Chapter 12: Net Troubles
As it was the school holidays, Hana, Uo and Tohru have been surfing the net to spend time. They went into chat rooms to make new friends online. Recently, Uo met this guy online who claimed to be nineteen. The guy's name was Goraikou. Uo sent the Hana's, Tohru's and hers to Goraikou.
"Tohru! You remember that nineteen-year-old guy I told you about? He had seen our pictures and he said he wants to meet us." Uo exclaimed over the phone.
"But Uo, it's dangerous, isn't it?"
"Nah! It's okay if we go together." Uo replied.
"Well, if Hana agrees you can go with her. Just count me out. I don't think I want to go."
"But he has seen your picture and he said he is interested in you."
"Then tell him there is nothing interesting about me." Tohru retorted.
"Tohru! Don't be so mean...just go with us. There's nothing wrong about it. Is there?"
"Well, it may be fine to you. But to me, it's a sin."
"Well, forget it if you don't wish to go. I'll just tell Goraikou that you won't be coming." Uo slammed the phone down.
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Feeling frustrated, Tohru shut her laptop down and went downstairs. At the corridor, she met Kyo.
"Kyo, can I ask you a question?"
"Just shoot."
"Uo met this guy online and he wants to meet us after seeing our pictures. Should we go?"
"Sure. Why not?"
Tohru seemed to be startled, as she never knew that Kyo was so easy going.
"I was just kidding." Kyo continued. "Don't go. Let that yankee Uo and that psycho Hana get into trouble themselves. Just tell them you don't want to be involved."
Upon hearing Kyo's advice, Tohru felt emboldened to reject Uo's invitation.
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Two days later, Hana and Tohru went over to Uo's. They brought up the topic about meeting Goraikou but Tohru seemed aloof when they were discussing.
"What's the matter Tohru?" Hana lifted Tohru's chin.
"I'm sorry but I don't want to go."
"Why not?" Hana asked.
"It just doesn't feel right. What if that guy was lying about his age and status?"
"Well, she rejected me over ten times when I asked her Hana. I think she really doesn't want to go. There is no point persuading her. She just won't budge." Uo interrupted.
"If that's the case, then let's go together Uo." Hana continued.
"I'm really sorry." Tohru whispered as she left Uo's abode and returned home.
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"I'm back..." Tohru slid the door open.
"Had fun at Uo's?" Yuki asked with concern as he stepped out of the kitchen.
Tohru shook her head and told him about Goraikou and how she nearly fell over with Hana and Uo because she rejected their invitation.
"It's ok Honda-san. At least you did the right thing, and that is what matters."
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Author's reviews:
Sorry for this short chapter but this is sort of like a warning to people about meeting strangers you know online. This situation actually happened and I almost fell over with my friends over this matter. I'm not really sure if they have this kind of things happening in Japan, but I just added it in as I suddenly had the urge to write about this. In case you were wondering did my friends meet that guy, I'm not sure but I was sure they wanted to delay the whole meeting thing. But I still don't want to go. =)
As it was the school holidays, Hana, Uo and Tohru have been surfing the net to spend time. They went into chat rooms to make new friends online. Recently, Uo met this guy online who claimed to be nineteen. The guy's name was Goraikou. Uo sent the Hana's, Tohru's and hers to Goraikou.
"Tohru! You remember that nineteen-year-old guy I told you about? He had seen our pictures and he said he wants to meet us." Uo exclaimed over the phone.
"But Uo, it's dangerous, isn't it?"
"Nah! It's okay if we go together." Uo replied.
"Well, if Hana agrees you can go with her. Just count me out. I don't think I want to go."
"But he has seen your picture and he said he is interested in you."
"Then tell him there is nothing interesting about me." Tohru retorted.
"Tohru! Don't be so mean...just go with us. There's nothing wrong about it. Is there?"
"Well, it may be fine to you. But to me, it's a sin."
"Well, forget it if you don't wish to go. I'll just tell Goraikou that you won't be coming." Uo slammed the phone down.
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Feeling frustrated, Tohru shut her laptop down and went downstairs. At the corridor, she met Kyo.
"Kyo, can I ask you a question?"
"Just shoot."
"Uo met this guy online and he wants to meet us after seeing our pictures. Should we go?"
"Sure. Why not?"
Tohru seemed to be startled, as she never knew that Kyo was so easy going.
"I was just kidding." Kyo continued. "Don't go. Let that yankee Uo and that psycho Hana get into trouble themselves. Just tell them you don't want to be involved."
Upon hearing Kyo's advice, Tohru felt emboldened to reject Uo's invitation.
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Two days later, Hana and Tohru went over to Uo's. They brought up the topic about meeting Goraikou but Tohru seemed aloof when they were discussing.
"What's the matter Tohru?" Hana lifted Tohru's chin.
"I'm sorry but I don't want to go."
"Why not?" Hana asked.
"It just doesn't feel right. What if that guy was lying about his age and status?"
"Well, she rejected me over ten times when I asked her Hana. I think she really doesn't want to go. There is no point persuading her. She just won't budge." Uo interrupted.
"If that's the case, then let's go together Uo." Hana continued.
"I'm really sorry." Tohru whispered as she left Uo's abode and returned home.
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"I'm back..." Tohru slid the door open.
"Had fun at Uo's?" Yuki asked with concern as he stepped out of the kitchen.
Tohru shook her head and told him about Goraikou and how she nearly fell over with Hana and Uo because she rejected their invitation.
"It's ok Honda-san. At least you did the right thing, and that is what matters."
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Author's reviews:
Sorry for this short chapter but this is sort of like a warning to people about meeting strangers you know online. This situation actually happened and I almost fell over with my friends over this matter. I'm not really sure if they have this kind of things happening in Japan, but I just added it in as I suddenly had the urge to write about this. In case you were wondering did my friends meet that guy, I'm not sure but I was sure they wanted to delay the whole meeting thing. But I still don't want to go. =)