I smiled. Whenever something made me happy I smiled.
Whenever something made me sad, I still smiled.
When someone gossiped about me, I don't exactly smile. Mostly, it's about how I say mom this and mom that...
That leads to hurting.
But I don't show that. Even if I have suffered, I made it through. So I can do it every time.
I have confident. But I wonder how long it'll last.
If I have my friends, I'l make it, I'm sure.
Yuki, Hanajima, Uo-chan, Kyo, Shigure, Hatori...
the list goes on and on...
But even though the list is overflowing, I will always have room for more.
I have a feeling I shall meet one today...
Tohru looked at her diary, the page filled with small letters in her handwriting. She grinned ear to ear.
The diary made her feel close to someone, where it would take her someplace where she could leave everything behind.
Where she could write her thoughts down and dream about tomorrow.
And yet, it was all true.
She got up and dress herself in her school uniform. She brushed her brown hair and packed her backpack. She was all set.
She clicked the timer and looked at it.
'1 minute and 20 seconds. Not bad.' she thought. She recorded it on the paper taped to the wall next to her bed.
She wished that she could stay here with the diary, but she couldn't. School came first.
"Yuki! Good Morning!" she greeted. However, Yuki looked a bit tired than he used to, so Tohru sat down next to him.
Still, he said happily, "Good Morning, Tohru."
"Is something wrong?"
He looked at her and asked, "Tohru, have you noticed anyone strange that seemed to be following you?"
Tohru bit her lip.
"N-no... why?"
"Well, this guy came in last night and I had a hard time getting him to get him out."
"Oh dear. What did he want?" she asked worridly. She thought maybe it was a burgler and he met with Yuki.
"He said something about seeing if you were right for 'her'. But I haven't a clue who 'her' is."
She drifted off into her mind, and thought about it. She had seen a distant shadow across from her at times, but it left as soon as it came.
"Tohru. It's time for school."
Tohru snapped into reality.
"What? Oh. Yes." she grinned.Today was the day when a new student came in.
That's what she ment in her diary.
She walked, and for the first time, the walk to school seemed farther then ever.
'I wonder who came last night...' she thought.
She finally came to school. The bell started ringing.
'Uh-oh. I'm gonna be late!' she hesitated. After that, she ran into the school in a big hurry. She knocked on the door of her classroom.
The teacher opened the door and said:"You're late."
Tohru was out of breath. She looked into the classroom. She breathed a sigh of relief.
The new student wasn't here yet. She got into her seat.
The teacher continued her lesson. At 9:00, there was another knock on the door.
'The new student! She here!' Tohru thought excitedly.
"Oh. Come in." the teacher said.
The girl came in. Her hair black, her smile white.
"Everyone, this was Higurashi, Kagome."
"Hi!" Everyone shouted.
"Okay, let's see... why don't you sit next to Tohru?"
"Um... Okay." Kagome whispered.
Tohru wanted to talk to her, but she couldn't. It was against the rules to talk in class, unless the teacher lets you.
