The Encounter Before Dusk

Just before nine in the morning Kai got ready for school. He put on his school uniform but didn’t wear the tie. As usual, Kai didn’t care that he had missed the first three periods of the school day. Kai walked to the coffee shop that he commonly went to in the morning. He was completely silent the morning. He didn’t say a word. This was not out of the ordinary for him. He was distant from people and kept a private life from the world. When he opened the door it made the casual ring sound. The waitress walked up to him and greeted him with a smile. He gave her a warm smile as a reply. He sat at a small table in the corner by the window. The waitress stumbled over to him and asked for his order. He looked over at the the window and replied under his breath,

“Just the usual.”

The waitress quickly turned and her shiny, long, brown hair swayed in a pattern. Kai sat there, looking out of the window. He had a worried expression on his face which was quite unusual. He really did not seem to worry very much. After a couple of minutes the waitress walked up to him with a smile. She set a coffee and a blueberry bagel on the table and walked away. Kai grabbed his food and walked to class. He made his fifth period class. Slowly, he walked to the back of the classroom. Soon after, the bell rang and the teacher entered. Following behind the teacher was a girl. She had the school uniform on. She was wearing the coat with the school emblem on the back so nobody could see her face. Her long hair was poking through though. The teacher turned to the class.

“This our new student, please be kind to her and show her that this school is a united family!”

The teacher paused and looked at the girl standing next to her.

“Please introduce yourself to the class.”

“Yes Mrs. Lena.” She replied

She turned to class and removed her hood. Kai’s face turned pale. He sensed a familiar feeling from her. The girl began to speak.

“My name is Yuki! I’d like to become friends with you all and create a comfortable environment that includes me in it for you all! I am very shy but I will try my best to be as outgoing as possible!”

The teacher spoke up as well.

“Okay Ms. Yuki please take a seat in front of the person sitting in the corner seat in the back. His name is Kai.”

“Kai, please raise your hand so she knows who you are. You must give her a warm welcome.”

Kai raised his hand in utter shock. Yuki looked over and her eyes started tearing up.

“Kai?” She said as tears ran down her face.

“Do I know you?” He replied.

“I... I guess not...”

She walked over to him with a depressed look and smiled. She looked to him.

“Nice to meet you, I hope we can be friends.” She said with her voice cracking and tears rolling down her face.

-Somehow, even though she was so sad, she still put a smile on her face and I admire that about her.- Kai thought.

“We’ll see about that, huh?” He replied.

“Yah!”