Chapter 3 A New Arrival

...CHAPTER 3...

What will you do if lose hope in life and then a special one comes in your life and make it so beautiful that you feel blessed to meet that special one.

...A New Arrival...

‘Vacation for Three months’ I whispered to myself. “Oh… and here we all were worried about you. Wait for a minute; let me call Miya and Kagu”. I give a call to Kagu and asked him to call Miya too. Meanwhile I inquired about Italian. His name was Aldini and he was Kaori’s fiancé. After hearing this I was out of mind I didn’t react much but it was as if my mind was blank I…I…I am sorry but whattt? Seriously fiancé? Nice to meet you. I don’t remember much after that maybe because I was out of my mind or something like that. Miya and Kagu also came there later and I don’t remember anything they talk. Though I remember punching walls at night, no I am not a psycho, I was dealing with mental suffering but why?

I was an absent minded for almost………..I also don’t remember for how long. Those two have already noticed before me that I was not being my usual self, one day Miya suddenly came to me and asked that “Do you have feelings for?”

ME-: “What! Feelings, for whom?”

it’s not like I was hiding something from her, infact I myself didn’t realise that I liked her. Miya clearly point out all of my odd behaviour that denotes that something was wrong with me. I couldn’t even talk to Kaori; whenever I was alone with her I always walk away to get some drinks or snacks, and that’s when I realised that I love her. But I still didn’t understand that what were the things that made me fall for her.

And now we were suppose to go back to our normal lives. That’s what people do. They have these amazing experiences with person and then go back home, if they are replaced by another person they go back home and clean bathroom or whatever…… My friends advised me to go on a trip for a week and refresh my mind. Well I am an optimistic person so most people think that if they move somewhere else and change their environment, everything will gradually change. But usually they end up re-creating the same result they had elsewhere. So I decided to not to bother anyone and not let Kaori know about this at any cost. Not that it will affect her relation with Aldini but it would ruin our friendship which was the last thing I want.

A year ago, everything was different. I wouldn’t have pictured myself like this. And now that I look back, I have realised that a year can do a lot to a person. But you can’t just sit there and put everybody ahead of you and think that count as love. So the time passes and Kaori also started visiting everyday again everything was just like before but not, now I was not so normal around Kaori and everyone noticed it except me and I think that disturbs Kaori because she didn’t knew anything about my feelings for her, but she never mentioned her uneasiness. She gradually makes her visits less and less and this time I was also not so concerned about her, it was almost time of Christmas and we all planed to go out the three of us but I pass the invitation and asked them to go on by themselves. I truly want them to go out on this Christmas atleast. We also planned to have a Christmas party at my place in night after we close dine. I was about to close dine that those two enter with Kaori. She also came with those two! but why? I was bit irritated by this and asked Kagu in a pretty harsh voice “Why the hell did you bring her here man it’s Christmas Eve, you should have left her alone with her fiancé Aldini.” Kagu didn’t react much and only said “We found her in the park sitting alone and weeping.”

(I don’t know if you all readers thinks me as a feelingless jerk or anything else:)

But I felt happy, not because she was crying but because she was crying alone. I asked him “Why was she crying did she mention any thing? And why was she alone, where is Aldini?”

KAGU-: “Don’t know she didn’t mention any thing man.”

Our conversation ended here, we joined everyone and I pretended like I know nothing not to say I didn’t mention the name of Aldini even once, but whenever I looked to her it felt like as if she wanted me to ask ‘what happened?’ I don’t have the courage to ask that, yes I was afraid of hearing that Aldini is still her fiancé and she loves him. At least someone was enjoying the party… Miya, Kagu and Mom were having fun whereas I and Kaori were trying our best to not ruin their fun and show our worries.

Days passed and I was still in deep thought about Christmas Eve, why was she alone, where was Aldini…. Did they break their engagement? If yes then why and why didn’t she tell us anything about it? Tomorrow was New Year, we were meeting at the shrine and I decide to ask about it tomorrow? December 31st was the longest day of my life as far as I remember.

Today was big day and I didn’t know that it would be full of surprise for me.

First shot:- I was late, cause I over slept.

Second shot:- there was a huge crowed at the shrine which was a pain for me to find others.

Third shot:- Kaori was the first one I met, she was sitting alone on a side bench.

Fourth shot:- Miya and Kagu found us.

Actually that was not a surprise; the thing was that I saw them coming together while holding hands.

When did this happens you traitors, I am not gon’na forgive you for hiding such a big news from me.

Well this was the biggest shock that they were going out before I even met with Kaori and I didn’t even notice that. In fact Kaori also guessed this about their relation.

We enjoyed the festive and then we split in pairs, not to mention who with whom. Finding the right time I asked about Aldini, there was a silence for second but a reply came

“We broke our engagement.”

No reaction on my face although I was overjoyed inside. It felt like I was in Garden of Eden. I don’t know in which feel I was, I asked her out.

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This was our final year and my exams were already over. I have already started my prep school, Miya and Kagu had already chosen their college. Here I was preparing for university.

There was a café beside my school and I often visit there.

Today was end of the week and there were more than usual customer in the café, luckily I found a vacant seat.

GIRL-: “Hey prepei, shift your *** to another seat” she said

ME-: “How do you know that I’m a prep student?”

GIRL-: “Just by looking at your tight-***, while you eye your cheese.”

‘Who the hell does this bitch think she is?’

Not that I was not cheesing, but…

My uneasiness was gone all along with strangers and females, a… specially females. What else do you expect after being shot down so flatly? Yes Kaori shot me down anyway that’s past.

ME-: “Who do you think am I?"

GIRL-: “A rich and stupid prepei” She said.

ME-: “No, I am smart and poor.”

GIRL-: “I’ll not have coffee with ya.”

ME-: “I didn’t ask for.”

GIRL-: “And that’s why you are stupid.” She said while gazing at me.

It’s not that we have coffee together because she called me stupid or anything it’s just that my time will be spent before the next class, or something like that I would like to say.

GIRL-: “Ok, starting with the formalities. Amanda… Amanda Willies.”

ME-: “It’s Kirigaya.”

AMANDA-: “First or Second?”

ME-: “Second.”

Finally I confessed “Jin… Jin Kirigaya.”

Silence for a moment actually few moments. Seems like all the topic of discussion was over. I should have given my full name at first only?

JIN-: “So wha…….”

AMANDA-: “I am a second year at Tokyo University” She said before I ask.

If somewhere there is someone known for a god of fate then I really wanna total him. First of all she is a student of the university which I am aiming for and on top of it she is senior of me I mean really…, not that it matters and I didn’t had any sort of thoughts ah… bad thoughts about her but, yes I thought something really ****** ever since the second I talked to her. And now if I told her that I am also applying for T.U then who knows what she would think. So I tell her clearly that I was applying for TU.

AMANDA-: “You really are a tight-***.”

(Literally, right now I think too.)

JIN-: “Seriously, I am preparing for TU.”

AMANDA-: “So you want me to tutor you, right?"

JIN-:“At your place.”

AMANDA-: “You aren’t that stupid.”

JIN-: “Told ya already."

We gaze each other for few minutes, actually for more than half an hour. Ordered some chilled drinks……. soft drinks.

Door opened and a western classic view was in front of my eyes. The room looks like its of a high class studious girl. It was a three room flat and she lives alone?

Suddenly it was evening already and before I notice I already had my first time*****.

First time entering in a girl’s room. And don’t know who she was in person but she was really good in tutoring.

JIN-: “How many people have you tutored before?”

AMANDA-: “Just 17 or 18 in my last memories.”

JIN-: “And how many in this room.”

AMANDA-: “Twelve” she said while looking straight in my eyes.

JIN-: “Including me or….”

AMANDA-: “No, you are the 13th one.”

JIN-: “And with how many of them do ya have coffee?”

AMANDA-: “Will ya put your mind out of gutter, prepei?”

JIN-: “What the hell do ya expect? What are you doing tomorrow? Do you have any plans for tomorrow?”

AMANDA-: “Not with you, prepei.”

JIN-: “Then make one.”

AMANDA-: “Why do you think I will?”

JIN-: “for Jenny’s café Coffee. At 2?”

AMANDA-: “I’ll think”

JIN-: “Done!”

By the way I forgot to mention that mom got a part time worker at the dine which give us a lot of relief and that’s way I can give my full time for the prep school and concentrate on my preparations. Yes the coffee part is also a plan and way of my preparation as she was providing me previous years entrance papers and had few doubts after today’s class so I have to clear that also. His name was ‘Ollie’ and he was a college student who live near our dine, he was in third year and wants some money to spend on his girlfriends, (how many does he have?) at least that is what he told me.

Anyway today was the day we had to meet and it was already twelve minutes past twelve, ya that’s a ridicules coincidence. I spent last night studying and now I was late. I rush there at my best pace and make there in time i.e. at 2:38.

As I enter the shop not gonna believe what I saw. She was there; wearing a red dress and her attire was same as a rich princess or something like that and here I was on a casual check t-shirt and trouser. But the most goddamn shocking thing was that she was having coffee with some other guy whose was also dressed like a royal butler (why the hell I would gonna say him a prince). At a moment I thought it was some sort of matrimonial meeting or what? I was in dilemma whether I should barge in or not that our eyes caught each other and then she ignored me so I thought that it would be better not to bother them and I leave the café. After walking few metres I heard Amanda’s voice from my back.

AMANDA-: “prepieee!”

JIN-: “Hey, meeting over?” I asked in just little rude way.

AMANDA-: “What’s with the rude talk Jinni.”

JIN-: “Will ya stop messing with my name already” I was on my nerves. "And your meeting is over so soon?"

AMANDA-: “That was not any meeting; he was just my acquaintance from L.A”

JIN-: “L.A” I whispered (well that was quite strong déjà-vu isn’t it?)

AMANDA-: “You were the one who left the café without saying anything."

JIN-: “You were the one who ignored me, so what else I would have done?”

AMANDA-: “I thought you’ll join so I continued our conversation.”

JIN-: “I would have joined you?” in slightly high pitch.“Why would I insult myself by joining you, jus.. just look at your dress milady.”

She just gives a small smile and grabs my hand against her chest.

AMANDA-: “Now we can go without you being ‘emb@race’ right?”

I am sure she was just messing with me. Though I didn’t said a single word and walked along. Back to café, the guy had already gone and Ama was just gazing me and I was trying to ignore her, she kept on smiling so to stop her I asked

“Who was the person?”

AMANDA-: “My X…”

JIN-: “Oh u are from L.A?”

AMANDA-: “Ya I am native from Downtown L.A”

JIN-: “Aham?”

AMANDA-: “Dalgona coffe?”

JIN-: “Papers?”

AMANDA-: “Coffee first!”

JIN-: “Will ya watch at your profanity miss?”

We had coffee together while I ask the doubts of yesterday and then we walk for her place at approx 4. She changed in her casual dressing and hand over papers to me, which seems to me as easy as I am able to cook a luxury Italian dish at my restaurant. Soon it was 8 and I was about to leave actually not soon but it seems like time runs at its fastest pace when I’m with her. She asked me to have dinner with her in a most pleasant way that it come out of blue, though I resist it cause I don’t want to bother her but might be it was her request and I never go back to let people owe me, so I said ‘ok if its fine by you’. I just give a call to my mother that I have dinner at my friends place.

While having dinner I was going through notes and she was looking at me her constant glare pique my attention so I asked out of curiosity "what’s the matter?"

AMANDA-: “Are you ******?”

JIN-: “What?”

AMANDA-: “You didn’t hear or you didn’t understand?”

JIN-: “Second one”

AMANDA-: “Do ya have sex before?”

(she just rephrased the sentence 😵)

JIN-: “Why do you ask that?”

AMANDA-: “Don’t you know for what?”

Rest what happened I can’t elaborate, right? But this time the pace of time was vice-versa. And I came to notice time when I got a rang from my mom at 11:30, Ama was asleep an… and I leave the place with letter of doubts, a…..about the notes what else? I took a spare key and lock the door from outside.

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