Chapter # 3: Left Out
The five of them sat around the dinner table.
"Thank you for allowing me to stay, even though you've already got someone staying with you," Keiko said enthusiastically, smiling brightly at Mr. Sakuma. Her green eyes sparkled and her short, blonde hair covered over her left eye.
"It's not trouble at all," Mr. Sakuma said with a smile.
"Keiko-chan, what do you wanna do after dinner?"
"I don't know ... Hm, what's something all four of us could do? So we can all get out of Mr. Sakuma's hair?"
Mr. Sakuma laughed,
"That's not neccesary ... Tonight, at seven thirty, I have work ... Which reminds me ... Ryuichi, tonight, are you going at seven? I need to know, 'cause it's almost time ..."
"I dunno ... Jiji, you going this time?"
"I can't Ryu ..."
"You never come."
"I'm not strong like you, why should I come?"
"That's a sick question," Ryuichi got up,
"Dad, it's almost time, can we go?"
"Go get in the car."
Ryuichi went and grabbed his coat and put on his shoes, walking out of the house. Mr. Sakuma finished his drink, grabbed his coat, put on his shoes and left. Shuichi had remained silent the whole time.
"Where are they going?" Keiko questioned.
"Let's go upstairs and I'll tell you. But, don't tell Ryu I told you, ok?"
"K."
The two girls headed upstairs to Jiji's room. Shuichi cleaned up from dinner. Washing all the dishes and placing them in the dish strainer in the right side of the sink to dry. He was still upset with Ryuichi. Was he really an idiot? No, his dad was sick ... He was scared ...
But still ...
The two girls returned from upstairs.
"Are you alright Shuichi?" Jiji questioned him, seeing his expression.
"Fine."
"You were silent at dinner ..."
"I'm fine ..." Shuichi lied,
"Really ..."
Everyone knew, except for him.
Ryuichi had some big secret.
Mr. Sakuma knew.
Jiji knew.
Now, Keiko knew too.
What was Ryuichi hiding? What was going on?
(A.N: GOMEN NASAI!! IT'S SHORT!!!! ACK!! GOMEN NASAI!!!)