Chapter 7
I was uncomfortable on the way to school, not because we were only walking. It's because Shigeki was obviously hitting on me. Even if it was obvious that Shigeki was hitting on me, Sendoh acted that he didn't give a damn about Shigeki and I. He acted coolly and was just looking away from us, with his hands in his pockets. I was really annoyed with Sendoh's attitude. I wish that Sendoh's the one who has a crush on me instead of Shigeki. Yeah, Shigeki's good-looking, but he's trying too hard to impress me. I wish Sendoh would look like he's jealous, like when we were in the mall. I just want him to care about me…
We arrived at the school gym at exactly 4 o'clock. I saw a few players like Uekusa, Koshino, and Uozumi, practicing. I greeted them and Sendoh introduced them with Shigeki. After that, I spotted Yukino sitting on one of the benches, looking at herself through a mirror. I stealthily sneaked behind Yukino and surprised her. "Boo!" I shouted. Yukino dropped her mirror in shock and turned to me. "Why do you have to do that?"
"I don't know… I just feel like doing that." I grinned.
"You're so childish!" she said crossly, picking up her mirror, which luckily didn't break.
"So are you." I said smartly. Then we both laughed.
"You seem to be in a good mood…" Yukino said.
"Actually, I'm not…" I unhappily said. "Well, I must watch Sendoh practice. Of course that's because I'm his manager…" Then I walked away.
"You're not in a good mood because of Sendoh, right?" I heard Yukino say, but I pretended that I didn't hear her.
"Hey, you can't practice in that." I told Sendoh. Sendoh was still wearing his polo shirt and a pair of pants.
"I almost forgot, I'm wearing a t-shirt, inside my polo shirt, and I also have extra shorts in the locker room." Sendoh said.
"Then why didn't you say so?" I shrugged, closing my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I saw Sendoh unbuttoning his polo shirt. "I think you should do that in the locker room…" I said, pushing Sendoh inside the locker room. I pushed him too hard that I also walked inside the locker room.
"Okay…so…when will you leave…" Sendoh said slowly.
"Akira Sendoh, I'm your manager. I'll go wherever you will go." I said sophisticatedly.
"Uh…I'm trying to dress up…"
"Oh! I forgot! I'll be off then." I smiled nervously, embarrassed of my own mistake. I walked towards the door but suddenly, the door closed. I tried to open the door, but it won't budge. I kicked the door in frustration.
"Wait, I'll try to open it for you." Sendoh said. He turned the knob many times. The door won't still open. He tried to open the door with his own strength, but it still didn't open. I helped him push the door, but we still remained unsuccessful.
"We're locked in!" I exclaimed frantically. Sendoh and I banged the door noisily.
"What's the matter?" I heard Shigeki's voice ask.
"What are you and Sendoh doing in there?" Yukino asked.
I answered Shigeki's question instead. "We're locked in!"
I heard voices murmuring, then Shigeki said, "We'll find out a way to get you guys out of there…soon…"
"How long will it take you to find out how to open this damn door?!" I shouted anxiously.
"She's claustrophobic." Sendoh sighed.
"Maybe after a few minutes." Uozumi bellowed.
"After a few minutes…" I repeated miserably, sitting on the floor.
"Don't worry… I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you." Sendoh said, sitting with me.
"Thank you." I said gladly. Sendoh made me feel better even though I'm unhappily stuck here. My feelings for Sendoh changed again. He's my friend…he's just a friend. That's all. "How are you going to change your clothes with me being here?"
Sendoh covered my eyes with his hands. "Just close your eyes."
I grinned. "Okay."
"I feel uneasy with you watching me dress up. But you're my best friend so there's nothing wrong with that, right?" Pause. "You're like a brother to me…" When Sendoh accidentally said that, he knew I'd get angry. "I mean a sister."
I opened my eyes even if he's changing his clothes and evilly glared at him. "What did you say? Are you saying that I'm a tomboy?!"
"No, I'm not saying that you're a tomboy! I just accidentally said that…" Sendoh reasoned out hesitantly.
"I don't accept your lame excuses." I said, hitting him on the head lightly. "You really think that I am a tomboy, don't you?"
"Uh…not really."
"See, you really think I am a tomboy! I'll show you! After a few days, I already have a boyfriend." Pause. "How about you? I don't see you dating any girl lately…"
"Wait a minute! That doesn't mean that I'm…gay!"
"It does. Many girls adore you and you don't even have a girlfriend right now."
"You told me that I should focus on basketball first."
"I didn't think that you would take that seriously."
"How about you? Many guys like you and you don't have a boyfriend."
"I told you before, I'm too worried about my studies more than having a boyfriend."
"That's not reasonable."
"Actually, it is! Tell you what. How about if we make a deal out of this?" I said challengingly.
"Sure. How about if you should have a boyfriend within five days…"
"…and you should have a girlfriend within four days." I continued.
"Four days?"
"Well, you have more admirers than me."
"Fine. But it has to be a little more complicated than that."
"Yeah… it should be. What if we pick out from the rooftop on Monday a person of the opposite sex with our eyes closed…"
"…and the boy you pick out should be your boyfriend within 7 days."
"And the girl you picked out should be your girlfriend within also a week…"
"…And if you lose, you'd be my slave for a week."
"A slave?!" I said, looking astonished.
"That's right. A slave."
"Then if you lose, you'll have to be my slave too."
"It's a deal." Sendoh and I said in unison.
"Wait, aren't you uh…going to wear your shorts?" I said, noticing that Sendoh was still wearing pants.
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Sendoh said, unbuttoning his pants.
"What are you doing?!" I exclaimed, "I'm right in front of you! Hello?"
Sendoh completely pulled down his pants. I closed my eyes.
"Why are you closing your eyes?" Sendoh asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Of course something is wrong! You pulled down your pants in front of me!"
"But I'm wearing shorts, beneath my pants."
I finally opened my eyes. "Oh…. Ok…."
"So what do you think of Shigeki?" Sendoh asked all of a sudden.
"He's nice, he's friendly, and he's cute…" I started. Sendoh looked like he's jealous again. At last! "…he has the qualities of a true friend."
"So he's just a friend?"
"Exactly. Why did you ask?"
"Umm… I just asked that for no reason."
Instead of asking him directly if he's jealous, I started teasing him. "You're jealous aren't you? I think you are!"
"No." Sendoh denied.
"Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not."
"Are"
"Not"
"Are"
"Not"
"Not"
"You're not fooling me with that!" Sendoh said. Then we both cracked up. We sat down on the floor again, laughing. "Wait a minute. I thought I was claustrophobic."
"You are." Sendoh smiled.
"I AM claustrophobic. What if we'll get stranded here for days? With no food?! And everyday, the oxygen in this room gets lesser and lesser. And…"
"You're getting paranoid again." Sendoh said, tapping my shoulder. "Nothing bad will happen, okay? Come on. Let's get up. Maybe they've found a way to open that damn door. "
Sendoh helped me stand up. Then exactly when I got up, Yukino, Koshino, and Shigeki came barging in.
"Wow. What a great way of opening the door." I said sarcastically.
"Thank you." Yukino said. I rolled my eyes. "You should be more grateful! We opened the door for you guys. Don't you know how much time we had spent just to open that door?"
"No." I answered.
"Hey, you should show a little more gratitude!" Koshino said.
"Alright…thank you." I said more appreciatively.
"Yeah, thanks. Thanks for busting the door for us." Sendoh smiled.
"No problem." Shigeki said.
"We just want to see what you were doing out here." Yukino said.
"What do you mean?" I said dumbly.
"You know, kissing or something." Yukino laughed.
"What?!?! You know I'm not like that!" I protested.
"Oh yeah. You're not like that. I forgot that you're a tomboy." Yukino laughed again. I saw some people, who were listening, grinning, except Shigeki. I looked at Sendoh. He was also smiling.
I glared at everyone, especially at Yukino and Sendoh, and then said nothing. I wanted to punch Yukino, but I can't right now. I'm annoyed with Sendoh again, and for the first time, I'm more annoyed with him than Yukino. I barged out of the gym and walked home. Sendoh was following me but I ignored him.
"Where are you going?" he asked. I ignored him and continued to walk faster. Sendoh pulled my hand to make me stop. I turned to him and punched him on the face, and continued walking.
"Ouch! What did you do that for?" Sendoh complained.
I stopped again. "I did that because you were laughing when Yukino called me a tomboy. I thought you're my friend."
"I AM your friend. And I wasn't laughing…I was…"
"…You were looking like you're going to laugh. I know you."
"But…"
"…Yukino's my friend. But you're my best friend! My best friend wouldn't let me feel bad."
"It was only a joke! You're so quick-tempered."
"I am. And you know that. I would NEVER do anything which would make you feel bad." I said, walking away. Sendoh finally stopped following me. I didn't turn around. I just kept on walking. When I was already outside the school, I turned around to see if Sendoh was still following me. Sendoh wasn't following me. Shigeki was the one who was following me. I continued walking and said harshly, "What do you want?"
"I just want to say, I'm sorry." Shigeki told me.
"Why are you saying sorry?"
"Aren't you mad at me?"
"Of course not. Why would I be mad?"
"You looked like you're mad when you glared at me."
"I'm not mad at you." I smiled, facing Shigeki.
"But are you angry with Akira?" Shigeki said seriously.
"A little." I said. "Did he say something to you?"
"No. But I can tell by the expression on his face that he's got a problem, and his problem is you."
"Yeah, we had a fight, about what happened in the gym. He didn't take my side."
"But did you listen to him explaining his actions?"
"No, I didn't." I admitted.
"Well, it does feel bad if your best friend abandons you."
"It really does." I sighed. "It's the first time we've fought like this." Pause. "No, it isn't. I remember that I got angry with him when we were ten. He told his friend a secret of mine. Then his friend teased me about my secret. I didn't speak with him for weeks."
"What was your secret anyway?" Shigeki asked.
"It was not really serious. It's just that, I had a crush on his friend, the friend he told my secret to." I said. "Wait a minute, why am I telling all these stuff to you anyway?"
"I don't know." Shigeki laughed. "Maybe you already trust me."
"Yeah…maybe."
"Are you busy this afternoon?" Shigeki inquired.
"Not really." I replied. "Why?"
"Do you want me to treat you to the nearest ice cream shop?" Shigeki asked.
"Sure!" I smiled. "Ice cream's my favorite food."
"Maybe ice cream would make you feel better."
"I wish…" I said softly.
Shigeki and I went to the closest ice cream shop. I ordered chocolate ice cream while Shigeki ordered vanilla. Then we went to the park. We talked and talked the whole afternoon. I almost forgot about Sendoh and Shigeki having a crush on me. It's like he's now befriending me more than courting me but I don't care anymore if Shigeki has a crush on me. He actually made me feel better. Shigeki walked me home. I thanked him for giving him a good time and we bid each other goodbye. I went inside the house and saw a note on the table. I quickly took the letter and read it. I expected that it was from Sendoh, but it was from my mom. It said, "Nanami, your father and I went to you're his boss's birthday party. Sorry if you can't come. Dinner is on the kitchen table."
As if I want to go to that fat old man's party. In my opinion, the reason my parents are going there is so that my dad won't get fired. I ate dinner, washed the dishes and went up to the bathroom to take a bath. After that, I changed into pajamas and lay down on the bed. I wasn't really sleepy so I read a book about zoology. Then, the doorbell rang. I felt a little nervous. What if the person outside is a killer or a rapist? I took my baseball bat just in case and went downstairs. I looked outside the window and saw a tall guy wearing dark glasses. I wasn't able to see his face clearly because he was facing sideways. I held my bat tightly. If I hit the guy outside, what am I going to lose? Nothing. I could apologize to him if he's a family friend or if he's one of our neighbors. I'm sure he'll understand. I slowly opened the door and hit the guy outside with my bat.
"Hey Nanami! Stop it." The man said, covering his head.
I stopped hitting the man. "Sendoh? Is that you?" I said in a surprised tone.
The man removed his shades to reveal his dark blue eyes. It WAS Sendoh! His hair was not spiked so I didn't recognize him right away.
"Sendoh!" I exclaimed excitedly. But I remembered that I was mad at him so I changed the tone of my voice to a harsh one. "What do you want?"
"I just want to apologize." Sendoh said politely.
"And?"
"That's all. I want to apologize for making fun of you. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to…"
"Hurt me, right?" I interrupted. "It's okay. Apology accepted."
"That's it?"
"Yeah. That's it. I'm not mad with you anymore. I just want you to say you're sorry. I'm a simple girl." I said dully.
"Okay…. so…. I'll be off then."
"Good night."
"Good night."
I watched Sendoh walk away unhurriedly. What am I doing? Why am I so mean to him? I ran after him as fast as I could. "Sendoh!!!!" I shouted. Sendoh stopped immediately. I held his hand and said, "I'm sorry if I was mean to you." I said regretfully.
"It's okay." Sendoh said, finally smiling.
"So are we best friends again?"
"I guess we are." Sendoh smiled.
I smiled joyfully, then asked, "What's with your hair?"
"I'm out of gel." Sendoh said, "and hair spray, and all those stuff."
"Oh I see. You look cuter when your hair is down." I said cheerfully.
"Thanks…" Sendoh said.
"Want to taste my own cooking?" I asked.
"Sure." Sendoh said gleefully.
"Come on, let's go back to my house." I said, pulling Sendoh's hand.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~That's it for Chapter seven. I hope you enjoyed it. If there are wrong grammars that you want to tell me about or if you have suggestions & comments, please email me at kenji_sendoh@yahoo.com. Thank you.
I was uncomfortable on the way to school, not because we were only walking. It's because Shigeki was obviously hitting on me. Even if it was obvious that Shigeki was hitting on me, Sendoh acted that he didn't give a damn about Shigeki and I. He acted coolly and was just looking away from us, with his hands in his pockets. I was really annoyed with Sendoh's attitude. I wish that Sendoh's the one who has a crush on me instead of Shigeki. Yeah, Shigeki's good-looking, but he's trying too hard to impress me. I wish Sendoh would look like he's jealous, like when we were in the mall. I just want him to care about me…
We arrived at the school gym at exactly 4 o'clock. I saw a few players like Uekusa, Koshino, and Uozumi, practicing. I greeted them and Sendoh introduced them with Shigeki. After that, I spotted Yukino sitting on one of the benches, looking at herself through a mirror. I stealthily sneaked behind Yukino and surprised her. "Boo!" I shouted. Yukino dropped her mirror in shock and turned to me. "Why do you have to do that?"
"I don't know… I just feel like doing that." I grinned.
"You're so childish!" she said crossly, picking up her mirror, which luckily didn't break.
"So are you." I said smartly. Then we both laughed.
"You seem to be in a good mood…" Yukino said.
"Actually, I'm not…" I unhappily said. "Well, I must watch Sendoh practice. Of course that's because I'm his manager…" Then I walked away.
"You're not in a good mood because of Sendoh, right?" I heard Yukino say, but I pretended that I didn't hear her.
"Hey, you can't practice in that." I told Sendoh. Sendoh was still wearing his polo shirt and a pair of pants.
"I almost forgot, I'm wearing a t-shirt, inside my polo shirt, and I also have extra shorts in the locker room." Sendoh said.
"Then why didn't you say so?" I shrugged, closing my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I saw Sendoh unbuttoning his polo shirt. "I think you should do that in the locker room…" I said, pushing Sendoh inside the locker room. I pushed him too hard that I also walked inside the locker room.
"Okay…so…when will you leave…" Sendoh said slowly.
"Akira Sendoh, I'm your manager. I'll go wherever you will go." I said sophisticatedly.
"Uh…I'm trying to dress up…"
"Oh! I forgot! I'll be off then." I smiled nervously, embarrassed of my own mistake. I walked towards the door but suddenly, the door closed. I tried to open the door, but it won't budge. I kicked the door in frustration.
"Wait, I'll try to open it for you." Sendoh said. He turned the knob many times. The door won't still open. He tried to open the door with his own strength, but it still didn't open. I helped him push the door, but we still remained unsuccessful.
"We're locked in!" I exclaimed frantically. Sendoh and I banged the door noisily.
"What's the matter?" I heard Shigeki's voice ask.
"What are you and Sendoh doing in there?" Yukino asked.
I answered Shigeki's question instead. "We're locked in!"
I heard voices murmuring, then Shigeki said, "We'll find out a way to get you guys out of there…soon…"
"How long will it take you to find out how to open this damn door?!" I shouted anxiously.
"She's claustrophobic." Sendoh sighed.
"Maybe after a few minutes." Uozumi bellowed.
"After a few minutes…" I repeated miserably, sitting on the floor.
"Don't worry… I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you." Sendoh said, sitting with me.
"Thank you." I said gladly. Sendoh made me feel better even though I'm unhappily stuck here. My feelings for Sendoh changed again. He's my friend…he's just a friend. That's all. "How are you going to change your clothes with me being here?"
Sendoh covered my eyes with his hands. "Just close your eyes."
I grinned. "Okay."
"I feel uneasy with you watching me dress up. But you're my best friend so there's nothing wrong with that, right?" Pause. "You're like a brother to me…" When Sendoh accidentally said that, he knew I'd get angry. "I mean a sister."
I opened my eyes even if he's changing his clothes and evilly glared at him. "What did you say? Are you saying that I'm a tomboy?!"
"No, I'm not saying that you're a tomboy! I just accidentally said that…" Sendoh reasoned out hesitantly.
"I don't accept your lame excuses." I said, hitting him on the head lightly. "You really think that I am a tomboy, don't you?"
"Uh…not really."
"See, you really think I am a tomboy! I'll show you! After a few days, I already have a boyfriend." Pause. "How about you? I don't see you dating any girl lately…"
"Wait a minute! That doesn't mean that I'm…gay!"
"It does. Many girls adore you and you don't even have a girlfriend right now."
"You told me that I should focus on basketball first."
"I didn't think that you would take that seriously."
"How about you? Many guys like you and you don't have a boyfriend."
"I told you before, I'm too worried about my studies more than having a boyfriend."
"That's not reasonable."
"Actually, it is! Tell you what. How about if we make a deal out of this?" I said challengingly.
"Sure. How about if you should have a boyfriend within five days…"
"…and you should have a girlfriend within four days." I continued.
"Four days?"
"Well, you have more admirers than me."
"Fine. But it has to be a little more complicated than that."
"Yeah… it should be. What if we pick out from the rooftop on Monday a person of the opposite sex with our eyes closed…"
"…and the boy you pick out should be your boyfriend within 7 days."
"And the girl you picked out should be your girlfriend within also a week…"
"…And if you lose, you'd be my slave for a week."
"A slave?!" I said, looking astonished.
"That's right. A slave."
"Then if you lose, you'll have to be my slave too."
"It's a deal." Sendoh and I said in unison.
"Wait, aren't you uh…going to wear your shorts?" I said, noticing that Sendoh was still wearing pants.
"Oh yeah, I forgot." Sendoh said, unbuttoning his pants.
"What are you doing?!" I exclaimed, "I'm right in front of you! Hello?"
Sendoh completely pulled down his pants. I closed my eyes.
"Why are you closing your eyes?" Sendoh asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong?"
"Of course something is wrong! You pulled down your pants in front of me!"
"But I'm wearing shorts, beneath my pants."
I finally opened my eyes. "Oh…. Ok…."
"So what do you think of Shigeki?" Sendoh asked all of a sudden.
"He's nice, he's friendly, and he's cute…" I started. Sendoh looked like he's jealous again. At last! "…he has the qualities of a true friend."
"So he's just a friend?"
"Exactly. Why did you ask?"
"Umm… I just asked that for no reason."
Instead of asking him directly if he's jealous, I started teasing him. "You're jealous aren't you? I think you are!"
"No." Sendoh denied.
"Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not."
"Are"
"Not"
"Are"
"Not"
"Not"
"You're not fooling me with that!" Sendoh said. Then we both cracked up. We sat down on the floor again, laughing. "Wait a minute. I thought I was claustrophobic."
"You are." Sendoh smiled.
"I AM claustrophobic. What if we'll get stranded here for days? With no food?! And everyday, the oxygen in this room gets lesser and lesser. And…"
"You're getting paranoid again." Sendoh said, tapping my shoulder. "Nothing bad will happen, okay? Come on. Let's get up. Maybe they've found a way to open that damn door. "
Sendoh helped me stand up. Then exactly when I got up, Yukino, Koshino, and Shigeki came barging in.
"Wow. What a great way of opening the door." I said sarcastically.
"Thank you." Yukino said. I rolled my eyes. "You should be more grateful! We opened the door for you guys. Don't you know how much time we had spent just to open that door?"
"No." I answered.
"Hey, you should show a little more gratitude!" Koshino said.
"Alright…thank you." I said more appreciatively.
"Yeah, thanks. Thanks for busting the door for us." Sendoh smiled.
"No problem." Shigeki said.
"We just want to see what you were doing out here." Yukino said.
"What do you mean?" I said dumbly.
"You know, kissing or something." Yukino laughed.
"What?!?! You know I'm not like that!" I protested.
"Oh yeah. You're not like that. I forgot that you're a tomboy." Yukino laughed again. I saw some people, who were listening, grinning, except Shigeki. I looked at Sendoh. He was also smiling.
I glared at everyone, especially at Yukino and Sendoh, and then said nothing. I wanted to punch Yukino, but I can't right now. I'm annoyed with Sendoh again, and for the first time, I'm more annoyed with him than Yukino. I barged out of the gym and walked home. Sendoh was following me but I ignored him.
"Where are you going?" he asked. I ignored him and continued to walk faster. Sendoh pulled my hand to make me stop. I turned to him and punched him on the face, and continued walking.
"Ouch! What did you do that for?" Sendoh complained.
I stopped again. "I did that because you were laughing when Yukino called me a tomboy. I thought you're my friend."
"I AM your friend. And I wasn't laughing…I was…"
"…You were looking like you're going to laugh. I know you."
"But…"
"…Yukino's my friend. But you're my best friend! My best friend wouldn't let me feel bad."
"It was only a joke! You're so quick-tempered."
"I am. And you know that. I would NEVER do anything which would make you feel bad." I said, walking away. Sendoh finally stopped following me. I didn't turn around. I just kept on walking. When I was already outside the school, I turned around to see if Sendoh was still following me. Sendoh wasn't following me. Shigeki was the one who was following me. I continued walking and said harshly, "What do you want?"
"I just want to say, I'm sorry." Shigeki told me.
"Why are you saying sorry?"
"Aren't you mad at me?"
"Of course not. Why would I be mad?"
"You looked like you're mad when you glared at me."
"I'm not mad at you." I smiled, facing Shigeki.
"But are you angry with Akira?" Shigeki said seriously.
"A little." I said. "Did he say something to you?"
"No. But I can tell by the expression on his face that he's got a problem, and his problem is you."
"Yeah, we had a fight, about what happened in the gym. He didn't take my side."
"But did you listen to him explaining his actions?"
"No, I didn't." I admitted.
"Well, it does feel bad if your best friend abandons you."
"It really does." I sighed. "It's the first time we've fought like this." Pause. "No, it isn't. I remember that I got angry with him when we were ten. He told his friend a secret of mine. Then his friend teased me about my secret. I didn't speak with him for weeks."
"What was your secret anyway?" Shigeki asked.
"It was not really serious. It's just that, I had a crush on his friend, the friend he told my secret to." I said. "Wait a minute, why am I telling all these stuff to you anyway?"
"I don't know." Shigeki laughed. "Maybe you already trust me."
"Yeah…maybe."
"Are you busy this afternoon?" Shigeki inquired.
"Not really." I replied. "Why?"
"Do you want me to treat you to the nearest ice cream shop?" Shigeki asked.
"Sure!" I smiled. "Ice cream's my favorite food."
"Maybe ice cream would make you feel better."
"I wish…" I said softly.
Shigeki and I went to the closest ice cream shop. I ordered chocolate ice cream while Shigeki ordered vanilla. Then we went to the park. We talked and talked the whole afternoon. I almost forgot about Sendoh and Shigeki having a crush on me. It's like he's now befriending me more than courting me but I don't care anymore if Shigeki has a crush on me. He actually made me feel better. Shigeki walked me home. I thanked him for giving him a good time and we bid each other goodbye. I went inside the house and saw a note on the table. I quickly took the letter and read it. I expected that it was from Sendoh, but it was from my mom. It said, "Nanami, your father and I went to you're his boss's birthday party. Sorry if you can't come. Dinner is on the kitchen table."
As if I want to go to that fat old man's party. In my opinion, the reason my parents are going there is so that my dad won't get fired. I ate dinner, washed the dishes and went up to the bathroom to take a bath. After that, I changed into pajamas and lay down on the bed. I wasn't really sleepy so I read a book about zoology. Then, the doorbell rang. I felt a little nervous. What if the person outside is a killer or a rapist? I took my baseball bat just in case and went downstairs. I looked outside the window and saw a tall guy wearing dark glasses. I wasn't able to see his face clearly because he was facing sideways. I held my bat tightly. If I hit the guy outside, what am I going to lose? Nothing. I could apologize to him if he's a family friend or if he's one of our neighbors. I'm sure he'll understand. I slowly opened the door and hit the guy outside with my bat.
"Hey Nanami! Stop it." The man said, covering his head.
I stopped hitting the man. "Sendoh? Is that you?" I said in a surprised tone.
The man removed his shades to reveal his dark blue eyes. It WAS Sendoh! His hair was not spiked so I didn't recognize him right away.
"Sendoh!" I exclaimed excitedly. But I remembered that I was mad at him so I changed the tone of my voice to a harsh one. "What do you want?"
"I just want to apologize." Sendoh said politely.
"And?"
"That's all. I want to apologize for making fun of you. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to…"
"Hurt me, right?" I interrupted. "It's okay. Apology accepted."
"That's it?"
"Yeah. That's it. I'm not mad with you anymore. I just want you to say you're sorry. I'm a simple girl." I said dully.
"Okay…. so…. I'll be off then."
"Good night."
"Good night."
I watched Sendoh walk away unhurriedly. What am I doing? Why am I so mean to him? I ran after him as fast as I could. "Sendoh!!!!" I shouted. Sendoh stopped immediately. I held his hand and said, "I'm sorry if I was mean to you." I said regretfully.
"It's okay." Sendoh said, finally smiling.
"So are we best friends again?"
"I guess we are." Sendoh smiled.
I smiled joyfully, then asked, "What's with your hair?"
"I'm out of gel." Sendoh said, "and hair spray, and all those stuff."
"Oh I see. You look cuter when your hair is down." I said cheerfully.
"Thanks…" Sendoh said.
"Want to taste my own cooking?" I asked.
"Sure." Sendoh said gleefully.
"Come on, let's go back to my house." I said, pulling Sendoh's hand.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~That's it for Chapter seven. I hope you enjoyed it. If there are wrong grammars that you want to tell me about or if you have suggestions & comments, please email me at kenji_sendoh@yahoo.com. Thank you.