When I fall in love
One-Shot # 04
Title: When I fall in love
Ft: Kato Rosa and Kato Shigeaki
Poster Credits: HappyLeesah @ Nerdy Studio
“Kato-kun?”
“Hai! (Yes)” I yelled as I raised my hand. I noticed that it was yelled by two people. Everybody let out silent laughed. I looked at my back; I saw her raised her right hand too. We stared at each other for about few seconds. Then I shifted my stare back at Sensei (teacher). He breathed deeply and continued, “Kato Rosa.” I felt embarrassed and slowly lowered my hand.
He read his check list and called out, “Kato Shige-kun.”
“Hai.” I answered with a low tone. I don’t want to shout, I might get embarrassed again. Sensei closed his notebook and started to face the black board and write his lesson. The class began.
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“Talk to you later.” I said, as I tapped Massuda Takahisa’s back. I entered our classroom and was surprised to see Rosa sitting on MY chair, looking at the window, holding her iPod on her hand and lastly she’s ALONE inside our classroom. She looked at my direction and back to the window.
“Don’t you find it annoying sometimes?” She asked.
“Excuse me?” I said as I got puzzled by her sudden question.
“I mean. Two KATO’s in one class. Studying at the same school, living on the same village and having the same surname, but we never uttered a word to each other.”
She’s right. We’ve known each other since diapers. But we NEVER talked. We just looked at each other, and that’s it. “No, I think it’s more of coincidence.” I laughed breathlessly, she smiled. Honestly, I’m quite nervous right now. It’s my first time to have a long-uh. I’m sure if this conversation will be that long-with her.
“Yeah… Coincidence… Twist of fate...” She answered. “Let’s be friends.” She added. Wow! That’s… surprising. Though I liked it, cause… ever since junior high, I began to like her. Nobody knows that, except for me. I kept secrets within myself ONLY. It’s not that I don’t trust other people; it’s just that, I’m afraid I might spill it out on the wrong person.
“Shige-kun? Daijoubu? (Are you okay?)” She questioned me again, waving her hands in front of me. Ugh. I’m thinking too much, that I forgot the girl I like, is here with me, asking to be her friend.
“I’d love to.” I answered. Then she smiled. I sat in front of her. Wow! This is the best sight ever, seeing her face closely and clearly.
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And that’s where our friendship started to bloom; sometimes I would hang out, together with her friends and vice versa.
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Every day, Rosa would drop by in front of my house and we would go to school and go home together. I would drive my bike, and she sat on the back. We’re like inseparable twosome. Until that fateful Monday. The previous Monday (cause its Friday today) Toda Erika from class 3-D asked me to tutor her on math. Of course, I helped her. Everyday starting that historic day, we would go to her house at her room and
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It’s not what you think. But… she tried to kiss me once, I was kind of terrified, so I refused. I mean she’s attractive, everyone knows that. But that time, I suddenly thought of Rosa. We promised that we would go home always together. Yet for the past four days, I kept on ditching her. I don’t even have the face to talk to her inside the classroom neither on the village. She always tried to confront me, but I kept on walking away whenever she attempted to get closer to me. I feel sorry for her, but I feel sorrier to myself. I don’t know why I’m talking like this.
I walked on the hallway; I passed our classroom and glanced at it. For a split second, I saw her sitting on my chair. Her hands were on her face, elbow on the desk. Then I looked down and continued to walk.
“Hey… Shige-kun! What happened to you? I'm waiting for you, the whole time!” She shouted, my heart started to pound. I looked back, I saw her standing there.
“I-I’m sorry. Massu-kun has invited me… to… some….” Crap. What did I just say?
“Shige-kun… see you later again, okay?” Suddenly another voice came in. It was Erika-san. Rosa looked at her. I turned around. Erika-san smiled at us and wiggled her fingers in front of me and say, “Bye.”
“Wow… so Takahisa-san turn into a girl now…" She sighed and nodded her head slowly for about two times.
“Wait. I have to explain thi---”
“It’s okay. I get the picture. You and Toda-san were seeing each other behind me…” She walked closer to me, and then she shook her head. “I mean, that’s the reason why you kept on ignoring me and made me wait the whole time…”
“Ro---”
“It’s okay Shige-kun. You don’t have to need to explain.” She looked sad. My fault. A little pain, stabbed my heart. She turned around and started to walked. “All you h-have t-to do is to ask…. If you want me to stay away, it’s not a big d-deal. Instead of making me wait like stupid.”
Then she runaway.
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I knock three times on Erika-san’s door. She opened it; I enter. Her pinkish room suddenly turned gloomy. She sat on her bed, and I just stood there. She tapped her bed, asking me to sit down and I did. Erika knew everything, about how I feel Rosa. I told her during the terrifying days of ours.
“Uh… Erika-san…. Uh… I think, today is the last day… I’m going to help you.”
“It’s okay.. Uhm.. I’m sorry, for what happen earlier… I think Rosa-chan misunderstood everything.” She said calmly as she placed her hand above mine. I didn’t answer. “I know now!”
“What?” I asked. I wanted to sniffed, though there weren’t any tears.
“I’m sure; you want to gain her trust again… Here’s what you going to do…”
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I looked on my wrist watch. 8:30. I’m doom. At least, my rose isn’t ruined. I ran towards my classroom on the third level. Fortunately, no one’s on the hallway or else I might bump them, and I won’t get the chance to say sorry.
I stopped. I’m already outside my classroom. I slid the door and bang it to the wall. All of the people shrugged. Even me, It wasn’t my intention to hit the door loudly on the wall.
“My! I never thought you would still attend my class. You’re 30 minutes late.”
“Chotto matte ne (wait a minute), Sensei.” I told him. I know it’s rude. But, gaining Ro-chan’s forgiveness is more important than anything right now.
I exhaled deeply and took a step. Every eyes were laid at me. It must be the single rose I was holding onto. I looked at her, her head was down. It made me more nervous. When I reached her table, I was trembled.
“Rosa… I’m sorry I lied to you. I know it is an awful thing for me to do. I don’t know, if you’ll forgive me or what. But I’m really sorry. It’s okay if you don’t want to forgive me. However I really want to be your friend.” She didn’t move. I waited for a few seconds. I sighed. I guess she’s really angry. I placed the white rose on her table. Distressed, I sat on my chair. Sensei looked at me. I just shrugged then he continued the class again.
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I marched outside the building. I’m on my way to the bicycle lane-where all of the bikes of the students here are parked. I saw someone, sitting on the back seat of the bike; I don’t know who she was. But I felt pissed off; no one sat there except for Rosa.
I cleared my throat and asked, “Uh, Miss? I think you’ve mistaken something there. As you can see, that’s my bike.”
“Does the five days of not coming to school and going home together, makes you forget my presence?” She said. It was Rosa. My bad.
“Sorry. I didn’t recognize you.” I muttered. She faced me and sat comfortably at the bike. She patted the saddle and smiled at me. “I’m willing to give this friendship another shot, if you are.” I smiled widely. Of course, I wanted to. I hopped on my bike and held handle bars. I started gliding the pedal and went off the campus. The bike suddenly moved disparity. She changed her seating position. She was leaning on my back.
“I prefer red rose over the white ones.”
I nodded and answer. “I’ll bear in mind that in my mind.”
“It’s either red rose or daisies”
“That one too.”
“I hate it when people lie.”
“I’ll remember that. I’m sorry again.”
“Shige-kun, will you be honest with me starting today?”
“Hai. Hai. (Yes) I promise.”
“Okay… Then… Do you like me?”
Did I just promise that I would be honest with her? I breathe deeply. As much as I’m nervous, I’m going to tell her the truth. I never expected that I would be confessing to her in this point of time. “Yes, I like you. Not as a friend. I like you, as my girl.”
“I never thought you’ll be honest, honest as, in 101% one.”
“I just don’t want to be tagged as a liar.”
“Don’t worry. I believe on what you’ve said and I like you too.” I pulled the brakes. We almost fell on the cliff, did I heard her correctly? “Hey! Why did you stop? I almost fall on the grass, you know!” She said sarcastically.
“I… I… Did, I hear you right? Y-you l…lik…like me too?” I stuttered, because I’m happy.
“Yeah, you heard me right. I like you too.” She changed her position again. This time, she’s hugging me and her cheeks were leaning on back. “Come on, it’s almost dusk.” I started to step on the pedal again, eagerly. I wanted to shout. Cause I’m sooooooo happy right noooooow!!
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“Did you guys fight again?” Sensei asked as he eyed at the daisies on my hands. I catch my breath and stood outside the door. His sentence was a subtle way, of saying and telling me that I’m late again. Rosa looked at me. Her right hand was behind her right ears; left hand holding a pen definitely writing notes.
My feet started to move. As much as I want to answer sensei’s question, my nerve cells told me not to answer his question. I smiled as I stood in front of her. This time she was smiling back. YES! Compare to the last incident which I buried ten feet on the graveyard.
“Happy Birthday.” I said shyly. I stretched my hand and gave her the five daisies.
She reached for it. She pursed her lips and smiling. She bent her head down and muttered “thank you.” Out of nowhere, there were voices of squealing and howling. I’m so embarrassed. I turn around and saw sensei, wiping his eyes. Was he touched?
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“Shige-kun, where are we?” Rosa asked as I covered her eyes with my hands. We groped our way inside the classroom. I help her sat on the single chair at the middle. I arranged the chairs in the U-form. Different colors of petals were scattered around the floor. In front of her was another empty chair.
“No peeping okay?” I said. She laughed as I tie my handkerchief on her eyes. “H-hey. Why didn’t you answer my question?”
“Secret…” Done. I finished tying it. “Wait for me okay…” I said. She nodded and I skipped outside. I lit the candles on the cake and lifted it with my two hands. I placed it on the chair. I walked closer to her and removed the blindfold.
Her reaction as the blindfold was remove, was priceless. The combination of surprise, bliss and touched.
I playfully showered some confetti’s on her face. “Happy Birthday Rosa!!” I shouted and laughed. She walked closer and slower to me, and then hugged me.
“Thanks… You shouldn’t have done this.”
“I just want to give you a wonderful birthday bash.”
“Having you is the best present, ever.” She kissed me on my cheeks and ran towards the cake. She draw out her phone from her pocket. “Let’s take a picture together.”
“Our first picture, mutually.” I reminded her. We both laughed.
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I heard a sigh. It was both ‘exhausted’ and ‘satisfied’ huff. She was snuggling closer to me that the bike started to move unsteadily. I chuckle.
“Ne… Shige-kun, how come I haven’t seen your parents around our place?”
“My mom and dad, divorced when I was two. I grew up with my grandma. Unfortunately she died when I was 13. So I live alone after that. ”
“I’m sorry. I wasn’t able to attend the funeral service.”
“That’s okay. My parents were… somewhere… I don’t know. Especially my mom.”
“Why? Where’s your mom? Did you guys meet again?”
“Nope. I only saw her on pictures. My grandma said, she re-married. She’s not here at Japan.”
“How about your dad?”
“I don’t know. But at least, my dad would call me once a week. And he does still go home here… thrice a year.”
“Oh… lucky you… at least you still have a father… me, I don’t even know him. I don’t even know if he does still exist in this world. My mom won’t answer whenever I ask her about my dad.”
“That’s bad… at any rate… you still have your mom…. Speaking of your mom, I haven’t seen her for a while.”
“She’s busy with the restaurant… oh! I have a good idea, since you’re alone… And I know that is a sad thing… why don’t you come over at our house on Friday?”
I smiled and answer. “That would be great… Sure I’ll go.”
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Then Friday came.
I park my bicycle in front of her house. She released her hold on my uniform.
“Maybe we have the perfect timing… My mom is here.” She said and giggled. I smiled as I held her hands. We walked closer to the door. She twist the doorknob.“Okaa-san! (Mom)” She yelled as we removed our shoes at her door. We’re still holding each others’ hand.
“Rosa?” Her mom answer, she was smiling as she spoke her daughters’ name. She walked closer to the door. Then I notice someone was there. A man. He was sitting on the couch. His back was facing us. When she saw me-and our hands entwined, I swear. I saw a glimpse of dissatisfaction on her face. It’s been weeks since the last time I saw her mom. I smile at her and bow as my sign of respect.
“Ma… this is my boyfriend---”
Her mom suddenly cut her sentence. “Shige-kun…” She said my name in heartbreaking. “Rosa… I want you to meet your father…”
The man stood up and slowly turned around. I feel dizzy. My world suddenly became obscure. My tight grip on her hand started to loosen up. I looked at Rosa. She looked at me with wide eye open. My eyes were trembling so do my heart.
“Otou-san? (Dad)” I choke as I called my own father.
Title: When I fall in love
Ft: Kato Rosa and Kato Shigeaki
Poster Credits: HappyLeesah @ Nerdy Studio
“Kato-kun?”
“Hai! (Yes)” I yelled as I raised my hand. I noticed that it was yelled by two people. Everybody let out silent laughed. I looked at my back; I saw her raised her right hand too. We stared at each other for about few seconds. Then I shifted my stare back at Sensei (teacher). He breathed deeply and continued, “Kato Rosa.” I felt embarrassed and slowly lowered my hand.
He read his check list and called out, “Kato Shige-kun.”
“Hai.” I answered with a low tone. I don’t want to shout, I might get embarrassed again. Sensei closed his notebook and started to face the black board and write his lesson. The class began.
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“Talk to you later.” I said, as I tapped Massuda Takahisa’s back. I entered our classroom and was surprised to see Rosa sitting on MY chair, looking at the window, holding her iPod on her hand and lastly she’s ALONE inside our classroom. She looked at my direction and back to the window.
“Don’t you find it annoying sometimes?” She asked.
“Excuse me?” I said as I got puzzled by her sudden question.
“I mean. Two KATO’s in one class. Studying at the same school, living on the same village and having the same surname, but we never uttered a word to each other.”
She’s right. We’ve known each other since diapers. But we NEVER talked. We just looked at each other, and that’s it. “No, I think it’s more of coincidence.” I laughed breathlessly, she smiled. Honestly, I’m quite nervous right now. It’s my first time to have a long-uh. I’m sure if this conversation will be that long-with her.
“Yeah… Coincidence… Twist of fate...” She answered. “Let’s be friends.” She added. Wow! That’s… surprising. Though I liked it, cause… ever since junior high, I began to like her. Nobody knows that, except for me. I kept secrets within myself ONLY. It’s not that I don’t trust other people; it’s just that, I’m afraid I might spill it out on the wrong person.
“Shige-kun? Daijoubu? (Are you okay?)” She questioned me again, waving her hands in front of me. Ugh. I’m thinking too much, that I forgot the girl I like, is here with me, asking to be her friend.
“I’d love to.” I answered. Then she smiled. I sat in front of her. Wow! This is the best sight ever, seeing her face closely and clearly.
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And that’s where our friendship started to bloom; sometimes I would hang out, together with her friends and vice versa.
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Every day, Rosa would drop by in front of my house and we would go to school and go home together. I would drive my bike, and she sat on the back. We’re like inseparable twosome. Until that fateful Monday. The previous Monday (cause its Friday today) Toda Erika from class 3-D asked me to tutor her on math. Of course, I helped her. Everyday starting that historic day, we would go to her house at her room and
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It’s not what you think. But… she tried to kiss me once, I was kind of terrified, so I refused. I mean she’s attractive, everyone knows that. But that time, I suddenly thought of Rosa. We promised that we would go home always together. Yet for the past four days, I kept on ditching her. I don’t even have the face to talk to her inside the classroom neither on the village. She always tried to confront me, but I kept on walking away whenever she attempted to get closer to me. I feel sorry for her, but I feel sorrier to myself. I don’t know why I’m talking like this.
I walked on the hallway; I passed our classroom and glanced at it. For a split second, I saw her sitting on my chair. Her hands were on her face, elbow on the desk. Then I looked down and continued to walk.
“Hey… Shige-kun! What happened to you? I'm waiting for you, the whole time!” She shouted, my heart started to pound. I looked back, I saw her standing there.
“I-I’m sorry. Massu-kun has invited me… to… some….” Crap. What did I just say?
“Shige-kun… see you later again, okay?” Suddenly another voice came in. It was Erika-san. Rosa looked at her. I turned around. Erika-san smiled at us and wiggled her fingers in front of me and say, “Bye.”
“Wow… so Takahisa-san turn into a girl now…" She sighed and nodded her head slowly for about two times.
“Wait. I have to explain thi---”
“It’s okay. I get the picture. You and Toda-san were seeing each other behind me…” She walked closer to me, and then she shook her head. “I mean, that’s the reason why you kept on ignoring me and made me wait the whole time…”
“Ro---”
“It’s okay Shige-kun. You don’t have to need to explain.” She looked sad. My fault. A little pain, stabbed my heart. She turned around and started to walked. “All you h-have t-to do is to ask…. If you want me to stay away, it’s not a big d-deal. Instead of making me wait like stupid.”
Then she runaway.
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I knock three times on Erika-san’s door. She opened it; I enter. Her pinkish room suddenly turned gloomy. She sat on her bed, and I just stood there. She tapped her bed, asking me to sit down and I did. Erika knew everything, about how I feel Rosa. I told her during the terrifying days of ours.
“Uh… Erika-san…. Uh… I think, today is the last day… I’m going to help you.”
“It’s okay.. Uhm.. I’m sorry, for what happen earlier… I think Rosa-chan misunderstood everything.” She said calmly as she placed her hand above mine. I didn’t answer. “I know now!”
“What?” I asked. I wanted to sniffed, though there weren’t any tears.
“I’m sure; you want to gain her trust again… Here’s what you going to do…”
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I looked on my wrist watch. 8:30. I’m doom. At least, my rose isn’t ruined. I ran towards my classroom on the third level. Fortunately, no one’s on the hallway or else I might bump them, and I won’t get the chance to say sorry.
I stopped. I’m already outside my classroom. I slid the door and bang it to the wall. All of the people shrugged. Even me, It wasn’t my intention to hit the door loudly on the wall.
“My! I never thought you would still attend my class. You’re 30 minutes late.”
“Chotto matte ne (wait a minute), Sensei.” I told him. I know it’s rude. But, gaining Ro-chan’s forgiveness is more important than anything right now.
I exhaled deeply and took a step. Every eyes were laid at me. It must be the single rose I was holding onto. I looked at her, her head was down. It made me more nervous. When I reached her table, I was trembled.
“Rosa… I’m sorry I lied to you. I know it is an awful thing for me to do. I don’t know, if you’ll forgive me or what. But I’m really sorry. It’s okay if you don’t want to forgive me. However I really want to be your friend.” She didn’t move. I waited for a few seconds. I sighed. I guess she’s really angry. I placed the white rose on her table. Distressed, I sat on my chair. Sensei looked at me. I just shrugged then he continued the class again.
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I marched outside the building. I’m on my way to the bicycle lane-where all of the bikes of the students here are parked. I saw someone, sitting on the back seat of the bike; I don’t know who she was. But I felt pissed off; no one sat there except for Rosa.
I cleared my throat and asked, “Uh, Miss? I think you’ve mistaken something there. As you can see, that’s my bike.”
“Does the five days of not coming to school and going home together, makes you forget my presence?” She said. It was Rosa. My bad.
“Sorry. I didn’t recognize you.” I muttered. She faced me and sat comfortably at the bike. She patted the saddle and smiled at me. “I’m willing to give this friendship another shot, if you are.” I smiled widely. Of course, I wanted to. I hopped on my bike and held handle bars. I started gliding the pedal and went off the campus. The bike suddenly moved disparity. She changed her seating position. She was leaning on my back.
“I prefer red rose over the white ones.”
I nodded and answer. “I’ll bear in mind that in my mind.”
“It’s either red rose or daisies”
“That one too.”
“I hate it when people lie.”
“I’ll remember that. I’m sorry again.”
“Shige-kun, will you be honest with me starting today?”
“Hai. Hai. (Yes) I promise.”
“Okay… Then… Do you like me?”
Did I just promise that I would be honest with her? I breathe deeply. As much as I’m nervous, I’m going to tell her the truth. I never expected that I would be confessing to her in this point of time. “Yes, I like you. Not as a friend. I like you, as my girl.”
“I never thought you’ll be honest, honest as, in 101% one.”
“I just don’t want to be tagged as a liar.”
“Don’t worry. I believe on what you’ve said and I like you too.” I pulled the brakes. We almost fell on the cliff, did I heard her correctly? “Hey! Why did you stop? I almost fall on the grass, you know!” She said sarcastically.
“I… I… Did, I hear you right? Y-you l…lik…like me too?” I stuttered, because I’m happy.
“Yeah, you heard me right. I like you too.” She changed her position again. This time, she’s hugging me and her cheeks were leaning on back. “Come on, it’s almost dusk.” I started to step on the pedal again, eagerly. I wanted to shout. Cause I’m sooooooo happy right noooooow!!
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“Did you guys fight again?” Sensei asked as he eyed at the daisies on my hands. I catch my breath and stood outside the door. His sentence was a subtle way, of saying and telling me that I’m late again. Rosa looked at me. Her right hand was behind her right ears; left hand holding a pen definitely writing notes.
My feet started to move. As much as I want to answer sensei’s question, my nerve cells told me not to answer his question. I smiled as I stood in front of her. This time she was smiling back. YES! Compare to the last incident which I buried ten feet on the graveyard.
“Happy Birthday.” I said shyly. I stretched my hand and gave her the five daisies.
She reached for it. She pursed her lips and smiling. She bent her head down and muttered “thank you.” Out of nowhere, there were voices of squealing and howling. I’m so embarrassed. I turn around and saw sensei, wiping his eyes. Was he touched?
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“Shige-kun, where are we?” Rosa asked as I covered her eyes with my hands. We groped our way inside the classroom. I help her sat on the single chair at the middle. I arranged the chairs in the U-form. Different colors of petals were scattered around the floor. In front of her was another empty chair.
“No peeping okay?” I said. She laughed as I tie my handkerchief on her eyes. “H-hey. Why didn’t you answer my question?”
“Secret…” Done. I finished tying it. “Wait for me okay…” I said. She nodded and I skipped outside. I lit the candles on the cake and lifted it with my two hands. I placed it on the chair. I walked closer to her and removed the blindfold.
Her reaction as the blindfold was remove, was priceless. The combination of surprise, bliss and touched.
I playfully showered some confetti’s on her face. “Happy Birthday Rosa!!” I shouted and laughed. She walked closer and slower to me, and then hugged me.
“Thanks… You shouldn’t have done this.”
“I just want to give you a wonderful birthday bash.”
“Having you is the best present, ever.” She kissed me on my cheeks and ran towards the cake. She draw out her phone from her pocket. “Let’s take a picture together.”
“Our first picture, mutually.” I reminded her. We both laughed.
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I heard a sigh. It was both ‘exhausted’ and ‘satisfied’ huff. She was snuggling closer to me that the bike started to move unsteadily. I chuckle.
“Ne… Shige-kun, how come I haven’t seen your parents around our place?”
“My mom and dad, divorced when I was two. I grew up with my grandma. Unfortunately she died when I was 13. So I live alone after that. ”
“I’m sorry. I wasn’t able to attend the funeral service.”
“That’s okay. My parents were… somewhere… I don’t know. Especially my mom.”
“Why? Where’s your mom? Did you guys meet again?”
“Nope. I only saw her on pictures. My grandma said, she re-married. She’s not here at Japan.”
“How about your dad?”
“I don’t know. But at least, my dad would call me once a week. And he does still go home here… thrice a year.”
“Oh… lucky you… at least you still have a father… me, I don’t even know him. I don’t even know if he does still exist in this world. My mom won’t answer whenever I ask her about my dad.”
“That’s bad… at any rate… you still have your mom…. Speaking of your mom, I haven’t seen her for a while.”
“She’s busy with the restaurant… oh! I have a good idea, since you’re alone… And I know that is a sad thing… why don’t you come over at our house on Friday?”
I smiled and answer. “That would be great… Sure I’ll go.”
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Then Friday came.
I park my bicycle in front of her house. She released her hold on my uniform.
“Maybe we have the perfect timing… My mom is here.” She said and giggled. I smiled as I held her hands. We walked closer to the door. She twist the doorknob.“Okaa-san! (Mom)” She yelled as we removed our shoes at her door. We’re still holding each others’ hand.
“Rosa?” Her mom answer, she was smiling as she spoke her daughters’ name. She walked closer to the door. Then I notice someone was there. A man. He was sitting on the couch. His back was facing us. When she saw me-and our hands entwined, I swear. I saw a glimpse of dissatisfaction on her face. It’s been weeks since the last time I saw her mom. I smile at her and bow as my sign of respect.
“Ma… this is my boyfriend---”
Her mom suddenly cut her sentence. “Shige-kun…” She said my name in heartbreaking. “Rosa… I want you to meet your father…”
The man stood up and slowly turned around. I feel dizzy. My world suddenly became obscure. My tight grip on her hand started to loosen up. I looked at Rosa. She looked at me with wide eye open. My eyes were trembling so do my heart.
“Otou-san? (Dad)” I choke as I called my own father.