Chapter 5
My mother decided to go and get tea for her guests. Ugh, I was stuck alone with her friends. It wasn't a bad thing, it's just...I'm not a talkative person and all...One of the moms asked me to sit down with them. If I denied, it'd been a bad thing. I don't know how bad, just bad. So, I sat down between Mrs. Kaiou and Mrs. Chang. "Haruka, how is school?" Mrs. Lin asked. Moms. How typical. "Uh, fine, I guess." I replied. I managed to smile. I really didn't want to talk to them, not because of the age difference, just if I said the wrong thing, which might make my mother look bad.
"So, not to be nosy or anything, do you have a girlfriend?" Mrs. Lin asked. That was so unexpected. I blushed a little. "Oh, with a cute face like that, he must have one!" Mrs. Kaiou exclaimed. Cute face? I had a cute face?? I was betting that my mother didn't tell them that she had a daughter, not son. Yeah, so I'm a tomboy. So what. I wondered if I should answer Mrs. Lin's question. I didn't want to be impolite or have anything against her so I answered her. "No." Mrs. Lin looked a little shocked. Mrs. Kaiou spoke, "Hey, my daughter goes to Dawn Creek. I bet she and you know each other. Her name is Michiru. Why don't you guys hang out sometime?" Was this a dream? Michiru...and me...together?? Even if I do have only fifteen minutes of togetherness, it'll be like heaven. I didn't want to disappoint her or myself. "Um, I don't know if Michiru knows me, but I guess we can hang out...sometime."
"I'll tell Michiru that, Haruka. I'm sure that she must know you." She replied happily. Yeah, right. Finally, my mother came back with tea and cookies. I really wanted to go but somehow I wanted to stay too. "Did you guys have a nice talk with Haruka?" Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Kaiou nodded. Then my mother turned to me. I think she wanted me to say something. "Uh, Mrs. Kaiou sort of introduced me to her daughter, Michiru. I guess we can hang out together." I was really happy at that thought. But, I don't know how Michiru would react to this..... Will she decline? I really didn't know how would hanging out make a difference to her... will our relationship increase? Oh god, so many things in my mind. My mother decided it'd be best to not tell her guests that she has a daughter. Besides, this might be an opportunity to communicate with people more. This might cure my loneliness. Again, I may be wrong but it's still nice to think what the good things might happen.
"That's great, Haruka!" My mother smiled. "Oh, Haruka, you must have homework to do. Why don't you go upstairs and we'll finish up our meeting." My mother suggested. Great! I didn't want anyone to get suspicious to the fact that I didn't really want to be in the meeting so I slowly walked upstairs to my room. I jumped onto my bed and laid on it with my hands behind my head. I started to drift off to sleep. I had to relieve my pressures. The only way I could think of was to take a nap. It's like going to another dimension without a care in the world and everything would still be okay. But, in reality, it's not. I slept for a few hours.
I woke up. That was nice. I think I heard my mother calling me downstairs. Probably about the meeting. So, I groggily trotted downstairs and said, "Yes mother?" "Mrs. Kaiou called." That made me get her full attention. "She says that Michiru is free this Saturday. Are you seeing a movie, go out to eat or what? Mrs. Kaiou wants to know and to tell Michiru. I'll call Mrs. Kaiou what you want to do on Saturday." My heart was trying to jump out of my rib cage. I couldn't believe it. I told her that we would eat lunch and maybe catch a movie. I got really excited that I hugged my mother ever so tightly and ran upstairs, with hearts around me. Okay, I got overwhelmed. This is like a chance of a lifetime. Even if Michiru doesn't like me, hey, at least I had a chance.
Next day......(NO, it wasn't Saturday yet, its Friday)
RRRIINNNGGG!!!! The alarm clock is so annoying. I woke up, did the usual and trotted downstairs. Nor my mother or father was here. I saw a note on the fridge. "Called Mrs. Kaiou. Said yes. Meet Michiru at 1:00 P.M. at Magic Cafe House on Saturday. I'll be home at 5:00. Be good. Bye. Love, Mom." Yay! I was so happy. I didn't feel depressed as I usually was. School was the same. I didn't see Michiru at lunch. I was a little sad. Maybe she went off campus. I decided to work on the gym for an hour and come back home. I started to doubt that Michiru would like me....I don't know, I guess my mind is playing with me...my whole destiny counts on tomorrow.....
My mother decided to go and get tea for her guests. Ugh, I was stuck alone with her friends. It wasn't a bad thing, it's just...I'm not a talkative person and all...One of the moms asked me to sit down with them. If I denied, it'd been a bad thing. I don't know how bad, just bad. So, I sat down between Mrs. Kaiou and Mrs. Chang. "Haruka, how is school?" Mrs. Lin asked. Moms. How typical. "Uh, fine, I guess." I replied. I managed to smile. I really didn't want to talk to them, not because of the age difference, just if I said the wrong thing, which might make my mother look bad.
"So, not to be nosy or anything, do you have a girlfriend?" Mrs. Lin asked. That was so unexpected. I blushed a little. "Oh, with a cute face like that, he must have one!" Mrs. Kaiou exclaimed. Cute face? I had a cute face?? I was betting that my mother didn't tell them that she had a daughter, not son. Yeah, so I'm a tomboy. So what. I wondered if I should answer Mrs. Lin's question. I didn't want to be impolite or have anything against her so I answered her. "No." Mrs. Lin looked a little shocked. Mrs. Kaiou spoke, "Hey, my daughter goes to Dawn Creek. I bet she and you know each other. Her name is Michiru. Why don't you guys hang out sometime?" Was this a dream? Michiru...and me...together?? Even if I do have only fifteen minutes of togetherness, it'll be like heaven. I didn't want to disappoint her or myself. "Um, I don't know if Michiru knows me, but I guess we can hang out...sometime."
"I'll tell Michiru that, Haruka. I'm sure that she must know you." She replied happily. Yeah, right. Finally, my mother came back with tea and cookies. I really wanted to go but somehow I wanted to stay too. "Did you guys have a nice talk with Haruka?" Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Kaiou nodded. Then my mother turned to me. I think she wanted me to say something. "Uh, Mrs. Kaiou sort of introduced me to her daughter, Michiru. I guess we can hang out together." I was really happy at that thought. But, I don't know how Michiru would react to this..... Will she decline? I really didn't know how would hanging out make a difference to her... will our relationship increase? Oh god, so many things in my mind. My mother decided it'd be best to not tell her guests that she has a daughter. Besides, this might be an opportunity to communicate with people more. This might cure my loneliness. Again, I may be wrong but it's still nice to think what the good things might happen.
"That's great, Haruka!" My mother smiled. "Oh, Haruka, you must have homework to do. Why don't you go upstairs and we'll finish up our meeting." My mother suggested. Great! I didn't want anyone to get suspicious to the fact that I didn't really want to be in the meeting so I slowly walked upstairs to my room. I jumped onto my bed and laid on it with my hands behind my head. I started to drift off to sleep. I had to relieve my pressures. The only way I could think of was to take a nap. It's like going to another dimension without a care in the world and everything would still be okay. But, in reality, it's not. I slept for a few hours.
I woke up. That was nice. I think I heard my mother calling me downstairs. Probably about the meeting. So, I groggily trotted downstairs and said, "Yes mother?" "Mrs. Kaiou called." That made me get her full attention. "She says that Michiru is free this Saturday. Are you seeing a movie, go out to eat or what? Mrs. Kaiou wants to know and to tell Michiru. I'll call Mrs. Kaiou what you want to do on Saturday." My heart was trying to jump out of my rib cage. I couldn't believe it. I told her that we would eat lunch and maybe catch a movie. I got really excited that I hugged my mother ever so tightly and ran upstairs, with hearts around me. Okay, I got overwhelmed. This is like a chance of a lifetime. Even if Michiru doesn't like me, hey, at least I had a chance.
Next day......(NO, it wasn't Saturday yet, its Friday)
RRRIINNNGGG!!!! The alarm clock is so annoying. I woke up, did the usual and trotted downstairs. Nor my mother or father was here. I saw a note on the fridge. "Called Mrs. Kaiou. Said yes. Meet Michiru at 1:00 P.M. at Magic Cafe House on Saturday. I'll be home at 5:00. Be good. Bye. Love, Mom." Yay! I was so happy. I didn't feel depressed as I usually was. School was the same. I didn't see Michiru at lunch. I was a little sad. Maybe she went off campus. I decided to work on the gym for an hour and come back home. I started to doubt that Michiru would like me....I don't know, I guess my mind is playing with me...my whole destiny counts on tomorrow.....