Hello everyone!   I'm back with chapter SEVEN! Thanks for all those who've reviewed! It really means a lot to me just hearing your comments! I hope you'll like this one! And oh, I've finally decided whose the REAL dream guy Eri has been meeting in her dreams! So stay tune! Here's chapter Seven!!!!!         Chapter Seven: Her Dream Guy

        "Can I ask you something?"

        Sendoh glanced at her then turned back to solving the equations in his book. He started to press the keys of his calculator before saying, "What now? Problems of love again?"

        Yes, a problem with you, she wanted to say but decided not to.

        "No."

        He began to mutter curses as he accidentally press a wrong key on his calculator that eventually erases all his solutions.

        "I just wanted to know, uh, what you prefer most. Slim girls or chubby ones?" the question popped out of her mouth before she could even stop herself.

        Sendoh turned off his calculator and moved his chair so that he can face her fully. "Where in the world did all of your questions came from?" he exclaimed yet he was grinning at her like a drunk lunatic.

         Eri began to blush under his intense gaze.

        "Well, uh, I was just you know, wondering and you know," she gesticulated as Sendoh propelled his arm on the table and placed his chin on his palm, scrutinizing her.

        "And what?" he encouraged, grinning idiotically at her.

        It seems like he was enjoying torturing her very soul!

        Her blushed deepened as she struggled for words to say. "And I was just you know, uh, curious what kind of girls you, uh, like best," she finished and grinned sheepishly at him.

        "You could easily pass as an interviewer. Asking questions like that," he stifled a chuckle. "And as for your question, I think I like slim girls more," and he went back to his book.

        Glancing at her not-so-perfectly-shaped body, Eri heaved a sigh. She watched him, as he got absorbed on his work again, a smile playing on her lips. His eyes narrowed and then his brow furrowed as he scribbled furiously on a scratch paper. His face was a very interesting scene indeed.

        But I think I have the right to know about it, right? I couldn't keep on thinking and wondering or my head would definitely explode because of extreme curiosity and jealousy. She began to pray and gathered her wits before she kill herself.

        "Uh, can I ask you another question?"

        "Uh huh," he mumbled and suddenly, he threw his hands in the air as if he had won a basketball game, laughing all the way. "I got it Eri! Look!"

        I think I better not ask him anyway.

        She leaned over and perused his sloppy solutions and his final answer.

        Tuuuuuut-Tuuuuuuut-Tuuuuuuuuut

         Riiiinnnnnngggggggg-Riiiiiinnnnnnnnngg

        Trrrrrooooonnnnnnnggg-Trrrrrrooooonnnnng

        Her three side-table alarm clocks exploded in unison. Eri yawned and pulled her hand out of the covers, reaching for one of her alarm clocks. Instead, she rolled out of the bed with a loud thug; her covers wrapping around her like a mental jacket.  A pain shot throughout her body. She looked at the clock, which had fallen along with her. It says six am.

        Eri groaned.

        After a few minutes, she was already on her sweatshirt and baggy jogging pants and was about to put her rubber shoes on. She quietly shut the door behind her, afraid of waking up the people inside.

        Perspiration started to appear on her forehead just a few minutes she had take off. She's really getting out of shape.

        "Come on, Eri! A few more laps," she muttered as she pass by the opened coffee shop and the grocery. "Remember he likes slim girls."

        Her breathing came out in a rugged way as she felt her legs would give up any second. Feeling dizzy all of a sudden, she walked limply towards the basketball court and sat on the gray asphalt.

        She panted and closed her eyes, feeling the cold morning breeze blow her hair. The sun was now creeping upwards at the horizon and she took her time collecting her breath. She stared at her shoes as her breathing returned to normal.

        "I have to take another lap to get in shape," she mumbled but it seems that her feet can barely stood up.

        A bike suddenly halted, splashing dirt in front of her and she stared at the pair of rubber shoes that climbed down the pedals. Her eyes narrowed as the pair of new rubber shoes stopped right in front of her.

        "Wow! A pair of the latest Air Jordan," she blurted. "Nice shoes."

        The owner of the shoes didn't budge.

        "Thanks," a monotone yet a gentle voice said.

        Eri's eyes widen. She knows that voice.

        The shoes walked away, leaving her and heading towards the court.

        Eri felt her body went cold as if she was electrified by a lightning striking out of nowhere. She couldn't bring herself to look at the person in fear that he might vanish just like in all of her dreams.

        Should I or shouldn't I?

        Her heart throbbed and her mind joggled as questions erupted; she didn't know what to do. Finally, with a decided mind, she has to know. She just has to know.

        Eri made a deep breath and stood up. At her back, a loud dribbling of a ball was heard as it bounced on the pavement of the court. "Ok, this is it. Now or never," she muttered.

        She faced the silhouette and walked to have a closer view. She gasped as the unknown person, who owned those latest Air Jordan shoes, jumped; his hand that was gripping the ball was outstretched and flew towards the basket.

        The rim shuddered at the impact as the ball went through.

        Eri gaped at the guy whose back was on her, too astounded to move. "That was, that was so beautiful!"

        The guy just snorted and turned to face her.

        Eri caught her breath; her heart seemed to stop beating and the world faded until it disappeared, leaving the two of them all alone. She could only stare at him.

        At those eyes.

        And she knew. She just knew. It was her dream guy.

        She had found him at last.

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