Leo's point of view
Yuiko and I Signed the contract that afternoon and we discussed what had to be renovated before our move to our new home. We agreed that the roof painting should stay and that we wanted to build a toilet and bath in the apartment. Luckily it was possible to build a toilet that connected to a bath on the right side of the hallway. And the builders had to get busy the next day to complete the build and cleanup before Friday afternoon. So that Yuiko and her friends and our family could move our new furniture and belongings.
We went home hand in hand and talked about all the new adventures we would have in our new home. But I noticed that Yuiko wasn't acting like her usual natural happy self. And I steered us towards a bench.
"O.K. Yuiko what's wrong? Have you regretted our new home?" I asked her and looked at her with a sad expression. "NO!" she yelled at me to my surprise. She looked up at me and small tears started to form in her eyes. "Hey, don't cry Yuiko. What's wrong? You can tell me. Does your tummy hurt?" I asked trying to lighten the mood. "Hehe, no Leo my stomach doesn't hurt. And I know I can tell you everything. But I'm worried about you" she said and looked down at the ground again. "Worried? Why?" I asked confused. "Leo… this life" she struck her arms out in the air and stood up from the bench. "It's not you" she said and let her arms drop. "I saw how you looked at the painting. The longing in your eyes. You miss your wild life in Africa or Australian or wherever you have been. And I don't like the thought of you being with me and being miserable. I want to finish high school and I want to live with you in our new home. But!" she pause and let me process her words. "But, one we finish high school. I want to go to the country you long for. I want to see the wild side you miss so much. I want to experience the adventures and the places you visited." She said and now the tears fell down her cheeks.
"O.K.! I said and she looked at me. "O.K. we will visit my home in Africa and I will show you how my life was before I came to Japan." I started to waver in my thoughts. It was dangerous. She could get eaten by a lion or stumbled to death by a horde of zebras. I didn't think about how my fears had shown on my face until she said: "I'm not safe here either Leo" I looked her in the eye and she smiled at me positioned herself on my lap. We just sat there together holing each other and let time pass by.
When we got home we settled down to eat dinner with everyone. We talked about the new apartment. And what project we were working on in school. "When Yuiko and I finish High School, we are going to move to Africa and live there for a while." I said. Taking my grilled beef up to the mouth only to stop by the tree grownups looking at me. Yuiko slapped her own face and said: "Leo, you can be such an idiot."