[Epilogue: Day 7]
[The following is written in the aforementioned notebook in the evening hours of Asuka's seventh day on the island - more specifically, on the boat as she's returning home.]
If I may say so, I think my concert went spectacularly. I made a couple of small mistakes, but I doubt anyone cares even if they could tell. Everyone seemed to enjoy my performance, and I'm glad about that.
Manjoume and I have promised to keep in touch. I called him by his given name, earlier, when I gave him my private number. He's said that I can for a while, after all, and I think I'm comfortable doing so, at this point. We've been through so much together, after all. I'm not sure how to describe his reaction to my doing so, though - ecstatic doesn't seem to fit completely, somehow.
I think I'll talk to Sakura about Econtra tomorrow afternoon - we've agreed to meet tomorrow, at our favorite café. I'm not sure if she'll believe me, but I think it would be better if I tell her.
Honestly, it feels weird to be going back to the mainland now, back to regular school, practice, the occasional recording session and meeting with Mr. Tsukino, and stuff that's... well, mundane. I mean, I've spent the last year and a half or so in Econtra, and there's never been a dull moment this last week. To go back to a normal life after everything...
But I'll be all right. I've promised everyone - Brother, my Brother, Other Me, and everyone else - that I'll do my best, after all, and I intend to keep that promise.
Fin
If I may say so, I think my concert went spectacularly. I made a couple of small mistakes, but I doubt anyone cares even if they could tell. Everyone seemed to enjoy my performance, and I'm glad about that.
Manjoume and I have promised to keep in touch. I called him by his given name, earlier, when I gave him my private number. He's said that I can for a while, after all, and I think I'm comfortable doing so, at this point. We've been through so much together, after all. I'm not sure how to describe his reaction to my doing so, though - ecstatic doesn't seem to fit completely, somehow.
I think I'll talk to Sakura about Econtra tomorrow afternoon - we've agreed to meet tomorrow, at our favorite café. I'm not sure if she'll believe me, but I think it would be better if I tell her.
Honestly, it feels weird to be going back to the mainland now, back to regular school, practice, the occasional recording session and meeting with Mr. Tsukino, and stuff that's... well, mundane. I mean, I've spent the last year and a half or so in Econtra, and there's never been a dull moment this last week. To go back to a normal life after everything...
But I'll be all right. I've promised everyone - Brother, my Brother, Other Me, and everyone else - that I'll do my best, after all, and I intend to keep that promise.
Fin