74. Two halves
The weather was unusually warm on this fresh Sunday morning as a smiling Usagi skipped through the park toward the Crown arcade. Peering ahead, she caught sight of a sign in the window which read
' ALL CHOCOLATE SHAKES HALF PRICE!'
With her heart beat increasing dramatically, she sped off into a full-blown sprint toward the Arcade doors before she was distracted by a bright glimmering in the grass. Planning on ignoring it, she continued with her quickened pace, yet as she continued to move, the glint only became brighter.
'Only something ultra shiny and expensive would glimmer that much' she thought cheerfully as she jogged to the spot beside the park bench where the gleaming had originated.
Peering eagerly into the thick grass, Usagi plucked out a small delicate necklace, wondering how on earth it had managed to catch her attention. Laying the silver pendant on the palm of her hand, Usagi scrutinized the strange piece of jewelry. It was a delicate half of a love heart with three diamonds encrusted across the outer edge. In the centre, inscribed in the neatest cursive writing she had ever seen was the word 'True'
Chewing her lip, now deep in thought, she wondered who the other half could possibly belong to. Dreaming wistfully, imagining herself as the main character in some outrageous romantic saga, she thought that whoever it belonged to would someday own her heart as well.
Two ancient oak doors creaked open, signaling the beginning of Mamoru's double of Human Anatomy. Sighing heavily in apprehension, he peered around large lecture room wondering which one of the hundreds of seats he would sit in today. Normally, he would sit third row from the front, five seats left of the aisle, yet today he felt a sudden urge to sit in the in the back of the classroom and made his way toward the chosen desk.
Removing his bag containing his laptop off his shoulder, he proceeded to sit down on the chair, yet before he could take a seat, he noticed a silver necklace glinting in the centre. Picking it up gingerly, he realised that the pendant was the right handed half of a love heart, with the word 'Love' neatly inscribed into the centre
His normal reaction regarding these situations would be to hand the necklace in at the Student Office Desk as lost property, yet there was something about this one that prevented him from doing so. He considered himself far too much of a cynic to believe in fate and wonder who might hold the other half… but what if..? With a dismissive shrug of the shoulder, he slid the necklace into his pocket, and settled in for the lecture.