After Five Years
Of course it is comforting to have faith in fate,
But isn't it better to believe that you love someone not
because the planets and the stars have told you
to do so. But it is you who choose, among six billion
people, the one whom you will spend the rest of your life with.
But isn't it better to believe that you love someone not
because the planets and the stars have told you
to do so. But it is you who choose, among six billion
people, the one whom you will spend the rest of your life with.
"Look at them, they've been sitting there, holding each other's hand for like three hours."
Mochiko said to Takeshi while they walk towards Sue and Robert bringing riceballs and orange juice. The three were in the airport sending off Sue because she will be visiting her family in Korea for the first time in five years.
"Yeah, right." They laughed together softly. "But hey, you've got to understand. This is their first time to be away from each other since they got together. It has been five years.".
"Oh nice! Riceballs!" Sue exclaimed as Mochiko and Takeshi approached them.
"Thanks. Ahh...Takeshi? Can we talk for a second please?" Robert asked so he and Takeshi walked a bit away from them and talked in soft voices.
"Do you think i should buy a ticket and go with Sue?"
"Robert? What the hell are you thinking? C'mon, people in a relationship go through this, you will not buy a ticket and go with her."
"But..."
"Robert, you have to live through this. Besides you already met her parents here in Japan. I'm sure Sue would want to spend that visit alone."
In fact, Sue wants him to go with her. Because that's what happens when you always see each other for five straight years. Suddenly, you can't bear the thought of being apart. But Mochiko advised her the same advice Takeshi gave to Robert. Although not for the same motive Takeshi had, we'll get to that later.
"Robert, you will stay here. And spend two months away from him, for the first time in five years." Robert's almost threw up went he heard the words "five years". Why does Takeshi has to say that? But he agreed to him.
"It's one already, I've got to go." Sue hugged Mochiko tightly, then Takeshi. Then she and Robert hugged and kissed and just won't stop so Takeshi pushed them away from each other.
"Ah, guys? The kids are looking."
"Oh I'm sorry. Bye Robert. I will miss you." Sue said disappointedly.
"Me too, bye."
And Sue walk away until their sight of her disappear.
"Hey, Robert. Your eyes are teary. Are you gonna cry?" Mochiko said and she and Takeshi burst into laughter.
"No I'm not." And he wiped his tears.
"Hey guys, look there." Mochiko pointed at someone far behind Takeshi. He turned around and there she was, right in the middle of the busy crowd.
A vision. In pink.
Meari Hart.
How can someone not love Meari? At a glance you will surely notice her eyes. It is like they're asking you to look at them again. And you can't stop it, because all the forces in the universe are put on you to look at those eyes again. At the first few seconds, you will think it is deep black. But no, you will realise that it is not deep black, it is in fact, the color of the sky in a peaceful and calm midnight (What do you call that color?). This and her lovely nose, shiny ruby red lips complimented by her perfect white teeth connive to form the smile that will make you think that maybe, angels do disguise themselves as humans and live here on earth. And that smile, was the most breathtaking thing Takeshi had ever seen.
"Oh, it's Meari. Yeah I remember she told me she'll be back after five years." Roberto replied.
"She hasn't grown a bit." Mochiko insulted. Meari is not so tall compared to most Americans. She is 5'3.5" but in an athletic shape. Also, she has a brunette hair.
"Let's go to her." Robert said. But wait, what will Takeshi say? Five years ago, they had agreed to go out but it didn't turn out well. In fact, they failed to meet for some stupid reason:
*Takeshi: Hello? This is Kimura.Mochiko said to Takeshi while they walk towards Sue and Robert bringing riceballs and orange juice. The three were in the airport sending off Sue because she will be visiting her family in Korea for the first time in five years.
"Yeah, right." They laughed together softly. "But hey, you've got to understand. This is their first time to be away from each other since they got together. It has been five years.".
"Oh nice! Riceballs!" Sue exclaimed as Mochiko and Takeshi approached them.
"Thanks. Ahh...Takeshi? Can we talk for a second please?" Robert asked so he and Takeshi walked a bit away from them and talked in soft voices.
"Do you think i should buy a ticket and go with Sue?"
"Robert? What the hell are you thinking? C'mon, people in a relationship go through this, you will not buy a ticket and go with her."
"But..."
"Robert, you have to live through this. Besides you already met her parents here in Japan. I'm sure Sue would want to spend that visit alone."
In fact, Sue wants him to go with her. Because that's what happens when you always see each other for five straight years. Suddenly, you can't bear the thought of being apart. But Mochiko advised her the same advice Takeshi gave to Robert. Although not for the same motive Takeshi had, we'll get to that later.
"Robert, you will stay here. And spend two months away from him, for the first time in five years." Robert's almost threw up went he heard the words "five years". Why does Takeshi has to say that? But he agreed to him.
"It's one already, I've got to go." Sue hugged Mochiko tightly, then Takeshi. Then she and Robert hugged and kissed and just won't stop so Takeshi pushed them away from each other.
"Ah, guys? The kids are looking."
"Oh I'm sorry. Bye Robert. I will miss you." Sue said disappointedly.
"Me too, bye."
And Sue walk away until their sight of her disappear.
"Hey, Robert. Your eyes are teary. Are you gonna cry?" Mochiko said and she and Takeshi burst into laughter.
"No I'm not." And he wiped his tears.
"Hey guys, look there." Mochiko pointed at someone far behind Takeshi. He turned around and there she was, right in the middle of the busy crowd.
A vision. In pink.
Meari Hart.
How can someone not love Meari? At a glance you will surely notice her eyes. It is like they're asking you to look at them again. And you can't stop it, because all the forces in the universe are put on you to look at those eyes again. At the first few seconds, you will think it is deep black. But no, you will realise that it is not deep black, it is in fact, the color of the sky in a peaceful and calm midnight (What do you call that color?). This and her lovely nose, shiny ruby red lips complimented by her perfect white teeth connive to form the smile that will make you think that maybe, angels do disguise themselves as humans and live here on earth. And that smile, was the most breathtaking thing Takeshi had ever seen.
"Oh, it's Meari. Yeah I remember she told me she'll be back after five years." Roberto replied.
"She hasn't grown a bit." Mochiko insulted. Meari is not so tall compared to most Americans. She is 5'3.5" but in an athletic shape. Also, she has a brunette hair.
"Let's go to her." Robert said. But wait, what will Takeshi say? Five years ago, they had agreed to go out but it didn't turn out well. In fact, they failed to meet for some stupid reason:
Mary: Hello, is this Takeshi? Hello, this is Mary. Takeshi you didn't come today did you?
Takeshi: I went there. I waited for one hour in front of Haagen-Dazs Place.
Mary: Not Haagen-Dazs. McDonalds!
Takeshi: McDonalds...I'm sorry!
Takeshi thought that if not for that crappy failed date, they would have been together. But they never talked after that. Takeshi was so embarrassed.
They walked towards Meari and he still didn't know what to say. What would be the appropriate thing to say? After that incident, there seems to be no expression that would be non-awkward. But there she was, already in front of her. She noticed them and smiled.
Finally, Takeshi opened his lips and said...
They walked towards Meari and he still didn't know what to say. What would be the appropriate thing to say? After that incident, there seems to be no expression that would be non-awkward. But there she was, already in front of her. She noticed them and smiled.
Finally, Takeshi opened his lips and said...
To be continued
*These are the exact lines from the book "Genki" page 73-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a work of art. Meari-san is my new waifu
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