46. Shopping
412 Words
It was easy to pass the time, wandering from shop to shop, admiring all of the items on display, shyly fingering the clothes hanging from the racks, bopping one's head in the beat of the music flowing from the store's loudspeakers. Satsuki was thoroughly enjoying herself. She had no real agenda, no clear list of things she needed to buy, so there was no need to walk with determined steps while glancing at the clock every other minute. She was free to enjoy everything in leisure.
Idly she began to wonder how much longer she could casually shop in the city centre like this. For now she was a newbie actress, completely unknown to the public. But once Inuyasha would start airing, she would be making her debut. She would have to participate in all the promotional events of their show, she'd be interviewed, and maybe her photographs would be published in magazines. She was not expecting to become a famous nationwide celebrity overnight; such things did not happen save for in fairy tales.
But once she would make her debut, she would hopefully become a familiar face, one the ordinary people wandering the many streets of Tokyo might recognise.
She stepped into a store that had a cute-looking window. There, she finally found what she had been looking for all along: the perfect gift for Yuka. Satisfied, she smiled at the ringing bell that bid her goodbye as she left the store carrying its paper bag.
She had fulfilled her mission, but she did not want to go home yet. There was nothing but mind-numbing boredom awaiting for her there.
When she woke from her musings, she noticed that her feet had brought her to her favourite bookshop. Smiling, she walked between the shelves filled with books. Then, she remembered the books she had recently discovered, the series of history novels by Nishida. She only had read the first two books and had been anxious to read the rest that had been published so far, but it had kept slipping her mind. Swiftly she located the books and grabbed the next 3 parts to cash out.
Stepping back under the dim sunlight, she spotted a nice-looking café a little further down the street. It was time for refreshments. Maybe she could get a corner table and start reading her new book, or maybe just watch the people while enjoying a cup of coffee.
Smiling to herself, Satsuki headed to the café.
Chie: Just to give you the heads up, the next few instalments will be exactly 100 words in length. Because I wanted to prove myself that I could write a "real" drabble if I wanted to.