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Shizuka should have known from the way the woman kept looking at her name tag that she was going to ask.
"Shizuka Nanami." She said as she pulled out her wallet. "Now, how do I know that name?"
"Gosh, ma'am." Shizuka replied. "I don't know." She really doesn't know how this woman knows her, as they had never met before in their lives. She was doing her part-time job at the bookshop, and she loves working at the bookshop. It takes her mind of things and it is her thing, as not many of her friends like doing part time jobs.
"I know." The lady said, snapping her fingers, then pointing at her. "You're on the St Ishiyama Academy women's soccer team."
"No, ma'am." Shizuka replied. "I'm not."
"You aren't the female lead of the St Ishiyama musical play, My Fair Lady, are you?"
But Shizuka could tell, even as the words were coming out of her mouth, she knew she was wrong again. Shizuka may be pretty, but she looks nowhere near the lead. The lead has dark brown hair for one, and she is taller than her. The lead was also more curvaceous than her. Obviously Shizuka do what she can with what God gave her, but she's sure she won't be landing on a role in a play, let alone the lead.
"No, ma'am." Shizuka replied.
But the woman wouldn't let it go.
"Goodness. I just know your name from somewhere." The woman said, handing Shizuka her credit card to pay for her purchases. "You sure I didn't read about you in the paper?"
"Pretty sure, ma'am." Shizuka replied. Why would she be featured in the paper? She's not particularly talented, musically or otherwise. She may be in the Accelerated Programme classes, but she's not an honors student. She only got in because she got top in the subject Science. If you are top in anything, you will get put in Accelerated Programme classes.
"It's probably." Shizuka said to the woman as she ran her credit card through the scanner. "because I was the newest employee." She knew it doesn't sound much. But what else can she offer?
"No." the woman said, shaking her head. "That's not it either."
Shizuka could understand her frustration, but said nothing.
"Maybe that's it." the woman said doubtfully. "Gosh, this is going to bug me all night. I just know it."
Her credit card was approved. Shizuka tore off the slip for her to sign and started bagging her purchases. "Oh well." The lady said, taking her bag and receipt. "I guess it's just one of those things."
"I guess it is." Shizuka replied. Not without some relief. Because she was leaving. Finally.
But her relief turned out to be short-lived. Because a second later the bells over the front door to the shop tinkled, and Fuji himself came into the store, holding an ice-cream from the shop across, and going, "Sis, will you hurry up? It's really hot out here. I need to get back to my job at the Tokyo Beach too!" Apparently, they had to earn money through part-time jobs in order to get pocket money, as Atobe's mother is apparently not giving them anymore.
"Oh, Syusuke, you'll know." Yumiko said to her son. "How do I know the name Shizuka Nanami?"
"Um, maybe because she's the one who humiliated my lover in front of the whole school just the other day?" Fuji replied with a snort.
Yumiko flung a horrified look at Shizuka, while Shizuka had her hand under the counter, texting something to Fuji.
Syukins: Mopping the floors at Tokyo Beach won't help you get your life back. Not even you could clean up this mess. And besides, I know something about you that'll guarantee you'll never be part of St Ishiyama's wood's It Crowd - ever again. –R
Fuji dropped his phone in horror, and bolted out.
"Syu, wait! What's wrong?" Yumiko cried, rushing out after him.
Shizuka laughed inwardly, and took out her copy of her school's newspaper, St Ishiyama Times. It is the official student-run newspaper or St. Ishiyama Academy. Ringo is part of the group of pupils who writes articles for the newspaper. One of them caught her eye
Science Fair Winners announced
By Ringo Yoshino
Science students entered 21 projects in the St. Ishiyama Academy Science Fair. Several projects advanced to Tokyo's regional competition, which would be held next month. Senior Feitan Nakahara received the grand prize for slicing a human genome. Earning special honors were senior Oga Miyagawa for his computer program modeling the death of a dwarf star, and freshman Kasumi Hayashida for her experiments in gender transfiguration of newts.
So, Feitan received a grand prize for his science project! She made a mental note to congratulate him later.
Meanwhile, Fuji met up with his other lovers for some frozen hot chocolate, looking frightened. "What's wrong, Syu?" Sanada asked, concern etched in his face.
"I don't know. These past few days have been weird. I bumped into a boy with dark blue eyes and brown the other day, and he seemed to know which of my lovers that organization R is coming after next is. He knew we are lovers, guys!"
Atobe licked his lips. "Did he say which lover is R going to get next?"
Fuji wanted to say his English teacher, but none of them know that he is dating them. So he simply said, "The boy smiled slyly at me and he just walked away."
"I see. What does he look like?"
"Well, he's rather short, like Ryoma, has dark blue eyes and brown hair." Then he realized something. "Hey, do you think it's…."
Just then, his phone vibrated.
Happy coming-out day, Syu - your folks must be so proud! Now that the Fields are alive with the sound of love and acceptance, it would be such a shame if something happened to their little gay. So you keep quiet about me...and they'll get to keep you! –R
Fuji turned pale. Is R stalking them or something?
"Something wrong, Syu?" Tezuka asked. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
Fuji smiled his usual smile. "No, it's nothing."
Who is R really?
"Hey, guys, I'm back." said Shizuka. Her friends welcomed her home, and they got up to have dinner. Pakunoda, she saw, had set the table with their best Kmart plates, the ones with the blue stripes on them, and the green plastic cactus-shaped margarita glasses from Ikea. She had even put a bunch of fake sunflowers in the middle of the table in a pink vase, which is her favorite color. She had done all that to cheer her up.
She should forget about him.
Better watch your back...or you'll be a dead bitch too. –R
"Hey, what are you doing?" Ryoma called out to her. "Come on and try this soup! It's delicious!"
Shizuka smiled, and joined her friends for dinner. Somewhere, she knew Atobe was in despair.
And Fuji is the next target.
BP: I know, bad because I had like 10 minutes. Do review! And check out my new story, The Secret and Till the last petal falls and review them as well!