Day 16:I finished paying for my dinner and walk out the convenience store. I looked back and sighed. It's been a while since I've first met 'her', in the end I couldn't even talk to her. Aah, what am I doing.
While I was about to leave a voice from behind made me stop and I became nervous.
"Excuse me."
I turned around. "Y-Y-Yes." I managed to stammer out.
"Oh good, I made it in time, um…this, She stretched out her right hand and handed me a 50 yen coin. As our hands brushed past each other, she retracted back quickly, her face was held down so I couldn't see her expression. She brought her head up seconds after. I mistook your change, It was really 100 yen, but somehow I gave you 50 yen.
I couldn't do anything but stare at the 50 yen coin she gave me, my heart filled with excitement and contentment. I'm sorry…why do they look so similar…. 100 yen coin and 50 yen coin."
I immediately looked up. "Eh." Was the only reply I could give her, she said the same thing I did…
"I really sorry." She then started to walk back into the convenience store, but I felt like there was something missing, something I had to say.
"U-Uh…U-Um"
"Yes?" She turned back so we were again facing each other. This made me blush like mad.
"Uh…well…um…..uh…i-it's nothing. Ahahah." I placed my hand on the back of my head and pretended to laugh, but stopped when I realized she wasn't smiling back like I expected her to. She only stared at me, her face filled with..an emotion I can't describe….like she was waiting for something. I pulled my hand back to my side and clenched it, with a blush on my face…I looked straight into her azure eyes.
"Mata…Kimasu. (I'll come by again.)"
She smiled, but somehow her smile now was different to all the ones I've seen. This one seemed more…real.
"Yes…I'll be waiting for you."
We stood there outside the convenience store until the sunset, just looking at one another.