Kotoko Strikes Back!
Chapter 3 – Blind Lovers
Dear Diary,
Love is blind.
I have no choice but to agree. I know I am too young to understand what is love, but does someone with an IQ as high as 200 do?
I doubt so.
After what I've seen last night, I've have concluded that not only a baka can be blinded by love, a genius would too.
See, niichan had overslept…for the first time in the past 17 years.
Yuki drew out a handsome but sad Naoki being blind-folded by the hands of a distorted-looking Kotoko from behind.
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"Ohayou!" Kotoko rushed down from the stair because she was going to be late for school.
"Ohayou!" Mama greeted cheerily, as always.
Irie-kun must have gone to school already. Kotoko thought as she realised that Naoki's seat was empty. "I have to go now!" Kotoko informed Machiko and quickly grabbed a piece of white bread from the plate on the table before rushing off.
"Hey! What's the hurry, Naoki hasn't…" before Mama could finish, Kotoko is nowhere to be seen.
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Minutes later...
"Ohayou!" It's Naoki's turn to rush down. Damn, to think I have overslept. Naoki thought, feeling frustrated and he had never been so frustrated before Kotoko's intrusion. Everything was changing so fast that even a tensai like him found it a little difficult to adapt.
"Ohayou!" Mama greeted back.
That baka has gone…without waiting for me? Naoki realised that Kotoko's seat was empty.
"Naoki! Where are you going? Not having your breakfast?" Mama shouted when she saw Naoki heading towards the doorway.
"What has happened to these two people anyway?" Mama grumbled.
"They are turning into blind bats!" Yuki remarked, not feeling too happy.
"Blind bats?" Mama was totally confused by Yuki's remarks.
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"Can I visit your family during this coming Saturday?" Reiko asked.
"Why?" Naoki asked.
"Nothing, it's just that I've been learning how to bake, so I am wondering if I have the honour to have you and your family to be my taster." Reiko replied.
Where's that baka? Didn't see her at the corridor just now. Naoki's thought seemed to be drifting away from their conversation.
"Naoki." Reiko clung both her arms around Naoki's right arm.
"Huh?" Naoki responded when his thought was interrupted by Reiko's sudden affections.
"Did you hear what I've just said?" Reiko asked.
"Ya…you are going to bake a cake right?" Naoki replied.
"Yes…and I would like to…" before Reiko could finish her sentence, she realised Naoki had stopped walking and his eyes were looking at elsewhere.
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"Kotoko…are you alright?" Kinnosuke gently patted on Kotoko's back because she had something choked in her throat.
"Cough…cough…I am okay…stop patting my back. Cough…you are making it worse." Kotoko complained with her head hung down and trying her best to catch some breath in between her coughing.
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"Okay! You may come to my house this Saturday." Naoki said.
"Good." Reiko was happy and yet sad. Is Naoki really falling in love with Kotoko? Reiko thought as she looked back at the two figures sitting together under one nearby tree.
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"Stop it, I am okay." Kotoko hit Kinnosuke with the newspaper that she was holding on to.
"Are you sure?" Kinnosuke was still worry because Kotoko had accidentally swallowed the half-eaten fish ball when she saw Naoki and Reiko walking together with Reiko clinging close to Naoki.
"A kiss without passion isn't a real kiss." Kotoko reminded herself as she continued scanning through the newspaper.
"I am so happy to hear that you and father are finally going to move out of the Irie family." Kinnosuke said.
"Nope." Kotoko replied.
"What? Not moving out?" Kinnosuke exclaimed.
"Not we, only me alone." Kotoko said while drawing a circle on one advertisement for the rental of single room.
To be continued…