Letter
Riza,
Hey, how are you? It's now my last year at the academy, graduating at the end of this year. I hope I could come back and visit you and sensei, but I don't think he would welcome me. Hope his condition is better now. So, what are your plans for the new year? Since you graduated from High school next year, will you be going to college, or going out to work? If neither, want to get married to me? Haha… Joking, well, maybe not. Anyways, I hope I could see you soon, once I book out at the end of this month, I'd go visit you and sensei. Bye!
Roy
Roy scribbled on the small piece of paper and read it over twice, hoping that there was no mistakes in it. Hughes looked over his shoulder and peeked at his letter.
"ooh, Roy, writing to that Riza girl again?" he asked.
"Obviously yes."
"YOU ARE ASKING HER FOR MARRIAGE?" he exclaimed when he saw the 5th line.
"Well, not really," he sighed, "I kinda did that the last time I saw her, but I got a scolding instead."
"Sad, sad, Roy," Hughes sighed in a dramatic tone.
"Shut up."
"Now, see," Hughes took out a few photos, "my lovely Gracia! I'm proposing to her soon!~"
4 days later,
She looked at the letter and gave a sigh, then going upstairs to her room to write a reply to his letter.
Roy,
I'm fine, thank you for your concern. Father is doing well, but still on heavy medication, don't think he will recover anytime soon. I'm going to take up a part time job for the time being, Father's savings won't last us for long. I won't be going to collage, I have to take care of Father. Marriage is too early for me, I'm only 17 this year. Well, maybe 10 years later will I think about it. Thank you.
Riza
4 days later,
Roy tore the top of the envelope and fished the piece of paper out, reading it's contents. 10 years? He was afraid that other males would take her from him if he waited 10 years.
"Ooh, Roy," Hughes appeared out of nowhere, "your girlfriend replied?"
"She's not my girlfriend," he snapped, "yes, she replied."
"Let me see!" Hughes tried to snatch the paper from his hands.
"No!"
"Let me!" Hughes pounced towards Roy and made him lose his balance, then easily, he got the paper in his hands. "Rejected again!"
"Well…"
"See! She wants you to wait for another 10 years," he laughed, "a clear rejection!"
"I'm try next time!" Roy pouted.
"There, there," he grinned, "cheer up, our most-handsome-in-the-academy-guy."
"Shut up."
A/N: So much writing to do today, I have to write an essay to submit tomorrow, should had done it yesterday. Luckily Monday is a short day, I won't have to suffer, just a short time from 7am~2pm… If there isn't any afternoon classes :D