Tokyo Girls [Del - 37] |
Kap 37
Ichigo:
This night turned out better than I ever expected it to be. Walking beside him made me feel so very tiny, I had never walked with someone this big in proportion before. I have to admit, it was a bit frightening to look at him at times because he was really out of the place with his makeup, his hair, his outfit. I felt out of place beside him, I was regular, nothing specific with me. Yet I didn’t feel like some kind of a boy next to him because he was emitting a strong aura.
I smiled for myself, maybe that’s why I’m drawn to him? Because he’s different?
Suddenly I feel how this magnetic feeling pushed me slowly behind and I felt this empty presence beside me. I looked behind and found Punky walking slowly and slowly. I waited for him, with my eyes creased. Why did he slow down his pace? I thought.
“What?” he asked, once he noticed I kept on looking at him.
When he stood beside me, we were walking together in the same slow pace. “Nothing” I replied.
I could see my house not far away and the feeling of finally coming home felt good. My stomach started to loosen all these tight knots, I really was longing for home. Some time alone wouldn’t harm anyone. But then my stomach ached even more and I noticed that Punky was now the one looking back at me. Why did I slow down my pace?
What’s with him? I thought. Why am I walking even more slowly than usual? Surely not because I want to stay longer with him… Look at him; he’s far different from me.
“So, were you disappointed about today?” he asked, his eyes were lying on the open wide sky.
I pouted my lips, “You really did surprise me” I replied, “It was fun”
I could hear his low chuckle, “Of course”
I wanted to protest or hit his arm but I didn’t dare to do anything. I just nodded as reply.
But when we were coming closer and closer to home the more tense I got, I probably didn’t really want to leave this place, this spot.
“Don’t tell me you’re going to keep on taking me to events with borrowed money?” I asked, half-mockingly.
His eyes slid down to meet mine, “So if I didn’t borrow the money you would go then?” he smirked, one of his eyebrow was raised.
I opened my mouth to say the opposite when I realized that I actually didn’t mean the opposite, so I closed my mouth. “Maybe” I said, grimacing.
“Or we could make one more deal” he bargained.
I looked at him with curiosity, “What type of deal?”
“Like…not tests or stuff because it’s painful…but like arm wrestling or something like that”
I was laughing, “You’re saying stuff which only you can do” I said, “That’s unfair”
Punky rolled his eyes, “Not my fault you girls are this weak”
We were already standing outside of an ugly light blue house. It looked dark blue under the night sky and the flowers looked eerie. I was actually hoping him to walk me towards my door and luck fully he did follow me until the door. I stood beside the door, my back faced towards him.
Somehow I wanted him to stay one more day like last time but it felt too awkward asking him this. He might instead get other thoughts and misunderstand. I closed my eyes shut and opened them again, turning around I faced him.
He placed his arm on the door beside me and leaned forward. I swallowed slowly, feeling my whole body tense up. I didn’t even dare to breathe because I was too scared of making a fool out of myself. I slowly looked up at his eyes, “So this is goodnight then?” I mumbled, surprised at how my voice was so weak.
He narrowed his eyes, “Or?” he said.
I wanted to so badly laugh out of joy that he did understand me but I somehow still wanted to keep on pushing him.
“Or?” I repeated, pretending I didn’t understand what he meant.
He averted his eyes, clearly showing annoyance, “um” he mumbled. He moved his arm and itched his hair. I tried every nerve on my face to stop smiling and kept on biting my lips.
“Look it’s too late-“I started, knowing or hoping he would interrupt.
“Can’t I…um…damn” he said, “Can’t I come in?”
Come in…I thought of a memory with Miharu all of a sudden. Miharu came running to me almost dying of laughter when someone used the term “come in” since it refers to a boy “coming in” to a girl.
“What are you smiling about?!” he said, wondering.
I looked down and shook my head, “Nothing” I opened the door slowly making sure not to make any noise that might wake either mom or dad.
I looked behind towards Punky which seemed to be alert if anything were to happen. “We need to be quiet” I whispered. Punky nodded.
The hall was quiet like anything which gave an eerie atmosphere, although I’d rather be alone than someone being in the house right now. I hung my jacket slowly on the hook next to the door until I heard someone call for my name.
I felt cold rush throughout my body and my hair standing up. I could have totally shut off right away but quickly I pushed Punky towards the pile of jackets and let my jacket fall down to the ground to cover his feet.
I turned around to meet my father walking towards me. “Where were you?” he asked.
My heart skipped a few beats and I was stressed like anything, what will I do if he finds out? I thought.
“J-just hanging out with M-Miharu that’s all” I stammered, trying to keep my poker face.
My father grimaced, “Well of course…call you sister too” he said, turning around.
I tried to keep him more occupied with other things so I could let Punky run upstairs, “She isn’t home?” I asked.
He stopped halfway which made me also stop, and then he turned around and kept on looking at the direction where Punky was. My blood was turning colder by the minutes passing by with silence and I could feel that I could faint at any moment. It was a moment of silence and it scared me that even one breath would ruin the whole atmosphere.
“You don’t have any manners do you Ichigo. You think your mom is going to pick that jacket up for you?” he sighed, walking towards the direction of the jacket.
Relief washed over me once he didn’t see Punky but then stress came back once he was walking towards the jacket. Quickly I went towards it and stepped on Punky’s feet once I picked the jacket up. I could hear a faint moan and I coughed to match up with it. Dad stopped halfway with one of his eyebrow raised, “Young lady!” he almost screamed.
I shut my eyes, that’s it! I’m gone now…he’s seen Punky I thought, almost half crying.
“You think I’m that stupid?!” he almost shouted but yet kept his voice low enough for mom not waking up.
“D-dad I can explain!” I said, walking towards him until he walked past me and opened the front door. My eyebrows creased and I looked behind with a big fat question mark on my face until I found my little sister kissing a boy. I know it’s rude to say that I’m happy she got caught but really, I was overjoyed.
Quickly I took hold of Punky and pushed him upstairs. He stopped halfway looking back at me but I waved my hand, “I’m coming in a sec” I said.
Never would I want to miss this scene.
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