!
Just before anyone predicted, Megumi had lunged forward to the man. She clutched at his neck so tight and the tears that have been locked up so long just came pouring nonstop.
"KENNICHAN!!!! KENNICHAN!!! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!! I NEVER GAVE UP!! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!!! OH THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
"Ken.nichan?!" Yoji arched an eyebrow as he witnessed the surprising moment.
"Aaaaaaaccckkk!!!! Gomen...gomen....you must mistaken me for someone else. I'm...not....who....you...think I am....please....let go, Miss.....please...."
"NO!!! NO!!! I CAN'T BE WRONG WITH MY OWN BROTHER!!!!" She clutched around his neck even harder while he desperately tried to push her away. She just would not let go.
"Iyyyeeee!!! You might be wrong...I am not...."
"Just what did you mean by that, KEN?!" Yoji rolled his eyes and then looked at him narrowly.
Megumi loosened her grip on his collar. "Ah...ha...ha...Yoji...I don't know...." Obviously, he was at loss for words.
Megumi just looked incredulously at him. She cannot be wrong. She just can't be. She was so sure. The look is unmistakable. Not now. How could you deny me like this when I am so sure?
"Naze?" Her lips quivered. She stared at him. The tears stinging her eyes as they ran down her cheeks. All of a sudden, it felt so hard to even breath. She balled her fists and ran out of the door.
Her sudden movement knocked over another person who was just about the enter the flower shop.
"WHAT WAS THAT?" Omi laid flat near the door. Yoji approached him and helped him get up.
"Yoji-kun, who was that girl?" Aw! My back hurts. That was kinda strong though.
"Hidaka Megumi." Yoji replied curtly. He looked terribly annoyed.
"Hidaka?!" The younger man's eyes rounded like saucers. "Does that mean..?"
"SHUT UP!!!! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!!!" Ken slammed on the table.
"Ken-kun!! What did I do? I was just...asking..." Omi was terribly confused now. Ken-kun has a sister? Just like Aya-kun...
"You really don't know her, Ken?" Yoji's inquisitive tone began to take effect. Shit! There was indeed something familiar with Megumi's eyes when I looked at them. Kami! I hate mistaken identities. Isn't it enough I get much of this with Asuka?
Ken slammed the table again. He was shaking. "Massaka...." he whispered.
"Ken-kun?"
"KEN!!!"
It was too late. Ken had run out of the door.