Chapter 28
We pulled up to the school parking lot and I lift my eyebrow quizzically and he just replies, 'Sometimes it's good to walk…' he steps out and I do the same. Still nursing my cup of tea I walk up the slope with him. I look down starting to notice a pattern in the tarred road.
'Looking for gold?' asked Soujiro randomly.
'Huh?' I heard my voice saying.
'why are you looking so intently on the ground for? Looking for gold? If you're lookin for some there's some here,' said Soujiro pitching his nose and pointing inside.
His face through and through serious starts a gurgle in my throat which turns into a full blown laugh.
He put his arm around her waist glad she was smiling once more. Within the next few unnoticed steps they were in full view of the entire school; arms around each others waist laughing in close range, faces too close for comfort….
Rui turned when he heard the gasps. He found his heart in pieces, his mind a mess and his foot cemented to the ground. He swallowed his pride and sucked in his pain and stepped into the car and reversed and sped off.
We stopped laughing after we heard the gasps, looking up I see the look on rui's face disappear and he's in the car and he's off. Tsukushi's in shock I see her asking me for the car keys and I give them to her she runs down the hill and she falls. I run to her, she's taking off her shoes and speeding down the hill oblivious to the deep cut. She speeds off past me in a blink of an eye. I look up at the murmuring crowd and they shut up. I feel my cheeks moistening.
God knows where I'm going, cause I don't. I stare straight ahead she's tailing me… so close yet so far. So many thoughts spinning in my head,
/Flashback/
Tsukushi smiling with Soujiro…. They're laughing together
/flash/
'Excuse me sir, would you like to order first while waiting?' asked the tactful waiter.
'No.'
'Of course sir…' said the waiter bowing and leaving me to brood.
/flash/
'Sir, we're taking the last orders… would you like-'
I stand up and drop a hundred dollar bill on the table. She stood me up.
/flash/
speed dial #1
toottoot toot
"The number you have dialed is currently not in service, please try again later."
toottoottoot
'Where are you Tsukushi… Where are you?'
/End of flashback/
An end is in sight. I see the house doors.
