Chapter 5: Mirage moves out. Matt gets a new roomie.
Mirage stuffed the last of her clothes into her suitcase before she gazed around her now completely barren room. It was hard talking her father into letting her move out but she wanted to be free of his demeaning ways. Besides, she was moving in with her new boyfriend. Of course her father didn't get to hear that part. She was 17 now and she acted freely. Yuki came into the room and gazed at her childhood friend. Mirage smiled at her and brushed off the front of her Calvin Klein baby blue tee as she set her baggage down to hug her friend goodbye. "Yuki. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Listen Matt will take care of me and you know where the apartment is and that you can come and visit any time. But even so. I'll miss seeing your face every morning. And yes you still get to be my maid of honor. IF I ever get married." Yuki sniffled and nodded at her friend as they stood in a tight hug for almost 15 minutes. Finally the two girls separated from each other and they each grabbed a suitcase and headed downstairs to Mirage's van. When they reached the bottom of the stairwell Mirage's father stepped out from beside the door and held forward a white dress that her mother used to wear in the summer. Mirage set down her bag and took the dress from her father slowly. The plastic around the dress crinkled as it rubbed against her bare arms. "Father. Take care of yourself okay. And you can come visit with Yuki once in a while. I think you will like my roommate. And Papa. Thank you." Her father smiled as he watched his only daughter pick up her suitcase and walk out the door with the proud look of a grown woman. "Your mother would be proud of you!" Yuki smiled at him and closed the door gently before she walked to the van.
Mirage threw the suitcases into the backseat of her van. "Yuki. Father is getting rather old. Please keep a close eye on him okay. I know he can be quite the stooge. But you grew up with him too. You know he really is a great guy. Just not the best parent. I'll see you soon." She climbed into her van and turned her key in the ignition, causing the van to rumble to life. "Oh and Yuki, one other thing!! GET A BOYFRIEND!! YOUR TO PRETTY NOT TO HAVE ONE!!" With her final words she sped out the garage door and down the driveway on her way to Matt's house.
Matt sat on the floor of his room as he waited for Mirage to show up. He had planned a dinner that night at a really fancy restaurant so she would be relaxed and happy. He knew what it was like to move out. You think your ready to do it.and as soon as you're packed you want to run back. But you know you cant. He cracked his knuckles nervously. "Man. I really wish she would hurry up and get here." His friend Ken came out of the room next to his. Brushing his brown hair to the side he smiles. "Sorry man, I gotta go. My cousin set me up on this blind date with some girl named Makoto. And I gotta be at her place in like 5minutes." Matt sighed. "It's cool. Appt. no. 15. It's 3 doors down. Oh and uh. You'll like her. Just don't mention airplanes okay. And don't ask why you shouldn't cause I'll beat you. Got it?" Ken looked in his buddies mirror and frowned. "You know her? Is she hot?" "Dude Ken. I didn't look. I have a girlfriend. I have no reason to look at another girl. And I know her cause she is my girlfriend's friend. " "Your not much help." "1minute. Girls like an early guy." Ken ran out the door as he hollered his farewell for the night. Matt laughed as he watched his buddy knock on Makoto's door. The guy looked more nervous than Matt felt. A young females voice tickled his ear. "Hey Matt." He turned around to see Mirage standing there in a white dress with a single small bow in the back. The dress fell down to about her knees and the neckline was in a v-neck that went straight down to right above her chest. The sleeves traveled down her thin arms to her elbow and frilled out slightly. He felt the heat in his face rise as he looked her over. "Wow. You look great." Mirage smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "It was my mothers."