DECEMBER 24TH SAT. -- MORNING
Kasai walked along the aisle of one of the many recycle stores located throughout Tokyo. The rack were lateral and stacked two bars high. Shirts of every color and every size filled the racks, and brightly decorated sale signs gave some organization to the mess. Behind Kasai was a rack of shoes and besides that, a crate of bags such as book bags and messenger bags. The recycle store was huge compared to the majority of other secondhand stores. The men's section was separate from the women's, and the upstairs was dedicated entirely to electronics and other odds and ends such as toys and action figures. For the store having opened only an hour ago, there were already a lot of customers. Recycle stores were popular in Japan.
He was there looking for an outfit to wear for dinner tonight. He was taking Yumi out for dinner, and he also planned to ask her about her supposedly being the leader in this infamous gang. He already had plenty of clothes to choose from at home, but he decided to come out shopping just to relax his nerves. If Yumi really was a gang leader, then she would have been lying to him all this time. Girlfriends don't just do that. He had spent long hours skating the day before to clear his mind, however as the time ticked down, he was finding himself getting nervous.
As he was shuffling through the racks, he came upon a bright blue tee that had an ocean and a beach artwork on it. It reminded him of Mattie, as that kid was always bringing up surfing whenever Kasai was going on about boarding. He wondered what his friend was up to today. Mattie wasn't with Ritsuko anymore, so he probably didn't have much planned today. Kasai was still confused on what had happened between the two. They were like the perfect couple. All he got from the story was that Mattie said no and Ritsuko ran off. He wondered why Mattie didn't go chasing.
Kasai took out his phone with the intent to check the time. He hesitated with the phone in his hand before flipping it open and dialing Mattie's number. He had something to say.
He was there looking for an outfit to wear for dinner tonight. He was taking Yumi out for dinner, and he also planned to ask her about her supposedly being the leader in this infamous gang. He already had plenty of clothes to choose from at home, but he decided to come out shopping just to relax his nerves. If Yumi really was a gang leader, then she would have been lying to him all this time. Girlfriends don't just do that. He had spent long hours skating the day before to clear his mind, however as the time ticked down, he was finding himself getting nervous.
As he was shuffling through the racks, he came upon a bright blue tee that had an ocean and a beach artwork on it. It reminded him of Mattie, as that kid was always bringing up surfing whenever Kasai was going on about boarding. He wondered what his friend was up to today. Mattie wasn't with Ritsuko anymore, so he probably didn't have much planned today. Kasai was still confused on what had happened between the two. They were like the perfect couple. All he got from the story was that Mattie said no and Ritsuko ran off. He wondered why Mattie didn't go chasing.
Kasai took out his phone with the intent to check the time. He hesitated with the phone in his hand before flipping it open and dialing Mattie's number. He had something to say.