Dreams
She felt lighter than before. The stress which had been building up within her for many years was lifted up within a night. That fateful night was the day which she would never forget because without him, she would not able to open her wings fully.
Just what was him to her?
And what was her to him?
She had always wanted to know the answers since the day when they had first met...
Chapter 12: Application
Rin leaned her body against the counter and stuttered, "I... I would like to si... sign up for the mo... mo... modeling audition."
A bespectacled woman with long silvery white hair tied up into a ponytail looked up and made a soft humming sound as she slid open the drawer, taking out a piece of paper from it. She placed it in front of Rin and nodded.
"Fill up the form," she spoke rapidly and stuck a toothpick in her mouth. "And sign it."
Rin took the form and smiled. "Okay. Thanks."
"Please remember to write down your contact number so that we can inform you the date of the audition."
"Sure. Thank you," Rin said and went to a side where a small table and chair were found, then she sat down to fill up the form.
As usual, the first part of the form was to fill in her particulars. But the next part was something which she did not know too well; she was told to fill in her talents and hobbies which she apparently had none. She chewed her lips with eyes scanning around the small four-walled area, trying to think of something which she could do. As far as she could remember, she had never explore her talents or done something beyond her capability.
What about her hobbies? Was watching variety shows considered as a hobby? She thought hard and shrugged helplessly. Maybe it was considered as one since it was her pastime since young.
As she began filling up the second portion of the form, a hollow tapping sound was heard coming from afar and it was coming towards her direction. Knowing it was not her business to care about the sound, she continued looking down and filling up the 'hobbies' question. Suddenly, the sound stopped abruptly and a high pitched voice was heard.
"Hey, how are you doing today? I heard that the receptionist is sick today so you've to take over her place."
A low and monotone voice answered in reply, "I was slacking throughout the morning. I wish I can stay in my office and slack there instead."
"How sad..."
"How is she by the way? I heard that she has some problems with the movie director."
"She's weird. She is just not so happy about the kissing scene, that's all."
Feeling distracted, Rin looked up and stared at the bespectacled lady and a blonde lady who had just came in with that noisy hollow tapping sound from her high heels.
The bespectacled lady looked a little shocked and muttered to her blonde friend, "Seriously? Don't you think girls are a little... I don't know how to put it, but still, it's a movie. It's not like she is going to kiss a monster."
"Common sense, idiot. Girls want their first kisses to go to the ones they love the most," the blonde casually replied with a quick wriggle of her eyebrows.
"That girl hasn't had her first kiss yet? Wow... that's... unexpected."
"Well, I was surprised too at first when she told me about it." The blonde laughed and accidentally caught sight of Rin staring at them. "A new applicant?"
Rin immediately blushed and looked back down on the paper. She heard a soft monotone laugh which probably came from the bespectacled lady.
"You got that right. Will you give her some peace? I think she was distracted by you."
"And you too!" the blonde's pitchy voice was back, followed by a scoff.
Rin managed to fill up the form, omitting the question which asked about her talents. What else could she write? She could not sing, dance, do magic tricks, draw, or play any musical instruments. She even wondered if smoking was considered as a talent. Well, it was obviously not.
Rin stood up, walked over to the counter and placed the form on the table. The two ladies stopped chatting and looked at her.
"I'm done. Thank you," Rin said and tried her best to smile at them after listening to their awkward chat.
"Sure. You may leave now," the bespectacled woman replied dully as she took the form and slotted it into a flat plastic file. "We'll probably call you down for the audition soon."
Rin bowed and walked out of the office, unaware of the immense stare of the other blonde.
"That girl... she reminded me of someone whom I saw in a photograph recently," the blonde thought aloud after Rin had left. "Is she somehow related to her?"
"Could be. You may not know," the other lady said. "This is a small world after all."
-:-:-:-
"Found you, Len!"
"Wait... How do you know I am here?"
"What do you mean? Didn't I say that I will find you no matter where you go or how far we are?"
"No, you didn't say anything about that."
"I did! You're just forgetful!"
"You're just making things up."
"Meanie! Ah... Len... if I were to go missing one day or go somewhere where it is impossible to reach me, will you still find me?"
"Are you still on your disgustingly cheesy mood again today?"
"Answer me, Len!"
"Well... of... of course, I will find you... It's... It's..."
"It's a small world after all, right?"
'Knock!'
Len flinched in his driver seat. His heavy eyelids slowly moved up, revealing Rin's face right in front of him but behind the rear glass panel. Rin knocked on the panel again and her mouth moved as if she was trying to tell him something. He unlocked the door and Rin quickly stepped inside the vehicle.
"Are you feeling tired? You were asleep and it's no good to sleep in the car like this. It will affect your health," Rin chided as soon as she buckled her seat belt.
Len snorted, "It was only for a while. Don't make a huge fuss over it. By the way, how is it?"
"Do you mean the application?"
Len nodded.
"I filled everything up, except for a question regarding about my talents," Rin replied with a sheepish laugh. "What do you think I should have written?"
"Heavy mood swings," Len muttered softly, but luckily, Rin could not hear him.
Rin raised her eyebrows curiously and moved her face closer to him. "What did you just say?"
"Noth... nothing..."
Rin leaned backwards and sighed. She was so sure that Len did mention about something. Maybe he was too evil to say it out loud and clear. Or maybe he was too shy to repeat what he had said to her again. She blushed. Maybe Len did know some of her hidden talents which she had yet to discover by herself.
"Hey."
Rin looked at Len again.
"Where do you want to go now? Do you want me to take you home to get your stuff for school?"
She raised her hands and grinned. "Ah... about that, I'll go to school empty-handed."
"Are you serious? Don't you need a pen and a piece of paper to take down notes?"
"I... I'm not ready," Rin lowered her voice as she looked at her laps. "To return home... not just yet."
Len frowned. "What are you going to do now? Going for lectures empty-handed is not a right thing to do."
There was silence. Rin stared moodily outside the window while Len stepped on the pedal and started driving.
"Well, as you wish, I will take you to school but I'll lend you a pencil and give you a few pieces of blank paper."
"Pencil and papers?"
"Yes, that's all I have with me."
Of course, she did not mind about the few things he would lent her at all. She was just touched that Len was actually caring for her.
"You know, you don't have to do that," she muttered and rested her head against the glass panel. "I don't like studying Law anyways."
Len frowned and lectured her in a fake stern manner, "No matter what, your studies are still important. Even being a model must have some brains in him or her."
Upon hearing that, Rin grunted and pouted at him. She thought Len was helping her, but instead, he sounded like her father who kept emphasising on her studies. As she looked out of the window grumpily, her tired eyes slowly closed and she drifted into her dreamland.
It was going to be a long day ahead.
-:-:-:-
Meiko dragged her feet out of the lecture hall, feeling extremely exhausted by the huge amount of information being forced into her brain in the past one hour of lecture. Furthermore, the lecturer was boring and monotonous. She took a look at her watch and sighed. She wanted to spend her long break drinking with Rin but it seemed like Rin had not arrived school yet. What a pity.
"Sakine," a low voice called out to her. "I would like to speak to you for a minute."
Meiko turned around and saw the 'boring' lecturer looking at her with a stern expression. Despite that, Meiko returned him a frown and dragged her feet towards him.
"Regarding your previous assignment draft, you've written it out of point," he started. "Read the question again and follow the assignment descriptors as you do the second draft."
"Yes, Professor Hiyama."
Kiyoteru Hiyama, her so-called boring lecturer, cleared his throat and added, "Not all lecturers are as kind as me, Miss Sakine. You should really put in a lot of effort in your second draft. If you're under other lecturers, he or she won't be kind enough to allow you to have another try. If there are any uncertainties, you can always come to see me for consultations."
Meiko inwardly cursed this man here. She had done her best in writing that long draft and had spent three nights to complete it. Yet, he would not spare a thought for her effort. So what if he was kind? Wasn't he just the same as the others? Picky, unforgiving, boring, not generous, and not to mention about his looks. He looked seriously plain like a nerd with thick glasses. At least, Kaito looked way better than him.
"Miss Sakine..."
"Thanks, Professor! I'll do my best!" Meiko pretended to be grateful and enthusiastic about re-doing her assignment. "Bye."
With that, she walked briskly away from Kiyoteru. As she headed towards the library, she spotted Kaito standing in front of the book drop with a few books in his hand and he carefully slotted the books one by one into the small rectangular gap on the wall.
A strange bubbly feeling built up within her chest as she began smiling to herself. She smacked her lips and took in a deep breath.
"Alright," she muttered to herself before calling out to him. "Kai..."
"Shion!" a loud and high pitchy voice interrupted hers, directing her attention away from Kaito.
Miku ran out of the library with a book in her hands and stood next to Kaito excitedly. Meiko's face fell. She saw how Kaito chuckled at whatever words Miku whispered into his ear. That pain in her chest was back again.
Miku had probably found her happiness. Attempting to smile at the scene before her, she took a step back, pressed her fist against her hurting chest, and dragged her feet away.
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