The Genki Story Chapter 2: The Five-Day Rule Part 1

Never forget the names of
people who have

given you chocolates.

One of the many things books have taught us is that there are many decent combinations of words in a certain language that we can say to a person that we haven't met for a long period of time. For example:

a. "Oh! I'm glad we met each other again!"

b. "How are you? It has been a long time!"

c. "Hisashiburi na (Long time no see)."

***

"So...you're here."

What is wrong with me? Takeshi taught. Of all the nice expressions available for a situation like this, he chose the meanest and most awkward of them all. Fortunately, Meari seemed like she didn't mind it after all.

"Yeah, I will be having my masters here. Mochiko! Robert! How are you? I missed you guys." Meari turned to the two. Apparently, Meari had just shown Takeshi how to greet someone nicely. His knees weakened.

"We're good." Robert replied. "Sue has just left for Korea. That's why we're here, to send her off. Good thing we saw you here."

"Meari! You look so pretty as usual. No wonder why Takeshi is still so into you up to now." Mochiko exclaimed. Takeshi looked at her and he just wanted to kill her, right then and there.

Everybody pretended as if no one heard Mochiko talked and then Takeshi asked Meari. "So are you still going to our unversity? 'Cause I am taking my masters there."

"Yes I am. I'll be in Tozai too."

"Nice, so we might see each other in school then."

"Yes. Guys I'm sorry but I have to go. Ja ne! (See you!)."

***

The next day:

"I found out that Meari has a new facebook account and i have seen her profile without her

knowing."

"You are stalking her? Yamitte !(Stop it!) Your embarrassing yourself. By the way how did you do that?"

"The old school way: Create a new facebook account using an alias and invite her through that."

"So what's your alias?" Robert asked him interestingly.

"Bakeshi." Answered Takeshi while doing the "Mr. Clean" gesture, as if it was a brilliant idea.

"And not just that, I have researched online and I found her class sched."

Takeshi went into Robert's study table and sat in a chair facing that. He pulled out a sheet of

paper in his pocket and was about to put it on the table. But he was surprised that something was on top of it.

"ROBERT!!! We are not allowed to have a FOUR-STOREY CHOCOLATE SYRUP FOUNTAIN here in the dorm!!! What? Are you going to build a chocolate factory in here?!?!"

"Jealous?" -_-

"No I'm not. Seriously you'll be evicted if they found it out."

"That's why for a daily supply of hot chocolate, you are not going to tell anyone about this. Deal?" *evil look*

Takeshi thought about it for a second and then..."Deal!"

"Going back to your "Stalker Story"..."

"Ok here is her sched."

Mary Hart
Tozai University Class Sched

Japanese 201 7-9 am
Japanese 201.1 9-10 am
Japanese 201.2 10-11 am
Japanese 201.3 1-2 pm
Japanese 201.4 2-4 pm

"Okay. first of all, what is she taking up? Masteral in Math Major in Decimals? But more importantly, do not tell me your enrolled in one of these."

"Japanese 201.2"

"Takeshi look at me." Robert held his shoulders and looked at him. "Five-Day Rule bro. Remember it. All your chances with a girl you just met will be gone if you haven't asked her five days after you first met."

"That's hilarious!"

"Followers of five-day rule: Ken and Frances."

"And the non..."

"QB and Justin."

***

It was the fifth day since they met again. Meari sat beside Takeshi. Takeshi felt his soul taking off in his body.

"Takeshi I just wanna ask. 'Coz I noticed you following me."

"Am I? Well if that is what you think. But i did not intend that." Takeshi replied in the most stupid way of denying ever.

"Look. Takeshi please don't. It's..." Meari paused to think of the right word and then "...predatory to follow someone."

"Okay. Meari, this is the fifth day and I will ask you this. I don't know if this will work after all those embarrassing moments we had. But will you go out with me?" His throat dried out. As if all his organ danced inside him while waiting for the end of the longest pause he had in years.

Finally Meari opened her lips and said....

To be continued...